public enum Anchor : System.Enum, System.IComparable, System.IConvertible, System.IFormattable  

//Change the element's anchor position

//Perform on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  Anchor elmAnchor = element.GetAnchor();
  elmAnchor = Anchor.CenterPoint;

  element.SetAnchor(elmAnchor); //You don't have to get to set; a shortcut would be: element.SetAnchor(Anchor.CenterPoint);
});

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(2.0, 10.0);

//Reference a point symbol in a style
StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
         .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
SymbolStyleItem symStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchSymbols(
                      StyleItemType.PointSymbol, "City Hall")[0];
CIMPointSymbol pointSym = symStyleItm.Symbol as CIMPointSymbol;
pointSym.SetSize(50);

var elemInfo = new ElementInfo()
{
  CustomProperties = new List<CIMStringMap>() {
     new CIMStringMap() { Key = "Key1", Value = "Value1"},
     new CIMStringMap() { Key = "Key2", Value = "Value2"}
   },
  Anchor = Anchor.TopRightCorner,
  Rotation = 45.0
};

var graphic = GraphicFactory.Instance.CreateSimpleGraphic(
                              coord2D.ToMapPoint(), pointSym);

ElementFactory.Instance.CreateGraphicElement(
  container, graphic, "New Point", true, elemInfo);

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(1.0, 4.75);
Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(3.0, 5.75);
Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);

//Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
CIMStroke outline = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructStroke(
  ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 5.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
CIMPolygonSymbol polySym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructPolygonSymbol(
  ColorFactory.Instance.GreenRGB, SimpleFillStyle.DiagonalCross, outline);

var ge = GraphicFactory.Instance.CreateSimpleGraphic(env, polySym);
var elemInfo = new ElementInfo()
{
  Anchor = Anchor.CenterPoint,
  Rotation = 45.0,
  CornerRounding = 5.0
};

ElementFactory.Instance.CreateGraphicElement(
  container, env, polySym, "New Rectangle", false, elemInfo);

//Create a simple point text element and assign basic symbology and text settings.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D point geometry
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 10);

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB, 32, "Arial", "Regular");
  string textString = "Point text";
  //At 2.x - GraphicElement ptTxtElm =
  //         LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreatePointTextGraphicElement(
  //                           layout, coord2D, textString, sym);
  //ptTxtElm.SetName("New Point Text");
  //ptTxtElm.SetAnchor(Anchor.CenterPoint);
  //ptTxtElm.SetX(4.5);
  //ptTxtElm.SetY(9.5);
  //ptTxtElm.SetRotation(45);

  //use ElementInfo to set placement properties during create
  var elemInfo = new ElementInfo()
  {
    Anchor = Anchor.CenterPoint,
    Rotation = 45
  };
  var ptTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    container, TextType.PointText, coord2D.ToMapPoint(), sym, textString,
                       "New Point Text", true, elemInfo);

  //Change additional text properties
  ptTxtElm.SetX(4.5);
  ptTxtElm.SetY(9.5);
});

//Update text element properties for an existing text element.

// Reference a layoutitem in a project by name
LayoutProjectItem layoutItem = Project.Current.GetItems<LayoutProjectItem>()
                      .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name.Equals("MyLayout"));
if (layoutItem != null)
{

  //Perform on the worker thread
  QueuedTask.Run(() =>
  {
    // Reference and load the layout associated with the layout item
    Layout layout = layoutItem.GetLayout();
    if (layout != null)
    {
      // Reference a text element by name
      TextElement txtElm = layout.FindElement("MyTextElement") as TextElement;
      if (txtElm != null)
      {
        // Change placement properties
        txtElm.SetAnchor(Anchor.CenterPoint);
        txtElm.SetX(x);
        txtElm.SetY(y);

        // Change TextProperties
        TextProperties txtProperties = new TextProperties(
                         "Hello world", "Times New Roman", 48, "Regular");
        txtElm.SetTextProperties(txtProperties);
      }
    }
  });
}