January 2011

Highs and Lows of Oklahoma City Real Estate — 2010

January 31, 2011

Oklahoma City Real Estate 2010 Highs and Lows One of the more popular posts I began last year was a look through the Oklahoma City MultiList (MLS) and see the highs and lows for the year. Here are the results… MOST EXPENSIVE HOME – Oklahoma City Real Estate $2,399,000 23050 N Western. This is down [...]

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January 30, 2011

Coffee Creek January 2011 Real Estate Market Update Current Monthly Change Active Listings 24 -5 Under Contract 4 0 Sold (December) 1 -1 High list price: $450,000 Low list price: $174,900 Average list price: $259,456 Median list price: $225,700 High sales price/ft: $107.00 Low sales price/ft: $107.00 Average price/ft: $102.59 Median price/ft: $102.59 Average days-on-market: [...]

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PROTECT YOURSELVES!

January 29, 2011

 My very close friend recently had her life turned upside by someone who stole her identity. This thief stole her identity from credit card information that she used online. The thief then proceeded to charge $16,000 on her credit card. I saw firsthand how it turned her life upside down. It took her almost a [...]

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Pre-Sale renovation: Home seller Do’s and Don’ts

January 28, 2011

What do Sellers need to do as far as pre-sale renovations go? If you watch all the TV shows on home selling and renovations you might think the kitchen and bathrooms need tens of thousands of dollars worth of remodeling work but that’s just not the case. According to Remodeling Magazine’s 2010 Remodeling Cost vs. [...]

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More Money for Your Home $$$$

January 27, 2011

When it’s time to sell our property we all want the same thing – To get the most possible for that property. Of course as with anything in life there are rules that must be followed in order to reach that objective. First: When you decide to place your house on the market you must [...]

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE POSITIVE ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET?

January 23, 2011

It’s confirmed … the housing market is recovering from its Summer slowdown. According to the National Association of REALTORS, the readjusted, annualized Existing Home Sales figures climbed by more than a half-million units in December as compared to November. It also states that existing home sales rose almost 12 percent last month, closing the end [...]

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Historical Cemeteries of Oklahoma City

January 22, 2011

I was showing homes in the historical section of town and happened upon an older cemetery that sparked my interest. Loaded with my Nikon camera, with the intent of photographing property, I snapped a few photos. Wikipedia defines a Mausoleum as follows: “an external building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial [...]

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Why Should I Know My Financing Terms?

January 22, 2011

I meet people who are looking for investment properties on a daily basis. Value is determined differently on an investment property as opposed to a residential property. Finding the value of a Residential Property is based upon a Comparable Market Analysis. Where as, value of an investment property is determine typically by the net income [...]

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Social Network Threats

January 21, 2011

Social Network Threats to Keep an Eye on You’ve finally started Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter and that’s the good news. The bad news is, like everything else online, these sites will open you up to more computer viruses and online threats. Here are a few threats to watch. Identity Theft: The network users who share [...]

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Festival of the Arts of Oklahoma City 2011

January 20, 2011

April 26-May 1 2011 Yesterday, I went to my first 2011 Festival of the Arts of Oklahoma City Chairman’s meeting. There were a number of people attending. Mostly they were Chairman of the various committees. Many of the faces were repeats from the last many years. The festival likes the volunteers to be on the [...]

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