Article: Tulsa, Okla., apartment occupancy rate jumps 1.5 percent.

Byline: Tom Droege

Jul. 10--It may not sound like much, but 1.5 percent is the largest six-month jump in occupancy that Tulsa's apartment market has seen since 1990.

In the first half of the year, the overall occupancy increased from 89 percent to 90.5 percent, says a report released Friday by real estate firm CB Richard Ellis Oklahoma.

The figures have market watchers speculating whether the rise in occupancy is just seasonal or if it indicates a genuine improvement in the local economy.

"This is a pretty big six-month change," said David Forrest, an apartment specialist with CB Richard Ellis. "Part of it probably has to do with the ...

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