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AIA architecture tour
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

AIA architecture tour

April 27, 2017. Architecture Week is an opportunity to celebrate architecture and to promote the importance of our built environment.

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The lost twin
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Making a difference
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Making a difference

April 13, 2017. Placemaking, as an activity, strengthens communities by actively engaging and exploring resilience and sustainability.

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Transit-oriented development and housing prices
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Pivot Awards
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Building a better burb
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Externalities and the price of real estate
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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5th & Littler
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

5th & Littler

March 2017. The area surrounding the park is undergoing its most significant change since its WPA era construction.

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Being a tourist in your hometown
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Placemaking
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Placemaking

February 2, 2017. Placemaking is a multifaceted approach to planning, design, and management of public places

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What’s Going Up Downtown?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Is the 30-year mortgage safe?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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A changing retail environment
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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.

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Real estate in 2017
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

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

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