September 30, 2021. Nearly every country has leaned on real estate to pull its economy out of financial recession; however, none did so as much as China.

September 23, 2021. The mission of the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission is to safeguard the public interest with respect to the real estate industry in Oklahoma and to provide quality resources to real estate professionals by encouraging and requiring high standards of knowledge and ethical practices, investigating and sanctioning licensed activitie[...]

September 16, 2021. There is a new program in Oklahoma that helps building owners, developers, investors or anyone looking to finance a project but also looking to do things better.

September 9, 2021. Cheers to Earl Neighbors, the impact that he had on the coffee scene in Oklahoma City, and the real estate in Automobile Alley.

September 2, 2021. The role of property manager is more technical, more financial, and more important than ever.

August 26, 2021. The Commercial Real Estate Summit is back and returning to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

August 19, 2021. On Nov. 1, the Predatory Real Estate Wholesaler Act will officially go into effect in Oklahoma, requiring real estate wholesalers to obtain a real estate license and abide by Oklahoma laws designed to promote consumer protection and ethical practices.

August 12, 2021. I was honored this week to give a midyear update on real estate for credit union executives from around Oklahoma. I do these presentations every year to several organizations; however, 2020 and 2021 have been the most difficult in my career. It’s easy enough to go over the numbers so far, but my crystal ball is a bit foggy as [...]

August 5, 2021. I am not sure how the Biden administration’s plan will actually play out once it gets through Congress, but one thing is for sure: It’s going to be big and it’s going to be one of his main priorities as president. Bigger may not be better for the U.S., and may not be better for all citizens, but it is likely very good for [...]

July 29, 2021. Office space is being disrupted, but not devastated.

July 22, 2021. As we return to our workplaces and redevelop some sort of separation between home and work, we are craving third places and the social interaction that naturally occurs in these places.

July 15, 2021. I want to address something that gets very little attention, until you have a problem – code enforcement.

July 8, 2021. While foreign investment in U.S. real estate did decrease, it appears to have had more to do with a worldwide recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic than a loss of confidence.

July 1, 2021. It is time our communities discuss housing options and density implications through multiple lenses including economic development, public finance, natural resources, and community character.

June 24, 2021. Generically the triplets in the triple-bottom-line approach are “people, planet, and profit.”

June 17, 2021.

The most common question I receive is, “How do I get started investing in real estate?”

June 10, 2021. The last year has been quite a ride for residential real estate.

June 3, 2021. I got a firsthand view of the hospitality industry Memorial Day weekend traveling to the Grand Canyon on a family vacation.

May 27, 2021. The National Association of Realtors is one of the largest lobbying organizations in the U.S. One of its most important platforms is preserving citizens’ property rights. On the surface, this is something, it seems, everyone would support. It is not that simple. In fact, it is very complex.

May 20, 2021. A relatively new category of real estate called single-family built-for-rent, or SFBFR, construction is posting record numbers around the country.