To many, it’s amazing that local builders would have the nerve to raise their prices when the market seems so questionable. However, at second glance, it’s not hard to see why.
News 5 recently did a nice piece explaining that new home builders in and around Edmond are affected by rising oil prices just as much as you and I are.
The local paparazzi caught up with some friends and colleagues of mine recently to get a pulse on local home sales. Find out what home buyers and sellers had to say about the Oklahoma City Real Estate Market on News 9.
Well, the courtroom drama in Seattle came to an end today, with a settlement that will feed the city of Seattle up to $75m. So, fellow Okies, get ready to learn, live and love the NBA! They’ll be here to play next season…
Now for the whirlwind of discussions about names, mascots, etc.
With all the light shows we’ve had lately, there’ve been a lot of stories of damage, but this one may just take the cake. A home in North Edmond’s Oak Tree addition suffered severe damage as a result of lightning strike. See the KOCO clip here:
In case you haven’t had the chance yet to hear more about the ‘It’s a Good Thing You’re in Oklahoma’ Campaign, here’s some info about an upcoming segment:
Wednesday at 10:00am on COX Channel 7 you can see OKCMAR Board President Marolyn Pryor and OKCMAR CEO, Dawn Kennedy interviewed about why it’s a good thing you’re in OKC!
Marolyn and Dawn chat with Mayor Mick Cornett and moderator, Kent Myers, about the real estate industry in Oklahoma City and why NOW is a great time to invest in local real estate properties.
I’m sure they’ll be sharing some updated statistical information, so be sure to check it out if you get a few minutes.
It’s amazing how many people are searching for more information about the tornado that swept through Edmond Sunday night/Monday morning, and I’ve since discovered that I actually know several of the home owners who were affected by this storm, so it’s been a crazy couple of days. Our prayers are with you guys, and we’re so thankful that you’re all safe!
The city still has Danforth closed between Western and Santa Fe, while the crews work to get all the power lines back up in the air, and those folks who live in Valencia are still working to get things cleaned up and repaired. Here are a few photos I’ve taken, for those of you interested in the mystery of what a tornado can do:
About a month ago, I wrote a blog post about Oklahoma tornadoes, and at that time I guess I should’ve knocked on wood.
You see, when I wrote this post, I had only been caught up in a tornado twice in my life. At about 1:45 this morning, that changed. I found myself, my wife, and my kids crouched down in our laundry room, riding out a tornado that hit dangerously close to home.
It had been a normal night for the most part. I was up late working and had the TV on, just to keep an eye on the severe weather that had been buzzing around the state for quite a few hours. Once the high winds hit our area, I started paying a little more attention.
You see, night-time tornadoes, IMO, are the most dangerous. During the day, you can step outside, take a look around at the clouds and get a pretty good idea of what’s going on, but at night you have to rely completely on what the guys on TV are telling you. Thing is, they’re going almost completely by what the radar shows because, big surprise, they don’t have any better vision at night than you and I do.
So, they’re showing radar coverage of the ‘hook’ and how this slow-moving storm is just dumping tons of rain and hail all over the metro. Next thing you know, they’re fully geared up, talking about a ‘touchdown’ (do you know the two types of touchdowns that occur in Oklahoma?)around Danforth & Western. Yep, that’s exactly one mile West of us, and this storm’s moving East. Sounds like trouble right? Yeah, that was enough for us to go get the boys out of bed and make a mad rush for a safe room in the middle of the house.
Long story short, we faired well. This thing skated by about 1/8 mile South of our home, taking down power lines and snapping the poles in half. The boys had a great time & I guess they thought we were playing hide & seek or something. They enjoyed playing with the flashlights & stuff.
Later, we found out that several homes in the Valencia area (just west of our church, and 3 miles from home) got hit pretty hard, but praise God, there were no reported injuries. One house in particular had almost the entire roof ripped off, with Mom & her twin boys inside.
It was quite a site this morning, as I drove around checking on clients & friends and their homes. Several of the main intersections were closed to through traffic as the power company worked to get the lines back up. I couldn’t really get any pictures of the damage to homes, but you can see here one of those utility poles snapped in half.
By the way, I want to applaud those from my church who decided on their own to go over to Valencia this morning and help those residents any way they could, with cleanup and prayer. What a great bunch of people!
So, here we are, a month after my first post, and I now have to increase my number by 50%. Yes, it’s true, I’ve been in that crouching position 3 times in my 36 years.
Here are some of the local news articles on last night’s storm:
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