For members of the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association, the Parade Of Homes is always a big event.  In fact, it’s the association’s largest and most significant annual event, as it’s our opportunity as the Oklahoma City Metro residential construction industry to showcase our latest and best products and craftsmanship.

Each year, the Parade includes two “Feature Homes,” which are association-commissioned homes built by two chosen builder members.  Each home is privately showcased to the association members on one of the two nights prior to the Parade’s kick-off, and last night Deziray, Alessondra, and I attended the preview party for the home built by Jonathan Little of Capstone homes.  I was particularly impressed by his team’s approach to their home, as it was in my opinion quite-tastefully presented to an average home buyer.  Often the temptation in building a feature home is to go over the top in every aspect, including the furnishings, making the home impressive, but unlivable.  Kudos to Jonathan for “keeping it real” in the truest sense.

Tonight, we’ll be attending friend and fellow builder, Darren Faires’ feature home in Yukon.  Darren is last year’s COHBA President, and builds under Mashburn Faires company name.  I look forward to seeing what he has in store as a builder of one of this year’s Feature Homes.

Hopefully you’re making plans to check out our Parade home and any of the other 170 homes on showcase this week, daily from 1-7pm, beginning Saturday, Oct 20, and running through Sunday, Oct 28th.  We just had our first visitor who reported that magazines are now available at the Lowe’s store on Memorial, and they are scheduled to be available at all metro-area Lowe’s by noon today.  Be sure to pick one up, as the magazines are free and contain detailed information and maps to every Parade Of Homes entry for this year.  You may also view maps and info at the official Parade of Homes website.

For those early Saturday morning risers, I’ll be making an appearance on “The Move, with Becky Ivins” tomorrow morning from 8-9AM on News Radio 1000 KTOK.  We’ll be discussing Jeff Click Homes, the Parade Of Homes, and the new housing market here in the Oklahoma City Metro.  You can tune in on the AM dial at 1000, or via live stream.

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