By: Gary London I am writing this column from my home office at 10 PM, after the children went to sleep, and I am feeling a tinge of last minute energy. It’s not unusual. Often, this is my most creative time. And it has been all of my life. So why is Yahoo! CEO Marissa [...]

By: Bill Speer, Principal February 1, 2013 Synopsis: The global real estate market is rapidly changing – faster in Europe than in the U.S. – as a response to intensive competition from Internet retailing. The new name of the game is “multi-channel” retailing, essentially the art of doing whatever is necessary to compete! Winners and [...]

By: Gary H. London As Published in the San Diego Business Journal, January 7, 2013 It is now time to buy a home. I have been saying this for the past several years, but now the market statistics back up the recommendation. The purchase “window” is still open, as prices are well below their last peak [...]

By: Jennifer Chung Klam As Published in The San Diego Daily Transcript, December 31, 2012 Despite a national economy that remains sluggish, the hotel industry in San Diego is picking up. That’s good news for hotel management company RA Rauch & Associates. The firm currently operates four hotels in San Diego. It owns and operates a Homewood [...]

By: Gary London As Published in the San Diego Business Journal, December 31, 2012 Our new mayor is just now settling into his new office. So I offer up a few suggestions on issues in the planning, land-use and real estate arena that are in critical need of attention. The key to all of the [...]