On Friday evening, the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association celebrated its final Christmas Banquet and Officer Installation at our building of over 40 years, closing an era at The Regal Room.  It was a grand event, with friend, fellow builder, and 2007 President Caleb McCaleb awarded with “Builder Of the Year,” and Jim McWhirter of Gemini Homes installed as the 2008 President.  I was installed as Vice President, while Mark Dale of Carriage Homes was installed as Treasurer, and Jim Schuff of Vesta Homes was moved into the Secretary position.  …

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Even if you have been living under a rock for the last 12 weeks, odds are you’ve been soaked and are fully aware of just how long the Oklahoma City Metro has been treading water due to record amounts of rainfall.  As builder’s, we’re keenly aware of how weather can affect construction processes, and at this point, it’s beyond just delaying a home’s completion a few days to plug the leaks in the schedule.

This past Wednesday, the Board of Directors of the

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This week has been a good media week, with the opportunity to participate in both a print feature in The Oklahoman, and a syndicated television news story.

Richard Mize of The Oklahoman penned an insightful feature on Chesapeake Co-Founder & CEO, Aubrey McClendon, who continues to build his impressive portfolio of choice real estate in the Oklahoma City Metro.  Quoted as the Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer of COHBA, I commented on what I perceived to be general sentiment of the real …

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This weekend’s Oklahoman includes a Richard Mize news story headlined “Area Builders Prepare for Parade of Homes”. The article includes several quotes from Jeff, who is chairman of the COHBA Parade of Homes for the second consecutive year, and discusses the recent statistics in new home sales across the nation verses locally.

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