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.

Jon Anderson: My Five New Year’s Resolutions For Readers

By Jon Anderson / January 7, 2021 /

I know, usually I give you a lot more resolutions to carry you into the new year. But frankly 2020 has been both a long and a short year. When March rolls around, we can all restart our internal clock but I think we can wait until 2022 to start counting birthdays again. My friends…

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Preston Place Inks Deal With Hanover For Possible Third High-Rise in PD-15

By Jon Anderson / January 6, 2021 /

Closing in on four years since fire destroyed the Preston Place condos in March of 2017, news reaches us that a deal has been struck between the owners of Preston Place and developer Hanover Company. In case you forgot, Preston Place is within Planned Development District 15 (PD-15), where controversy lives out its days. Hanover:…

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Penthouse Plunge: The End of an Odyssey

By Jon Anderson / January 4, 2021 /

They say it ain’t over ‘til it’s over and the Penthouse Plunge was no different. Purchasing combined penthouses 18-A and 18-B was barely an inkling of an idea in January 2019. It took until September 2019 to close on the purchase and until December 2020 for the new occupant to move into the A-side.  In…

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Best of 2020: Is It Better To Read The DMN’s Real Estate Coverage Backwards?

By Jon Anderson / December 28, 2020 /

[Editor’s Note: This year has been a decade, right? So many things happened, lots of things were postponed, and houses continued to sell despite it all. While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2020. Enjoy!] Jon: You might think my…

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Which Would You Choose: Checkbook Expedience or Sweat Equity?

By Jon Anderson / December 23, 2020 /

A few weeks ago, I wrote about seven one-bedroom Ritz Residences condos listed around the $1 million mark. But let’s say you need more space for your mil, what to do? At $1.075 million you could just settle for one of those Ritz one-bedrooms at 1,375 square feet on the 15th floor. Or for $26,000…

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