While economic statistics may not be perfect here in Oklahoma, there are still plenty great things to hang our hats on, such as the good ole’ housing market. Check out Richard Mize’s latest assessment/report of where we’ve been and where we are, and keep these things in mind as you decide whether or not buying a home or selling your home are the right moves for you right now.

So, it’s not just us local yokels singing the praises of the Oklahoma City metro real estate market. Even the Federal Housing Finance Agency has joined in on the party.

With both Tulsa and Oklahoma city ranked highly, I’ll continue to say there’s plenty to be confident about here, in Oklahoma.

In case you missed it last month, Forbes ranked Oklahoma City as one of the top cities for quick economic recovery, citing diversified industry and relatively stable housing fundamentals as the main factors.

More kudos for our local economy were published by MSN.com recently. Low unemployment, continued improvement & growth in our city, and affordable living seem to be the common thread through all of these stories.

More props for the OKC area economy came shining through earlier this week as the labor department released the latest unemployment numbers:

The Oklahoma City metro area’s September jobless rate of 5.9 percent was the lowest in the nation for large cities with a population of 1 million or more

Time to toot the horn of the Oklahoma City real estate market again!

MSN.com recently ranked us among the Top 10 strongest US housing markets. Here are the statistics they quoted in their summary:

Share of homes with increasing values: 40.20%
Median value: $119,600
Annual change: 4.94%
Quarterly change: 1.85%

It’s no shock that OKC has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the US, so wouldn’t it just make sense that it’d also be one of the best cities to look for a new job, too?

With all our local economy has going right, it’s no wonder we’re seeing so many new faces in Oklahoma City and Edmond these days.

According to a recent article published by Business Week, Oklahoma City and Tulsa are tops when it comes to housing market strength; of course, we already knew that

OKC, comes in at #10 of the Top 30 with a positive annual change in home values of 4.94% and a quarterly increase of 1.85%

Many Oklahomans (or Okies) may think to themselves ‘What Recession?’ when they watch the nightly news, and that sentiment is being noticed more every day as the national press continues to report how strong our local economy is here in the Sooner State.

Only a couple of weeks ago, USA Today reported on the strength of OKC’s economy and the list of these types of accolades continues to grow.

This city is perhaps the most surprising. Construction cranes are busy here. New medical buildings are underway. Buildings are being renovated in the historical Bricktown neighborhood. Oklahoma City’s June unemployment rate of 6% was the second-lowest in the nation for metropolitan areas with 1 million or people, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Its per-capita income grew 6.9% in 2008 to $40,942, compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department reported last week. That growth made the city No. 1 in the USA for large metro areas.

What about your corner of the US? How are things there?

Ah, yet another list for Oklahoma City to add to it’s quickly-growing stack of bragging rights.. One of the Top 5 places to sell a home, according to ABC. Anyone out there noticing a trend yet?