Former Hollywood producer Neal Nordlinger, raising funds for a technology venture a couple of years ago, was stunned when a partner suggested locating the start-up here in Oklahoma’s capital and leaving Los Angeles behind: “I said: ‘Are you blankety-blank crazy? Oklahoma City? It’s a cow town.’ “ One of the things I get a chuckle […]
Oklahoma City Growth Explained?
January 4, 2011 by
Having lived in here my entire life, it’s easy for me to see and understand the growth we’re experiencing in the Oklahoma City metro, but it’s also fun to see it measured in a more technical sense. Check out what Forbes.com recently had to say about “The Fastest-Growing Cities In The U.S.: Oklahoma City–with its […]
Best Cities for Starter Homes
December 22, 2010 by
One fact that’s undeniable is the affordability of housing in Oklahoma. On a national scale, we rock! So, it’s probably not a surprise to anyone around here that Oklahoma City was recently ranked by CNBC.com in the Top 10 of “Best Cities for Starter Homes,” right? Well, I’m going to brag about it anyway. Just […]
Kudos Abound for Oklahoma City
November 16, 2010 by
We love to share the positive points of living in Oklahoma, economic news included, but lately it’s become difficult to keep up… I must have 30 webpages bookmarked right now! How about I just wrap a few of them together here, to make it easier for you to brag to your out-of-state friends: The Wall […]
OKC Ranked in Top 25 Best-Performing Cities Index
October 16, 2010 by
Need more assurance that the Oklahoma City metro is headed in the right direction? The 2010 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary, and technology growth. In most years, these give a good indication […]
Oklahoma Housing Holds Head Above Water
October 5, 2010 by
The amount of press that Oklahoma’s real estate market gets these days is amazing, and the beauty is that it’s mostly positive. In a recent msnbc.com article, Oklahoma grabs 2 of the top 3 spots for “Housing’s Least Underwater Areas,” indicating that we’re leading the country in terms of equity. The most impressive part of […]
Predictability's Out the Window
August 23, 2010 by
The title says it all… there’s really no other way to sum up what’s happening in the Oklahoma City real estate market lately. For the past year, although certain aspects of the market have been unpredictable, we’ve seen fairly-steady growth, and respectable levels of home sales in the OKC metro, especially in comparison with the […]
Oklahoma City Makes Forbes List of Best Places for Business and Careers
July 29, 2010 by
While growing up around here, I often heard the talk of how none of the good jobs were in Oklahoma. Over time, I came to realize that was a stereotype strongly held by many. Is it that things have changed that much, or that the stereotypes are just false? Forbes seems to think Oklahoma City […]
New Home Sales on the Mend
April 26, 2010 by
The big debate over the past couple of years has been ‘has the real estate market hit bottom and is it finally back on the rise?’ It’s not hard to find negative news out there if that’s what you’re looking for, but with so many positive numbers coming out of so many markets around the […]
Where Does Oklahoma's Per-Capita Income Rank?
March 30, 2010 by
It’s a question that’s not usually asked as much as it’s assumed. You see, there’s this stigma that Oklahomans don’t earn much in comparison to the rest of the country, and if you’re one that makes that assumption, then the #2 and #4 rankings of a September 2009 report on Portfolio.com might surprise you. Oklahoma […]
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