Tokyo Just Reminded Us Why Institutional Real Estate Fundamentals Still Win
The $800M sale of the Hyatt Regency Tokyo shows why strong fundamentals—income, location, and operations—still drive real estate returns worldwide.
Downtown Sacramento: Still the Center of Gravity
Downtown Sacramento isn’t the doom-and-gloom story the national headlines keep pushing. With the lowest downtown vacancy rate in California, steady owner-occupier fundamentals, and new investment at smart pricing, the submarket is clearly resetting—not retreating. The value proposition that has always anchored Downtown remains firmly in place, and the next cycle favors the players who see it now.
The Compound @ N20: From Roof Hatches to Rebirth in Midtown
Closed: Two vacant Midtown buildings, one roof hatch break-in, seven tents, a lawsuit, and a dissolved LLC. Somehow… we still got it done. #CRE #MidtownSacramento #DealClosed #MixedUse
Golf and Selling Property
“You know, when I was your age, I’d hit the ball right over that tree.”
With the challenge before him, the young man swings hard, hits the ball, watches it fly into the branches, rattle around, and land with a thud a foot from where it had started.
“Of course,” says the old man, “when I was your age, that tree was only eight feet tall.”
Dick’s House of Sport is Coming to Sacramento—And It’s About to Change the Game
Sactown = SportsTown In the last year, Sacramento’s PR machine has been busy! The Kings, The River Cats, and The Sac Republic are humming along. But in the last year, The A’s are readying the Sutter Park Field for MLB, The X Games are coming to Sac August 22-24th, and we just got word […]
Should I buy or should I lease now?
What is the exit strategy? If for some reason you need to move out of the building, will you hold the asset and lease it out, or will you sell it? Is the property single purpose or will it appeal to a broad base of potential occupants?
Done Deals!
Larry was grinning like the Grinch and said, “Really, you got this?” “Yep,” I chirped back. “I got my license and I read a bunch of books!” Larry ordered us another martini.
Mixed Use? Office? Home? 2609 Capitol Ave checks all the boxes
The nice thing about Midtown is that you can walk to a variety of restaurants and shopping. Also, it is a great place to live and employees can walk to work.
Three Things that Changed my Life
“Oh, uh, there won’t be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.”
News Break: Sacramento Office Market Banned for Taking Performance Supplements
For decades, Sacramento has been considered a secondary or tertiary market. For those who bought-in 3 to 5 years ago, they are now reaping the benefits. Now that the office market has reached equilibrium, it is only a matter of a couple years until we will see meaningful uptick in construction of speculative office product. […]