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
Archives for April 2009
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 […]
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 […]
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