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Michael Anderson
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Over the course of his 30-year career, Michael Anderson has worked in the residential development industry in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California and Southern California. He has acquired residential land in excess of $300M for both land development and homebuilding entities and has overseen the construction of approximately 2500 homes. Currently, in semi-retirement, and based out of Newport Beach, CA, Michael continues to invest in and stay abreast of the land markets.

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Housing Market

Why Townhome Development Makes Sense For OC

By Carrie Rossenfeld Townhome price points are more reasonable and affordable than single-family detached developments, are often coming in below FHA loan limits and are therefore more appealing to a

Land/Projects

Brandywine Homes Sells All 20 Residences at Lakehouse

Just five months after Brandywine Homes held a wildly successful grand opening at Lakehouse, a 20-unit community on 3.6 acres located at 2901 E. South Street in Anaheim, Calif., all

Homebuilders / Land Developers

Homebuilders Surge On Strong Earnings, Low Inventory Levels

In addition to our “REIT Rankings” series which includes all 13 REIT sectors, we also cover the homebuilder sector, which we view as a compliment or hedge to a balanced

Homebuilders / Land Developers

PulteGroup Reports $273 Million 4th Qtr Profit

PulteGroup, Inc. on Thursday reported net income of $273 million, or $0.83 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. The gain, which included $0.16 per share of insurance

Land/Projects

Master-Planned Communities Drive Higher Sales with Better Product Segmentation

By Gregg Logan Many of the communities in RCLCO’s 50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities (MPCs) of 2016 cited their product segmentation strategy as one of the reasons for their high-volume sales

Housing Market

California Housing Crunch Prompts Push to Allow Building

By Chris Kirkham Marco Gonzalez spent more than a decade suing real-estate developers in California over housing proposals that would have spoiled wetlands and gutted hillsides. The environmental lawyer won

Land/Projects

CaliforniaWest and Presidio Residential Capital to Begin Model Construction at 71-Unit Neighborhood in San Marcos, Calif.

CaliforniaWest and Presidio Residential Capital have announced the start of model construction at Westerly, a new neighborhood with 71 home sites on 13 acres within the 253-acre master-planned Rancho Tesoro

Housing Market

The Vanishing San Diego Single-Family Home

By Philip Molnar Many people still dream of buying a house that includes a few bedrooms, a yard to play in and a porch to watch the comings and goings

Housing Market

Affordable Housing Is Now a Middle-Class Crisis in California

By Christopher Thornberg – California has a housing crisis. This probably doesn’t sound like news given the recent publicity about disputes over homelessness, rapidly rising rents, and gentrification—and the flurry

Land/Projects

Del Webb to Build 240 Homes at Terramor in Southern California

By Mary Salmonsen Forestar Toscana Development Company, a joint venture between developer Foremost Companies and an affiliate of investor Starwood Capital Group, have announced that PulteGroup’s Del Webb brand will