Oklahoma City, OK - August 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Oklahoma real estate licensees handle paper daily in real estate transactions with buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords. Renewing their license is often viewed as another cumbersome paper process they must manage. Real estate licensees now have an easy way to renew their licenses, thanks to an online renewal service offered by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC). more »

Oklahoma Real Estate Commission Investigates and Recovers Commissions Earned from Those Who Perform Licensed Real Estate Activities without a Real Estate Broker License.

The Oklahoma Real Estate Commission has had the authority to investigate persons who perform licensed activities without a real estate license since November 1, 2004. Numerous cases have been opened and the Commission has been successful in prosecuting these individuals and recovering the commissions earned by the unlicensed persons and/or entities. The Commission has the authority to impose a fine of $5,000 or the amount of commission earned, whichever is greater. more »

Stokes, who represents Community Development Support As-sociation, and Enid Metro Association of Realtors, wants the homes to paint as part of an effort to help spruce up Enid.

Some houses will be painted outside and some inside, Stokes said, as part of the Enid Paints the Town effort. Two volunteer groups are coming to Enid this year. AmeriCorps volunteers will return in March, and Group Workcamp Foundation of Loveland, Colo., will be here in July. With help from those groups, along with Christmas in Action painting and repairing houses on Make a Difference Day in October, Stokes hopes to paint 100 houses this year. more »

Latoya Edwards Opens PSM Office

Roswell, NM, 2/04/08 - PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. (PSMI) continues to open branches Nationwide. PSMI proudly announces the opening of a PrimeSource Mortgage (PSM) Branch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 6920 N Meridian. Latoya Edwards, already well-established in the community, is the new owner of this new PSM branch. more »

December 20, 2007 - Over the last 10 years, Durant has created an environment that facilitates a thriving Downtown, making them December’s Main Street Community of the Month. more »

November 7, 2007 – Among the numerous laws in effect as of November 1 is the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, also known as the controversial illegal immigration bill contained in HB1804. Although most of this new law relates only to employers and employees, there is one section with a potential impact on the real estate industry. more »

LOCUST GROVE, Nov. 09 – The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is opening the homeownership waiting list in Mayes County. The first twenty-five complete applications will be accepted. The head of the household or spouse must be a Cherokee Nation tribal citizen. more »

Sales Force Training Call Set on Topic

ADA, Okla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — With the ongoing foreclosure flood rising and expected to crest in 2008 and 2009, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) is taking measures to better educate its sales force on how the company’s legal membership can assist homeowners. more »

Oklahoma City, October 19, 2007 — Oklahoma Fifth District Congresswoman Mary Fallin today announced a $555,000 federal grant has been awarded to The Eagle Ridge Institute’s “Eagle’s Nest YouthBuild”. And, an equal second-year funding is contingent upon Congressional approval.
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Bethany, Enid, Norman, Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Stigler, Stillwater and Tulsa Receive Grants

FORT WORTH, October 12, 2007 - Housing counseling agencies in Bethany, Enid, Norman, Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Stigler, Stillwater and Tulsa together received a total of $368, 231 in HUD Housing Counseling Grants. Nationwide, approximately 700,000 families will have a greater opportunity to find housing or keep the homes they have because of more than $44 million in housing counseling and counseling training grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. A list of the Oklahoma grantees and program summaries follows. more »