Oklahoman
Jake and Kristin Fisher started out their marriage by buying a house because they didn’t know any better. We felt like that was what we were supposed to do, Jake Fisher said. That s what a married couple did.
Now they rent an apartment by choice.
Others may feel “stuck” in an apartment while home prices spike across the Oklahoma City area. In the past year, prices jumped 15%, according to the Metro Association of Realtors.
But apartment rents have risen here no more than usual, with one-bedroom units up 3.1% and two-bedroom units up 2.5% year over year, according to Capstone Cos.