An interesting article by Richard Mize.
Retail realty sales in Oklahoma City at post-recession high in 2014 | NewsOK.com

More retail property sold here last year, by dollar volume, than any year since the start of the Great Recession: 23 sales for about $265 million, according to Price Edwards & Co.
“In our market, we’ve seen an influx of institutional investors, REITS (real estate investment trusts) that haven’t been here before that have bid on some of the bigger properties in town,” Parrack said. “If you look at the list of properties that have traded hands, there’s been a number of them that have had significant bidders, out-of-state, institutional-type money.”