Archives for July 2008

Edmond Home Buyers and Sellers Speak Up

The local paparazzi caught up with some friends and colleagues of mine recently to get a pulse on local home sales.  Find out what home buyers and sellers had to say about the Oklahoma City Real Estate Market on News 9.

How Are Home Values in Edmond & Metro OKC?

This is the kind of thing I never tire of sharing… Even though overall sales volume is down over this time last year, home values in Oklahoma City and the rest of the metro area, including Edmond, are still on the rise.  In fact, the average home price is up almost 6% and the median price […]

Oklahoma City Thunder?

I’m hearing this will be the name… any thoughts?

You Won't Appreciate It Until You Experience It!

I spent a few hours today with a delightful young woman charged with the logistics of relocating the Seattle Supersonics to Oklahoma City, and wasn’t at all surprised to hear the old ‘What’s in Oklahoma City?’ statement, in reference to the mindset of a few of the folks being moved here. It’s a common question.  Whether […]

Do FSBOs Really Come Out Ahead?

Yes, it’s an age-old question, and one that’s debated often.  I like to just throw out the facts on certain situations and let you decide for yourself. Case in point: Seller calls me a few months ago and asks me to provide them with a CMA (comparative market analysis).  I do so, and meet with […]

Ever Wonder How Mortgage Interest Rates are Set?

Kenneth Wohl of SpiritBank recently put together this explanation, and I thought it’d be useful to you, my clients, so with his permission, here it is.  Hopefully it’ll help us all understand things a little better. Spotlight– How Interest Rates are Set   One of the most commonly misunderstood facets of Mortgage lending is how rates are arrived […]

'Plentiful jobs, excellent schools, affordable housing'

…That’s a promising quote from a new list published by CNNMoney.com, which lists the Top 100 best places to live.  Of course, I’m just here to brag about Edmond being ranked #52.  Norman residents will be touting that they’ve beat us on this one though, coming in at #6. Either way, great props for both cities, […]

Open House in Blanchard this Sunday!

Our beautiful listing in Blanchard, OK will be open to public tour this Sunday, July 13th, from 2-5pm.  Stop by and take a look at this beautiful custom home on a treed acre.  You won’t believe the views and the atmosphere that this beauty offers.  If you need directions, or have any questions, give me […]

OKC/Edmond Real Estate Statistics for May 2008

Due to busy-ness, it’s been a while since I posted up the monthly statistics covering the OKC metro area, and this morning I met a young lady asking about the stability of our local market, so here we go: While overall volume of homes sold in comparison to this time last year is down, you […]

Oklahoma City Salaries Rank in the Top 10

According to Salary.com, Oklahoma City ranks 9th in Salary value.  This is no surprise to me, having lived in central OK all of my life, and being witness to several friends and family moving to ‘major cities to make the big bucks.’ Lower cost of living means more money left at the end of the week, […]