Warren Buffett protege among outside investors betting on downtown S F sfchronicle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfchronicle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a move that echoes Warren Buffett's value investing principles, Ian Jacobs is making a contrarian bet on San Francisco’s beleaguered downtown real-estate market. Jacobs, who cut his teeth in the world of high-stakes investing by once seeking an apprenticeship with the legendary Buffett, is no stranger to going against the grain. “He wrote Warren a letter that said, ‘You're my role model and I'd like to make you a value proposition — I'll pay you $500 a week for the opportunity to intern for y
Big Investor and Protégé of Warren Buffett Looks to Buy 3 Million Square Feet of SF Office Space sfist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Most investors are running away from San Francisco’s downtown real-estate market, but Ian Jacobs is heading in. Call it a family tradition. Jacobs is an heir…