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July, 2008 ·  Wednesday
OKC: 4th Best Commute
Forbes' love affair with OKC continunes...
The Sooner State capital has a road system well suited to its small population of commuters (547,255), as 48% of workers get to their jobs in fewer than 20 minutes.


They're right, and my large segment of clientele on the north side who work at Tinker proves it.
CITED ARTICLE:
In Depth: 10 Best Cities For Commuters
Matt Woolsey · Forbes.com
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GOOD NEWS, LOCAL, NATIONAL, PERCEPTIONS, TRANSPORTATION
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01
July, 2008 ·  Tuesday
Feelin’ Like Mr. Lucky Today
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce has a new video out. It's quite the commercial for Oklahoma City, and something that could be easily sent along to anyone to whom you're selling the vision of Oklahoma City.


CITED ARTICLE:
Oklahoma City Retail Development
VisitOklahomaCity · YouTube
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COMMERCIAL, DEVELOPMENT, DOWNTOWN, GOOD NEWS, GROWTH, INFLUENCE, LOCAL, PERCEPTIONS, PROPERTY VALUES
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30
June, 2008 ·  Monday
BRB
Man, who turned on the faucet of busy-ness? Until I can consume or redistribute some of this food on my plate, I'll be putting this place on the back-burner, and posts will continue to be on a when-I-can basis.
CITED ARTICLE:
None
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MLR
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How it will work
Dynamic Architecture's concept video for the new moving skyscraper in Dubai. It goes without saying, motion is shown much faster here than would be in real life, and I'm guessing it would take hours for the building to change form factors shown in seconds here.


CITED ARTICLE:
Dubai Moving Skyscraper
Dynamic Architecture · YouTube
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DESIGN, FUTURE, MISC, TECHNOLOGY
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27
June, 2008 ·  Friday
Bedfellows
The Journal Record, on the merger of 3 brokerages in Tulsa:

The new company, Tulsa-based Coldwell Banker Select, boasts more than 20 offices with 700-plus agents across the state. Rader expects closed sales to top $1 billion this year, with reinvestment programs under way to help lift that to $1.5 billion over the next three to four years.

CITED ARTICLE:
Newly formed brokerage targets $1.5B sales in OKC, Tulsa
Kirby Lee Davis · The Journal Record
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REALTORS, SALES, TULSA
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Thirteen Hundred
1300 homes planned over the next decade at The Grove. That's 130 a year, and ambitious, to say the least, even with a new Deer Creek elementary.
CITED ARTICLE:
The Grove plans ‘resort-style’ pool, clubhouse, fitness center
Kelley Chambers · The Journal Record
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DEER CREEK, DEVELOPMENT, FUTURE, GROWTH, HOME BUILDING, SPADES
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25
June, 2008 ·  Wednesday
Just Plain Ssssssweet

Kind of makes the Founders Tower/360º look even more out of date.
CITED ARTICLE:
Architect Looks to Construct First Moving Tower in Dubai
The Associated Press · FoxNews
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COMMERCIAL, FUTURE, MISC, TECHNOLOGY
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23
June, 2008 ·  Monday
Just Be Sure To Signal
Certainly more fodder for stalkers and road ragers, Street View is now available for Oklahoma City at Google Maps. Tulsa has also been added.


View Larger Map
CITED ARTICLE:
Street View turns 1, keeps on growing
Jiajun Zhu · Google Lat Long Blog
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FUTURE, LOCAL, MISC, TECHNOLOGY, TULSA
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The End Of Super-sizing
An interesting story on the emerging trend of homeowners seeking to downsize, consistent with what I'm seeing more of. From the article:

Three factors are driving the New Affordability: housing prices, house size, and the government's expanding role in the mortgage market


A fourth factor could also be affordable utilities via energy efficiency, but that is contingent upon energy prices getting off their high-horse. A big "if".

CITED ARTICLE:
Downsizing the American home
Shawn Tully · CNNMoney.com
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ECONOMY, FUTURE, GROWTH, HOME BUILDING, TRENDS & STATS, UTILITIES
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If Walls Could Talk
3 Oklahoma homes will be showcased on the HGTV show, "If Walls Could Talk." The first airs today at 4.
CITED ARTICLE:
Norman home, family to be on HGTV
Carol Cole-Frowe · The Norman Transcript
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MISC
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21
June, 2008 ·  Saturday
And Action!
Developer Clay Farha of B.D. Eddie Enterprises picks up another big fish, with Warren Theatres announcing not only are they expanding their new Moore location, but adding another at Memorial and Rockwell.

I quit going to movies at AMC Quail Springs years ago because the movies just aren't like it used to be thanks to kids and cell phones. Now I'm actually starting to sound like Clay, who by the way, didn't mention this deal over lunch last week. Kudos, nonetheless. I'll still probably just stick with my AppleTV when it comes to movies, though.
CITED ARTICLE:
Moore’s Warren Theatre plans expansion, additional location
Pamela Grady · OKCBusiness.com
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COHBA MEMBERS, COMMERCIAL, DEVELOPMENT, EDMOND, GOOD NEWS, GROWTH, LOCAL
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Let The Parade Begin
The Tulsa HBA kicks off their annual Parade Of Homes today with a record 196 homes entered, a questionable time to be ramping up inventory levels. COHBA's 2008 Oklahoma City Metro Parade Of Homes will run September 13-21, and is down about 12 houses from last year's level.

Note To Rayzer, who commented on the story at the Tulsa World: State home values are still verifiably increasing, and Tulsa actually did better than OKC last quarter in appreciation.
CITED ARTICLE:
196 houses featured in Parade of Homes
Robert Evatt · The Tulsa World
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EVENTS, HOME BUILDING, TULSA
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