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Owasso, OK Real Estate News

By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Time to MOOve! This property is located at the corner of Garnett and 106th Street North in Owasso, Oklahoma.  Although hard to see, it is a driving range that went out of business.  Today the cows enjoy the pasture instead of the golfers.  As you can see, the property is for sale.  There is another prime corner across the street that is for sale also.  Go up or down Garnett and you'll find lots of other prime property for sale.  The problem is that the properties are all commercial and commercial development is pretty much at a stand still in Owasso right now. So the cows are enjoying their opportunity to not get dinged by golf balls. If you are in the market to buy or sell property or your next home, contact Bob Haywood with McGraw Realtors! www.BobHaywood.com918-272-7272
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
You just never know what you're going to see when you're out showing houses.  The surprises you find can be one of the fun parts of being a Realtor.  This Silo sits in Collinsville, Oklahoma just off 176th Street North.  Today it has trash in the bottom and no top.  The construction is made up of individual blocks held together with steel bands. For complete market reports of the Owasso, Collinsville and greater Tulsa, Oklahoma area or when you're ready to buy or sell your next home, contact Bob Haywood.  www.BobHaywood.com918-272-7272
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Owasso Oklahoma Housing Statistics Update 2009 is almost over and we've wrapped up November, so it's time to take a look at what the housing market looked like for another month here in the Owasso, Oklahoma area. Let's begin with our chart that shows the number of houses sold and how many days they are taking to sell in Owasso. You can see from our chart that there were 62 houses sold and closed in November in Owasso.  Compare this to 82 in October and 97 in September and you can see pretty quickly that we're on our typical winter downward trend.  My personal opinion is that this is a seasonal downturn that is not related to the larger downturn in the housing market over the last few years. Now, lets check out the trend for home sales in the Owasso, Oklahoma area.  You can see that thro...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
For complete market reports of the Owasso or Greater Tulsa area, contact Bob Haywood, McGraw Realtors. 918-272-7272 or www.BobHaywood.com For information about buying or selling in our area, be sure to read Bob's Blog by clicking here. Here are a few recent posts you may be interested in reading Advantages of Selling Your Home in Winter Owasso, Oklahoma 2009 Housing Market Update Great Houses for Sale in Owasso, Oklahoma Preparing Your Home for sale Some of the listed blogs above are called "reblogs".  They were written by knowledgable real estate professionals and have been posted in such a way that I can share the information with you.  Picture copyright Bob Haywood.  
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Are you sick and tired of 1-800 companies or 1-877 companies calling you all the time even though your cell phone is on the Do Not Call Registry?  It doesn't seem like spammers care that you go to all that effort to NOT hear from them does it? Fear not!  A solution has been invented if you own and use a Blackberry cell phone! It's called Call Blocker Pro and are you ready for this?  It costs a whopping $2.99. I found this program the other day when I kept getting calls from some 1-877 outfit that everyone was complaining about on the internet.  I thought, "There's got to be a way to outsmart these people."  So I went searching at the Blackberry App World and found this little program. Here's a screenshot from the Blackberry App Store.  The program can be downloaded from the internet or ...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Owasso, Oklahoma 2009 Housing Market Update It's been an interesting year in the world of real estate here in the heartland, known as Owasso, Oklahoma.  You can see from the chart below that we've had fairly consistent sales throughout this year. You can see from the blue line that our home sales peaked in June at 110 houses sold that month.  Typically speaking, this is a bit early for a peak as we usually see this happen in July.  After coming down to 61 sales in August, we saw sales run back up to 97 in September.  This may have been due to late vacations and the beginning of school being earlier this year.  We finished October with 62 total house sales in the Owasso housing market this year.  The purple line shows the average amount of time that Owasso homes are sitting on the market...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Sorry for the words, but this picture was shot with my Blackberry Curve 8900 and has not been touched up or altered in anyway.  It was just one of those magical evenings in Owasso when the sunset was simply incredible.  If you look closely, you can see the horses in the pasture across the street. Owasso Oklahoma is located 8 miles North of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  It is one of the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma. For complete market reports or to buy or sell property in the greater Tulsa or Owasso Oklahoma area, be sure to contact Bob Haywood, "Your Real Estate Results Expert!"  918-272-7272.  www.BobHaywood.com.  Photo and content property of Bob Haywood.  You must have written permission from Bob Haywood to reprint, publish or use the picture.
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
If you read my blogs, you know that I live in Owasso, one of the growing suburbs around the larger city of Tulsa.  When I have a listing in Owasso, it will usually be shown by a mixture of both local agents and Tulsa agents.  Quite often, when the showing happens by agents from Tulsa, we have to educate them on the comps.  This is because while we have homes that are located in traditional neighborhoods like Lake Valley or Bailey Ranch Estates, we also have homes that are located in non traditional neighborhoods. Let me explain.  Owasso is divided between two counties:  Rogers and Tulsa.  You can see this on my map. Typically, homes in the Tulsa county side of Owasso are newer with amenities such as neighborhood pools and playgrounds.  The houses are on city sized lots and comp easily t...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Happy Halloween in Lake Valley Oklahoma! Today is Halloween and soon it will be time for the kiddos and their parents to go house to house trick or treating.  Lake Valley is one of Owasso's great neighborhoods for this holiday because it has wonderful, paved sidewalks, the houses are open and inviting and the streets are well lit at nighttime. This home in Lake Valley is located at 10721 North 146th East Avenue is ready for the trick or treat crowd.  Can you find the pumpkin that is ready to greet you when you arrive? Where is that pumpkin?  Don't see him yet! I think I see him peeking out. There he is!  Mr. Pumpkin was hiding on the porch of this beautiful Lake Valley home! Hey!  This pumpkin is friendly and welcoming! Just like this beautiful Lake Valley home! Remember to be safe whil...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Welcome to 10721 North 146th East Avenue in Owasso, Oklahoma! LAKE VALLEY MLS #930105 Owasso, Oklahoma is the jewel of the greater Tulsa suburbs!  Owasso offers a small town atmosphere with excellent schools, new neighborhoods and lots of shopping.  One of Owasso's newest neighborhoods is Lake Valley.  This subdivision was begun several years ago and is located at the corner of 145th East Avenue and 106th Street North.  The developer of Lake Valley is Owasso Land Trust.  The two primary builders within the neighborhood are Simmons Homes and Capital Homes. Lake Valley offers more amenities than almost any other neighborhood in Owasso.  Check out everything you get when you live in Lake Valley: Neighborhood Swimming PoolNeighborhood Club House (can be booked for parties)Frisbee Golf cours...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
BURNING BUSH! The sun popped out for a brief while this afternoon and when I saw it I ran outside to capture this picture.  This shrub is called a burning bush.  It is supposed to turn red in the fall, but this is the first year in the last several that it has looked this good.  It will get firey red and then all the leaves will drop to the ground when the show is over. I thought you might enjoy seeing the colors of fall here in the great plains of Oklahoma!
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
For the most complete market reports in the greater Tulsa, Oklahoma and Owasso areas contact Bob Haywood of McGraw Realtors at 918-272-7272 or visit www.BobHaywood.com.  Picture belongs to Bob Haywood and may not be used without permission. Note about the picture - the fog lasted 10 minutes, until the sun popped out and burned it off.
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
I saw this on tv the other day and just about rolled!  If you're from states like Oklahoma where the icy winters just tear up the roads, you will especially love this commercial by Geico.   Whoever the actess is that does the voice over is great! There's another great commercial out right now about visiting Louisville, KY. I can't find it on YouTube, but when I do, I'll post it too! Have a great day in the world of real estate!
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Inspiration.  The word conjures up all kinds of pictures in our mind, doesn't it? You can be inspired by what someone says at a seminar or in a class you take.You can be inspired by a song that just hits you right in your guy.You can be inspired by a show you go to see or a concert.You can be inspired by what you read in a book.Many people find inspiration through their faith.Others find inspiration in how they tackle the challenges of their career each day. How and where do you find inspiration? Think of inspiration as a source that gives you energy to do what needs to be done during the day.  It gives you energy, creativity and the freshness you must have.  And why is that? Because each day you will be drained. You know how it works.  Selling real estate is demanding enough, but then ...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
You do know about Google alerts, right?  You ARE using them to know whenever someone is searching for you or for information about you on the internet, right?  You're in the know about your properties and websites and the goings on on the internet about all things YOU, right? If not, get your Google Alert set up TODAY! Here's the why's and the how's... First, you can set up a Google alert to notify you immediately or once a day on anything you want. - For example, you can be alerted whenever someone searches for you by your name.- You can be alerted whenever someone searches for your website.- Want to know if someone is looking for your competitor?  You can do that too!- Do people search for your blogs?  Set up a Google alert to see!- How about your property listings by address?  You ca...
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Open house scheduled for 9908 North 120th East Avenue in Bailey Ranch Estates, Owasso Oklahoma! MLS #924317  OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009 FROM 2-4 P.M. This three bedroom, two full bathroom, three car garage beautiful home is located at 9908 North 120th East Avenue in Owasso, Oklahoma in the Bailey Ranch Estates neighborhood.  It was built in 2000 and offers 2269 square feet in an open floor plan.  Bailey Ranch Estates offers a community pool, several park areas and paved walking trails throughout.  It also has several ponds where you can enjoy the scenery or walk on the paved trails! Several features of the home include the large kitchen, an open formal dining room, kitchen dining area and a wonderful covered back porch that was a later addition by the home owners. To find the...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
DexRex:  A Must Have Program for those who Text Message Do you use text messaging to talk to your clients?  How about for negotiating deals with other Realtors?  Maybe you text your kids to keep up with their busy lives. If so, consider this...how are you keeping a paper trail of the conversations you have with people, especially in regards to real estate (or ex spouses!).  Remember, having a paper trail of who said what is the most important part of transactions...just in case things go sideways.  Fear not!  DexRex.com is here to help you out! Dexrex installs easily on your Blackberry smart phone and also on your computer.  I do not know if it works with the Iphone or not.  You have to install it on both your phone and your computer for it to work properly.  Once installed, it works be...
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
We don't know what it is, but my wife planted this vine early this summer.  It has taken over and is beautiful with it's purple flowers and seed pods. For the most complete information on the Owasso and Greater Tulsa Oklahoma housing market, be sure to check out www.BobHaywood.com  The information, content and pictures in this blog are the property of Bob Haywood.  You must obtain written permission from Bob Haywood if you would like to use any of this content.  Opinions expressed are those of Bob Haywood and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of other brokers, associates or home owners.  Blogs may be used in their entirety using the reblog feature within Active Rain. When you're thinking of a great place to live, think Owasso, Oklahoma!  Owasso means end of the trail! 
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By Bob Haywood, BobHaywood.com
(McGraw Realtors)
Sometimes you just need to chill out and take a break.  It's called Chillaxin!  This is Lexie, one of our dogs.  I took this picture the other day of her just chillin in the bedroom. She looked so laid back that I got to thinking about rest and down time. Right now I am guilty of not taking a day off on a regular basis.  I thank God that I'm that busy, but I can feel it wearing on me too.  So I'm going to do better at taking some down time because every time I do, I come back refreshed and relaxed. So how about you?  Do you take down time? What do you do to chillax??? For the most complete information on the Owasso and Greater Tulsa Oklahoma housing market, be sure to check out www.BobHaywood.com  The information, content and pictures in this blog are the property of Bob Haywood.  You m...
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