He credited a fairly stable and fairly low loan interest rate as a major contributing factor, even though the cost of funds is up 75 basis points in the last 90 days. Lorrie Coker of a Penske truck rental operation at South 7th and Texas Avenue, said her business is better than last year, the first for the business owned by her and her husband. She said see has seen a lot of families moving in and out of the city, some 80 a month at the base. Realtor John Polk of ReMax said the economy is similar to last year. The drought and the price of oil are among the influencing factors.
Interest rates have yet to play a big factor.
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