May 2012

How’s the Market Oklahoma City? 2012 Edition.

May 30, 2012

One of the best ways to view a local market is to look at a stat called ‘Months Supply of Inventory’. This tells us how long, at the current rate of sales, would it take to clear all the inventory off the market. A stable real estate market is defined as 5 to 6 months [...]

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“SERVICE BEFORE SELF”

May 29, 2012

As we come to a close from our long holiday weekend I want to reflect on what Memorial Day means to me.   “Service before self”…this is a military term that my family along with all the other thousand’s of military families understand first-hand. It means the job of protecting and serving our country comes first [...]

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Fallen Oklahomans

May 28, 2012

Here’s a list of Oklahoma’s fallen service members from this past year. They are listed in age order. My heart is heavy for their families today especially their mothers. Army Pfc. Sarina Butcher 19 Checotah Died Oct. 31 Army Pfc. Tony J. Potter 20 Okmulgee Died Sept. 9 Army Pfc. Joshua M. Seals 21 Porter [...]

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Numbers good in Putnam Heights HP district

May 17, 2012

Every quarter, Linda and I prepare market updates for some of the neighborhoods we practice in. This time, I thought I’d show you what’s going on in Putnam Heights. Putnam Heights itself is a very large neighborhood; however, the Historic Preservation section of it is fairly small, ranging from one-half block west of Classen Boulevard [...]

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Highs and Lows of Oklahoma City Real Estate — April 2012

May 15, 2012

There were 1,548 homes closed in April 2012, up 4% from March. This compares to 1424 closed in April of 2011 – up 9%, and 1764 in April 2010 – down 14%. You can also visit highs and lows from 2011, 2010 and 2009. As for April… Most Expensive Sale — Oklahoma City Real Estate [...]

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Exotic Escapes

May 14, 2012

It will soon be vacation time. If you are looking to do something out of the ordinary but still not break the bank, you might consider southern Thailand as a destination. While its true that the airfare may be marginally more than a domestic trip, this is more than compensated for with the cost of [...]

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Mothers Day

May 10, 2012

Sunday will be Mothers Day my 29th as a mom and my 51st as a daughter. I had 39 years with my mother I feel very blessed to of had a wise older women for a mom something you don’t always appreciate in your youth. Now don’t get me wrong I knew she was smart [...]

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This day in history . . .

May 8, 2012

To be quite honest I didn’t know what to blog about today so I decided to go see what happen on this day in history.  There seemed to be a number of earth shattering events, some well know births, and yes even a welcomed or unwelcomed death or two.  However, there was nothing that really [...]

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Welcome to the World

May 6, 2012

This is it: the end of my pregnancy.  I’m scheduled for an induction on Thursday, so she will be born on or before then.  (Like our contract closing dates, the “due date” is more of a guess than a promise.)  I’m having ultrasounds at every weekly prenatal visit, stealing glimpses of my new baby girl [...]

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Edgemere Park numbers look good

May 1, 2012

Every quarter, Linda and I do market updates for various neighborhoods we deal in. This time, I thought I’d share the one we did for Edgemere Park. Edgemere Park is a Historic Preservation neighborhood. Its boundaries are Walker Ave. on the west; Robinson Ave. on the east;  NW 36th on the north; and NW 30th [...]

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