Jon Anderson
In 2015 I wrote a pair of articles about Howard Hughes Corporation’s purchase and development plans for 60 acres in the Kaka’ako section of Honolulu (here, here). The development is sandwiched between downtown Honolulu and world-famous Waikiki and is slated for 16 high-rise condo towers with 4,300 units plus over 1 million square feet of…
Read More
Often when I write about second homes, I’m writing about areas to consider. This time I’m dictating exactly which second home you must purchase. I’m doing this because it’s one thing to impress your friends by owning a second home, but it’s a complete mic drop to add that it’s a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie…
Read More
As a child, my family piled into the car for a summer beachfront vacation on the shores of Cape Cod. The drive from Chicago was as you might expect when two children and a dog are in the back seat. The dog often stood between us looking out of the windshield while my brother…
Read More
Do you look at Walnut Place’s paltry 25 acres and $48.9 million price tag in the same way I look at a tent and sleeping bag? Do you find having a home in the same county as your garage off-putting? Was the Waggoner Ranch a little too close to Oklahoma? Well, listen up. The $250…
Read More
In case you missed it the first time back in January 2016, on June 16, 2017, this post was awarded “silver” in the “Best International Real Estate Story” category by the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE). Bermuda is a cluster of 130 picturesque islands you think is located in the Caribbean, but it’s…
Read More
Last August, I wandered out to Tyler to see a high-rise … in Tyler … a high-rise. I was just as surprised by the prices as I was the location. Back then prices in the 81-unit tower started at $160 per square foot for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,051-square-foot unit. Flash-forward and now the developer wants…
Read More