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Tulsa’s Top Events in April 2013
Tulsa, OK is hot, hot, hot with top events this April. There will be a lot of great events to take advantage of this month that will be great for the whole family. Therefore, we have compiled a list of a few of the top events that you don’t want to miss.
Tulsa, OK Events April 2013:
Sesame Street Live – April 4 – 7, 2013
About the Show
When Elmo gets his furry fingers on Abby Cadabby’s magic wand, there’s something in the air, and Sesame Street becomes a nonstop, all-singing, all-dancing musical monttage! Grover and Baby Bear sing their highs and lows, Cookie Monster sings fast and slow, Bert and Ernie converse in song and Murray makes mouth music for all to sing along! Learn why it feels good to sing a song, but why it feels good to stop, too! What will Elmo learn about the power of musical magic? Join the conga line of fun to find out!
Play Zone at Sesame Street Live is back by popular demand! Come and play BEFORE the show! Play Zone at Sesame Street Live, a fun way for children to experience their favorite street! Imagine your child sitting in Big Bird’s nest, popping up in Oscar’s trash can, twirling in Zoe’s dance studio or visiting Elmo’s World. You never know who’ll make an appearance! Families won’t want to miss a single picture-perfect moment. Play Zone opens one hour before the show, and best of all, Play Zone is FREE with your Sesame Street Live ticket!
Get the ultimate fan experience with Sunny Seats! The Sunny Seats Package includes a VIP Seat and a pre-show Meet & Greet photo opportunity with two Sesame Street Live Friends. Sunny Seat orders will include a special admittance ticket for entry into the Meet & Greet. You will receive the special admittance ticket with the rest of your show tickets. All Meet & Greets start 90 minutes prior to the performance. Please meet at the Sunny Seats sign. Latecomers may miss the opportunity. Please bring your own camera.
Showings:
Thursday, April 4, 2013; 7:00 PM
Friday, April 5, 2013; 10:30 AM
Friday, April 5, 2013; 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 6, 2013; 10:30 AM
Saturday, April 6, 2013; 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 6, 2013; 5:30 PM
Sunday, April 7, 2013; 1:00 PM
Sunday, April 7, 2013; 4:30 PM
Event Information
Location : BOK Center, Tulsa
Web : http://www.bokcenter.com
Doors: One hour before show
Tickets: $17, $22, $27, $37, $57
On Sale: Jul 25, 2012 – 10:00 am
Parkside’s By Your Side Run – April 13, 2013
About the event
Parkside’s By Your Side Run promotes physical fitness while raising funds for the By Your Side program benefiting Parkside’s clients and their families. The event features a 5K ,1 Mile Fun Run/Walk and Dog Walk. Participants are enchouraged to dress-up like their favorite animials to show support for Parkside’s pet therapy program and to add to the family fun. Strollers are welcome to participate in all events. Bring the family and stick around after the main event to meet the pet therapy animals, enjoy live music and other family fun.
Event details:
Time : 9:00 am
Location : Mohawk Park – Shelter #3
Web : http://www.parksideinc.org/
Address: 5731 E 36th St N, Tulsa, OK 74115
Days/Hours: open 7 days a week
Admission: $25-5K (with t-shirt) $20-1mile funrun/dogwalk (with t-shirt) or 5-K (without t-shirt)
Chefs for the Cure – April 20, 2013
About the event:
Cancer Treatment Centers of America will host the annual Chefs for the Cure “taste-of” style event on Saturday, April 20. The evening provides a sampling of gourmet cuisine from local chefs. It will also include live music, wine, beer and cocktails with all proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tulsa affiliate.
Event details:
Time : 6 p.m.
Location : Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Web : http://www.komentulsa.org
Address: 10109 E. 79th St, Tulsa, OK
Days/Hours: Saturday, April 20 at 6 p.m.
Artscape – April 28, 2013
About the event:
Please save the date for our annual special event fundraiser, ARTSCAPE. All funds raised support The Grief Center programs and counseling services. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for this event, please contact us at 587.1200 and ask for our Executive Director, Susan Bramsch.
Event details:
Time : 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location : The Summit
Web : http://www.thegriefcenter.org
Address: 15 W 6th St # 2913
Days/Hours: 6 hours
Admission: $90/Individual, $175/Couple
This Tulsa, OK event information is brought to you by: Tom and Bev Herring – your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Tulsa, OK’s Best Real Estate Agents
Are you looking for the best real estate agents in Tulsa, OK? If so, you have come to the right place. Whether you are buying a Tulsa, OK home or listing your home, you want to use the best real estate agents in Tulsa that can handle all your real estate needs. You will also want an agent who will treat you as their top priority.
If you’re a Tulsa home buyer:
No matter if you are a first-time home buyer or you are a seasoned home buyer, we can help you find the right home, for the right price, in the right neighborhood, and the perfect home loan terms for your situation. As first-time homebuyer it can be somewhat scary to jump into the real estate buying world. However, right now is a great time to buy a home, before home prices get any higher.
Home prices are expected to rise across the country over the next 12 to 18 months. So, putting off your home purchase will only have you paying more for your dream home. We can help you make that first big step when buying your Tulsa, OK home. We can answer any questions you may have and help you search for that perfect home.
You are our number one priority and we want to make you feel confident and comfortable with your home purchase. If you are interested in buying an investment property, we can help you find the right property that will give you the most rate of return on your future. Upgrading or downsizing your home in Tulsa is easy too. We know all the Tulsa neighborhoods, school systems, communities and current real estate trends.
If you’re a Tulsa home seller:
If you have been putting off selling your Tulsa, OK home, we encourage you to put it on the market within the next 12 months. Home prices are expected to go up this year. However, with the amount of homes still on the market, if more are added to it, prices could again drop. Therefore, we keep a close eye on the current real estate market or the neighborhoods and communities in and around Tulsa, OK including Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby, Keystone Lake, Berryhill, Sand Springs and Owasso.
Getting the sale price on your home right the first time is important. It can make or break the sale. We will be happy to show you how we list, stage, market and sell your Tulsa home in today’s real estate market. So, just give us a call and we can discuss your options.
When it comes to testimonials, anyone can put them on their website. No one would put a bad review in their testimonial section. However, you can trust that as your Tulsa, OK real estate agents and brokers, it is our passion to help you find the right Tulsa home or sell your Tulsa home.
Your goals and needs become our priority. We will listen to your needs, help you meet your goals, and answer all your questions to the best of our ability. Give us a call today and let’s see how we can put our skills to work for you.
Consignment Season in Tulsa, OK
Even though it’s still early in the year, you can still start your spring cleaning and make some extra money at Tulsa, OK’s consignment sale events. Therefore, we have some tips for helping you get the most of the things you no longer need or want.
First you want set aside some time for going through all your stuff. It could take quite a while to pick through everything you have depending on how much you have kept over the years. You will also need supplies like boxes, trash bags and hangers along with pen and paper to take inventory and the items price.
To make things easier, you may want to start with the most expensive items first. To get your items values, you can visit sites like eBay. This process will help you see what particular items like electronics and furniture are going for. If you have many clothes to sell, you may want to consider selling them in sets like shirt and pants, dress and belt, shoes and handbag, etc. Using this technique will help your items sell for more money. When joining in a children’s consignment event, books, DVD’s, games and clothes are all big ticket items.
To make things run smoothly for you throughout the year, you can set aside a box in the laundry room or garage that is designated for items that you can sell at consignment. When you no longer need items, place them in the box. When the box is full, start your inventory and pricing list.
Tulsa Consignment Sale Events:
Just Between Friends:
Sun, Mar 3 from 1p-7p
Mon, Mar 4 from 9a-7p
Tue, Mar 5 from 9a-7p
Wed, Mar 6 from 9a-7p
Thur, Mar 7 from 9a-7p 25% off sale
Fri, Mar 8 from 9a-7p 25% off sale
Sat, Mar 9 from 9a-5p 50% off sale
Location: 4145 E 21st St. Tulsa, OK
Rhea Lana’s:
Dates: February 10 – 16
Location: 10425 and 82nd Avenue in the Regal Plaza, Tulsa, OK
This Tulsa, OK consignment sale event information is brought to you by: Tom and Bev Herring – your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Tulsa OK’s December Holiday Highlights
As we celebrate the holidays in Tulsa, OK we have some holiday highlights that residents and visitors may be interested in. There’s a lot going on in Tulsa this December so we can’t list them all, but we have compiled a list of some of the most popular Tulsa events.
Tulsa OK Holiday Events:
* Winterfest – This magical filled holiday event began in late November, but will be here until January 6, 2013 so there is still plenty of time to enjoy the fun. Winterfest will be in the streets of Downtown Tulsa at the BOK Center with an estimated 150,000 visitors. You can enjoy ice skating under the Tulsa skyline while you watch free entertainment. It’s a favorite Tulsa holiday tradition.
* Macy’s National Santa Bus Tour – Santa is coming to Tulsa in Macy’s style as he leaves is reindeer to rest before Christmas. Kids of all ages can meet Santa when his tour bus comes to the Woodland Hill’s Macy’s. There will be lots of Christmas spirit and magical moments with Santa’s jolly elves. You can see Santa each day at the Woodland Hills Mall at 1:00 pm starting December 16, 2012. Admission is FREE.
* Mannheim Steamroller Christmas – This popular event keeps the holidays around just a little longer with a special end of year concert by the group Mannheim Steamroller. The group offers an array of traditional holiday music with many of the songs being big hits on the radio. You can catch the show December 29th at 8pm and December 30th at 2pm at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
This holiday highlights information is brought to you by: Tom and Bev Herring – your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Foreclosure Filings the Lowest in 5 Years
Foreclosure filings are at the lowest in 5 years. Finally, the wave of foreclosures around the nation is much less according to recent reports by RealtyTrac. Their reports show that there is a decline of 7% in September from August and far below one year ago of 16%. The recent report shows that foreclosures are the lowest since the fall out in 2007.
These days, foreclosures are not making headlines like they once were. However, some economists believe there could be another wave of foreclosures to hit the housing market. Since the mortgage settlement was reached in April, many experts believed the market would once again be flooded with repossessions. But, that is not the case now.
Foreclosures are down more steeply in some states over others. Part of the reason for the decline is overall economy improvement. The government and banks have also helped with their efforts to prevent foreclosures. The Home Affordable Modification Program was a big factor in getting millions of homeowners down to an affordable mortgage payment.
Banks are still a big part of the recovery as they continue to help homeowners look for ways to keep from foreclosure. Many banks are letting homeowners refinance at lower rates or they are agreeing to short sales, which is a more preferred method over foreclosure. And, the improving economy is helping more people get and keep jobs so they can pay their mortgages.
This foreclosure update is brought to you by: Tom and Bev Herring - Your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Tulsa Area Foreclosures Continue to Decline
Tulsa area foreclosures continue to decline month after month. Since July, repossessions in the Tulsa area are becoming less common, continuing a general downward trend. According to RealtyTrac, there were 572 foreclosures recorded in the Tula metro area last month.
The foreclosure rate now results in one for every 716 homes, which is 3.5% below June and 28.8% below July 2011. When compared to the state of Oklahoma’s foreclosure rate, Tulsa is still much lower. There were 1,369 foreclosures throughout the state of Oklahoma, which is an increase of 5.8% for the month; however, that is down 32% for the year compare to one year ago.
The nation’s foreclosure rate is also down 3% for the month and 9.8% for the year. That’s an average of one in every 686 homes facing foreclosure. RealtyTrac also reported the decline represents a 22 start year-over-year drop since recording started.
Foreclosure patterns vary significantly from state to state, mostly depending on how dysfunctional the state’s foreclosure process is. California currently has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation with one in every 325 homes going to foreclosure.
This Tulsa area real estate update is brought to you by: Tom and Bev Herring – your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
The 2012 Greek Festival Coming to Tulsa
The 2012 Greek Festival is coming to Tulsa, OK on September 20th and will be here until September 22nd at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 1206 South Guthrie, Tulsa. The Greek Festival is Tulsa’s oldest Ethnic Festival bringing Greek flavor, sounds and foods to life.
Build your own Greek dinner with the a la carte buffet while you enjoy wonderful Greek desserts and Greek music. This Greek holiday will feature many activities, ethnic dancing, shopping, and Greek foods. You can even buy a Greek cookbook to try out Greek recipes at home. The 2012 Greek Festival will be sponsored by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Festival Days & Times:
September 20 from 11am to 9pm
September 21 from 11am to 10pm
September 22 from 11am to 10pm
Admission is only $3, and children under 12 are FREE if accompanied by an adult.
For more information about the Greek Holiday you can visit the Tulsa Greek Festival website at www.tulsagreekfestival.com.
This Tulsa Greek Festival information is brought to you by: Tom & Bev Herring – your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Tulsa Oklahoma’s Moderately Price Midtown Homes
When it comes to moderately priced homes, Midtown Tulsa, OK has a wonderful selection of homes and neighborhoods to choose from. The area even offers a large variety of architectural styles and influences. You can find entry level homes in the $200,000 range and homes in that value up to $1,000,000.
A popular neighborhood in Midtown Tulsa with moderately priced homes runs from Riverside Drive to Cincinnati Avenue. It’s popular to the active community because of the nature bluffs, jogging, cycling and biking trails. The River Parks trail system is easily accessible and nearby Sunset Terrace offers great active opportunities too. Many of the homes in this area were built in the 20s and 30s. These neighborhoods are also well known for their tree lined streets.
Other Midtown Homes in the area include Terwilleger Heights near 21st and 26th Street and Cherry Street and Swan Lake neighborhoods at 15th and 21st. These areas have a wonderful selection of moderately priced homes.
Tom and Bev Herring – Your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Affordable Neighborhoods in Midtown Tulsa
Unknown to many potential homebuyers, there are several affordable neighborhoods in Midtown Tulsa. So, if you are a bargain hunter looking for a nice historic home in Midtown Tulsa, you should consider the Stonebraker Heights area, the Tracy Park areas and the Maple Ridge area.
These areas of Midtown are steadily growing stronger. Several homes have even been renovated and updated. And although many consider these areas to be transitional, you can find great bargains. Plus there have been great amounts from public and private investors that have helped revitalize downtown Tulsa, OK, which has helped these neighborhoods make a comeback.
More affordable homes can be found in areas that border Midtown Tulsa such as north by I-244, west by the Arkansas River, south by 21st Street and east by Yale Avenue. Some of the most popular neighborhoods were built in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, including Florence Park and Lewiston Gardens. You can find beautiful three bedroom homes in the $150,000 to $200,000 range.
If you’re looking for even better bargains, you can find them north and south of the Tulsa County Fairgrounds near Yale Ave and 21st. There are homes in these areas that can be snatched up for less $100,000.
Tom and Bev Herring – Your real estate resource for Tulsa, OK and surrounding communities.
Easing Stress on Sellers in the Tulsa, OK Real Estate Market
The Hayflick family has been considering moving from their home in Downtown Tulsa to a larger home on the outskirts of the city for quite some time. They are seeking a bigger home with a larger lot for their children to play in. The Hayflick’s are part of the increasing number of potential buyers who are helping to wake up the Tulsa real estate market.
After several years of home sale decreases, home sales have been up for over twelve months straight. And, across the board, signs have improved. Prices have been up considerably to an average of $163,000 and the Tulsa, OK area housing market inventory has shrunk to 10.2 months with contracts to sell.
These changes have begun to bring different conditions and expectations for sellers and buyers. They must now adjust their strategies from when few homes were changing hands.
Favorable Conditions: The president of the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors® has recently noted that some things have become much easier for sellers; however, they still do not have the overall advantage. Currently, there are areas that are better for sellers and other areas that are better for buyers. Your local Tulsa, OK real estate professional will be able to tell you what is more favorable in each community.
Tom and Bev Herring – Your resource for Tulsa, OK real estate and surrounding communities.
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Tulsa, OK 74133
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