Monday, November 22, 2010

South Tulsa Luxury Home for Sale

Bixby, OK Luxury Home for Sale!

10824 S. 93 E. Ave.
Bixby, OK. in The Legends Addition
$725,000

5 Bedrooms
5 Full 1 Half Bathrooms
5 Living Areas
3 Car Garage
Bixby School District

Casual elegance combined with private backyard backing to green area & mature trees. Gorgeous brick & stone 5 Bedroom. Main level master with his & her's bath off Laundry Room. Granite Kitchen open to family room. 3 bedrooms, game & exercise rooms upstairs. Outdoor living with Pool and Bath.





To get more information on this Bixby, OK luxury home for sale or to buy or sell Tulsa, OK area real estate, contact Kelly Howard, McGraw Realtors at 918-230-6341 or www.kellyhowardhomes.com.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Tulsa OK Area Luxury Homes for Sale...

Luxury Homes for Sale in the Tulsa, OK Area

Elegant Luxury Home For Sale in Bixby, OK.

13420 S. Lewis Ave.
$999,000

13420 South Lewis Avenue in Bixby, OK
The Estates of Hampton Hills Addition

5 Bedrooms
5 Full, 1 Half Bathrooms
3 Car Garage

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Secluded Owasso, OK Luxury Home For Sale

15601 East 82nd Street North
in Owasso, OK.

$1,900,000

4 Bedrooms
4 Full, 2 Half Bathrooms
4 Car Garage

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Will 2011 Be a Positive Year for The Housing Market?

The National Association of Realtor's Chief Economist, Lawrence Yun, believes that since home "affordability remains strong" and if "consumer confidence and business spending" increases, we could see a "virtuous cycle" begin as early as next year. What happens if consumer confidence and business spending don't increase? Yun says that we could enter a "vicious cycle" instead! Read on for the entire article, Home Sales Could Enter 'Virtuous Cycle', as printed in Realtor Magazine Online.


Consumer confidence and business spending are key to whether the U.S. housing market will move into a virtuous or a vicious cycle in 2011, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told a packed audience at the Residential Economic Outlook Forum Friday in New Orleans.

After the downturn, the housing market has clawed its way back to a point of near stability, Yun said, with the pace of new foreclosures easing, sales moving toward historically normal levels and prices on a national basis gaining modestly.

At the same time, affordability remains strong. He said all of the price excesses from the housing bubble have been squeezed out. In San Diego, for example, buyers today would pay $1,564 a month in mortgage payments for a house that at the height of the boom would have cost them $2,833 a month.

The broader economy is also showing positive signs, with businesses enjoying strong profits, sitting on huge cash reserves, and even adding jobs. Yun predicts this positive trend to continue into 2011, with existing home sales reaching 5.5 million units, prices rising a modest 1 percent, and the U.S. gross domestic product increasing to about 2.5 percent.

“We are entering a virtuous cycle,” he said. But for the positive trend to continue, he added, businesses will have to start spending some of their cash to fuel job growth at a far greater pace than they’re doing now. Currently, businesses are adding jobs at a pace of about 100,000 a month. That needs to grow to about 400,000 a month for unemployment to start shrinking.

The scenario will be far more negative if businesses continue to sit on their cash. In that case, sales will fall, inventories will rise, the high rate of foreclosures will resume, and the cost to the federal government of bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will surge.

Federal Reserve Governor Thomas Koenig, who shared the dais with Yun, said the Fed’s continued effort to spur the economy, most recently through a $600 billion bond buying program, is understandable given concerns over the slow pace of growth. But the continued subsidization of the market could unleash inflationary forces.

Yun said he sees possible evidence of inflation building, but it’s not visible now because the housing-cost portion of inflation measurements is holding down prices.

—Rob Freedman, REALTOR® Magazine

Now is a great time to buy or sell your Tulsa, OK luxury home! Contact Kelly Howard, McGraw Realtors, 918-230-6341 or www.kellyhowardhomes.com.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

New Luxury Home in South Tulsa!


12204 South 68th East Avenue
Woodmere Addition in Bixby, Oklahoma
$935,000

5 Bedrooms
4 Full 1 Half Baths
4 Car Garage



Gorgeous Master Retreat


Formal Dining with Exquisite Details!


Comfortable Kitchen and Family Room!

For more information on this Gorgeous Bixby, OK Luxury Home or for other Tulsa, OK real estate needs, contact Kelly Howard, McGraw Realtors, 918-230-6341 or www.kellyhowardhomes.com.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Luxury Bixby, OK. Ranch for Sale

Gated and Secluded Luxury Estate in Bixby, OK

1724 East 151 Street
in Bixby, OK.

$2,675,000

5 Bedrooms
6.5 Bathrooms
4 Car Garage

Incomparable Gated & Secluded Estate! Luxurious Private Estate sits on 4 Acres w/up to 100 acres available including a 12-acre pond. Rare & unusual hand carvings & stone accents. Master separate from the 3 guest en suites. Gourmet Kitchen, Saloon & More!

For more information on this Luxury Bixby, OK Ranch for Sale or for all your Tulsa, OK luxury real estate needs, contact Kelly Howard, McGraw Realtors, 918-230-6341 or www.kellyhowardhomes.com

Monday, November 1, 2010

KNOW YOUR VOTING INFORMATION!

One of the biggest and most important United States and Oklahoma elections is tomorrow, November 2, 2010. For many of you, you have already researched the issues and candidates, know your polling place, and are ready to go. For others, however, knowing what you will be voting on is a daunting task and you may not know where to start. For those of you in the latter category, or for those who simply want a little bit more information, read on for some helpful steps to take before you vote and for some vital links to ballot information.

Steps to Take to Ensure a Smoother Voting Process:

  1. Know Your Information! Before you go vote, make sure you know the following: your voting precinct, state Senate district, state House district, County Commission district. Knowing this information can ensure that you get all the proper ballots and the right candidates to choose from on your ballot. Follow this helpful link to the Oklahoma State Election Board. Simply click on find your polling place and enter your name, birthday, and zip code. Take this information with you when you vote.
  2. Know Your Oklahoma State Questions and Candidates! There will be 11 State Questions on the Ballot tomorrow, as well as elections for 9 statewide partisan offices, and 6 statewide judicial offices. There will also be many district judges and special elections all over the state. Take some time to check out the following links to be an informed voter. Follow this link to Ballotpedia for links to information on each of the 11 state questions. Follow this link to politics1 for information on the statewide elections. This link to tulsacounty will give you a copy of your sample ballot. You will need the information you found in point 1 to get the proper ballot.
  3. Go Vote! Make sure you take notes of which candidates, questions, and issues you are in agreement with. You could even print out the sample ballot and mark it for easier reference.

The important thing is to make our voices heard. No matter which candidate or side of the issue you stand on, be informed and go vote.

For all your Tulsa, OK area luxury real estate needs, contact Darryl Baskin, McGraw Realtors, 918-258-2600 or www.darrylbaskin.com