EP23 - OKC's Financial Future




OKC Real Estate Show show

Summary: This week's special podcast guest is Economist Dr. Russell Evans with insights into the financial future of the Oklahoma City Economy. Mayor David Holt has announced that they are looking for local residents to provide ideas for the next public improvement projects in Oklahoma City know as Maps 4. Submit your ideas in one of three ways: • On ideas4maps.com • On social media using the hashtag #ideas4maps • OR Mail a letter to Mayor David Holt, Attn: MAPS 4, 200 N Walker Ave. 3rd floor, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Amazon is expected to bring up to 1,500 new jobs to OKC by 2019 as a new, 2.6 million square foot fulfillment center is being constructed. The location of this new facility is at Interstate 44 just south of SW 89th. Millennials are buying homes! Millennials are anyone born between 1981 and 1997, and made up 34% of homebuyers last year--more than any other group. The Urban Land Institute says that roughly 70% expect to live in a single-family home within the next couple of years! Special Guest Dr Russel Evans https://www.okcu.edu/directory/russell-evans Show is produced at Metro First Realty Corporate Offices in Oklahoma City OK.