As announced in the Tulsa World today, the BOK Center continues to be one of the top venues in the US. Pollstar listed the BOK Center as #9 in the US and #23 in the US for the number of tickets sold at arenas from January through June. Shows such as Elton John&Billy; Joel's "Face to Face" concert and "Walking with the Dinosaurs" have been instrumental in the high ticket sale numbers. Many exciting shows are scheduled for the the BOK Center in Tulsa including Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, and Britney Spears. The BOK Center has also been home to the Tulsa Oilers hockey games and Tulsa Talons arena football games.
Tulsa Housing Sales Rise in May
As reported in the Tulsa World, homes sales rose again in May... although they are still behind last years numbers. 973 homes were reported sold in May which is up 6.7% from April. The median homes price has continued to hold steady this year but is also down from last year.
Recent data released in the Tulsa World shows that the Tulsa, OK real estate market continues to hold strong despite the national economy. Although sales of homes in January were down with closings dropping from 676 in January 2008 to 536 in January of 2009, the median sales price was up 4%. The average sales price also increased to $155,074 which was over 10% higher than the month and year before. Nationally, the median homes price was down almost 15% from the previous year. The $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers that was included in the stimulus plan is being credited for recent increased activity in the market.

As reported in the Tulsa World, the Tulsa housing market continues to be among the top markets in the nation! Economy.com recently released a report showing Tulsa tied for number 6 among the best performing home markets. Because Tulsa's home values have shown a slow but steady growth, the market has not been impacted by the boom and bust of other major markets. Tulsa is predicted to lose 1.1% of its value in the housing market before it starts to recover. Only 2 cities in the report are expected to show no loss, McAllen TX and Syracuse NY and there are no cities expected to see appreciation.

Jobs gained in October
According to the Tulsa Metro Chamber Tulsa gained jobs in the month of October. The unemployment rate of 4.2% is still considered full employment and continues to be better than most of the rest of the country.
Tulsa ranks in Milken's Best Performing Cites report
Energy related industries and less subprime mortgage market exposure helped boost Tulsa's ranging in the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities 2008 report. This year, the Tulsa area jumped to No. 72, up from 98 last year.
2008 MSN Real Estate Report of the 66 Cities Where Buying Makes Sense
Tulsa has been ranked as #14 of the best places to buy a home.
Relocate America Top 100 in 2008
Tulsa Oklahoma is ranked #5 out of the top ten cities in the country to live!
Home prices holding steady
The Tulsa World recently reported that while nationwide home prices have dropped over 9%, home prices in Tulsa have held steady over the past year.

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