Oct 23, 2025. The power of small suburbs in a big city’s shadow. I just returned from the Detroit area, where two small suburbs, Northville and Plymouth, reminded me that the heartbeat of a region often lies just outside the city limits.

October 17, 2025. We retreat here each October with the same group of friends for the town’s annual Oktoberfest. This year was no different.

Oct 9, 2025. A decade of PIVOTs. This past week marked the 10th anniversary of the Commercial Real Estate Summit - a milestone for an event that has become the heartbeat of Oklahoma’s commercial real estate industry.

October 3, 2025. I recently returned from Miami, Florida, where I attended the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) Annual Conference.

Sep 25, 2025. Our subURBAN! lifestyle. Some weekends remind me exactly why we chose to live in the heart of downtown Edmond. This past one was a perfect example.

Sep 18, 2025. Commercial Real Estate Summit. Oklahoma’s 2025 CRE Summit at UCO offers insights, networking and panels on market trends, technology and development opportunities.

Sep 11, 2025. Oklahoma Real Estate Hall of Fame reception. The Oklahoma Real Estate Hall of Fame launches Oct. 1 with Mark Beffort and Mo Anderson as its first inductees at UCO’s Commercial Real Estate Summit.

September 4, 2025. The labor behind real estate. Labor Day highlights the workforce behind real estate, where property management demands constant attention, repairs and dedication beyond investment returns.

August 28, 2025. The invisible hand of zoning. When most people think of real estate, they think of bricks and mortar. They picture homes, shopping centers, or office towers.

Aug 21, 2025. A major step for real estate in Oklahoma. This fall marks a milestone for higher education in our state and for the real estate profession.

August 15, 2025. It’s about the people. I’m passionate about how towns are planned, how neighborhoods come together, and how great public spaces invite us to gather.

Aug 7, 2025. Urbanism vs. new urbanism. Julie and I just returned from a few days in Panama City, Florida. Not to be confused with the tourist-heavy Panama City Beach, this is the historic downtown.

Jul 31, 2025. The risk and reality of retail closures. From a real estate perspective, retail—including restaurants and bars—has always been one of the riskiest tenant categories.

Jul 24, 2025. Where placemaking meets paradise. Most people come to Seaside, Florida, for the beach. I come for the sidewalks. Photo credit to Jonathan Melville.

Jul 17, 2025. How civic buildings shape our cities. This week, I had the privilege of attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Edmond’s new City Hall—this time not as a councilmember, but as a citizen and former public servant.

Jul 10, 2025. Every 4th of July, our tradition begins the same way—on the rooftop of The Chapman House in downtown Edmond.

July 4, 2025. What happens when a suburb decides it wants something more—more connection, more walkability, more life in its downtown core?

Jun 26, 2025. As the final seconds ticked off the clock and the confetti fell after Game 7, my thoughts went somewhere unexpected: real estate.

Jun 20, 2025.Helping renters is a noble goal—especially in high-cost markets like New York City. But good intentions don’t always lead to good outcomes and sometimes lead to unintended consequences.

June 12, 2025. A quiet epidemic is growing in our communities — not of crime or poverty, but of loneliness. It crosses age, income, and geography. And while we often treat loneliness as a mental health issue, it’s also, perhaps surprisingly, a land use issue.