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Golf in the Rough
May 2017. Edmond bids a sad farewell to the Coffee Creek Golf Course
AIA architecture tour
April 27, 2017. Architecture Week is an opportunity to celebrate architecture and to promote the importance of our built environment.
The lost twin
April 20, 2017. Recently I gave a tour of Tulsa to some European visitors and they immediately noticed what even some longtime Okies might miss.
Making a difference
April 13, 2017. Placemaking, as an activity, strengthens communities by actively engaging and exploring resilience and sustainability.
Transit-oriented development and housing prices
April 6, 2017. Results from an important research project on the influence of public transportation on housing values were released at the same time construction began on the MAPS 3 streetcar line.
Drama Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
April 2017. It used to be enough to have stadium-style seating, large screens, and awesome surround-sound, but today movie-goers are demanding more.
Pivot Awards
March 30, 2017. This week at the annual Commercial Real Estate Summit hosted at the University of Central Oklahoma, the Central Oklahoma Commercial Association of Realtors and the UCO Real Estate Program presented four awards to deserving real estate professionals.
A different perspective on homeownership
February 23, 2017.. With homeownership dropping to 62.9 percent, or the same as it was in 1965, the U.S. demand for rental property is at an all-time high.
Confronting a Nor’easter – the research must go on!
March 23, 2017. As our team of researchers arrived in New York City, weather forecasters were predicting one of the most devastating Nor’easter storms in recent memory.
Building a better burb
March 16, 2017. The redrawing of America’s poverty map should cause Oklahomans to question long-held myopic views of the people and communities that typically see poverty’s effects.
Risk Management Association
March 9, 2017. I was honored to speak at the Risk Management Association monthly luncheon this week.
Externalities and the price of real estate
March 2, 2017. What determines the price and attractiveness of commercial and residential real estate? Researchers at the University of Central Oklahoma Real Estate Program are working in this area.
5th & Littler
March 2017. The area surrounding the park is undergoing its most significant change since its WPA era construction.
ULI Awards, and the winners are. . .
February 16, 2017. For the past three years, ULI Oklahoma has awarded Impact Awards to the most deserving projects.
Being a tourist in your hometown
February 9, 2017. There isn’t much I enjoy more than showing off our city, telling our unique story, and yes, it always relates back to the built environment in which I work.
Placemaking
February 2, 2017. Placemaking is a multifaceted approach to planning, design, and management of public places
What’s Going Up Downtown?
February 2017. There is a renaissance of sorts taking place in what used to be the sleepy little downtown, urban core of Edmond, Oklahoma.
Is the 30-year mortgage safe?
January 26, 2017. Rumblings amongst President Trump’s Cabinet picks and congressional Republican leadership indicate support for curbing governmental backing of the traditional 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage that Americans have become accustomed to receiving.
A changing retail environment
January 19, 2017. The typical retail store is getting significantly smaller and retailers are focusing more on the experience of shopping.
Real estate in 2017
January 12, 2017. Now that college football is over, people in Oklahoma will get back to work and ponder what 2017 will bring to their business. I wish I was as optimistic about the real estate market as I was about our state football teams