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The Listing of the Week is a two-story stone home in the Val Verde West addition in northwest Oklahoma City.
Stately columns support the lofty entry portico: Step through the front door and the sense of openness follows you inside.
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HOME EQUITY GROWING Home equity is back and it’s growing fast, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, up $1.7 trillion since spring 2011. PAGE 3E
EXHIBITORS | WARD DESIGN GROUP PLANS TO INSTALL A 1,600-SQUARE-FOOT ‘OUTDOOR SANCTUARY’ BY TIM FALL
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It’s almost spring, when Oklahomans’ thoughts turn to shaking the winter blues, opening up the house and letting the outside in. Those with the worst cases of cabin fever might even take it a step farther by moving the inside out and building a bedroom in the back yard. All possibilities will be explored at the 2013 Oklahoma City Home & Outdoor Living Show Friday through March 24 at State Fair Park. The show will be staged in Cox Pavilion, the Centennial Building and an outside area located between the two. Event organizers and exhibitors promise lots of new ideas, especially for homeowners ready to greet warmer weather by spending more time outside in it. “We’ve changed the name this year,” said show manager Jessica Boweak of show producer Marketplace Events. Based on an attendee survey that showed growing interest in outdoor living and patio amenities, the “Home and Garden Show” has become the “Home & Outdoor Living Show.” “It’s a name attendees told us they liked,” Boweak said. Boweak said those “likes” are expected to translate to higher attendance than ever, topping 15,000 for this year’s event. Among the exhibitors offering ideas for moneysaving, innovative home and outdoor space improvements, Jerry Ward of Ward Design Group said his firm would install a 1,600-square-foot “outdoor sanctuary.” By trucking in soil, trees and groundcover, Ward’s
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Ward Design created this outdoor path for a metro-area home. The company is among exhibitors emphasizing outdoor living at the Oklahoma City Home & Outdoor Living Show March 22-24 at State Fair Park. PHOTO PROVIDED
crew will do “four weeks worth of work in four days” to prepare the outdoor living space he has designed, with “isolated intimate spaces” for family, entertaining and personal retreat. Combining “antique elements” with contemporary furnishings and fixtures, Ward said he hopes to create an installation that will spark ideas for himself and visitors to the show. Among those ideas: expect outdoor bedrooms, outdoor showers, backyard kitchens and even an al fresco meditation library. Ward, whose many recent projects include a 1 ½-acre “natural, mountainesque” landscaping SEE SHOW, PAGE 2E
Jerry Ward of Ward Design created this outdoor living space at the home at 2766 W Mission Springs Drive in the Deer Creek area. Ward Design is among the exhibitors at the Home & Outdoor Living Show. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
Buyers are opting for bigger houses As real estate recovers in many markets, more homebuyers are once again hankering for that supersized house with the circular driveway. “With foreclosures on the wane and the economy shifting back, the bigger-is-better mentality is also coming back,” said Mary McCall, a real estate broker and president of the Council of Residential Specialists (www.crs.com). If they can afford it, McCall said many people now opt for a house with more than 5,000 square feet of living space, and an assortment of amenities. Eric Tyson, a personal finance expert and co-author of “Home Buying for Dummies,” said some older buyers still want to actualize a long-standing wish for a very spacious home, regardless of its practicality. However, in most cases people have well-defined reasons for wanting an exceptionally spacious house, according to Tyson. He and his wife, who have three high school-age children, both
Ever wish you could put an electrical outlet right where you need it in your kitchen? The Adorne Under-Cabinet Lighting System from Legrand lets you do just that. The system includes LED lighting, outlets and even a speaker. Docks for tablets and smartphones can be added, too, so you can charge and use your electronic devices while you’re working in the kitchen without adding to the cord clutter. The system is available in two forms, one that plugs into an existing power outlet and one that’s hard-wired to a home’s electrical system. Many components can be ordered at www. Lowes.com. Examples of prices are $99.98 for a 27-inch modular track, $44.98 for a puck light and $19.98 for a tablet cradle.
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work from home. To accommodate their lifestyle, they purchased a 5,500-square-foot house when their offspring were small. Although many baby boomers are willing to shoulder the expenses associated with literally living large, real estate specialists say younger people have other priorities beyond sheer size. “The younger generation cares a lot about its carbon footprint. For them, it’s just not fashionable to be an energy glutton with a humongous house,” said Jane Fairweather, a veteran real estate broker. Also, she said many young couples with children are unwilling to move to an outer-tier suburb to obtain a super-large house, assuming that purchase means a
lengthy, grueling commute for one or both parents. Are you contemplating purchasing a large home, but want to be sure the move is right for you? If so, these pointers could prove helpful: I Get your finances in order first. Depending on your outlook, buying an oversized house is a solid long-term investment or a pointless money drain. With real estate values rising in many parts of the country, Tyson said more homebuyers believe that buying a reasonably priced home and holding it for five years or longer could prove a prudent choice. But he cautioned, “Your mortgage lender will never ask if you’ve saved enough to send your kids to college or care for your elderly parents. But these are clearly concerns for many people.” I Consider all costs associated with big-house ownership. “In many areas, property taxes are going up at a high rate. Also, homeowners’ insurance premiums are rising,” Tyson said.
In addition, he said you should be sure to factor in the costs to furnish, heat and cool a very large house. I Think through your views on the investment potential of real estate. In recent months, home prices have started rising in many neighborhoods, though in most areas properties still sell for less than their pre-recession levels. Does that mean there are still bargains to be found in the big-home category that could justify your purchase? Tyson said the answer to that question depends on the strength of your local economy and labor market. “If the area where you’re looking is a popular one with low crime and strong schools, you could gain a lot of appreciation in coming years. But if the area is already overbuilt with big houses, you’ll need to wait longer to pick up value,” he said. To contact Ellen James Martin, email her at ellenjamesmartin@gmail.com. UNIVERSAL UCLICK
DECORATE WITH NATURE Nature meets home decor in Shane Powers’ “Bring the Outdoors In: Garden Projects for Decorating and Styling Your Home.” In the book, stylist and designer Powers shares 22 projects for bringing nature into the home using live or dried plant materials. Among them are a flowering branch wall sconce, prints made from mushroom caps and a geometric sculpture made from foam cubes covered with dried blooms. “Bring the Outdoors In” is published by Chronicle Books and sells for $24.95 in hardcover. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES
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Left: This promotional photo shows a backyard landscape by Ward Design. PHOTO PROVIDED
Jerry Ward of Ward Design shows landscaping created at a home in the Deer Creek area. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
This water feature is part of the landscaping by Ward Design at 2766 W Mission Springs Drive. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
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installation at 2766 W Mission Springs Road, was a commercial art major at what is now the University of Central Oklahoma. Soon after going to work for an Oklahoma City landscaping firm, he bought it — along with a few others. “I learned early in my career that I loved to see my design ideas on the larger canvas” of a landscape, Ward said. Owning a small network of landscaping businesses gave him the client base to introduce his own designs. As those designs became more demanding and complex in scope, Ward engineered machinery to handle the particular needs of his projects, earning patents on water pump technology and irrigation system designs that are still used all over the world. Ward will share the spotlight with other fea-
tured guests at the show — most notably Chris Crary from Bravo’s “Top Chef,” who will showcase his passion and enthusiasm for cooking through live demonstrations. In addition to Crary, several local chefs are scheduled to give live demonstrations on the outdoor grilling stage. Also on hand at this year’s show will be the Central Oklahoma Humane Society, whose booth will allow visitors to play with adoptable animals, a Kids’ Garden with family activities and a Plant Sale at 5 p.m. March 24. Adult admission is $9, with children 12 and under admitted free. Discount tickets can be purchased online at www.homeshow okc.com or at Buy for Less stores. Show hours will be noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 23 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 24.
Bold blue shutters bring contrast to a home’s exterior -- the kind of materials and ideas to be presented at the Home & Outdoor Living Show. PHOTO PROVIDED
Chris Crary from Bravo’s “Top Chef” is among the featured guests at the Home & Outdoor Living Show next weekend at State Fair Park. PHOTO PROVIDED
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Look what’s in your house now College students aid group Nearly 40 students from three colleges across the country are giving up their spring break vacations this month to volunteer for Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity as part of Collegiate Challenge, Habitat’s national college spring break program. Students spend their time helping build houses and performing critical home repairs to benefit working, low-income families. Students from Central College in Pella, Iowa, the University of Iowa and the U.S. Air Force Academy are working in Central Oklahoma Habitat neighborhoods, including Las Rosas, SE 25 and Byers Avenue, and Hope Crossing, NE 83 and Kelley Avenue. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum have donated tickets for their students during their visits.
Atchleys receive award EDMOND — Gary and Deb Atchley recently were honored with the Keller Williams Double Platinum award at the Keller Williams Oklahoma Region Award ceremony in Broken Arrow. To the team, the award represents dedication toward obtaining their goals in total gross income earned. “We are very honored to be bringing home this award.” Gary Atchley said. “Our team has risen above our expectations and delivered expert client service, expert advice and expert focus to be the best possible real estate professionals.” Team members include Vonna Lovett, Alexa Atchley, Rickee Eddleman, Andy Snyder, Sherri Lippert Vandaveer and Ally Vitali. The office is at 10 E Campbell.
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Newtons join Paradigm Charlie and Nancy Newton have joined Paradigm AdvantEdge’s north office, 16301 N May Ave., as residential real estate sales associates. They will work as a team. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor of science degree in education and taught in the Oklahoma City public system for several years. She also studied negotiation and settlement at Pepperdine University and was a domestic mediator. She worked with her husband at their restaurant, “Charlie Newton’s,” for 12 years. He graduated from OU with a business administration degree, majoring in finance. He lettered in football at OU for three years and was president of the OU Football Letterman’s Association for 20 years. Before entering the real estate business, he had a 40-year career in investment banking, served on the Oklahoma Securities Exchange Commission for 19 years and owned “Charlie Newton’s” for 12 years.
WASHINGTON — Home equity is back! And it’s growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans’ net equity holdings in their houses jumped by nearly half a trillion dollars during the last three months of 2012, and have increased by $1.7 trillion since spring 2011. What does this mean to you personally? Depending on where you own your home, it could mean that finally — after years of struggling with an underwater mortgage — the market value of your property has risen enough to put you into positive equity territory. Or closer to break-even equity than you assumed. Zillow Real Estate Research estimates that nearly 2 million American owners exited negative equity status during 2012 alone. It could also mean that should you wish to sell your house, you’re now in a better position to do so. And if your home is located in one of dozens of local markets that are experiencing severe shortages of listings for sale combined with strong demand from buyers, this spring could bring you a higher price than at any time in the past seven years. Here’s what the Fed found in its “flow of funds” study released March 7: I Thanks to recovering housing values, total home equity is now at its highest level — about $8.2 trillion — since the bust and gaining rapidly. From January 2012 through December, it rose by a stunning $1.2 trillion. I Outstanding mortgage debts continued to fall as owners paid down their balances and refinanced into smaller loans, taking advantage of unprecedented low mortgage rates. Foreclosures and principal forgiveness by lenders also have helped whittle away mortgage debt. Americans now owe about $1 trillion less on their homes than they did in 2008. Jed Kolko, chief economist for Trulia.com, an online real estate research and information company, said growing home equity has three key effects. First, owners feel wealthier and are more likely to spend some of that perceived wealth — even if it’s illiquid
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in the form of real estate equity — on goods and services. Second, higher equity stakes reduce the likelihood of mortgage defaults. People have a deeper financial stake in their properties and are less willing to risk loss through foreclosure. Fewer delinquencies, in turn, Kolko said in an interview, “mean less stress on the financial system,” thereby reducing the probability of another banking crisis a la 20082009. Finally, by encouraging owners to consider selling, either now or later in the cycle when prices could be even higher, growing equity holdings allow the real estate market to work better, with more transactions, more mobility for families, more new construction, more jobs, and so on. Doug Duncan, chief economist for mortgage investor Fannie Mae, said the recent jump in equity holdings “puts us back on track toward where we were prior to the crisis,” and represents a “transition to normal” conditions in the housing market. Though there are local markets where last year’s
double-digit price gains look bubbly and unsustainable to Duncan — notably in some of the inland cities of California — the increases in values elsewhere tend to be more modest and solid, simply making up for the declines experienced at the end latter half of the last decade. One major market does concern him, however: Washington, D.C., and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Though the District of Columbia has seen significant year-to-year gains in prices recently, Duncan said prices could “flatten out” if the federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in government jobs and defense spending continue for an extended period. Despite the impressive increases in equity reported by the Fed, there’s a sobering flip side: There are still millions of owners — nearly 14 million according to Zillow — who remain in negative equity positions. They are often the folks who purchased at the wrong time, near the peak of their local markets from late 2005 through 2006, or used mortgages that required little or no down payment to buy bigger houses than they could afford. In Miami, Fla., and Phoenix, roughly 40 percent of owners have mortgage debt in excess of property value. In Tampa, it’s 41.5 percent; Chicago 37 percent; Seattle 33.5
Despite the impressive increases in equity reported by the Fed, there’s a sobering flip side: There are still millions of owners — nearly 14 million according to Zillow — who remain in negative equity positions. They are often the folks who purchased at the wrong time, near the peak of their local markets from late 2005 through 2006. percent; Columbus, Ohio, 29 percent; San Diego and Washington, D.C., about 28 percent; and Los Angeles 24 percent. The bittersweet news from the Fed for most of these owners: The odds
are good that you are not as deep in negative territory today as you were 12 months ago. Ken Harney’s email address is kenharney@earthlink.net. WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP
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Home inspector has conflict of interest Sarah Rowland shows the wallpaper she designed for Dixie Donuts in Richmond, Va. AP PHOTO
Make a room with your own custom wallpaper BY MELISSA DUTTON The Associated Press
When Renee Pedro bought a house with midcentury decor, she decided to embrace the look. Drawing inspiration from the 1963 Philco oven in her kitchen, she began hunting for towels and table linens with a mod ’60s vibe to complement the appliance. “That oven was my style. My thing,” said Pedro, of Philadelphia. She was disappointed by the lack of choices, and in 2009 began looking for a way to create her own textiles to decorate the kitchen. “I couldn’t find something that fit my aesthetic, so I decided to make it,” she said. After a year of looking online, she found a company that would allow her to design her own fabric. Now she runs her own online business, Crashpaddesigns.com, selling tea towels, pillow cases and table linens in mod, bright, geometric or flowered patterns that she designs herself. Many companies have begun to offer consumers the chance to create custom fabrics and wallpapers. Advances in printing have made it more affordable to create small runs, and to make high-quality products faster and cheaper, said Aaron Kirsch, president of Astek Wallcovering Inc. in Van Nuys, Calif. He sells directly to consumers via his company’s website, Designyourwall.com. The company also makes custom products for the fashion, hospitality and motion picture industries. Demand for the custom products has been steadily rising, Kirsch said. Homeowners can create their own wall covering for about $6.50 a square foot, he
said. Custom fabrics run about $18 to $30 a yard, said Rysa Pitner, founder of Fabric on Demand in Los Angeles. Custom options appeal to “individuals who love to author their own stuff,” she said. You can upload photos, original artwork or computer-generated designs on her company’s website, Fabricon demand.com. Some manufacturers have designers who help customers develop the look they want. Do-it-yourself designers can usually preview the order online or order a sample piece. It normally takes less than a month for orders to be processed. The websites also have a wide variety of premade patterns available. Nile Johnson of Nile Johnson Interior Design in Kennett Square, Pa., said custom pieces help his firm accomplish its goal of creating spaces that reflect a client’s personality. “It really helps the interior show and breathe who they are,” he said. “It’s not just pretty. It’s not just functional. It really tells their story.” Johnson has used the custom printing process to create a window shade depicting a child’s favorite story book. He is currently creating wallpaper that corresponds to a client’s checkered dishes. Creating rolls of wallpaper for an accent wall or producing yards of fabric to make curtains, bedding or furniture covering allows homeowners to create layers of design that contribute to the look they are after, said Los Angeles designer Kate Albrecht, who runs the website Mrkate.com. “It’s a layered look where they feel like each little element of a room speaks about their personality,” she said.
DEAR BARRY: Our home recently fell out of escrow, and the circumstances were very suspicious. The buyers’ home inspector said we have mold. We were unable to see it, but the inspector said it was only visible with a special flashlight. We agreed to remove the mold, but the buyers said they wanted it professionally removed. It turned out the home inspector was also in that line of work — for a fee of $1,500. While we were negotiating this, the buyers canceled the sale. What do you think of this situation? Valerie DEAR VALERIE: It is a conflict of interest for a home inspector to contract repair work on a home that he has inspected. Furthermore, performing work under such circumstances violates the codes of ethics of every established and reputable home inspector association. The fact that the home inspector was ready to remove mold that no one else could see is highly suspect. But the main issues for now are whether you actually have mold and what to disclose to future buyers. To confirm whether or not you actually have mold, you should hire a professional mold inspector for an evaluation. If mold is found, you can hire someone to do the remediation. Whoever does the work should be a disinterested third party, not the person who did the inspection. If it turns out that you do not have mold, you can use the mold report for disclosure to future buyers. You can also use the report as evidence if you file an ethics complaint against the home inspector.
Calculate costs to run appliances There’s nothing better than finding a way to save a little bit of money on your electric bill. And the first step in doing that is knowing where your electricity goes each month. Once you know all of the places, large and small, where electricity is being used, and possibly wasted, you can take some steps to change things. That’s where the Kill A Watt EZ comes in. This clever little device lets you read and understand the electrical usage of a variety of 120-volt electrical appliances and other devices around your home in real time, so you know specifically how much power they’re using, and how much money — in real dollars and cents — they’re costing you to operate. Now you can accurately assess if those “phantom” electronics like phone chargers and unused TVs are costing you money, or if replacing that old clunker of a refrigerator will show a return on your investment. Kill A Watts are available for around $25 through many home centers and other retailers, as well as online through places like Amazon.com. Some utility companies also have them available for a free loan to their customers. The Kill A Watt is really simple to operate, and requires little more than plugging it in. Here’s how it works: First, select an appliance or other device that you’d like to monitor, let’s say your refrigerator. Plug the Kill A Watt into a wall outlet, then plug your refrigerator into the grounded receptacle on the front of the Kill A Watt unit. (You’ll want to be able to read the screen on the Kill A Watt, so in the case of a refrigerator, where the outlet is behind
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the appliance, you may need to use a short grounded extension cord to make things more convenient.) Press and hold the reset key to clear the old settings, then press and hold the set key until “rate” appears in the screen. This is a feature I really like, since it allows you to set your actual electrical rate, so you know the readings you’re seeing are accurate. You can get the rate you’re paying for electricity off your utility bill, or by calling your utility company. Simply press the up and down arrows to enter the rate per kilowatt hour. For example, if your utility is charging 10.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh), press the buttons until the display reads $0.105, then press Set again. The rate is now saved. That’s it! Now you have lots of options for understanding how much electricity the refrigerator is using. For example, the Kill A Watt will begin an elapsed time clock, and will begin tracking actual cost. So at any given time, you can look at the clock, then press menu, scroll through to cost, and see the actual cost of electricity that the refrigerator has consumed during that period of time. Also under cost is a simple projection, which I found handy. By pressing the up and down keys, you can cycle through hour, day, week, month and year, and Kill A Watt will give you an accurate projection of how much electricity — in actual dollars and cents — your refrigerator is going to use over
that selected time period. The display will also show you the actual kilowatt-hours being consumed by the appliance. That’s another way of determining cost, by looking at the actual electrical usage over a given period of time, then multiplying it by the cost you’re paying per kilowatt-hour. Other display options include the exact voltage and wattage being used, as well as the frequency. So now that you have the information, what do you do with it? For one thing, you can decide which appliances might need replacement. Replacing an old refrigerator with a new Energy Star model, for example, can save $100, $200 or even more each year in electrical costs. Another place this is helpful is with what are known as “phantom” electronics — things that are using power, even when you think they aren’t. Some examples include phone chargers, DVD players, microwaves, answering machines, TVs and other electronics. Without the Kill A Watt, there’s another way that you can calculate the cost of the power used by an electrical appliance or other device, using the following formula: Watts x hours of use ÷ 1,000 x cost per kwh = cost of operation. For example, let’s say you want to know how much it costs to operate four light fixtures that each have two 60-watt lightbulbs in them. The fixtures are on eight hours a day, and electricity in your area costs 10.5 cents per kwh. 4 lights x 2 bulbs each x 60 watts each = 480 total watts. 480 watts x 8 hours = 3,840 watt-hours ÷ 1,000 (to convert to kwh) = 3.84
kwh x 0.105 = approximately 40 cents to operate those four fixtures for eight hours. How about your furnace? Let’s say you have a 15 kW (15,000 watt) electric furnace that cycles on and off during the day. You estimate that it’s on for a total of six hours out of any 24-hour period during the winter. 15,000 watts x 6 hours ÷ 1,000 x 0.105 = $9.45 to run the furnace for those six hours. Remodeling and repair questions? Email Paul at paulbianchina@inman.com. All product reviews are based on the author’s actual testing of free review samples provided by the manufacturers. INMAN NEWS
It is a conflict of interest for a home inspector to contract repair work on a home that he has inspected.
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DEAR BARRY: When we bought our house, the home inspector identified several roof defects and recommended repairs by a licensed roofing contractor. The seller hired a roofing contractor to repair the conditions in the inspection report. But now we are having leaks in places that were not mentioned in the inspection report. Do we have recourse against the inspector? Frank DEAR FRANK: The home inspector identified the fact that roof repairs were needed. It is possible that he failed to recognize other problem areas. However, it is also possible for a roof to leak in places where there are no visible defects. You should call your inspector and ask for a re-inspection of the
places where the recent leaking occurred. You should also ask the roofing contractor to attend that meeting. It was the job of the roofing contractor to review the entire roof to make sure that there were no visible defects besides the ones mentioned in the inspection report. If the contractor merely repaired the reported defect, without reviewing the entire roof, then he was not doing a thorough job. Another possibility is that the roofing contractor did review the entire roof and did discover additional defects. In that case, it would have been the seller’s decision whether to pay for the additional repairs. Whatever circumstances led to the lack of adequate roof repair will be matters for discussion when you meet with the inspector and the contractor. To write to Barry Stone, visit him on the web at www.housedetective.com. ACTION COAST PUBLISHING
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Sandy-damaged homes hit market at bargain BY EILEEN A.J. CONNELLY The Associated Press
LONG BEACH, N.Y. — It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: “Hurricane House” — people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy at a deep discount. While there are bargains out there, ranging from 10 percent off pre-storm prices for upscale homes on New York’s Long Island and the Jersey Shore to as much as 60 percent off modest bungalows on Staten Island and Queens, it’s still very much a game of buyer beware. Not only are buyers are on the hook for repairs and in some cases total rebuilds, they’re also wading into a host of potentially expensive uncertainties about new flood maps and future insurance rates, zoning changes and updated building codes. “It’s totally changed the way I sell real estate,” said Lawrence Greenberg, a sales associate with Van Skiver Realtors, whose own Mantoloking, N.J., office was wrecked in the storm. Prior to Sandy, prospective buyers rarely mentioned issues such as flood maps and building elevations until the matter of flood insurance came up — often at closing. “Now, everybody asks the question of elevation,” Greenberg said. Even if potential buyers plan to tear down and build new, they ask about the pending changes in flood maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, because flood insurance rates will depend
This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows an aerial view of damage to the New Jersey shoreline following Superstorm Sandy. There are a rising number of homes damaged by Sandy hitting the market, ranging from 10 percent off pre-storm prices for upscale homes in New York’s Long Island and the Jersey Shore to up to 60 percent off modest bungalows in Staten Island and Queens, but it’s very much a game of buyer beware. AP PHOTO
upon the new zones. There is no sign of a mass exodus from shoreline communities. The number of for-sale listings in January in the 380 ZIP codes hit by the storm was about 2 percent below the same time last year, according to online real estate information company Zillow Inc. That indicates that most homeowners are rebuilding, or have not yet decided how to proceed. But real estate agents in New York and New Jersey said the majority of homes for sale in these areas have some damage from the Oct. 29 storm, and it appears to them that a rising number are being put on the market as the spring homebuying season approaches. New listings range from destroyed oceanfront properties being sold for the land, to flooded bay-
side homes untouched since the storm that must be gutted. Even the few undamaged homes in affected neighborhoods are listing at prices about 10 percent lower than they would have been prestorm. Some sellers are overwhelmed by the daunting prospect of restoring a damaged home. Some are older homeowners who had stayed in the houses where they raised their families, but now are relocating. Some didn’t have flood insurance. “They either don’t have the funds or don’t have the energy to go through the renovating and rebuilding process,” said Jeff Childers, a broker with Childers Sotheby’s International Realty in Normandy Beach, N.J. Lisa Jackson, broker and owner of Rockaway Prop-
erties in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, N.Y., said a number of her new listings are homes owned by senior citizens. One 85year-old client was living alone in her 1940s-era sixbedroom, six-bath brick home right on the beach. The house was hammered by Sandy, and must be at least partially demolished, but will still command a hefty price. “Everything on the water is big money,” Jackson said. But the $3 million listing price is nevertheless a huge discount from the roughly $4.25 million it would have commanded before the storm. Another set of sellers were in the process of getting out before the storm hit. Jackson had 18 properties in contract before Sandy, but all of those sales either fell through or
were renegotiated for a lower price. One 1930s-era threebedroom, two-bath house with a view of the bay was in contract for $665,000, but the first floor was gutted after it took on about four feet of water. The buyer, a single woman, was unwilling to make the renovations. The property is back on the market for $550,000. That’s a 17-percent discount, but the eventual buyer will have to pay for new floors and walls, plus a new kitchen and bathroom. Still, that sort of cut might make the neighborhood affordable for a family that was priced out in recent years, when houses were selling for $750,000 and more. And in one sense, buying a storm-damaged
home can offer an advantage, said Tom Tripodi, president of the Tripodi Group/Douglas Elliman Real Estate in the Long Island city of Long Beach, where damaged houses are selling for about 10 percent less than before the storm. “If it’s all gutted out, you can do what you want,” he said. “You can own the house with a brand-new kitchen, new appliances, new floors.” In addition to people looking to create their dream house out of a damaged home, Tripodi has seen investors eyeing the area. In Long Beach’s West End neighborhood, for example, investors are looking to tear down gutted 1920s-era ranch homes and build bigger houses with multiple stories at higher elevations.
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Warrington has sense of openness Stately columns support the Warrington’s lofty entry portico. And when you step through the front door, the sense of openness follows you inside. The 14-foot-high entry ceiling along with the 12foot-high living room ceiling are awash with light. Arched clerestory windows crown the front door as well as the wide multipane stacks of glass that fill the living room’s window bay. An open stairway leads to the owners’ suite and study on the second level. Isolated from the family living areas below, these two rooms serve as a welcome retreat. The owners’ suite has a large walk-in closet, sliders that open onto a small deck, and a private bathroom with dual vanity and spa tub. Toilet and shower are enclosed. Double doors open into a study that could be outfitted as a home office, sewing room or whatever suits your needs. Each of the two bedrooms on the main floor has direct access to a shared bathroom, while a small powder room serves the rest of the lower level. Utilities are centrally located in a pass-through room close to the bedrooms, garage and kitchen. Counters and cabinets on two sides provide storage and a work space for folding clothes. The kitchen and family room are open and bright, lined with windows and separated by nothing but an eating bar. Sliding glass doors in the family room access a screened porch. A wet bar tucked into
The Listing of the Week is at 12901 Deerfield Circle. PHOTO PROVIDED
The Listing of the Week is a two-story stone home in the Val Verde West addition in northwest Oklahoma City. The 4,571-square-foot home at 12901 Deerfield Circle has four bedrooms, two baths, three living rooms, two dining rooms and an attached three-car garage. Recent updates include new paint, carpet, granite counters and appliances. The formal living room has a fireplace and cathedral ceiling. The den has a fireplace. The upstairs living area has a built-in entertainment center. The kitchen has an island, breakfast bar and eating space. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet, sitting area and bath with whirlpool tub.
One secondary bedroom has a full bath; two have walk-in closets; two have ceiling fans. The home has a balcony, covered patio, open patio, underground sprinkler system, central vacuum and zoned hearing and air conditioning. The home, built in 1983, is listed with Rod, Fran and Paul Brooks of RE/MAX Preferred Properties for $479,900. The home will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. From NW 122 and Meridian, go west to Val Verde Drive and north to Deerfield Circle. For more information, call 9900548. Nominations for Listing of the Week are welcome. Send a copy of the MLS information sheet on a single-family home to The Oklahoman, Richard Mize, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Nominations may be faxed to 475-3996.
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the passageway between the dining room and the living room is convenient to both.
A review plan of the Warrington 11-036, including floor plans, elevations, section and artist’s conception, can be purchased for $25 by phone, mail or online. Add $5 for shipping and handling.
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Decorating tips for personalizing a rental BY MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press
It’s yours, but it isn’t. A rented apartment or house can be a wonderful place to live, and a challenging place to decorate. The restrictions are many: Landlords often want their white walls to stay white. Many won’t let you do even the most minor construction. Some even ask renters not to nail anything to the walls. Complicating things further, many rental properties have small rooms and no-frills, buildergrade light fixtures, doors and cabinetry with little personality. How can you inject some of your personality into a rented space without enraging your landlord? The first step is to go all in. “So often people think of their rental as not theirs, and therefore go through life not creating a beautiful home or nest,” said designer Kyle Schuneman, author of “The First Apartment Book: Cool Design for Small Spaces” (Potter Style, 2012). “Life is too short to not create a sanctuary that represents your unique vision.” Home decorating blogger Wanda Hoffs gives the same advice to her readers at www.recreateand decorate.com. As an Army wife, Hoffs has lived in rental properties around the country and has learned to decorate each one as if it were truly hers. Here are five ideas from Hoffs and Schuneman that
A bold sofa pattern and plaid carpet add personality to a rented apartment in this design by Kyle Schuneman, as seen in "The First Apartment Book: Cool Design for Small Spaces," by Kyle Schuneman (Potter Style, 2012). AP PHOTO
can help you embrace your rented space.
Plan carefully “Usually rentals are small, and I am a firm believer in function before form,” Schuneman said. “Sometimes it’s a puzzle piece to get those ‘must haves’ into your space — the desk, the bed, the couch.” He suggests using old items in new ways: Does the desk become a footboard? Should a small bookcase from your old living room be tucked into the corner of your new kitchen? If your current furniture
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doesn’t fit well into a rental, Hoffs suggests spending wisely on new items. Rather than buying an expensive new piece that fits your rental perfectly, “Use thrift store furniture and paint it yourself,” she said. Used furniture can be “so inexpensive that you can sell it at a yard sale if need be” when you decide to move out of the rental. “It’s not about where you buy it,” Hoffs likes to tell her blog audience. “It’s how you use it.”
Little or no paint “Wallpaper used to be only for the homeowner crowd,” Schuneman said,
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“Your floors are a blank slate for design,” Schuneman said. “Treat it as your fifth wall and find a beautiful rug to ground the whole space.” Schuneman is a fan of FLOR carpet tiles, which can be arranged to make what appears to be a rug of any size. “I love using FLOR tiles for rentals because they can be put together in different configurations when you move and can be personalized, so only you have that certain pattern that represents your style,” he said.
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“If you’re afraid to touch your walls or have a really difficult landlord,” Schuneman said, “bring in the color through fabrics and textures around the room. If you leave your walls white, hang a bold curtain on the windows and a coordinating couch that really pops.” Hoffs agrees: “Fabric can be a great, inexpensive way to add color, pattern and texture to a room. It can be framed or stapled to a large art canvas to be hung on the walls,” to add a burst of color. You can also attach fabric temporarily to a wall using spray starch. Lush plants are another option: “Bring in plants to
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Although you can’t change the cabinets in your rented kitchen or bath, Hoffs points out that you can swap out the hardware on doors and drawers at a very small cost. “You can always change these back to the original ones when you start to move,” she said, as long as you remember where you’ve stored the originals. The same goes for light fixtures. A change of lighting can add “instant drama” to your home, Hoffs said, so consider swapping out the current fixtures with ones that reflect your taste.”
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“but now with companies like Tempaper, you can put up temporary wallpaper that peels on and peels back off when you’re ready to move.” Hoffs suggests using wall decals, which now come in a huge range of styles and sizes, or even duct tape. “It comes in many great colors and patterns,” she says, “and can be used on a wall in many different patterns, such as the trending chevron pattern, stripes, or even to create a border around a wall grouping.” If you want to do just a bit of painting that could be easily repainted before you move out, Hoffs and Schuneman both suggest painting a stenciled design on one wall. Or paint a band of bold color along the top of your walls.
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Permits Oklahoma City City of Oklahoma City, Julia Butler, 3401 Black Gold Drive, canopy-carport, erect, $4,000,000. Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, 2 Santa Fe Place, cabana-gazebo, remodel, $2,500,000. JHBR Architects, 6421 S Miller Ave., school, add-on, $2,170,000. JHBR Architects, 2601 S Tulsa Ave., school, add-on, $2,000,000. Landmark Construction, 11717 N Morgan Road, office, erect, $880,000. M&S Partners LLC, 11815 Watermill Road, residence, erect, $800,000. Red Sky Constuctors, 2901 N Lincoln Blvd., office, add-on, $800,000. Evans Building Concepts, 7801 NW 85 Terrace, office, erect, $750,000. Shops @ Quail Springs, 14120 N Pennsylvania Ave., shell building, erect, $750,000. Shops @ Quail Springs, 14110 N Pennsylvania Ave., shell building, erect, $612,000. M. Rose Homes II LLC, 16813 Shorerun Drive, residence, erect, $550,000. Omni Construction LLC, 6825 Camille Ave., office-warehouse, erect, $500,000. Caston Construction, 1001 N Lincoln Blvd., medical clinic-office, remodel, $400,000. Beacon Homes LLC, 3205 NW 158 Terrace, residence, erect, $360,000. Manchester Green Homes LLC, 1421NW 188, residence, erect, $302,100. Beacon Homes LLC, 16021 Angie Kaye Lane, residence, erect, $300,000. Taber Built Homes LLC, 3343 Stone Brook Court, residence, erect, $300,000. J. Howell Construction Inc., 5708 NE 107, residence, erect, $280,000. Landstar Homes OKC LLC, 3209 NW 158 Terrace, residence, erect, $260,000. Graham Construction & Development, 6808 N Robinson Ave., office, remodel, $260,000. Braxton Homes LLC, 19900 Morley Lane, residence, erect, $250,000. Taber Built Homes LLC, 9101Rockefeller Road, residence, erect, $250,000. Diversified Construction of OK Inc., 2101 NE 50, public building, erect, $250,000. 4 Corners Construction LLC, 2600 Trails Head Drive, residence, erect, $248,000. Carrie Smith, 2621S Richland Road, residence, erect, $245,000. Manchester Green Homes LLC, 1405 NW 188, residence, erect, $238,150. Vesta Homes Inc., 7101 Chelsey Lane, residence, erect, $230,000. Blue Ribbon Construction LLC, 11708 Katie Cove, residence, erect, $220,000. Blue Ribbon Construction LLC, 11709 Gwendolyn Lane, residence, erect, $220,000. Foster Signature Homes LLC, 16008 Angie Kaye Lane, residence, erect, $215,000. Foster Signature Homes LLC, 3208 NW 158 Terrace, residence, erect, $215,000. Brass Brick Platinum Series Homes LLC, 3309 NW 163, residence, erect, $210,000. JK Construction LLC, 2801 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $210,000. Vesta Homes Inc., 7413 Kaylee Way, residence, erect, $210,000. Foster Signature Homes LLC, 4700 NW 154, rehabilitation center, erect, $205,000. Vesta Homes Inc., 7209 Jack Drive, erect, erect, $205,000. Heartland Homes LLC, 17516 Red Tailed Hawk Way, residence, erect, $204,000. Aaron Wake, 209 SW 140, residence, erect, $203,000. Oxford Homes LLC, 6205 NW 154 Terrace, residence, erect, $200,000. Vesta Homes Inc., 7417 Noah Parkway, erect, erect, $198,000. Vesta Homes Inc., 8801 NW 72, residence, erect, $190,000. Denise Patterson Custom Homes, 3316 NW 163, residence, erect, $185,000. J.K. Construction LLC, 2808 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $185,000. Scotts Construction Inc., 800 S Portland Ave., church, add-on, $185,000. Aaron Tatum Custom Homes LLC, 401 SW 170 Terrace, residence, erect, $183,000. J.K. Construction LLC, 2805 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $180,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 11208 Treemont Lane, residence, erect, $176,600. New Design Custom Homes LLC, 3205 Canton Trail, residence, erect, $173,500. Aaron Tatum Custom Homes LLC, 309 SW 170 Terrace, residence, erect, $173,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 3100 SW 139, residence, erect, $170,500. 4 Corners Construction LLC, 11609 Mallorca Drive, residence, erect, $170,000. Sure Safe Homes LLC, 4024 SE 89 Terrace, residence, erect, $170,000. Griffin Homes LLC, 2725 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $160,000. Griffin Homes LLC, 2732 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $160,000. American Building Contractors & Developers LLC, 11316 SW 37, residence, erect, $150,000. American Building Contractors & Developers LLC, 11208 SW 37, residence, erect, $150,000. Griffin Homes LLC, 2733 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $150,000. Griffin Homes LLC, 2729 Ryder Drive, residence, erect, $150,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 13205 SW 5, residence, erect, $142,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 408 SW 168, residence, erect, $142,000. Tom Abel Custom Homes LLC, 5524 SE 57, residence, erect, $140,000. Authentic Custom Homes LLC, 8009 Suttle Court, residence, erect, $138,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 8909 NW 110, residence, erect, $138,000. Dunamis Environmental Group LLC, 1312 SE Grand Blvd., warehouse, erect, $138,000. Authentic Custom Homes LLC, 8009 Calm Water Drive, residence, erect, $132,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 14129 Paddle Wheel Place, residence, erect, $128,000.
REAL ESTATE Oklahoma City Indian Health Clinic, 5208 W Reno Ave., office, remodel, $126,000. Home Creations, 11305 NW 98, residence, erect, $122,800. Precision Style Homes, 11225 NW 8, residence, erect, $121,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 613 Christian Lane, residence, erect, $116,000. Foster Signature Homes LLC, 16408 Iron Fire Court, residence, erect, $115,000. Home Creations, 15813 Crane Way, residence, erect, $109,000. Home Creations, 15817 Crane Way, residence, erect, $106,500. Home Creations, 11217 NW 100, residence, erect, $106,000. Home Creations, 3044 NW 181, storm shelter, erect, $104,500. Precision Style Homes, 808 Tall Grass Drive, residence, erect, $104,000. Home Creations, 3041 NW 181, residence, erect, $103,600. Home Creations, 11213 NW 100, residence, erect, $103,000. Home Creations, 11209 NW 100, residence, erect, $101,500. Home Creations, 6904 NW 157, residence, erect, $100,800. Monarch Construction Co. LLC, 10904 SW 32 Terrace, residence, erect, $100,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 9624 Evie Drive, residence, erect, $100,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 6101 Courtyards Court, residence, erect, $100,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 616 SE 60 Place, residence, erect, $100,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 8501 SW 48, residence, erect, $100,000. Kojo Enterprises LLC, 6409 N Olie Ave., office, remodel, $100,000. Home Creations, 6908 NW 157, residence, erect, $99,000. Home Creations, 18212 Scarborough Drive, residence, erect, $93,000. Teehee Design/Build LLC, 14401 W Reno Ave., residence, erect, $90,000. Home Creations, 2309 NW 198, residence, erect, $85,900. Cornerstone Group LLC, 10645 SW 34 Terrace, residence, erect, $82,000. Cornerstone Group LLC, 10632 SW 36, residence, erect, $82,000. Poff (Doug) Homes, 8901 Oakmont Valley Drive, residence, add-on, $80,000. Cornerstone Group LLC, 10704 SW 34 Terrace, residence, erect, $75,000. Cornerstone Group LLC, 10717 SW 35, residence, erect, $75,000. J. Howell Construction Inc., 10913 Fountain Blvd., residence, remodel, $65,000. Fresenius Medical Care, 5419 S Western Ave., medical clinic-office, remodel, $60,000. Dan Holbrock, 7113 NW 10, retail sales, remodel, $60,000. Special Projects Manager, 5959 Northwest Expressway, restaurant, remodel, $50,000. Khaled Salem, 10100 Southern Creek Drive, residence, fire restoration, $50,000. CDSOK, 4230 SW 33, automotive repair-wash, erect, $50,000. Quality Design Builders, 13801 N Bryant Ave., business, remodel, $50,000. Graham Construction, 3810 N Tulsa Ave., remodel, remodel, $41,500. Excellent Masonry, 14520 N Pennsylvania Ave., land mark, install, $35,000. BNJ Builders LLC, 6020 N Independence Ave., school, remodel, $28,000. Christy Hicks, 7300 S Richland Road, residence, add-on, $25,000. S. Thomas Frameworks LLC, 709 SW 112, residence, add-on, $24,000. Ronnie Rawson, 117 SW 87, accessory, erect, $22,000. Crown Construction LLC, 1213 Kenilworth Road, residence, add-on, $20,000. James Tedrow, 9601 Olde Tuscany Road, accessory, erect, $15,000. John Harkey, 5605 S Harrah Road, shell building, remodel, $15,000. Ladonna Hester, 3308 SE 89, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $12,000. Precision Style Homes, 11216 NW 8, residence, erect, $11,800. Jacobs General Contracting, 6101 N Rockwell Ave., office, remodel, $10,000. Michael F. and Sherri A. Peters, 13100 SE 40, storage, move-on, $7,000. Michael F. and Sherri A. Peters, 13100 SE 40, storage, move-on, $7,000. Capstone Construction Services, 5325 N May Ave., retail sales, supplement, $6,200. Ardi Sohrabi, 4112 NW 23, accessory, erect, $6,000. Patricia A. Epley, 14937 NW 10, storm shelter, erect, $5,500. Tony Brooks, 2716 SW 56, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,595. CenterPoint Energy, 109 NW 50, storm shelter, install storm shelter, $4,545. CenterPoint Energy, 109 NW 50, storm shelter, install storm shelter, $4,545. Billy J. Hargrave, 2528 SW 90, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,200. Margaret Merritt, 2517 SW 124, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,200. John Dittberner, 3360 Stonybrook Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,195. Jenny Hester, 12405 Preakness Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,100. Edward Griffin, 2812 SW 54 Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. John Telford, 15900 Sky Run Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. Michael D. Williams, 10908 Winelake Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. Robert Lemon, 5408 Charwood Lane, storm shelter, remodel, $4,000. Robin and David Croninger, 15800 Wild Creek Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. William Gill, 14101 Chandelle Drive, accessory, erect, $4,000. Aimee and Ben Hanneman, 3612 NW 71, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,975. Caleb Fairchild, 16250 Old Olive Way, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,925. John Culbertson, 10800 Katy Line Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,900.
Justin and Shanda Biggs, 11709 Blueridge Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,900. Chris Wertzberger, 1504 NW 186, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,600. Jim and Brycie Loepp, 7224 NW 121, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,500. Theodore Booker, 5517 Ventura Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,450. Christopher M. Leslie, 17332 Clove Hill Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. John Randall, 1408 NW 165 Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. Kim and Brent Cryer, 17108 Saddlecreek Way, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. Andrew Froese, 18216 Bodegon Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,395. Don and Vickie Anderson, 13709 Crossing Way East, condominium-townhouse, install storm shelter, $3,395. John and Hillary McKenzie, 9105 Lolly Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,395. Flat Safe, 6620 SE 163 Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,350. Stephen Reny, 1708 NW 183 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,300. Precision Shelters, 10905 SW 30, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,295. William and Cynthia Barringer, 13116 Green Cedar Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,250. Jessica Werner or Marcus Werner, 3421 Nottingham Place, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,200. Robert King, 14508 Maplelake Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,200. Stewart Morris, 18628 Piedra Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,150. David Ramsey, 1424 Straka Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,095. Earl and Frances Hutchinson, 4716 Stag Horn Drive, residence, remodel, $3,000. Gene L. Muse Revocable Trust, 6221 Redbud Ridge Road, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. Jason Galloway, 4904 NW 161, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Jimmy J. Reed, 6720 S Byers Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Sergio Coronado, 3516 SW 41, residence, erect, $3,000. Charlie Jones, 8233 Canna Lane, storm shelter, install- storm shelter, $2,995. Donald Worden, 10905 Kristin Court, residence, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Jobby Joseph, 8421 NW 74, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. John Roberts, 15508 Arbuckle Heights, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Shirley D. and Kerry J. Laporte, 12505 Park Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,945. Francis Machiri, 7801 NW 158, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,905. John and Margaret Biggs, 9734 Lakeland Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,900. Billie and Craig Cactrop, 4000 Morning Star Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,850. Lane Schaff, 1924 Alexander Way, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,850. Bruce C. and Donna J. Rotan Family Trust, 13309 Creekside Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Chad Moore, 16008 Petaluma Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Chris Harris, 15201 Kestral Lake Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Jon Phelps, 11128 Greenbriar Chase,
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storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Josh Pitts, 5100 NW 163, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Milton Cumba, 9800 SW 27, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Sergio Velasco, 2829 NW 15, residence, fire restoration, $2,800. Joshua Sawyer, 15513 Wood Creek Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,799. Britta Albert, 608 Westglen Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Danny Glispie, 8125 Azurewood Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Doug Dees, 16500 Farmington Way, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Gary and Connie Mahanes, 7237 NW 131, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Rebecca Chohon, 11513 NW 114, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Dustin James Ingram, 9208 Lolly Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750. John Hall, 16400 Josiah Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750. Robert and Glenda Nigh, 7316 Jack Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750. Donald Klipinger, 2432 NW 1, residence, add-on, $2,700. Pamela A. Lee, 2728 SW 75, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,700. Larry Blundell, 10920 NW 38 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,695. Scott Davis, 2405 NW 175, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,695. Dorian Roach, 4800 Caleb, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,620. Alan Dailey, 12401 SE 137, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,600. Bryan Lee, 824 Shady Creek Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. Gregory Henson, 1429 NW 187, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. Hien Dang, 9512 Southlake Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. Khuong Le, 9604 Southlake Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. No name given, 19005 Butterfly Blvd., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. Satish Pasula, 18613 Piedra Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. Shea Snyder, 14809 Rochefort Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,410. Dustin Stottmann, 10705 SW 31 Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,395. Niquita Clark, 6605 Fawn Canyon Drive, residence, install-storm shelter, $2,395. Ideal Homes of Norman, 513 Hutton Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,300. Shaun Steggles, 10008 Allie Hope Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,095. Home Creations, 6613 NW 159, temporary building, erect, $2,000. Kimberly White, 4517 E Wilshire Blvd., accessory, remodel, $2,000. Stanfa, 3320 NW 41, canopy-carport, add-on, $2,000. Homero Sarabia, 1805 Peachtree, erect, erect, $1,500. Evaristo Ortiz, 1132 SE 22, residence, remodel, $1,000.
Demolition Midwest Wrecking, 1100 S Meridian Ave., restaurant. Ronald Kudrna, 6305 S Harrah Road, rear house. Stacey Witter & Associates, 6400 S Western Ave., car wash. Midwest Wrecking, 707 NW 64, residence. Midwest Wrecking, 703 NW 64, residence.
Texas developer hopes to alter drilling ordinance to build more housing BY MICHELLE BROWNSTONE Odessa American
ODESSA, Texas — Ted Stewart is determined to build homes to help alleviate the housing crunch in the booming Permian Basin. There’s just one problem. Chevron has drilling rights on the land where Stewart wants to build. “My goal is to get Chevron to release their drilling rights on the 27 drill sites,” said Stewart, who owns several local businesses, including Key Enterprises Inc. “The other goal is to get Odessa to adopt Midland’s drill site ordinance so you have to be 500 feet away from public structures, houses or schools.” Currently, drilling sites in Odessa have to be 350 feet away from structures, Odessa Mayor David Turner said. Stewart presented the idea before the city council Feb. 26, but the item is not yet scheduled to be discussed at an upcoming meeting, Turner said. Stewart purchased 31 drill sites in the 1970s with the intent to develop them
when they were done drilling, he said. He sold four of the sites over the years but still owns 27 of them. If Odessa were to adopt a new ordinance to increase that distance to 500 feet, drilling would no longer be allowed on that land because of its proximity to existing houses and schools, Stewart said. There is no drilling in those areas currently but Chevron reserves the right to drill there, he said. “They retain the rights to drill there and the city signed them drill reservations so they can’t be developed into houses. We could probably get a total of about 500 houses and townhouses with no cost to the city,” Stewart said. Stewart said the average sales price of a house would be $250,000 and the total property value would be about $150 million. “That would add more in property taxes, which would be no cost to the city,” he said. “Right now there’s a terrible housing shortage.” MCT INFORMATION SERVICES