Jon Anderson
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.
You’ve undoubtedly seen the often beret-wearing Adrian Leeds traipsing around Paris on HGTV’s House Hunters International. She helps sticker-shocked expats retool their Parisian dreams to focus on what’s important. After that, it’s time to get down to business. If Leeds’ accent sounds pretty American, it’s because she’s New Orleans-born, living the Paris dream for 21…
Real estate is a game of information, relationships and teamwork. Communicating with buyers, title companies, appraisers and the like covers the gamut of telephone, text, email, and sometimes capabilities like Dropbox. Often, something is shared via one communication channel and then misplaced requiring resending. Other times, telephone tag ensues, with “call me” messages left everywhere.…
Candy recently wrote about attending the Northwest Region 2015 and Beyond meeting that featured a speaker from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (and Candy). Highlights included the poor condition of our roadways (no surprise there), the growth of the Metroplex (no surprise there) and the love affair Dallas is having with tollways (no…
When buyers peruse listings, they rely heavily on the pictures posted by the listing agent. Usually pictures entice, however sometimes they’re scary, wary, or pointless. I know when I look at homes, I expect the pictures to be a storyboard that escorts me through a property. I want to see the exterior, the entryway, and…
I think custom-built homes can act as laboratories, where the kinks get worked out of newer technologies before those features are rolled out to more modest mainstream homes. It’s easy to recall that at one time, multi-pane windows, solar panels and even walk-in closets were reserved for risk-taking custom builds. This 5,056-square-foot home at 4428…
