If you live in Southwest Oklahoma, you've seen it. As an appraiser I've seen it quite often and up close: Brick homes with lengthy cracks between bricks, giving the look of stair-steps.

Such stair-step cracks on exterior walls often are accompanied by severe cracks in patios and driveways.

When I see that on the outside, I'm not surprised to find it inside as well, showing up as interior wall cracks or even separation between a wall and ceiling.

Lawton - Fort Sill is growing. The Housing Market in our great city will continue to rise in value.

There are many factors contributing to the positive growth we are experiencing in our community. However, the primary reason is Supply and Demand. A Brigade of troops will arrive in Lawton - Fort Sill within the next few years. The roads are expanding. New commercial industry is arriving in our town. We are growing and we will continue to grow. The prices of homes have been increasing at a steady rate in our community for many years. However, the housing market will rise much more than usual as the supply of homes becomes less than the great demand we will have.

New construction is ever increasing in Lawton and surrounding towns such as Cache, Elgin, and Geronimo. The price of New Construction has and will continue to increase, just as the prices of Existing Homes have and will continue to increase.

Over the past year, the talk of growth in our community has been heard. Now, the sound is loud, and it is growing in strength and intensity.