JOHN F. ANDERSON
John began his real estate career in Houston in 1978 working for his father in development. In 1981 he joined the Office Building Division of the Henry S. Miller Company in Texas. After leaving Henry S. Miller he formed his own close corporation specializing in office and retail brokerage, leasing, and development.
John is a Managing Director at Ploutus Advisors, and the founder of JFA Real Estate. He provides a wide range of expertise, including project and construction management, property management, leasing, and other development related activities. Previously, John was Vice President, Real Estate, News America Incorporated. News America was the regional subsidiary of The News Corporation Limited (now 21st Century Fox) and the parent company of the Fox Group and their related entities Fox Television and Fox Filmed Entertainment. John had the exclusive responsibility of managing 7.3 million square feet of Fox’s real property assets worldwide. His responsibilities included portfolio management and project management. John has advised clients such as Advance Transformer, Brian France Family Office, Brandsense Marketing, California Spine Institute, DeCompras.com, Fox, NASCAR, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Philips Electronics, Telemundo Network, TTI, Berkshire Hathaway, Western Digital, Stryker Corporation, Smith & Nephew, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Tesla Motors, and others.
John successfully acquired and developed the first digital broadcast facilities in the United States, which included KTTV Fox Channel 11 – Los Angeles, Phoenix Digital Animation Studio, KRIV Fox Channel 26 – Houston, SKY Latin Americas Uplink Facility – Miami, KDVR Fox Channel 31 – Denver and numerous transmitting facilities around the country.
Specialties: Development, Due Diligence, Brokerage, Project & Construction Management, Property & Asset Management, Healthcare Real Estate, Broadcast & Entertainment
John began his real estate career in Houston in 1978 working for his father in development. In 1981 he joined the Office Building Division of the Henry S. Miller Company in Texas. After leaving Henry S. Miller he formed his own close corporation specializing in office and retail brokerage, leasing, and development.
John is a Managing Director at Ploutus Advisors, and the founder of JFA Real Estate. He provides a wide range of expertise, including project and construction management, property management, leasing, and other development related activities. Previously, John was Vice President, Real Estate, News America Incorporated. News America was the regional subsidiary of The News Corporation Limited (now 21st Century Fox) and the parent company of the Fox Group and their related entities Fox Television and Fox Filmed Entertainment. John had the exclusive responsibility of managing 7.3 million square feet of Fox’s real property assets worldwide. His responsibilities included portfolio management and project management. John has advised clients such as Advance Transformer, Brian France Family Office, Brandsense Marketing, California Spine Institute, DeCompras.com, Fox, NASCAR, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Philips Electronics, Telemundo Network, TTI, Berkshire Hathaway, Western Digital, Stryker Corporation, Smith & Nephew, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Tesla Motors, and others.
John successfully acquired and developed the first digital broadcast facilities in the United States, which included KTTV Fox Channel 11 – Los Angeles, Phoenix Digital Animation Studio, KRIV Fox Channel 26 – Houston, SKY Latin Americas Uplink Facility – Miami, KDVR Fox Channel 31 – Denver and numerous transmitting facilities around the country.
- University of Texas, Arlington & California State University, Northridge – Real Estate and Finance
- Licensed Real Estate Broker – California, Florida, Texas
- Licensed California CSLB – (B) General Building Contractor
- Instructor, Santa Monica College – Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practices, and the D.R.E. Exam Preparation courses
- Former Board Member, Southern California Development Forum
- Past three-term Chairperson, Team California’s Partnership Council
- 27-member board that advises the Governor of California and California Trade and Commerce Agency on matters pertaining to California’s economic and community development
- Past four-term Chairperson, Southern California Chapter of IDRC (now CoreNet Global), a global corporate real estate association
- Past Officer, Los Angeles Alternative Living For The Aging
Specialties: Development, Due Diligence, Brokerage, Project & Construction Management, Property & Asset Management, Healthcare Real Estate, Broadcast & Entertainment