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The 15-minute city
September 8, 2022. The 15-minute city concept is one of the most popular ideas for making cities denser, healthier, lower-carbon-emitting, and more convenient to access services and amenities.
Safeguarding Oklahomans 2022
September 1, 2022. I doubt many reading this column truly understand the role of the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission.
Women in Real Estate (CREW)
August 25, 2022. I had the opportunity to speak to the Commercial Real Estate Women Oklahoma City Chapter last week.
Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index
August 18, 2022. Consumer sentiment toward housing fell to the lowest levels seen since 2011 in the HPSI.
Day-trippin’
August 11, 2022. In the heat of the summer, on some weekends Julie and I just want to get out of the sun and heat and do something a little different
Pricing, inventory stabilization anticipated
August 4, 2022. Stabilization of housing prices is good for the industry and communities. The problem is the prices are likely to stabilize at a level beyond the affordability of many.
Community support and healing
July 28, 2022. It has been a somber couple of weeks for the citizens of Edmond, the Edmond Police Department, and the family of police officer C. J. Nelson.
OKC State of the City address – 2022
July 21, 2022. The general feeling in the room from the address was that Oklahoma City has moved into a completely different field of play.
Smart Choice meters
July 14, 2022. Edmond is the largest municipality that has not embraced smart-meter technology, but that ends this summer.
US a haven for global investment
July 7, 2022. The U.S. continues to be a global investment haven. Secondary markets continue to be important in investors’ commercial portfolios. This is something to watch in cities such as OKC in the future.
Time to invest more in regional public transportation
June 30, 2022. The Edmond-Oklahoma City-Norman route is emerging as a priority for regional transit after the Regional Transportation Authority of Central Oklahoma recently lost three of its original members: Midwest City, Del City, and Moore.
Population growth shows OKC in sweet spot
June 23, 2022. Currently the OKC metro area is a unique sweet spot with a low cost of living and an ease of living combined with the modern amenities of a large American city. We should enjoy this place we are in because, as the population increases, prices will also increase. But for now, enjoy those amenities that come with being a Big Leagu[...]
Adaptive reuse – churches
June 16, 2022. There are many examples in Tulsa and Oklahoma City right now of churches that are empty and begging for adaptive reuse.
Real estate and the economy
June 9, 2022. The relationship between the economy and the housing market is a unique one, and it plays a huge role in the way we make decisions, spend money, and go about our daily lives.
London study tour 2022 – trains, boats and buses
June 2, 2022. Belfast is an intriguing city and a wonderful case study for overcoming a troubled past.
UCO London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour 2022
May 26, 2022. The 2022 UCO London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour is in full swing.
The Gentle Author
May 19, 2022. I may have just had the most interesting day of my nine years of coming to London to teach/research.
UCO’s London Research Tour – 2022
May 12, 2022. Our goal is to collect and analyze data in an area of London that was once a desolate environmental wasteland.
The return of the porch
May 5, 2022. Americans rediscovered the value of the front porch during the pandemic.
Save the facades
April 28, 2022. Many old buildings that had their original facades covered now have new ownership that understands the importance of these buildings, and the new owners immediately removed the wood and metal siding to uncover the original facade.