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Oklahoma State Overview

Capital: Oklahoma City

Estimated 2004 population: 3,523,553

Change from 2000: +72,899

2004 housing units: 1,572,756

Housing units change from 2000-2004: +54,836

 

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Oklahoma housing trends: It’s a buyer’s market but it’s not tragic

Oklahoma home sales were down 25.3-percent in September compared with August. But this is an occurance that is normal for this time of year.

Home sales have dropped from August to September, every year since 1994.

Sales dropped 21.8 percent from August to September 2006, according to the Metro Realtors. The biggest drop was due to 9/11. Sales dropped 31 percent from August to September 2001. Even during that terrible month, 1,102 homes sold.

Notice the interesting stats on declines in home sales:
• 1994 - 7.6% drop
• 1995 – 10% drop

Tulsa OK housing market looking up

According to newly-released numbers from the Greater Tulsa Realtors Association, there were 1,329 home sales in August of this year. That's up 7.3% from July of this year. But overall, home sales numbers for 2007 are 1.6% lower than last year's numbers.

Oklahoma’s Housing Market Going Strong

Tulsa is near the top of the list for homeowners expected to make the most money off their investment in the coming year.

Baskin, an area realtor, says most years homes in Tulsa appreciate 3-5%. That's right in line with a new analysis that predicts Tulsa home values will go up 4.3% from this April to next April, the second best market in the nation.
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