Economy

Christmas Group Therapy

December 8, 2011

I have a cartoon on my desktop right now that is entitled “Christmas Group Therapy”. In it Santa Clause decries, “I don’t believe in myself.” Rudolph complains, “All the other reindeer call me names.” Frosty the snowman believes himself to be bi-polar and the elves feel like they are in a dead end job. Having [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 !!!

November 8, 2011

So how are those 2011 New Year’s resolutions working for you?  Every year about this time people start to work on their good intentions for the next year.  Hey! What about all those good intentions we had for last year.  Did we lose that hundred pounds? How are those guitar lessons coming? Are all the [...]

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16 or 17 Trillion?

September 8, 2011

“I don’t see what it matters whether you’re 16 trillion or 17 trillion in debt just borrow the money and let’s get on with life.” I heard these words coming from somewhere in the men’s locker room this morning after my swim. Everyone reading this blog who knows me knows that I had to respond [...]

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What can happen if we default

July 28, 2011

Interest rates go up for everyone. Would that make selling houses easier? Not to mention what it would do to property values. No paychecks at Tinker one of the top 5 employers in the OKC metro. If the money doesn’t trickle down how does that help small business? FAA is already laying people off makes [...]

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California REALTORS Applaud New Law on Short Sales

July 26, 2011

I saw this article this morning and thought it was too good not to post! Under a new state law, any lender who agrees to a short sale—which by definition will yield insufficient funds to cover the outstanding loans on a property—must accept it as payment in full for all loan balances. That is a [...]

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Oklahoma City Area Forcast

June 26, 2011

Currently in the Oklahoma City area real estate market you have good chance of finding a great price on a wonderful home with a slight chance of it being a short sale.  The market conditions that moved in from the west has slipped across the metro area and left most of us with very little impact. [...]

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Do you still have your coon skin hat?

April 8, 2011

When I was a boy I had a Daniel Boone lunch box with all the accessories.  I was quite proud of it and watched a certain television series regularly.  I even had a coon skin hat.  It all had great value to me.  Later as a teenager I learned a valuable lesson from my Dad [...]

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How Much is Enough?

March 8, 2011

“I’ve called you today because a friend of mind thought I should have an auction rather than a garage sale and they said you could help me.”  That’s how most prospective auction calls begin. “I’ve got a lifetime’s accumulation of things that are precious to me and I don’t know what to do.” That’s why [...]

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Is a Mortgage going to cost more?

February 28, 2011

Is a mortgage going to cost more? Well the answer is yes. How long will it be before the cost start to really change that’s a good question. But all the talk about what to do with Fannie and Freddie have me wondering what’s a Realtor to do? I’m still not sure but after reading [...]

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When did Auctions begin?

February 8, 2011

They were all I could carry but I was proud to be dragging them. They were faded, a little bent, and used but I was as proud of them as if they had just come off the showroom floor. They were the first thing I ever bid on at an auction. How long have auctions [...]

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