LISTING OF THE WEEK
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People’s choice
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The Listing of the Week is a large two-story house that won a People’s Choice Award in last year’s Central Oklahoma Home Builders Parade of Homes.
The East Area Festival of Homes begins this weekend. Homes in eastern Oklahoma County open free to the public from 1 to 7 p.m. today and Sunday, and May 7-8. PAGE 4F
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LARGE NICHOLS HILLS HOME IS SYMPHONY SHOW HOUSE
INSPECTOR’S IN THE HOUSE
I say, old boy, a barn? U.K. planners insult a Brit by calling her 386-year-old house a barn. PAGE 8F
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The 38th annual Symphony Show House, 1701 Drury Lane in Nichols Hills, will be open to the public daily through May 22 as a fundraiser for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s music education programs. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN BY DYRINDA TYSON
IF YOU GO
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NICHOLS HILLS — Sharon Shelton remembered her thoughts the first time she saw the vast home at the corner of Drury Lane and Nichols Road. “I thought, ‘Please say yes!’ It needed work, but it had quality, too,” Shelton said of this year’s Symphony Show House, 1701Drury Lane, organized by the Oklahoma City Orchestra League. Shelton, the league’s president, said the 15,000-square-foot home’s “good bones” offset its deficiencies. The huge house — one-third acre under roof — already was putting its best face forward. The home, christened “The French Country Chateau” for the fundraiser, starts with marble and wood gleaming in the entryway, leading into a realm of design magic: “Peacock Paradise,” a powder room pulling its palette and Middle Eastern vibe from a mirror inlaid with mother of pearl; “Le Petit Bebe” with “jewels” tipping the swirls accenting the walls of a fanciful nursery; and “Old En-
Symphony Show House I Who: Oklahoma City Orchestra League. I What: 38th annual Symphony Show House and Gardens. I When: Sunday through May 22. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. I Where: 1701 Drury Lane, Nichols Hills. I Why: Fundraiser for music education. I Information: Call the league office at 848-6787 or go to www.symphony showhouse.com.
glish Library,” where leather and earth tones join forces. Even a humble laundry room, dubbed “A Fresh Spin,” wasn’t so humble — the leather and mink banquette flanking the washer might be the first clue.
MILITARY HONORS Sharon Shelton, president of the Oklahoma City Orchestra League, and Cindy Raby and Rhonda White, co-chairmen of the Symphony Show House, are shown in the master bedroom of the house at 1701 Drury Lane in Nichols Hills. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
“We’re really excited about this house because it’s one of the houses people wanted to see here in Nichols Hills,” said show house Co-Chairman Cindy Raby, who shares the duty with Yvette Fleckinger.
The home doesn’t lack for space. It encompasses six bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, six fireplaces, a downstairs theater room evoking “Gone With the Wind,” SEE HOUSE, PAGE 2F
FHA squeezed, but still in housing game WASHINGTON — Is the Federal Housing Administration losing some of its post-boom, post-bust oomph? Is the Obama administration’s plan to gradually throttle back FHA’s home mortgage insurance volume already having effects, and if so, what might this mean to you as a buyer? There are definitely signs that something’s brewing: I Applications for FHAinsured single-family mortgages are down 30 percent year-to-year through March, according to the agency’s data. Applications from prospective home buyers are down 35 percent. FHA’s popularity with buyers previously had sustained its high origination volumes. I FHA put its second increase in premium charges in six months into effect April 18. Higher premiums mean higher
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monthly payment requirements for buyers, and could have the effect of squeezing some consumers with tight budgets out of the market entirely. I The private mortgage insurance industry, which competes with FHA for borrowers who make low down payments, is touting its newly resurgent conventional mortgages, which may offer significant monthly savings compared with FHA. I Some of the agency’s long-standing advocates are wondering aloud whether the administration’s policy tilt toward more private-sector invol-
Fine Gardening knows containers. The magazine, which sponsors an annual container design contest, has compiled the best of its advice in “Tips for Container Gardening: 300 Great Ideas for Growing Flowers, Vegetables & Herbs.” The book shares tips from the magazine’s editors and contributors. Photos are plentiful, many of them labeled with plant names so you can copy the designs you like. “Tips for Container Gardening” is published by Taunton Press and sells for $19.95 in softcover.
vement in the mortgage arena may be hurting firsttime buyers who can’t bring large cash resources or high credit scores to the table. For example, Mario Yeaman, senior loan officer for Milestone Mortgage in Manhattan Beach, Calif., said, “Here you have our last refuge for ordinary people to buy a home, and the government is making it tougher to qualify” by raising insurance premiums. Brian Chappelle, a principal of Potomac Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based mortgage banking industry consulting firm, said he worries about the direction FHA has begun pursuing. “FHA’s role was designed to be the first rung on the home-ownership ladder. If you raise fees, increase down payments and lower mortgage limits, it would be a serious impediment for future buyers and
the economy,” he said. Given these developments, how does FHA financing stack up against rivals in the low-downpayment space right now? Private mortgage insurers have a quick response: They say their lower monthly costs already are winning back some of the business they lost to FHA during the rough times of the recession. For instance, Radian Guaranty Inc., a major home loan insurer, claims that in the wake of FHA’s premium increases, a lowdown-payment conventional mortgage carrying its insurance coverage now requires monthly payments 15 percent lower than FHA-insured mortgages for borrowers with FICO credit scores above 720. Brien McMahon, chief franchise officer of Radian, said in an interview that as a general rule, pri-
vate insurance on lowdown-payment loans will now beat FHA whenever the buyer puts down 5 percent and has a 720 or higher FICO or puts down 10 percent and has at least a 680 FICO. However, David Van Waldick of Western Realty Finance in Carlsbad, Calif., said the majority of FHA users can’t fit into the private insurers’ high-FICO, strict underwriting model, so those vaunted savings may be illusory. FHA, by contrast, continues to offer much higher and more flexible maximum debt-to-income ratios, far more generous underwriting and lower down payments, and will accept FICO scores that conventional lenders and private insurers won’t touch. Ken Harney’s email address is kenharney@earthlink.net. WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP
WD-40 is honoring the military with specially designed cans. The 8-ounce cans are decorated with artwork honoring the branches of the U.S. military. The special cans are available through Memorial Day. For each one sold, WD-40 Co. said it will donate 10 cents to three military charities — the Armed Services YMCA, the Wounded Warrior Project and the Veterans Medical Research Foundation. In all, it seeks to donate $100,000 to each charity. People who buy the cans will also get codes that unlock online videos starring R. Lee Ermey, an actor and retired gunnery sergeant. The humorous videos show the former drill instructor training civilians on how to use WD-40 to solve problems around the house and in the garage. More information is at http://SupportTroops.WD40.com. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE INFORMATION SERVICES
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Left: The bath, appropriately, takes center stage in the master bathroom of the Symphony Show House. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
House: Helps fund music education FROM PAGE 1F
two living rooms, four kitchens and two dining rooms. A guesthouse out back overlooks the pool. “It’s like a small city,” observed Shelton as she walked past the pool.
Major fundraiser When it opens Sunday for the three-week open house, the home will serve as a major fundraiser for the Oklahoma City Orchestra League. That money goes to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and its educational programs, bringing the arts to people of all ages. League president-elect Rhonda White, a former educator, said that facet attracted her to the league. “It’s become even more critical that we support it,” she said. “The arts are not being supported just because of a lack of funds in schools.” And lightning strikes twice when it comes to this year’s show house. A more contemporary-style home previously on the site was the league’s eighth show house in 1981. The property changed hands in 1990, when the current incarnation, with its walled grounds and guesthouse, was little more than half complete. It was finished in 1993. The show house is a team effort, Raby said. “The week before completion is just a zoo,” she said. “We’re just running every which way, and it’s really fun.” But they still make time for the important things. “We see them all at the concert hall and in the theater week in and week out,” said Michelle Winters, the philharmonic’s director of marketing and public relations. “It’s really inspiring to those of us on the staff side of this to see the kind of time and attention and love and appreciation that they put toward the organization.” The fundraiser also will offer meals for sale at The Corner Bistro and merchandise at The French Ribbon Boutique, and many designers will be offering items for sale in their individual rooms. A light touch and hint of whimsy define the decor of a “It’s like an experience,” Shelton said. “People can children’s bedroom in the Symphony Show House, come for the day, they can shop, they can eat, just spend which will be open Sunday through May 22. the time roaming the property.” PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
Left: A piano niche and area rug create their own space in a corner of the living room of the Symphony Show House. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
Right: Twin couches and matching wingback chairs frame living space anchored by a red-brick fireplace flanked by full walls of built-in shelves in the guest house of the Symphony Show House in Nichols Hills. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
Left: This view shows the master bedroom of the Symphony Show House, 1701 Drury Lane in Nichols Hills. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
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Reaching Souls International, 12601 S Portland Ave., office, erect, $705,000. D.H. French Construction Co. Inc., 2700 N Santa Fe Ave., office, erect, $700,000. Anderson & House Inc., 885 Research Parkway, manufacturing, remodel, $500,000. Willco Homes LLC, 16820 Little Leaf Lane, residence, erect, $470,000. M. Rose Homes II LLC, 2620 Dorchester Drive, residence, erect, $417,000. Eric Cheatham Construction Co, 10701 Granada Drive, residence, erect, $399,000. Home First Inc., 5017 SE 150 Court, residence, erect, $345,000. Suburban Homes/Cloverleaf LLC, 9008 NW 147 Terrace, residence, erect, $330,000. 4 Corners Construction LLC, 14416 Almond Valley Drive, residence, erect, $300,000. Real Property Construction, 10517 Elmwood Forest Drive, residence, erect, $285,000. Shawn Forth Custom Homes, 16108 Evan Shaw Court, residence, erect, $275,000. Shawn Forth Custom Homes, 16104 Evan Shaw Court, residence, erect, $275,000. Bobby Byrd, 15201 Turtle Lake Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $250,000. Claud Cypert Construction Co., 9309 NW 99 Circle, residence, erect, $250,000. Hutchinson Construction LLC, 16125 Evan Shaw Court, residence, erect, $250,000. The Roberts Group, 1421 NW 176, residence, erect, $235,000. First Star Homes, doing business as Turner & Son Homes, 2400 NW 175, residence, erect, $230,000. Earl Austin Construction, doing business as Austin Homes, 8412 NW 125, residence, erect, $200,000. Oxford Homes LLC, 6008 NW 156, residence, erect, $200,000. Oxford Homes LLC, 6009 NW 156, residence, erect, $200,000. RJ Designs Inc., 6800 Country Lane, residence, erect, $200,000. Willa Construction Co. Inc., 3109 SW 139, erect, erect, $200,000. No name provided, 6120 SW 3, retail sales, remodel, $188,064. J&R Custom Homes LLC, 12820 NW 5, residence, erect, $185,000. First Star Homes, doing business as Turner & Son Homes, 11900 Canyon Oaks Drive, residence, erect, $177,000. Treasure Built Homes, 7609 Deer Meadow Drive, residence, erect, $172,000. Homeside LLC, 5916 Bent Creek Drive, residence, erect, $160,000. Biltrite Construction LLC, 3216 Orchard Ave., residence, erect, $150,000. Witt Construction Inc., 615 NW 16, residence, remodel, $150,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 13120 NW 1, residence, erect, $144,000. D.R. Horton, 16308 Fair Winds Way, residence, erect, $130,750. Westpoint Homes, 6109 NW 152, residence, erect, $130,000. Witt Construction Inc., 4004 Windgate West Road, residence, erect, $128,000. Oklahoma Diamond Group LLC, 11812 Cherry Point Lane, residence, erect, $125,000. Quality Renovations LLC, 2909 SE 97, residence, fire restoration, $120,000. Sooner Traditions LLC, 2408 NW 194 Terrace, residence, erect, $120,000. James Stevenson, 1 NE 2, office, remodel, $120,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 316 Partridge Run Road, residence, erect, $117,000. D.R. Horton, 15400 Blue Jay Drive, residence, erect, $115,600. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2420 SW 138, residence, erect, $114,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 13412 Deer Spring Drive, residence, erect, $109,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 11825 NW 133, residence, erect, $109,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 11829 NW 133, residence, erect, $109,000. D.R. Horton, 11205 NW 96, residence, erect, $107,500. Home Creations, 11636 SW 10, residence, erect, $105,700. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 18616 Abierto Drive, residence, erect, $104,000. Home Creations, 1621 NW 125, residence, erect, $102,400. Home Creations, 9609 SW 18, residence, erect, $101,800. Don R. Summers, 12324 Jenny, manufactured home, move-on, $100,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 8704 SW 44 Circle, residence, erect, $100,000. Home Creations, 6208 SE 79, residence, erect, $99,000. Home Creations, 11632 SW 10, residence, erect, $99,800. Home Creations, 15825 Sonya Way, residence, erect, $96,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 13312 SW 4 Terrace, residence, erect, $96,000. D.R. Horton, 2317 NW 154, residence, erect, $94,800. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 16112 Raindust Drive, residence, erect, $94,000. Home Creations, 11133 NW 6 Terrace, residence, erect, $93,100. Environmental Compliance, 700 W Memorial Road, canopy-carport, erect, $92,540. Home Creations, 15821 Sonya Way, residence, erect, $91,800. Home Creations, 904 Cimarron Creek Drive, residence, erect, $91,800. Home Creations, 12037 SW 8, residence, erect, $91,500. Home Creations, 12105 SW 8, residence, erect, $91,300. Lincoln Plaza LLC, 4545 N Lincoln Blvd., office, remodel, $90,000. Home Creations, 1605 NW 127, residence, erect, $89,400. D.R. Horton, 2212 NW 194 Terrace, residence, erect, $87,400. Home Creations, 12121 NW 133 Terrace, residence, erect, $85,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2801 NW 183, residence, erect, $85,000. Home Creations, 12101 SW 8, residence, erect, $84,900. No name provided, 2316 NW 154, residence, erect, $83,200. No name provided, 19413 Candleberry Drive, residence, erect, $83,200. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2817 NW 184, residence, erect, $83,000. Home Creations, 12109 SW 8,
residence, erect, $83,000. No name provided, 11220 NW 97, residence, erect, $82,400. Home Creations, 12105 NW 133 Terrace, residence, erect, $81,600. Abel Homes, 14001 Oxford Drive, residence, erect, $80,000. Abel Homes, 13912 Oxford Drive, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 6125 Cielo Terrace, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 6117 Cielo Terrace, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 11513 SW 24, residence, erect, $80,000. Home Creations, 1513 NW 125, residence, erect, $79,600. Home Creations, 12116 NW 133 Terrace, residence, erect, $77,200. Home Creations, 12117 NW 133 Terrace, residence, erect, $77,200. Home Creations, 1609 NW 127, residence, erect, $77,200. Home Creations, 1604 NW 127, residence, erect, $76,200. No name provided, 2209 NW 193, residence, erect, $75,600. D.R. Horton, 11224 NW 97, residence, erect, $72,000. D.R. Horton, 9705 Squire Lane, residence, erect, $68,400. Bill’s Pavement, 2121 General Pershing Blvd., office, add-on, $60,000. Southwest Builders, 6209 Saddleback Drive, residence, add-on, $58,000. No name provided, 101 NE 24, office-warehouse, remodel, $45,000. Environmental Compliance Corp. LLC, 700 W Memorial Road, canopy-carport, erect, $44,557. Lue Nelson, 811 Schooner, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $44,000. Four Seasons Sunrooms, 1309 NW 171, residence, add-on, $40,000. Site Quest Ltd. (Engineer), 2715 NW 50, tower-antenna, install, $40,000. Rodney Poole & Associates, 931 NW 15, residence, remodel, $37,500. Phoenix Restoration, 1419 SW 78 Terrace, residence, fire restoration, $35,000. Whitney & Associates, 3140 Rosewood Lane, residence, add-on, $35,000. No name provided, 1 NE 2, business, remodel, $35,000.
REAL ESTATE Willowbrook Investment, 401 NE 46, office, remodel, $35,000. Lincoln LLC, 4545 N Lincoln Blvd., office, remodel, $30,000. Dream Homes Construction, 8547 N Rockwell Ave., restaurant, remodel, $25,000. Larry D. Augustus, 2509 Somerset Place, accessory, erect, $25,000. Larry Wimmer, 4804 NW 159, residence, remodel, $22,000. No name provided, 11112 N Rockwell Ave., concession, move-on, $20,000. O&E Brothers Construction, 1416 Lincolnshire Road, residence, add-on, $17,235. Southwest Builders, 317 Azalea Hill Drive, residence, add-on, $16,000. No name provided, 5408 N Lottie Ave., residence, remodel, $15,320. Colvin Consruction, 5309 S Post Road, storage, erect, $15,000. No name provided, 14403 SE 29 Place, equipment, install, $15,000. Christian Pajare, 2225 NW 35, residence, add-on, $14,000. Hard Core Concrete & Construction, 13101 SE 110, storage, erect, $13,300. Kimray Inc., 4310 N Cooper Ave., automotive repair-wash, remodel, $13,000. Four Seasons Sunrooms, 11312 NW 105, residence, add-on, $12,802. Skilco Construction, 14908 S
Western Ave., retail sales, remodel, $12,000. Craig Robinson, 9500 Shady Meadow Way, accessory, erect, $12,000. Minnie Roberts, 1132 NE 59, residence, add-on, $10,000. Susana Mamos, 122 SE 52, residence, add-on, $8,000. Alberto Santana, 1405 Terrace Drive, manufactured home, moveon-mobile home park, $6,500. Ground Zero, 12512 Olivine Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $5,000. Smart Safe, 17321 Vitoria Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,795. Carlos Barron, 107 SE 41, residence, add-on, $4,500. David Carlson, 2408 SW 100, canopy-carport, erect, $3,700. Flat Safe Tornando Shelters, 10701 NW 33, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,150. JC Construction, 8932 S Western Ave., retail sales, remodel, $3,000. Eric A. Smith, 7800 Hillcrest Drive, residence, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Smart Safe, 2504 SE 92 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 $2,990. Ground Zero, 4528 SE 81, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Ken Kirkham, 2509 SW 82, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Randal Greybowski and Janice Malone, 10810 SE 149, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Mark McCullough, 13674 Oak Hill Drive, storage, erect, $2,600. JC Construction, 8938 S Western Ave., retail sales, remodel, $2,500. Manuel Villanueva, 2333 SW 43, residence, add-on, $2,500. Rocky Edward, 12537 Sweetwater Drive, install-storm shelter, $2,400. Justin Franklin, 11508 Fountain Blvd., storage, erect, $2,070. JC Construction, 8936 S Western Ave., retail sales, remodel, $2,000. RJ Designs Inc., 6800 Country Lane, residence, install-storm shelter, $2,000. Smith Roberts Baldischwiler, 100 NE 5, install, install, $2,000. Two Structures LLC, 800 NW 53, residence, add-on, $2,000. William Groshin, 3321 N Shartel Ave., residence, remodel, $2,000.
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Jaime Martinez, 1006 NW 100, residence, add-on, $1,800. Richard Antonio, 731 W Memorial Road, temporary building, move-on, $1,500. A&S Contracting, 6504 N Omaha Ave., accessory, add-on, $1,200. Maria C. Flores, 1453 SW 66, storage, erect, $1,000. Pham Huong, 6408 Sandlewood Drive, residence, add-on, $1,000.
DEMOLITIONS
Kendall Concrete, 2318 S Stiles Ave., house. Kendall Concrete, 2142 NW 16, house. Kendall Concrete, 3109 NE 18, house. Midwest Wrecking, 2104 SW 78, residence. Midwest Wrecking, 4420 NW 49, residence. Midwest Wrecking, 2752 NW 17, garage. Midwest Wrecking, 11033 Quail Creek Road, health club Midwest Wrecking, 2509 Somerset Place, garage. Williams Reeves, 1029 S May Ave., demolition.
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East area to showcase Festival of Homes
BY DYRINDA TYSON Special Correspondent dyrinda@gmail.com
CHOCTAW — Drive along East Reno for a while, and it becomes obvious: Many of the old farms through here are giving way to a bumper crop of homes; and area builders have banded together to show off their handiwork in the annual East Area Festival of Homes, which kicks off this weekend. Homes across eastern Oklahoma County will be open free to the public from 1 to 7 p.m. today and Sunday, and again on May 7-8. Maps and information on all of the homes are elsewhere in The Oklahoman’s Real Estate section. The builders are staying busy. “I’m out pretty much all day,” said Randall Gentry of Randall Gentry Homes LLC, a third-generation builder whose construction roots stretch back to his grandfather’s lumberyard in downtown Oklahoma City. Modern technology makes the workday easier
than the earlier generations. “We’ve got cellphones, and we can get on the computer from our cellphones,” said Don Gentry, Randall Gentry’s brother and owner of Gentry Construction Inc. It was different for their father and grandfather in landline days. “I remember my dad getting up at 6 o’clock in the morning and making phone calls to the (subcontractors),” he said. “That’s pretty much how it was done in those days,” added Randall Gentry. “You’d be at the office making the phone calls, and then after that you’d head over to the job.” Now, the offices go where they go. But it hasn’t slowed down.
Schedule is still tight “It’s actually a little quicker-paced nowadays,” Randall Gentry said. “And I don’t know if that has to do with cellphones or if it’s just tougher to make a living now. People try to schedule more tightly.” “Well, that’s what I mean by easier,” Don Gentry said. “You can get in
Frustrated by values, time-share owners dump properties BY SARA K. CLARKE The Orlando Sentinel
ORLANDO, Fla. — Until recently, Alan Cole was the proud owner of a threebedroom time share a mile from Walt Disney World, with two screened decks, multiple pools and a Jacuzzi at his disposal. But after a few years of mostly renting out the unit instead of using it, the 68year-old retiree from McLean, Va., decided to cut his ties to that time share — and give it away online. “It was favorable for both of us,” said Cole, who noted that the new owner paid the closing costs, the resort transfer fee and this year’s maintenance fees. He had bought the unit secondhand, so as far as he’s concerned, “We got our value out of it while we owned it.” Cole’s time-share giveaway is just one of hundreds on the Internet these days, many of them involving units that once sold for thousands of dollars. Some owners, desperate to be rid of time shares that have become financial burdens as a result of the housing slump or recession, are even willing to pay closing costs and future maintenance fees. The online forum for the Time Share User’s Group at www.tugbbs.com has more than a dozen pages of “bargain deals” in or near locations such as Orlando; Hollywood, Fla.; Hilton Head, S.C.; and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Dimin-
ished values are a particular problem for older resorts in less desirable locations; on eBay, some units are selling for a dollar or less. “These days, timeshare deeds are virtually worth nothing, no matter what the person paid for it initially,” said Cole, who bought his first time share on the secondhand market in 2002. He has purchased a few more fire sales online since then, using them to trade for last-minute deals through the time-share exchange company RCI. “We’re owners, same as anybody else,” he said. The resale trend, though fueled in part by the recession, is also a product of consumers’ increasing access to the market through the Internet. “The Internet is bringing transparency and increasing access to the secondary market, which is clearly disrupting the primary market,” said Jason Tremblay, founder and president of SellMyTimeshareNow LLC, a company that markets time shares online. “People are changing the way that they buy.” The bargain-basement prices don’t apply to the industry’s top brands. For instance, an interest in Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa recently sold on eBay for $12,700. On Tremblay’s site, another Saratoga Springs timeshare membership was listed for $17,500. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE INFORMATION SERVICES
Above: Josh Simmons built this home at 13439 Glen Eagles Pointe in Choctaw. Left: The master bathroom in this house by Josh Simmons has his-and-her lavatories with heights staggered for him and her. PHOTOS BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
contact with a (subcontractor) at 10 o’clock in the morning whereas you couldn’t then because they were out on the job and you were at the office.” They still often face long days and weekends on the
job. “When things have to be done, they have to be done no matter what,” Don Gentry said. “So the hours on this are still longer than when you work for someone else, but you still do it.”
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Home construction quickens in March BY JEFFRY BARTASH MarketWatch
WASHINGTON — Builders started construction on homes at a faster rate in March and permits to begin new work also rose, but the homebuilding industry remains mired in its worst slump ever. Housing starts rose 7.2 percent from February to an annual rate of 549,000, the Commerce Department said. New construction in February, which was stunted by poor winter weather, was revised up to 512,000 from an original reading of 479,000. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected housing starts to climb to 520,000 in March on a seasonally adjusted basis. In a normal economy, however, more than 1 million new homes are usually built each year. “A decent result, although still not healthy
Reselling of homes rebounds in March BY GREG ROBB MarketWatch
WASHINGTON — Resales of U.S. single-family homes and condos rose 3.7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.10 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. Resales had dropped a revised 8.9 percent in February to 4.92 million units, compared with the initial estimate of a 9.6 percent plunge to 4.88 million. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected sales to rise to 5 million. “This was a fairly positive report in that it retraced some of the weakness in the February numbers,” said Michael Gapen, economist at Barclays Capital. Since March 2010, the national median cost of a home sold has declined by 5.9 percent, to $159,600. Meanwhile, distressed sales just keep rising, accounting for 40 percent of the total in March, the group’s data showed. Resales increased across three of four regions last month, up by 3.9 percent in the Northeast, by 1 percent in the Midwest and by 8.2 percent in the South. They fell 0.8 percent in the West. March sales of singlefamily homes grew 4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.45 million. Sales of condos rose 1.6 percent to an annual rate of 650,000. Lawrence Yun, the Realtors’ chief economist, cast the report in upbeat terms. “Existing home sales have risen in six of the past eight months, so we’re clearly on a recovery path,” he said. But Josh Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at MFR Inc., said that sales have essentially returned to the weak rate that prevailed before the government tried to help the market with a tax credit targeted for home buyers last year. If sales remain at this pace for the rest of the year, 2011 will be a better year for home sales than last year, Yun said. The supply of existing homes ticked down to 8.4 months from 8.5 months in February. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE INFORMATION SERVICES
and it’s coming off some depressed levels,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets. New construction of single-family homes, accounting for three-quarters of the housing market, rose 7.7 percent from February to an annual rate of 422,000. Yet construction of single-family homes is 21 percent lower compared with one year ago. Permits to begin new construction, meanwhile, climbed to an annual rate of 594,000 in March. Permits also were revised up in the prior month to 534,000, but that’s just slightly above a record low. Single-family home permits rose 5.7 percent to an annual rate of 422,000.
Permits for condominiums and apartments jumped 28 percent. Permits indicate whether demand for new homes is growing or slowing. The number of monthly permits issued over the past year have bounced along historic lows as the housing market struggles with oversupply and lack of demand.
Pool of buyers shrinks Lots of existing homes have been put on the market, for one thing, and a persistently high U.S. unemployment rate has shrunk the pool of buyers. Even some of those who can afford to buy appear to be waiting for prices to fall further. Housing normally has a
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Owner assures planners house isn’t a barn DEAR BARRY: My home is located in Cheshire, U.K., and was built in 1625. I want to put on an extension — a sort of orangery. I believe you Yanks call it a sunroom. The building planners say that an orangery doesn’t belong on a barn. The house is in the shape of a barn, but it is far too sophisticated a building ever to have been one. My vicar, who is very knowledgeable on local history and geography, says it was never a barn! What do you recommend? Christine DEAR CHRISTINE: Whether or not the home was ever a barn is not relevant to the question of whether to install an orangery. All that should matter is whether it suits your purposes and does not adversely affect the health and safety of occupants or the community. Opinions on architectural compatibility are often arbitrary, rather than practical. If someone wants to add an orangery to a Spanish mission or a doghouse, planners should determine how to make it work, not discount it according to trivial standards of societal acceptability. DEAR BARRY: We have a question about what to disclose when we sell our home. We bought it four years ago, when it was brand new. Within a year, we realized we had bought a lemon. Problems ranged from electrical to roofing,
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from plumbing to ground drainage, from dry rot to mold infection. We were in litigation with the builder for more than three years, and the repair costs eventually rose to $130,000. The house has practically been rebuilt, so none of the original problems remain. What do you recommend for seller disclosure? Lira Dear Lira: The best way to view disclosure is from the perspective of avoiding possible contention. Excessive disclosure can be a wise defense. On that basis, I recommend the following: Prepare a detailed disclosure statement of the entire history of the property, and be sure to include photographs. The entire story should be presented in a clear and concise manner. If you think some defects may have been missed when the repairs were done, simply state that the work was thoroughly done, to the best of your understanding. To write to Barry Stone, visit him at www.housedetective.com. ACTION COAST PUBLISHING
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Home ideal for entertaining Linked gathering spaces, awash with natural light, fill the core of the Oakshire, a single-level, shingle-style home with plenty of room to spread out. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms, including the luxurious owners’ suite, fill the left wing. This plan is ideal for families that like to entertain. The large great room flows into the dining room, with only a change in ceiling height to mark the transition. Then the kitchen is open to the dining room across a gracefully curved and raised eating-sitting bar. When the weather is mellow, meals can move out onto the partially covered patio. Chilly days allow appreciation of another notable feature: a two-sided fireplace. The warmth and color of its flames can be enjoyed from either the den or the great room.
Both the great room and dining room have ample windows at the rear. Standing at the kitchen sink or cook-top range, you can keep an eye on the gathering areas, both inside and out. A large utility room and a small bathroom are right around the corner, along with a mud hall that links with the garage. Storage cabinets or shelves fill the walls to the left and right of the bench. A workbench could be built into the extra space at the rear of the Oakshire’s garage. For a review plan, including scaled floor plans, elevations, section and artist’s conception, send $25 to Associated Designs, 1100 Jacobs Drive, Eugene, OR, 97402. Please specify the Oakshire 30-770 and include a return address when ordering. For more information, call (800) 6340123.
The Listing of the Week is a large twostory house that won a People’s Choice Award in last year’s Central Oklahoma Home Builders Parade of Homes. The 3,394-square-foot home at 7625 NW 135 was built by Denise Patterson Custom Homes. It has four bedrooms, all with closet built-ins, three baths with granite counters, one half-bath with onyx, two living areas, two dining areas and a custom wine grotto with a handforged wrought-iron door. The master bath has double vanities. The kitchen has Jenn-Air appliances, a large work island and an extra sink. The main living room has a fireplace, ceiling fan and built-in
entertainment center. The home has attached double-car and single-car garages. The home has hand-scraped oak and walnut floors, audio throughout, a covered patio, security system and underground sprinkler system. The home, built in 2010, is listed for $499,950 with Wayne Kirby of Metro First Realty. It is in the Deer Creek school district. It will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. today and Sunday. For more information, call 550-5252 or 820-7445. Nominations for Listing of the Week are welcome. Send information on single-family homes to The Oklahoman, Richard Mize, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Nominations may be faxed to 475-3996.
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Small fixes are enough to keep seniors in homes
A barrier-free shower like this one installed in a home by LifeWise Renovations of Prairie Village, Kan., can help seniors live in their homes longer. The shower features easy entry, shower seat and an adjustable shower head. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTO BY DIANE STAFFORD McClatchy-Tribune
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Replace doorknobs with levers. Widen door frames. Install a ramp over the front stoop. And maybe add a few electronic monitoring gizmos. Those are solutions that help the elderly — especially those with physical challenges — stay in their longtime homes. “Aging in place” is what the lion’s share of older Americans want. But in single-family houses, that can be hard to do. So some aging residents move into a widening array of senior housing projects. Others are getting by with something as simple as a new toilet — just a few inches higher — and some grab bars in the bathroom. That’s what it took to make it easier and safer for one elderly man to use his bathroom again. “Sometimes I want to cry when I see how some older people are struggling,” said Clay McQuerry, a certified aging-inplace specialist at Missouri nonprofit Rebuilding To-
gether Clay County, who visited the man. Whether it’s remodeling a room or signing up for a panic button to press after falling, a growing and ever-more-advanced array of “universal design” and “assistive technology” features are available for aging homeowners.
Skyrocketing demand Demand will skyrocket as the over-65 population booms. Futurists say elderly or infirm people living in their own homes may even have monitoring equipment that, using artificial intelligence, won’t just respond to but will help predict when emergencies might occur. “There are so many little things we can do, so many new assistive devices that are being created to help people stay in their homes,” McQuerry said. “We just have to know about them.” For now, fancy technology takes a back seat to remodeling and some basic call devices. Shirley Saathoff, for example, got a small panicbutton pendant and two-
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OPEN HOUSE Sun May 1 EDMOND FSBO $159,900 (Priced below market value) 1721 NW 173RD. THIS IS THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR! 3/2/2. Crown molding, tile, wood floors, new carpet, walk in shower w/custom tile. Updated faucets & light fixtures. Beautiful home 330-1990
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CHISHOLM CROSSING PIEDMONT 2187 E Trail Dr. 5+ Acres, 3 BD, 3K BA, 2 Liv, 1 Din. Home is Loaded! Leon 373-4820 Overland Ex Realty
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O acres w/ 3 bd, 1.5 ba, $65,900. Spencer 405-796-7172
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1N to 10A, E. of OKC, pay out dn. before 1st pmt. starts, many are M/H ready over 400 choices, lg trees, some with ponds, TERMS Milburn o/a 275-1695 paulmilburnacreages.com Move Your Mobile Hm FREE. Properties located in NW/SW/SE(Moore)/ MWC/Choctaw Call for Details No App Fee 405.326.5728 PRIME BUILDING SITES -PIEDMONT Eastwind Estates II, 3/4 and 1 Acre lots, Priced from $38,900 Leon 373-4820 OVERLAND EX REALTY OWNER FINANCING 1-28 Acres Many Locations Call for maps 405-273-5777 www.property4sale.com Payout dn pmt before 1st pmt starts. Your opportunity to own land, 40 areas, E, NE, SE of OKC 1N A. Milburn o/a 275-1695 terms Call for Maps! See why we sell more acreages than anyone in Okla. E of OKC. o/a 275-1695 35 ac on Lake Thunderbird with Lake view or 10 & 12 ac tracts. 405-488-8274 6.3 acres w/prefab home in Newcastle school district, call 387-4075.
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1901 Raquel Rd, 3 bed, 2 bath, remodeled kitchen, stained concrete floors, covered patio, $146,000 405-612-3795
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OWNER FINANCING $1000 down No Credit Ck 321 E Fairchild 2/1 $49K ¡ 596-4599 410-8840 ¡
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Greenbriar Eastlake Est., Westmoore schls, extra nice 3bd 2bath 2car garage, ch/a, cul-de-sac lot, $129,900. May lease for $1095mo w/option to purchase at end of lease. Fidelity410-4200, 692-1661
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OPEN House Sun 2-4 2119 Hardin Dr. 3/2, 1426sf, $55,000 Emery Realty, 405-921-6606
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3 bed 2 bath, on one city block, carport, cellar, storage building small workshop. Must see to appreciate! Mill Creek, OK. 580-618-1054
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The only home show that has homes in it! Tulsa Expo, 4/29, 3P-9P, 4/30 & 5/1, 9A-6P. More info go to MHAO.org Attn. Landowners! Own land/family land ZERO down on Dream Home. Financing avail. for most everyone. $1000 furniture package w/purchase. Free phone application 405-631-7600 405-602-4526 As Low as $1250 Down Buys a NEW 2 bd Mobile Hm $550/mo. in Quiet Park No App Fee Call for Details 405.326.5728
INVESTORS & BUYERS 1229 Carter Dr 2/1/1. SOLD "As Is" $29,000 neg. 956-286-4695.
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OPEN Sun. 1-4, 4/2/2 + Bonus $148.5K 670-6240 www.5216se88th.com
McLoud area. Abandoned D/W on 5 acres. Ready to move in. Brick foundation with all utilities. 405-631-7600 405-635-4338
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Six Thousand Penn gated 2 bd, 2 ba + den, W/D, 1836 sf, tiled patio, view 755-7382 $106,500
Just Reduced $6000! Nice 4bd 2 living, ch/a, nice area, excellent condition, only $79,900 Fidelity RE 692-1661, 410-4200
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OWNER FINANCING $2000 down No Credit Ck 1124 SW 36, 2/2 $51,000 1033 SW 31, 4/2 $52,000 ¡ 596-4599 410-8840 ¡
NE TX, 38 ac, 5Bd/2Ba, shop, barn, greenhouse, 2Bd MH $234,000. 903-684-0000
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BANK OWNED 3/2.5, 2 liv 2029sf, .24 acre, ch/a, fp $43.9K Arlene CB 414-8753 BANK OWNED 3/2.5/2, 2 liv/din, 2012sf, Moore Sch $109.9KArlene CB 414-8753 Motivated, 2007 blt 3/2/2+ stdy, Aussie closet, Moore schls, $172K CB 414-8753 7212 S Blackwelder, 5/3K /2, 3225 sf ($75 sf) $240,000, 632-6547.
$0 Down Payment!! A Land Deed is What You Need! Free Phone Application. Call Today 405-631-3200 WAC Mustang Schools Huge Discounts Singles & Dbls. Financing Available 405-470-1330 ’ $281mo. ’ Refurbed doublewide ready NOW! 3 bd/Island/ Decks/Shop/Fence 405-470-1330 3/2 Bath set up in quiet park. Ready to move in. Free phone app. 405-631-7600 2bd 1ba $14,900. Delivered to you 301-2454, 517-5000 Rent to Own: Nice 2&3bd MWC $350&up 390-9777 Repo 28x56 Solitaire 918-617-7742 Repo 28x84 Solitaire 301-2454, 517-5000
Shirley Saathoff uses a small panic-button pendant and two-way communication system for her Lee’s Summit, Mo., home. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTO
way communication system for her tidy Lee’s Summit, Mo., home. “It’s a godsend, Honey,” said the 72-year-old woman of the device, which provides 24-hour monitoring. “I’ve fallen five times, and there was no one around to tell I’d fallen.” Frankie Cline, 87, got new front steps and a railing at her front door, replacing a single, very tall step. She used to have to hold onto a chair on the step to get up it, but twice the chair slipped, and she fell. “I feel like I’m living again,” Cline said. “And my friends — they’re getting old, too — can visit again. Before, they couldn’t get in my house, either.” Saathoff entered the world of assistive technology after spending hours on the floor, her body
Oklahoma Property For Sale 340
EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIAN ESTATE Conveniently located between Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Situated on 1,180 acres, bordering I-35. Electric gated entry, paved roads, superb improvements encompassing over 15,000 square feet including: main home, guest home, pool house, garage with apartments. Finished to the highest standards and exquisitely furnished to accommodate the most discriminating buyer. A full complement of equestrian facilities and employee housing included. Incredible value at $9,500,000.00. Qualified principals or their agents may call William L. Kallal, Attorney, 307-631-3033.
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* 2 NICE HOMES * * VEHICLE * PERSONAL PROPERTY * * OKLAHOMA CITY * AUCTION Sat May 14th 2833 SW 53rd St, 10am 3 bdr, 1 bath, garage 3032 SW 57th St 11:30am 3 bdr, 1 bath, garage, new central h/a '06. Appliances, TV, furniture, misc kitchen items, mower, tools, etc. Additional info online at LippardAuctions.com 866-874-7100
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Will trade for house '09 33' T.T. Hitch pull 650-7667 I BUY HOUSES Any condition. No cost to U 495-5100
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Commercial RE Established Business For Sale COPY SHOP & SILK SCREEN BUSINESS Close to university. copyshop420@sbcglobal.net BOUNCER RENTALS Established Clientele $30Kobo 405-923-4325
twisted awkwardly, unable to reach her telephone just a yard away. Yet she remains adamant: “I don’t want to go to a nursing home. I love my home.” But like most aging Americans, she can’t stay in her familiar, private surroundings without help. Once a baker who spent hours on her feet, Saathoff now can barely get into her tiny kitchen. Her walker, which she needs to move around, doesn’t fit. So, slowly and unsteadily, she parks the walker and leans heavily on a chair, then the counter to spend a few minutes preparing a meal.
Wholesale properties, 104 unit $13K per door, 4 plex $169K, duplex $69K, 405-409-7779 Seabrooke Realty
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TOP LOCATION! Pd. wtr/garb. Near malls. Try Plaza East 341-4813
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New I-35 frontage bldg for rent: ofc/shop/whse, 1900sf $800mo 412-7665
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GREAT Space OFFICE Various NW locations MOVE IN SPECIALS 300-6000sf 946-2516 NICE, SPACIOUS 1350sf-Yukon area 414 Ash Ave. $900/mo 405-818-2700
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8100 N. MacArthur Blvd. »»» 721-5455 »»»
12,000' whse, 1009 SW 5th St, faces new I-40, $2000 month; 722-6169.
Walford Apts-Midtown518 NW 12th basement studio $425mo $325/dp Large 1bed 1 bath 1100sf washer & dryer conn $875mo $700dp 409-7989
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Florence Apts-Midtown1bd 1ba Studio 600sf, Granite Counter tops, wood floors, CH/A, All Elect, Free laundry $675 $400 dep. 409-7989 $189 FIRST MONTH 18 Floor Plans 416-5259 Wilshire Village Soon to be TUSCANY VILLAGE 2528 NW 12th 1bd 1bath 900sf $475mo $300dp no sec 8, garage extra 409-7989 Plaza Apts 1740 NW 17 1bed 1ba wood floors or tile $475-$500 $250dp 409-7989 no sec8
2 bed, 1 bath, ch&a, $475 mo, $300 dep, 889-9272, 220 Windsor Way.
Rent to Own: Nice 2&3bd MWC $350&up 390-9777
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2616 NW 50 2bd 2bath 2car 1200sf Contemporary Duplex, all appls $1200 mo, $1000/dep 409-7989 1831 W Park Pl. 1 bed $400 • 732-3411
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$99 SPECIAL Lg 1bdr, stove, refrig., clean, walk to shops. $325 mo. 632-9849 Furnished/Unfurnished Bills Paid » Wkly/Monthly Wes Chase Apts, Elk Horn Apts, Hillcrest 943-1818 $99 Move In Special!!! Lg 1 and 2 Bdr, $325 to $395 mo. 632-9849
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1300 Pinewood CT 3bd 1ba carport $475/month 408-5836
2607 N Dewey. New carpet, paint, 1bd $410.232-9101
Williamsburg Yukon 787-1620
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5000sf, Offc/WH with fncd yd, $1500/mo, 2115 SW 42nd St. 659-0378
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Small Business/Storage 1250sqft, 28Wx50L, 14x14 O/H door, $500 month. 89th St. & I-35 S. OKC, 631-4447
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Seattle-based Luxury Real Estate has named Kermit Brown, co-founder of Churchill-Brown & Associates Realtors, to its Board of Regents for the eighth consecutive year. The Board of Regents is a network of luxury real estate brokers and is the governing body of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate. Regents provide leadership to the network. Members of the board exclusively represent a defined territory and are selected based on their leadership and long-standing success in the real estate business.
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Saathoff pays $34.95 a month to lease the panic button service, which includes a two-way communication unit smaller than a cereal box. It sits next to her phone on a small table
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push of her pendant button. “I push it, and they call me through the box,” Saathoff said. “I answer and they hear that I’m OK, or I don’t answer and they send the paramedics.”
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104 unit Apartment Community just south of OKC. Built in 1973 rehabbed in 2005 this community is full and profitable community on NW 12th in Moore OK. Great Location near good schools generates a lot of Traffic. $2,890,000 bpayne@walkerinvest. com (503)781-8886
in her living room. Her Home for Life Solutions equipment, monitored 24/7 through a call center managed by John Knox Village, is sensitive enough to pick up her voice from anywhere in her one-bedroom apartment if it’s activated by a
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Duplexes, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car, some new, some gated, call Rick, 405-830-3789.
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2856K NW 22nd, furn, all bills paid, 420 sf, a/c, w/d, 1 car garage, $450 mo + $400 dep, 236-1118
Hotels/Motels 462 Furnished/Unfurnished Bills Paid » Wkly/Monthly Wes Chase Apts, Elk Horn Apts, Hillcrest 943-1818
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3bd 2ba clean, big yard, stove fridge $795 818-4089 3bd 2ba 2car fp 1440sf $850 Home&RanchRlty 794-7777 3108DentwoodTr3/1/1 $575 681-7272
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14013 Jeffery Drive, 3 bed, 1K bath, 2 car, ch&a, $725 mo, 209-4352 or 922-5444. 71 Shirley Lane, no sec 8, 3/1/1, ch&a, new paint/ carpet/vinyl siding $775/ mo, $600/dep, 788-9077. 3bd, 2.5ba, exec, storm 2 story 2400sf, Copperfield $1550+dep 405-821-8468
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2 bd, 1 ba, fenced, 1 car 3129 NW 46th, $650 mo. $350 dep. ‘ 285-2627
2bd 1ba clean, big yard, stove fridge $595 818-4089
2bd 1ba 1car gar. fenced yard $600mo + $200 deposit 740-6801
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Greenbriar Eastlake Est., Westmoore schls, extra nice 3bd 2bath 2car garage, ch/a, cul-de-sac lot, $129,900. May lease for $1095mo w/option to purchase at end of lease. Fidelity410-4200, 692-1661 Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com 1505 MeadwRun3/2/3 $1275 1817 Bel Air 4/2/2 $1050 Home&RanchRlty 794-7777 700 N Bristow, $650 + dep, 3/1/1, ch&a, Hestand RE, 685-6817.
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Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com Very nice 1400 sq ft 3 bd 2 ba gar liv frml din w/d hookup stov/frig 2249 NW 18th $700+dep 3015979 no pets no sec 8 6708 Bear Canyon 3/2.5/2 fp, Canyon North, Fenced $950 Mo. $800 Dep TMS Properties 348-0720 525 NW 114 St. 3 bd, 2 car gar, stv, frig, $800 + $600 dep, No pets, Sec. 8 ok »» 748-6129 »» 3409 N. Shartel 2bd 1.5ba 1200sf, $750 mo, $500 dep, Fridge & Stove, 409-7989 no sec 8 6021 NW 58th Terr 3bed 2bath 1car, PC Schools, $975/mo, $975/dep 1600sf 409-7989 no sec 8 220 NW 90 3bd Sec8 $550 232 NW 86 3bd Sec8 $600 FLESHMANS INC 235-5473 or 314-3551 2bd 2.5 ba, fp, bills paid excpt elec. 2616 Ann Arbor #115, $700 787-1554
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Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com 3bd 1ba, 1152 SE 18th St $725+ $625dep Sec 8 Ok Avail Now 405-812-0096 Remodeled 3 bed, 1.5 ba, 2 car, 5409 Shalimar Dr, sec 8 ok, $800, 312-8007.
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Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com Rent to own. 4bd, 2ba Low down payment! contact@enlargedhorizon .com or 405-602-3530 3513 SW 36th, 3 bed, 2 bath washer/dryer hk-up 1 car garage, w/appliances 405-501-6570 Large 2 bed, carport, corner lot, No pets. $600 mo + dep. Call 232-9704 3 bed, 1.5 bath, fenced backyard $700 mo. 2632 SW 57 Pl. 580-371-1846 S. Stults 2/1/1 Very nice new carpet, ch&a. NO Pets. $550+dep 650-9684 Beautiful 3/2/2 SW 65th & Walker, Sec 8 ok. $835 mo $400dep 812-8834 3073 SW 37th 2/1/1 $525 3009 SW 20th 2/1 $450 681-7272 Sec 8, 3bd, 1ba, new carpets, $675/mo. 5804 SW Shartel. 990-9393 1428 SW 14th Pl 2bd $400 FLESHMANS INC 235-5473 or 314-3551
NW Spacious 2bd condo in Thousand Oaks, ch/a, 2 car garage, new carpet, only $550. Tenant pays electric only. Fidelity RE 410-4200, 692-1661
1321 Del Norte Dr 3bd 2ba 2car 1400sf $1160/mo $1000dp 409-7989 no sec8
NW OKC, 2 bed, 1 bath, ch&a, w/d, new paint & carpet, $600 mo + dep, 236-1118.
513 E. Boeing 2 bed 1 bath, fncd. bkyd ch&a, w/d hook-up with appliances. 405-501-6570
NW-Nantucket 1bd condo 1.5 ba all appls W/D , gated, pool no pets, non smoker $650mo 773-1689
3bd 1ba, newly updated $625/mo + dep. No Sec 8. 518 Tinker Dr. Call Keith at 413-2555.
2521 NW 40, 2bd, 1.5ba $550, 1mo. dep. No pets, ch&a, new carpet 359-8029
NW 1bd+loft, all appl, fp, carport, pool, $700+dep, no pets/smkg, 229-5774.
9317 NE 14th 3/1.5/1 $550 1300 McDonald 3/1/1 $495 681-7272
Section 8 okay, 2 bed, ch&a, 4100 NW 16th. $650 month, 942-3552.
NW OKC, 2 bd, 2.5 ba, all appl's, most bills pd, no sec 8, no pets. 720-1419
9321 NE 13 Pl 4bd 1.75ba w/den garage $695/month 408-5836
Sharp 4154 NW 19th St. 2/1/1 all appls, no pets, JW Rlty, 755-2510, $695
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Hemingway Condo, 1bd, 1ba, appls, FP, newly remod. No pets $650 348-3500
704 E. Indian, 4bd 2ba fresh paint, clean, $725 Fidelity410-4200, 692-1661
3/1.5/2 Lg kitchen big bk yard. ch&a. $950mo 5700 N MacArthur. 640-7209
Spectrum Management 848-9400 usespectrum.com
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428 NW 116th 3bd 2ba 2car $900/mo $800/dep 1300sf 409-7989 No Sec8
3009 SW 25th 2bd 1 bath $485/mo 408-5836
14323H N Penn 2/2.5 $775 1715 NW 1st 2/1 $450 681-7272
Mobile Home Rentals 483
LEASE PURCHASE Totally redone 4bd/2ba/ 2car, $1150mo, 308-9291
Norman 1 BR pk model, Sunnylane Estates $425 incl utils 602-999-7583
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