Oklahoma City, OK

BusinessWeek recently announced the 2010 “Top Cities for College Grads” list. Not surprising to me, a number of the 30 cities are in the south.

BusinessWeek’s Methodology: “Starting with the cities with the largest numbers of employers posting entry-level positions on the After College site, Bloomberg BusinessWeek compiled the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on each city’s average annual pay and unemployment. From the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER), we obtained data on the cost of living in each city, which we used to adjust each city’s pay figure. The jobs data and adjusted average annual salary each contributed 40 percent of the final ranking, while unemployment contributed 20 percent. Some cities that appeared in last year’s ranking lacked a sufficient number of job-posting employers and so are absent from this one. Those cities include Chicago, Indianapolis, and Memphis.”

The Top 30

1. Houston, TX
2. Washington, DC
3. Dallas, TX
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Austin, TX
6. Minneapolis, MN
7. Pittsburgh, PA
8. Denver, CO
9. Columbus, OH
10. Fort Worth, TX
11. Boston, MA
12. New York, NY
13. Tulsa, OK
14. Oklahoma City, OK
15. Kansas City, KS
16. Philadelphia, PA
17. Cleveland, OH
18. Charlotte, NC
19. Phoenix, AZ
20. Dayton, OH
21. Salt Lake City, UT
22. Milwaukee, WI
23. Cincinnati, OH
24. San Antonio, TX
25. Richmond, VA
26. Knoxville, TN
27. Tucson, AZ
28. Seattle, WA
29. Portland, OR
30. Tampa, FL

From BusinessWeek

14. Oklahoma City

2009 Rank:: 17
Entry-Level Employers: 25
Average Annual Pay: $38,090
Cost of Living Index: 91.9
Unemployment Rate: 5.9 percent
Once dominated by the oil industry, Oklahoma City now counts agriculture, energy, aviation, and health care among its driving economic forces. The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center trains air traffic controllers, while Tinker Air Force Base is home to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, which provides maintenance for the Air Force’s most sophisticated weapons. Thanks to these employers, Oklahoma City has the lowest unemployment rate on the list. A resilient community, Oklahoma City has created both a landscaped memorial at the site of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and the Museum & Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism.

This is the sixteenth post in the series “Real Estate Property Marketing Plan To Sell Your Oklahoma City Home”.

From our comprehensive marketing plan:

15. Add the listing to Craigslist, BackPage, & Kijiji. Using the RealBird application above, we post to Craigslist, BackPage and Kijiji with a full color brochure. We keep the listing updated and repost every 30 days.

Sorry newspaper lovers. The day of newspaper advertising is virtually over. There’s a good article from 2008 in The Inquisitr explaining the numbers. The bottom line is, it doesn’t work, so we’re not there.

As newspapers decline, online advertising is on the rise. Check out this Reuters report. Craigslist is leading the way. And the other top real estate classified ad sites are BackPage and Kijiji (Ebay classifieds).

That’s where you’ll find us!

Photo credit: flickr/joseceurvo

Originally posted on okchomesellers.com

It’s primary election time today in Oklahoma City. Be sure to get out and vote!

There are a number of important offices changing this year, starting with governor and 5th district representative. It’s important we get competent, qualified people into these and all the other offices.

Have questions on voting in Oklahoma? Be sure to check out the Oklahoma Election Board website.

Quail Creek is a large northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood consisting of over 1,700 homes covering 2 square miles. Homes began being built in 1961 and some construction continues today although the majority of the homes were built in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. North Quail Creek is built around the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club.

Quail Creeks’ location is great, offering highway access to the Kilpatrick Turnpike and Hefner Parkway. Shopping is nearby at Quail Springs Mall. The Memorial Road corridor offers a wide variety of restaurants.  Mercy Health Center is also close by.

Home sales in Quail Creek have ranged from $59,000 to $850,000, averaging $268,000.

Quail Creek is in the Oklahoma City School District except for the far north section which is in Edmond Schools. Quail Creek Elementary is an award winning school and highly desirable.

Quail Creek Area Photos

Quail Creek Entry at May Avenue

Quail Creek Road

Quail Creek Home

Quail Creek Golf Course

Quail Creek Golf & Country Club

Quail Creek Golf Course

Quail Creek Elementary School

South Quail Creek

Quail Creek Location

Quail Creek Statistics

Originally posted on okchomesellers.com

This, ladies and gentlemen, is your government in action and your tax dollars at work.

As a part of the 2009 economic stimulus passed by Congress, Oklahoma City received $15 million to be used for street resurfacing. Tied to that was the requirement for crosswalks to meet the standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act. That meant installing handicap ramps, whether there was a sidewalk there or not!

Now, I have to say, I think handicap ramps should be on our sidewalks. I don’t think anyone would disagree with that. But come on, if there’s not a sidewalk there, why put in a ramp? How about putting the funds aside into a ‘sidewalk fund’? Let it earn some interest. Use it when sidewalks are put in.

We have all these Czars in the government. How about a Czar of Common Sense. Perhaps even a cabinet position? The Secretary of Common Sense. Someone in government to say, “this doesn’t make sense”! That’s probably too much to ask.

How about you? Do you feel stimulated yet????

Originally posted on okchomesellers.com