April 24, 2026. Every time a city starts talking seriously about transit, commuter rail, light rail, or enhanced bus service, the conversation quickly turns to routes, vehicles, and funding. Those details matter, but they miss the real issue. In my opinion, and the research supports it, transit only works when it is paired with Transit-Oriented Development, or TOD.

April 17, 2026. I love real estate, and I like creating policy. If you want to understand policy, do not just read the legislation. Watch what developers actually build.

April 10, 2026. Eight years ago, I wrote that Belfast was on the path to recovery. Today, I can say with confidence, it has arrived.

April 3, 2026. Last week marked one of my favorite nights of the year in Oklahoma’s real estate community: the 12th Annual Urban Land Institute Impact Awards.

March 27, 2026. The dictionary defines incremental as “increasing gradually by small amounts.” It is a simple definition, but one that carries a powerful lesson for how we build better cities and communities.

March 20, 2026. Julie and I are spending spring break this year at South Padre Island (SPI). I know what some of you may be thinking. Don’t you get enough of college students at the University of Central Oklahoma? Do you really need to vacation at one of the most famous spring break destinations in the country?

March 13, 2026. Beginning March 1, 2026, a new federal rule quietly changed part of the residential real estate closing process.

March 6, 2026. The day began on a personal note. My son, Ryan, introduced me to kick off the first panel. As a father, that moment means more than any transaction volume or headline. As a professor, it is even more meaningful. Watching the next generation step confidently into this industry reminds me that real estate is ultimately about stewardship.

February 27, 2026. If we want strong suburban markets, we should invest not only in buildings, but in belonging. Because belonging, it turns out, has a balance sheet.

February 20, 2026. A recent Wall Street Journal article made a blunt observation about the American housing market. To make homes affordable again someone has to lose. That sentence explains why housing policy has become one of the most difficult challenges facing the country.

February 13, 2026. For decades the multifamily business model was simple. Provide a clean unit. Keep rents competitive. Offer a few amenities. Fill vacancies. Repeat.

February 6, 2026. Commercial, residential, and short-term rental real estate have quietly become some of the most platform-dependent sectors in the economy.

January 23, 2026. President Trump’s recent announcement that he plans to ban large institutional investors from buying single family homes has reignited a debate about housing affordability and the dream of first-time homeownership.

January 16, 2026. This week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) annual conference on a topic that has moved from the margins of real estate conversations to the center of them, foreign investment in United States commercial real estate.

January 9, 2026. Commercial real estate isn’t simply a category of property, it’s a reflection of society, a barometer of the economy, and an industry built on layers of specialization.

January 2, 2026. If I had to summarize the year in one phrase, it would be this: 2025 felt like a year on pause.

December 26, 2025. What started as a simple question turned into a complicated discussion of what constitutes art.

Dec 18, 2025. Why don’t developers build something in my town? Every city leader has asked it at some point: “Why don’t developers build something in my town?”

December 12, 2025. I gave a talk this week to a group called Beer + BS (B.S. stands for Building Science). The members are builders, contractors, and people who make things work in the real world.