Home For Sale in Silverhawk of Edmond – 17412 Golden Hawk Ln

Jeff Click Homes has done it again, and this time in larger fashion.  This is the inaugural rendition of Jeff Click Homes’ newest and largest floorplan, The Romans Plan.  Here’s a select few of the many fine details of this home: 2579 square feet (MOL) 4 Bedrooms (or 3 + Study) 3 Bathrooms Great Room […]

Tweaking the Appraisal System

We all know there’s plenty of blame to go around in regard to the state of the real estate market, and appraisers certainly have taken their fair share of it.  In response, there are changes being made to the code that appraisers follow when they’re doing their thing. According to Mize’s latest column, these changes […]

Freezing out Home Buyers

While more-difficult credit guidelines have been freezing some would-be home buyers out of the market lately, I encountered a freeze of different sorts yesterday, and believe me, it’s the sort of freezing home sellers should avoid at all costs! I took two separate couples out to look at homes yesterday, and each couple only wanted […]

4.5% Mortgage Rates in Edmond… Who's Buying?

It’s funny how things turn out some days.  Monday afternoon, I was sitting at the closing table with a young professional couple who’d qualified for a 4.5% fixed-rate on a new 30-year mortgage.  As most of you know, I like to keep everyone up-to-date on the where, when & how of my day, via Twitter, […]

At Home in Edmond – Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly Originally uploaded by kojo_46 I hope this week’s feature photo of Central Oklahoma encourages us all to slow down a little bit and better appreciate mother nature’s little things. My wife and I recently upgraded to a beautiful home in West Edmond that is landscaped to the max.  Being surrounded by so much […]

Edmond PSC – Not If or How, Rather Where

You may remember all the buzz in October and November about Edmond’s proposed Public Safety Center.  It seemed at the time that most of the opposition to this proposal lied in how the project would be funded, therefore it failed in grand fashion when it was put to a vote on November 4th. However, according […]

'Outside the Box' – Is It Enough?

As you, my clients and readership, already know, I am adamantly opposed to the traditional means of marketing your homes. I’ve known for far too long that the old way of doing things is more than just old; it’s a waste of resources, further validated by a very well-written post I found this morning. I’m […]

Edmond Home Sales $400-500K – October

Edmond Oct 08 400K Originally uploaded by rhukill The chart on the right (click to enlarge) represents October home sales in Edmond, specifically for homes that sold between $400-500K. The light blue section represents existing home sales in Edmond, while the darker blue section outlines new construction sales in Edmond. Each of these segments is […]

At Home in Edmond – February Morn

February Morn Originally uploaded by cmk53 This week’s feature of Central Oklahoma takes us to the area of Sooner Rd & Covell. This area of Edmond is still largely undeveloped, so it’s no surprise that you might find a rural feel at times, such as this beautiful picture from Mike (cmk53) captures. Also embodied in […]

Edmond Home Sales $300-400K – October

Time for part 3 of the October home sales statistics for Edmond, OK. I used to just publish overall numbers, but I get much more specific questions these days from Edmond home builders, and home buyers, and it’s been enlightening to see exactly which price segments are being hardest hit by the current slowdown. Here’s […]