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For those readers who are struggling with housing affordability I'm going to describe a recent purchase that could serve as a potential template. My circumstances as a 56 year old investor preparing for retirement in about a decade may be different from y

Sometimes a story takes a number of years to ripen. And sometimes two or three stories merge in unexpected ways. I just had a moment of convergence when new infill development, sub rosa adaptation, and wartime migration all collided.

Over a long summer weekend a group of the usual suspects got together and rented a cabin in the Sierra foothills about three hours east of San Francisco. It was an idyllic landscape of modest homes tucked into the forest around a small lake.

I hear a great deal about sustainability in the built environment that sounds both encouraging and delusional. These messages come from well intentioned environmentalists as well as corporate marketing departments. The general tone of the conversation is

I just returned from a trip to Las Vegas. I was ready for a little post pandemic adventure and Vegas is just so easy. It was good to get out into the world again and explore the ever evolving Vegas metroplex. Inevitably, I found myself going back and refe

Katie, an old tenant of mine, reached out via email to keep in touch as we do from time to time. She and her husband Dave had moved from Vancouver, BC to the Bay Area for four or five years to advance their careers. Once their resumes were fortified they

In March I bought a modest house in Madison, Wisconsin as a rental property. I worked with good local professionals to bring that house up to a better standard and in July I found excellent high quality tenants. We have cordial relations and I'm confident

The future is all about strategic adaptation within culturally acceptable parameters. I spend a lot of time with people who are passionate about building high quality places. I enjoy their company and respect their ambition and goals. But I'm exhausted an

I'm fond of a particular local architect here in San Francisco. Donald MacDonald is originally from Canada, but went to university in Oklahoma and New York and built his professional life in California. He's most known these days for the new Bay Bridge, b