Well, at some point I had to stop eating turkey and watching games on TV and looking at the snow piled high behind the Yukon on the driveway.

We actually got a new Web site up and running for Clark Appraisal Services Inc. Whether or not you're in the market for an appraisal on your home, land or office building, there are some helpful hints for all property owners you might want to check out. Right now we have a write up on  "Winterizing Your Home." Something it's still not too late to do.

Log on to http://clarkappraisals4.appraiserxsites.com/
WinterizeyourHome Email us and let us know if it was helpful and what other topics you might be interested in knowing about.

Between www.lawtoninfo.com and http://clarkappraisals4.appraiserxsites.com we'll get you the information you need.

A Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year wish for you and your home!

Charlie

An appraisal report is supposed to be independent of the buyer or the seller. That's not only a guideline, but a regulation that, if not followed, can cost an appraiser and a mortgage lender the ability to conduct business at all.
 
Both parties may have high hopes for a high value. Then along comes the appraiser, raining on their real estate parade. For the appraisal report, that overused phrase does apply here: "It is what it is."
 
Typically, a homeowner trying to sell a place tends to figure the value too high because of emotional attachment.

Lawton Oklahoma June 8, 2009 – The Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce announces today that Lawton Fort Sill has been named the “ Official Best City in Oklahoma 2009” by the “Official Best Of” television company.

Lawton Fort Sill is the “ Official Best City in Oklahoma 2009” and will be featured in the “Official Best of Oklahoma” TV special.  This half hour travel show airs June 27, 2009 at noon on KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City .  This recognition closely follows the Business Week magazine endorsement of Lawton Fort Sill being the “ Best Place to Raise Kids in Oklahoma ”.

Recycling is a great way to help the environment. There are many simple things that can be done to be more 'green'. One big way is by cutting down on waste. Plastics take decades to decompose; aluminum, 2-5 centuries; and Styrofoam- virtually forever. Why not try these easy suggestions to cut down on waste and help the planet?

The Colgate Country Showdown is the largest country music talent search in America.  Thousands of aspiring country music artists compete across the country each year.

The Cameron University Library is partnering with the Lawton Public Library to sponsor "The Big Read," a national effort is to engage the community in reading and discussing a single book for pleasure and enlightenment. From February 14 through March 20, the Lawton/Fort Sill community will focus on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Duncan, OK) Ali Harter will perform at the Trail Dance Film Festival’s 2010 Golden Drover Awards Show set for 6pm on Sunday, January 24 at the Simmons Center, 800 Chisholm Trail Parkway in Duncan, Oklahoma.

The Polar Plunge in Medicine Park last year was one of the biggest if not the biggest in the history of the event.

The sparkling white and chill of winter has surrounded us for awhile and perhaps you may have a touch of cabin fever.  The Cure?  Envelope yourself in the spring time feeling of the 2010 Arts Alive! Home and Garden Festival.