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Market stabilizes as home prices level off, buyer activity increases
Our MLS experienced a 23% drop in closings starting in September 2022, and that slowdown grew to a 28.5% decrease by the end of the year. During that time, listing inventory increased 8%, and the time on the market for sellers increased by 20%. As a result, an increased number of sellers have seen the value in the expertise and marketing efforts we provide, and the realtors at Chinowth & Cohen have gained a significant increase in market share
Prices have leveled off, and we have recently seen an increase in sellers negotiating more on their prices. We've also seen a noticeable uptick in sellers offering credits for closing costs or buy-downs on buyers' mortgage interest rates.
It appears more favorable market conditions are on the horizon. Many of our realtors have reported a drastic increase in buyer activity since the beginning of 2023, and we have s...
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Chinowth & Cohen #1 in Oklahoma and #3 in nation for highest producing agents
According to a recent study, Chinowth & Cohen REALTORS® has the highest producing agents in Oklahoma and ranks third nationally.
Steve Murray, senior advisor and co-founder of Real Trends, said Real Trends examined the performance of the largest 750 real estate brokerages in the last ten years, and Chinowth & Cohen has been named among the best performing brokerages in growth of number of agents, growth in transactions, and growth in agent productivity.Â
Murray said, "I'm a great fan of Sheryl, Lee, Leland, Taylor, and just the entire company."
Now, at more than 700 sales associates, 15 real estate offices, and over $2 billion in annual sales. Chinowth & Cohen continues to dominate the real estate market in Oklahoma as the largest independent real estate company in the state.
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Chinowth & Cohen Companies Soar in 2021
Chinowth & Cohen Realtors and its affiliated companies continued to see enormous growth in 2021, expanding resources and business across Oklahoma, continuing to be the largest independent real estate company in the state.
Along with gaining an additional 170 agents in the past year, Chinowth & Cohen Realtors has also announced 2022 plans for offices in Glenpool and Wagoner, stretching the powerhouse real estate company's reach to a total of 16 real estate offices, along with the property management division, American Property Management.Â
The company is also seeing continued success in Oklahoma City after purchasing Churchill Brown & Associates in 2020. The Nichols Hills and Edmond offices already have around 120 agents between both locations. Mary Fitzpatrick is the Managing Broker of the Nichols Hills office, and Khari McVey and B...
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$2 BILLION in Sales!
Oklahoma's Largest Independent Real Estate Company Reaches Milestone!
 Chinowth & Cohen Realtors ended the year of 2020 by reaching the record-breaking $2 Billion mark in annual sales.
Founded In 2004 by Sheryl Chinowth and Lee Cohen, Chinowth & Cohen Realtors opened the brokerage with only one office and 25 Sales Associates. Today, Chinowth & Cohen Realtors has grown to be Oklahoma's largest independent Real Estate company, with over 800 agents operating out of 15 offices across the state of Oklahoma.Â
Chinowth & Cohen Realtors is one of the fastest-growing real estate brokerages in the U.S.
Doubling their annual sales since 2018, independently-owned Chinowth & Cohen Realtors domina...
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COVID-19: How Our Lives Have Been Changed Forever
 
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After adjusting to our lives during quarantine, we are now beginning to think about the end of the crisis, and what the world will look like afterward. As our states emerge from lockdown at different paces, opening back up one-by-one, we, as a nation, are adjusting to our "new normal", asking ourselves, "What will our new lives look like?"
Lessons From the Past
The 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed about 675,000 people in the U.S., changed hygiene forever. In the following years, signs bearing the message, "Spitting is Unlawful" sprouted up in places like train stations. Covering your cough grew to be considered common courtesy, where before the pandemic, this etiquette was almost unheard of. Â...
