July 2012

Oklahoma City Rated “Most Business Friendly” by CNNMoney

July 30, 2012

Oklahoma City “Most Business Friendly” CNNMoney recently released a Thumtack survey of more than 6,000 businesses in the 40 largest metro areas rating the business climate on hiring, licensing, regulation, zoning and more. And Oklahoma City came out on top! “The city also boasts a strong support system for entrepreneurs: A nonprofit, i2E, finds them [...]

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10 REASONS THAT MAKE OKLAHOMA CITY GREAT!!!!

July 29, 2012

This is a repost of one of my first blogs but within the last month I have seen an increase in out of state buyers moving to our wonderful city.  So I thought I would republish some of the reasons that I think Oklahoma City is such a great place to live. Being a military family we [...]

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Canadian County residents warned about West Nile Virus

July 28, 2012

Canadian County Health Department officials are warning residents about a resurgence of West Nile Virus. This warning needs to be taken seriously by Central Oklahoma residents. I have a friend whose adult son has been hospitalized for a week now with West Nile Virus Encephalitis they first thought he had Viral Meningitis. Symptoms of WNV [...]

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Contracts: Umpteen Pages of Small Print Purgatory?

July 24, 2012

Are you a “Reader” or a “Signer”? Before going ziplining in Maui, I signed a disclaimer that says, well, if I happen to snuff it while on this excursion I basically had it coming, because what part of flying across a bottomless chasm attached to a metal wire sounds “safe” to you?  I wanted to [...]

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Edgemere Park HP district shows respectable activity

July 17, 2012

Every quarter, Linda and I prepare market updates for some of the neighborhoods we practice in. This time, we’d thought we’d share with you a great Historical Preservation neighborhood, Edgemere Park. This particular district is bounded by 30th Street on the south; 36th Street on the north; Robinson on the east and Walker on the [...]

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The Highs and Lows of Oklahoma City Real Estate – June 2012

July 15, 2012

There were 1,688 homes closed in June 2012, up 4% from April. This compares to 1564 closed in June of 2011 – up 8%, and 1639 in May 2010 – up 3%. You can also visit highs and lows from 2011, 2010 and 2009. As for June… Most Expensive Sale — Oklahoma City Real Estate [...]

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The name of the game this week is: BEAT THE HEAT

July 14, 2012

I am one of those people (probably the only person in Oklahoma City) who proudly wears my “LET IT SNOW” shirt all winter…and jumps for joy when any amount of snow is in the weather forecast. With our local weather forecast predicting temperatures approaching the 100’s the next few days I have been in full [...]

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Scratch the Surface

July 12, 2012

I am always interested to learn the background of the people I work with in real estate. So many individuals come to this profession after successful careers in another arena and still others manage several “hats” while working in the real estate business. I have met a professional songstress, a fine artist, a wine writer, [...]

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A pictures worth a thousand words

July 10, 2012

In today’s world of quickly changing technology pictures not words sell homes. When I started in Real Estate some 20 years ago it was all about writing a good ad to get people to look at your listing. Now it’s all about the pictures that are posted on dozens of websites. A Seller’s home can’t [...]

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Linwood Place Market Update

July 1, 2012

 Every quarter, Linda and I prepare market updates for some of the neighborhoods we practice in. This time, we thought we’d share information on one of our favorites: Linwood Place. Linwood Place is located between NW 16th and 23rd streets, and I-44 and Drexel Boulevard. We hope you find it interesting. Quarterly Market Update – [...]

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