Archives for April 2009

Downtown Edmond Arts Festival

No plans for the weekend? Good… mark your calendars, because the Downtown Edmond Arts Festival kicks off tomorrow (Friday, May 1st) and runs through Sunday. Check out the Artist Schedule for performers at the Festival Market Place Plaza

Oklahoma and Region Set The Bar

Need more evidence of the strength of the housing market in Oklahoma? I regularly post our local Central Oklahoma real estate statistics here to keep you informed, and they’re quite contrary to what you’ll hear if you watch the national news, but the Federal Housing Finance Agency just published the U.S. Monthly House Price Index, […]

For The Non-First-Time-Home-Buyers

When the new $8,000 Tax Credit was announced, I heard a lot of frustration from my clients who aren’t first-time home buyers.. and rightfully so.. but we had a lot of conversations about the ‘trickle-up’ effect it would have on them. In other words, even though their pocketbooks didn’t directly benefit from the new credit, […]

US Census Shows Americans Moving Less

According to a report just released by the US Census Bureau, Americans are moving less now than any time in the past 60 years! While I believe this to be a temporary thing until the economy recovers, it’s interesting to see the statistical data on this change in behavior.

The Truth About Foreclosures

‘Foreclosure’ is one of the big buzz words among the home-buying public these days, and for good reason; it’s hammered into our heads each night as we turn on the tube. Naturally, as a result, the perception with the general public is that foreclosures are everywhere and they can be bought for fifty cents on […]

Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Top Places To Live

According to Marketwatch, Tulsa and Oklahoma City are tops in the country, due to stable local economies and strong housing markets. Of course this is no surprise to us, but I think some folks around the country might be caught a little off guard, and by the looks of some of the comments, maybe even […]

Don't Believe Realtors? How About Dave Ramsey?

One of my many iPhone shots from the live Town Hall For Hope broadcast last night Originally uploaded by rhukill Last night was a great, encouraging time. My Wife and I had the pleasure of attending the live ‘Town Hall For Hope‘ event at Lifechurch.tv and hearing directly from the man, Dave Ramsey, about his […]

Social Media Catching On in Central OK

As my family, friends and clients know all too well, I’m heavy into the new age of business. Social media is transforming the way we all connect and interact, and as a result, my real estate business is ‘just a bit’ different from my competitors’.  In fact, almost 100% of my company’s income this year […]

The Pita Pit Comes To Edmond

I’ve heard a lot of buzz lately about the introduction of the Pita Pit to Edmond.  So far, all reviews I’ve heard have been quite positive, so I’m looking forward to checking it out myself. Something new and different is what I get excited about, since we get bored with the same ole pretty easily, […]

More Goodies for 1st-Time Home Buyers in OK

Several months back I heard someone declare that down-payment assistance programs were dead and we’d never see them again.  Well, apparently, that someone was wrong. As of the end of this month, there will be about $31M available to first-time home buyers in Oklahoma in the form of special bond money, at 5.83%, and down-payment […]