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The return of the porch
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The return of the porch

December 15, 2023. Americans rediscovered the value of the front porch during the pandemic. The front porch became the connection to neighbors, friends, and family.

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Shrink that street
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Shrink that street

December 7, 2023. Overall, the study found no evidence that narrower lanes (9 feet and 10 feet) are associated with higher number of crashes or increased the risk of vehicle accidents.

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Pete Reeser
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Pete Reeser

December 1, 2023. Sometimes a person comes along that makes such an impact on his family, his industry, and his community that it must be recognized.

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Trouble for National Association of Realtors
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Trouble for National Association of Realtors

November 17, 2023. Recently a Kansas City jury found the NAR, HomeServices of America and Keller Williams guilty of colluding to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s Clear Cooperation Rule.

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Affordability at home
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Affordability at home

November 10, 2023. The housing affordability crisis is not just a numbers game – it has real, tangible effects on Edmond's community.

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The Oklahoma Academy
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The Oklahoma Academy

November 3, 2023. The title for this year’s town hall was “Oklahoma Housing: Affordable, Accessible, Attainable.”

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A developer’s discussion
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

A developer’s discussion

October 19, 2023. A standing-room-only audience was treated to a no-holds-barred, candid, transparent discussion on what it takes to be successful in today’s world of real estate development.

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2023 Commercial Real Estate Summit Pivot Awards
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

2023 Commercial Real Estate Summit Pivot Awards

Octobre 13, 2023. This week, Pivot Awards were presented at the annual Commercial Real Estate Summit hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma Real Estate Program and sponsored by Gardner Tanenbaum.

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Land Value Tax
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Land Value Tax

September 14, 2023. A land value tax entails separating out the value of the land without any improvement on it and taxing it separately – at a higher rate.

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My ‘Jimmy Buffett’ lifestyle
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

My ‘Jimmy Buffett’ lifestyle

September 8, 2023. Jimmy Buffett was more than just a singer-songwriter to me. He was a lifestyle, a philosophy, a way of looking at the world.

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The demise of the British pub?
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The demise of the British pub?

August 31, 2023. I am confident that I will continue to be able to “knock the frost off a few” at my favorite British pub in the future. However, it is clear that there will continue to be changes in the industry.

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Back to school
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Back to school

August 24, 2023. I started yet another school year teaching real estate to intelligent, young college students eager to learn the ins and outs of real estate.

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Jimmy Buffett, trailer parks and tiny homes
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Jimmy Buffett, trailer parks and tiny homes

August 10, 2023. America’s growing affordability housing gap is forcing many people to reassess the traditional single-family home model and look at mobile home communities as an alternative.

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It Takes a Village
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

It Takes a Village

August 3, 2023. The village community model can be used to help aging in place with the type of interdependent living that helps make aging alone possible.

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American Heartland Theme Park
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

American Heartland Theme Park

July 27, 2023. The inability of the airline industry to serve recreational travelers may just be the catalyst to make a project like this succeed.

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