According to a recent study, poverty has increased 64 percent across the United States over the last 12 years.

You might assume it’s referring to urban areas but this shocking statistic is talking about the suburbs.

When you’re driving through an upscale neighborhood in the Oklahoma City suburbs, life for those residents can seem so perfect, on the outside.

“It’s a dream home, it really is,” a suburban homeowner said, who did not want to be identified. “When you look around, you still pinch yourself and you go, ‘Wow, this is very cool.’”

That homeowner, who wanted to be called David for this interview, is now six months behind on the mortgage and his beautiful house is in foreclosure.

“Right now, our bank account is less than zero,” he said.

Are you trying to sell a home but not having any luck?

Don’t blame the economy; chances are it doesn’t have anything to do with it.

Focus instead on what you can control.

Mover’s Real Estate broker and radio host Becky Ivins stopped by to talk about the four biggest mistakes home sellers make.

LINK: Things to do before calling real estate agent

EDMOND, Okla. — Realtors around the metro, and especially in the Edmond area, are noticing a positive trend in their business.

According to realtor Brian Preston, who regularly compiles statistics about Edmond-area home sales, May was a record-breaking month for that community.

“We hit a six-year high for the number of sales in Edmond for the month of May. It beat our record year of 2007.” Preston said. “For March, April and May it’s the first time we’ve seen over 600 homes under contract in Edmond for the past six years.”

LINK: Preston’s monthly real estate statistical report.

The Preston Report include home sales in parts of Deer Creek and North Oklahoma City.

Home sales in the Edmond area are up 25 percent from May 2011.