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U.S. economy isn’t giving in
November 10, 2022. I get the feeling that the real estate industry has yet to respond to the Fed’s actions. It surely will, but when?

Benefits of assumable home loans
November 3, 2022. I tell my students, and anyone who will listen, that I don’t fall in love with properties. I fall in love with the financing on properties.

Edmond to decide on housing
October 27, 2022. On Nov. 8 the citizens of Edmond will be voting to uphold or deny a zoning change that the Edmond City Council approved for an apartment project near Interstate 35 and Memorial Road.

2022 Commercial Real Estate Summit PIVOT Awards
October 20, 2022. Recently the PIVOT Awards were presented at the annual Commercial Real Estate Summit hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma Real Estate Program.

Oktoberfest in the New Mexico mountains
October 13, 2022. Oktoberfest in the mountains is special with the changing color of the Aspens and clean, cool air.

Another beauty bites the dust – First Christian Church
October 6, 2022. I have been writing in this column for years about the influence the built environment can have on our society and community. I think we can all agree the First Christian Church was one of those structures.

2022 Oklahoma Housing Conference
September 29, 2022. I was honored to speak at the Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing’s 2022 Housing Conference.

Network and learn: 2022 CRE Summit
September 22, 2022. The seventh annual Commercial Real Estate Summit will be held on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11.

OAR Annual Conference 2022
September 8, 2022. Opportunities such as the Oklahoma Association of Realtors’ annual conference are critical to increase the competency level of individuals and the professionalism of the entire industry.

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.