Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson is CandysDirt.com's condo/HOA and developer columnist, but also covers second home trends on SecondShelters.com. An award-winning columnist, Jon has earned silver and bronze awards for his columns from the National Association of Real Estate Editors in both 2016, 2017 and 2018. When he isn't in Hawaii, Jon enjoys life in the sky in Dallas.
The most pleasantly surprising moments at last evening’s event at The Jordan apartments were not when the the wine flowed out of bottles named “Jordan,” or when we oohed and ahhed over the cove-lit ceilings in the penthouse units. No, it was when we spied residents using the outdoor barbecues. I’ve lived in many an…
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Not a fan of fans? Is the beach just a sandy frying pan? Well, if a hot summer of 65 degrees is paradise to you, head to Houston! Located about 60 miles from Anchorage, Houston, Alaska offers the perfect summer experience of long cool days and short nights. How short? Try twilight at midnight in…
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We all know that anything under $1 million is flying off the MLS faster than a Cabbage Patch Kid in the 1980s. In the $1 million-plus market, homes are still flying off the shelves like Cabbage Patch Kids … in 2016. Sure they’re still selling, but no one is getting trampled. This sentiment was echoed…
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I will never buy a home with a bathroom opening into a kitchen or dining room. I will never buy a home with a fireplace in a corner, off-center or next to the front door. I will never buy a home with an enclosed kitchen that can’t be opened, nor one requiring off-site laundry. Deal-breakers…
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Update: The date of our CandysDirt.com Staff Meeting has been changed to June 30 because we didn’t want to compete with D Magazine’s annual Best Realtor bash, which takes place tonight. See you on the 30th of June; your invitation is in the mail! Believe it or not, sometimes Candysdirt.com leaves its mansion-filled, penthouse-scented world of million-dollar…
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