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What Makes a City a Great Place to Live?
Ask several people and you might hear several different answers, ranging from good schools for the kids, plenty of parks and recreational space, clean air and water, availability of the arts or other cultural events, to a low crime rate, affordable homes, plenty of things to do, etc. Omaha brings you one of the best environments for living in the nation. That's not just because we say so! Forbes Magazine recently named Omaha as one of the top 15 cities in the nation. Parenting Magazine has named Omaha as one of the top ten cities in the nation for raising a family. Omaha is also one of the top "eco-cities" in the nation based on air and water quality, open space and population stability according to "E" The Environmental Magazine.
A Local Introduction
As real estate professional, Mark believes it is not only his duty, but a privilege to introduce people to the Omaha area and help them make the most of living here. He also knows that finding your new home is just one of the tasks that face you when you're relocating. His goal is to coordinate everything efficiently, while you're wrapping up the final details of packing up and moving out of your current home.
Make Your Next Move Your Best Move
Of course there's no obligation. Mark believes in making real estate and the relocation process as easy as possible for everyone involved. To him, that means providing information to anyone who wants to find out more about the area he loves so much and knows so well. So, click the "Send Me" button below and order your copy today! You'll be glad you did!
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DOWNLOADABLE FILES AND ARTICLES ABOUT OMAHA, RELOCATION, AND THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Mark's web site contains dozens of valuable and insightful articles about the following:
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Omaha Housing Market Reports and Trends Analysis
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Downloadable Listing Information Sheets
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Relocation Guide to Omaha Schools, Shopping, Dining and Recreation
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Relocation Articles on how to deal with stress on the children
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News Articles about Omaha from several national papers
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News Articles about new state of the art living communities in Omaha
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Mark's Omaha Area Tour
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Mark's One Minute Video Business Card
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Mark's TV Ad
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State of the Art Medical Care at The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Children's Hospital
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Home Mortgage Application
To apply for a mortgage with Security National Bank, Ralph Palmer, Executive Vice President, click here.
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AD GALLERIES
When you click on Ad Galleries you can read articles about Children's Hospital and UNMC. These are also in the Photo Galleries but easier to read in Ad Galleries. |
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Ak-Sar-Ben Village
It's a college town in the city.
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BEST OF OMAHA - BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
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Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge
A new "landmark" pedestrian bridge will begin construction shortly. The design will be a signature landmark for Omaha.
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Mutual of Omaha plans condos, shops around larger Turner Park
Mutual of Omaha's midtown campus draws nearly 4500 Omaha workers. A $250 Million development could bring even more people to midtown seeking a place to live, shop and dine.
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Omaha Community Photos, Culture, & Recreation
You won't believe your eyes that this is Omaha.
Recently, a newspaper columnist in Kansas City wrote an open letter to the Kansas City Mayor urging him to visit Omaha and see what a vibrant city on the grow looks like. Omaha is "Happening!"
As reported by Mike Kelly in the Omaha World Herald, "An article in the Chicago Tribune took note of 'Omaha's resurgence.' The sheer scale of Omaha's $2 billion redevelopment, the newspaper said, has drawn admiration and envy from other Midwestern cities.
In embracing the riverfront, the Chicago paper reported, Omaha is not only partaking in the most ambitious redevelopment in its history, it is also seeking to achieve the goal of many midsize cities - to be exciting, a place where young people want to live.
And let's be honest. We've invested a lot in hope of keeping and luring more young people.
Omaha has long been known as a good place to raise a family or run a corporation. On the hipness scale, we may have ranked a bit lower. But we're starting to get it.
A thriving town attracts more than good families and good businesses. It also welcomes ethnic and cultural diversity, promotes variety in music and the arts and offers plenty to do in the way of parks, bike trails, entertainment and night life.
We may have walked behind the curve nationally in building a convention center and arena, but its opening last month (9/03) has made an impact. That the $291 million structure is visually striking adds spice. (We have had concerts by Fleetwood Mac and Cher in the space of two weeks.)
Those of us in the 78 million population baby boom generation, now 39 to 57, have been catered to all our lives. But many cities see that luring the younger generation of highly mobile young professionals is key.
In the Omaha area, there are things we can't control and things we can. We don't live next to an ocean, and you have to wear a coat in the winter. But in the things we can control, we are doing much better.
Our suburbs are lively and ever-broadening, but more and more people are living downtown, too. The Old Market attracts many with its restaurants, boutiques, theatrical performances, carriage rides and brick streets.
A $90 million performing arts center is under construction downtown, plus a Union Pacific headquarters to complement the new 40 story First National Tower. There's more, including the new riverfront Gallup University campus and plans for a pedestrian bridge across the Missouri River and 14 miles of riverfront hiking and biking trails.
Besides all that, we got rid of the rail yard and scrap-metal eyesores on the riverfront. Things just look a lot nicer in the present, and that makes folks feel a lot better about the future.
The city's new logo is reduced to a single letter and exclamation point, "O!" Let's not be too quick to ridicule it. With $2 billion being invested in redevelopment, the creative folks now have something to sell.
The Chicago Tribune, in its article touting Omaha, said midsize cities can have a good future "as Americans leave older urban centers for smaller, more manageable, less expensive areas with a high quality of life."
Omaha, whether you like the "O!" or not, sits poised to punctuate those points."
10/30/03 It was just reported that a recent national survey and article had determined that Omaha was the 30th ranked city to have fun in. This was ahead of New York and Orlando. Go figure!
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