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.

Last Chance to Tour Two of the Best Homes in Oaklawn on #CentrumdeMayo

By Jon Anderson / May 3, 2016 /

If you haven’t RSVP’d to our #CentrumdeMayo event, now’s your last chance!  In the market or just want to meet the CandysDirt.com staff, The Centrum is the place to be Thursday night. Be sure to RSVP to [email protected] so you can sip margaritas and enjoy the views from these two prime perches. If you missed our…

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Some Non-Dallas, Non-Austin Texans Can Commiserate with London Property Dip

By Jon Anderson / April 29, 2016 /

Being in London last week, I decided to sniff around for you and found a bit of Texas in the air. The London housing market has been a story of ever-increasing growth for quite some time.  There are several reasons for this.  The sustained growth and enormous bonuses of the financial sector.  The growth of…

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Faulting Asphalt: Why Are We Replacing Longer-Wearing, Less Expensive Concrete?

By Jon Anderson / April 26, 2016 /

At the last Preston Center Task Force Meeting, TXDoT spoke about their progress repaving of Preston Road and my ears were pricked.  Preston Road was originally constructed with concrete and is now (again) being over-paved in Asphalt.  It’s been going on for years, but why? Other roads like Greenville are being repaired in concrete. The…

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Centrum De Mayo, Part 2: Double-Wide is Double Wonderful for Centrum’s Unit 1304

By Jon Anderson / April 22, 2016 /

On May 5, CandysDirt.com is hosting a double open house event at The Centrum that we’re calling Centrum de Mayo.  If you’re just joining us, the first unit and a little Centrum history can be found here. Our second featured home is a whopper. It’s double unit 1304 spanning 4,350 square feet and is listed with Briggs…

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Centrum de Mayo, Part 1: Forever Views from Balcony to Bathtub in this Centrum Home

By Jon Anderson / April 21, 2016 /

You haven’t been in The Centrum in years (or ever), right?  Well, you should, and you can.  On May 5, CandysDirt.com will be hosting a double open house “Staff Meeting” event at The Centrum we’re calling Centrum de Mayo – with Mattito’s on the ground floor, how could we not? Watch your inbox for your…

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