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Sunny vision Large home matter where you build on wooded lot No the Oakland, it’s impossible The Listing of the Week is a traditional two-story home with a pool on a wooded 1.3-acre lot in northeast Edmond’s Belle Pointe addition. PAGE 8E
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COURT RULES ON FEES In a decision that could affect the fees consumers pay in real estate transactions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that “unearned” fees charged by lenders and others do not violate federal law as long as they are not split with anyone else. PAGE 4E
IN BRIEF
A Home Creations crew works on a new house for Hanina Dned in this week’s Builders Blitz by Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity in the Hope Crossing neighborhood in northeast Oklahoma City. Moore-based Home Creations and 4Corners Homes in Edmond are participating in the Builders Blitz. PHOTOS BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
Blitz lets builders give back CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | PROJECT TAKES 2 HOMES FROM START TO FINISH THIS WEEK BY DYRINDA TYSON For The Oklahoman dyrinda@gmail.com
When it comes to building a house in a week, timing can be everything. In the months leading up to this week’s Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz, Home Creations planned, bringing together suppliers and subcontractors for planning sessions — complete with a PowerPoint presentation outlining the timeline. “It’s all about the time management that one week, because if one guy doesn’t show up on time, he’s going to affect everyone else down the line,” said M.J. Farzaneh, Home Creation’s construction director for the Oklahoma City area. It’s a lesson the Moore company’s crew learned the hard way during their first Builders Blitz in 2006. “We didn’t know how certain things were going to go and the amount of time we had to build the house, so the first one was a big learning experience,” Farzaneh said. Subsequent blitz builds
BUILDERS GROUP ADDS MEMBERS The Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association said it added four new builder members, one apprentice builder member, 21 associate members and had 55 members renew in April. The association now has 832 members, 368 builders and 427 associates, said Kurt Dinnis, president and owner of Sun Custom Homes. “The association has a long history of encouraging our builder members to ‘Do Business with Members,’ ” he said. “It is a great time to reemphasize the importance of this longtime tradition.”
A 4Corners Homes crew member works on a new home for Stephanie Jones during Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s Builders Blitz this week in the Hope Crossing addition at NE 83 and N Kelley Avenue. 4Corners and Moore-based Home Creations are participating in the Builders Blitz.
two homes Monday in Hope Crossing, the neighborhood developed by Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity at NE 83 and N Kelley Avenue. “We’ll build it from slab
in 2008 and 2010 got easier. The clock started ticking this year the moment Home Creations and 4Corners Homes, based in Edmond, broke ground on
stage to roll-out-the-sod complete in seven days,” said 4Corners’ co-owner Dusty Boren in the days leading up to the groundbreaking. The blitzes began na-
tionally in 2002 when a homebuilder in Wake County, N.C., joined with the local Habitat for Humanity to recruit other SEE BLITZ, PAGE 2E
Avoid borrowing beyond your means It’s a scenario that still happens, despite the sobering realities of the real estate market in recent years. A lender tells homebuyers they’re entitled to borrow more than they expected. Good news? Not necessarily. Keith Gumbinger, a vice president with HSH Associates, a mortgage-publishing firm, said that even now, with stringent lending standards, some homebuyers can borrow more than is prudent. Sean Sebold, a veteran financial planner, said, “There are lots of reasons to be conservative on how much you spend for a house. One factor is that if you overbuy and can’t afford it, you’ll be hit with major transaction costs to sell your home and buy a smaller one.” How is it possible to borrow more than you should for a home purchase? The explanation is that lenders don’t know everything about their borrowers’ living costs. For example, homebuyers seeking a mortgage needn’t disclose that they face high costs for their toddlers’
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day care or that they’re helping cover a mother’s nursing home bills. “The lender is blind to everything but the income and liabilities on your record,” said Sebold, who’s affiliated with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. “The problem is most people don’t actually reduce their spending the way they expected to after moving to their new house. They keep spending as much as ever on restaurant meals, travel and expensive hobbies.” Here are a few pointers for homebuyers: I Watch out for mortgage brokers who push hard for business. Although there are fewer people working in mortgage lending than
during the housing boom, those still in the field are now competing as aggressively as ever for loans, Gumbinger said, and many work on commission, meaning they don’t get paid unless their deals go through. Do lenders want homebuyers to borrow more than they should relative to their financial situation? Generally not, Gumbinger said, but neither are they driven to dissuade borrowers from doing so. “It’s not the mortgage lender’s responsibility to protect you from you,” he said. I Get a grip on your finances before taking out a mortgage. Because reducing your expenses could be even harder than reducing your weight, Sebold advises that the best way to determine how much you can afford for housing is to analyze your spending over a recent three-month period. Then assume you’ll spend as much or more after you buy a home, adding in extra costs for the property, such as hardware and lawn supplies. In fact, Sebold encourages rent-
ers to simulate what they would confront if they faced higher housing costs each month. “Suppose you’re now paying $1,500 a month for rent but plan to spend $2,500 for a house payment. While still living in your apartment, put an extra $1,000 a month in a savings account and see if you can live on the rest of your income,” he said. I Set an upper limit on how much you’ll spend for a home. Even if you have two incomes, and believe your jobs are secure, Sebold said you’ll want to add in a financial buffer when calculating what you can afford for housing. After gaining mortgage pre-approval, he urges you to set a firm upper limit on how much you’ll spend before heading out to look at property. Put this number on an index card and carry it in your pocket, he said. “You should always know that number before going out to buy,” he said. To contact Ellen James Martin, email her at ellenjamesmartin@gmail.com. UNIVERSAL UCLICK
PENDING HOME SALES FALL IN APRIL Pending home sales retrenched in April following three consecutive monthly gains, but were higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index. The economic indicator, based on contract signings, declined to 95.5 from a downwardly revised 101.1 in March, but was well above the April 2011 level of 83.5. The data reflects contracts but not closings. A one-month setback after many months of gains does not change the fundamentally improving housing market conditions, said Lawrence Yun, the Realtors’ chief economist. “The housing recovery momentum continues,” he said.
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LEFT: 4Corners co-owner Dusty Boren and new homeowner Stephanie Jones and her son, Devion, are shown at the Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz, where Home Creations and 4Corners Construction each will build a house in a week in the Hope Crossing housing addition. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
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builders for an all-out weeklong building effort — and 12 builders constructed 12 homes in a week. The effort went national in 2006, including in Oklahoma City, with a goal of building 700 homes across the country that week. This year’s goal is to surpass 1,000 homes nationally. On the ground, that translates not only into almost split-second timing, but a spirit of cooperation. “The first day everybody starts out really competitive, like ‘I’m going to be first, I’m going to get my house built,’ ” said Ann Felton Gilliland, Central Oklahoma Habitat’s CEO. By the third day, though, the tone changes, she said, with the builders’ teams helping each other and shuttling tools back and forth. “I mean, they’re just working together and enjoying it. It’s just great fun and fellowship out on the job site,” she said.
Team effort Boren said it takes a team effort, utilizing squads of subcontractors ranging from framers to painters to tile experts, most of them working for free. “There will literally be hundreds of donations of time and goods and services,” he said. The blitzes offer subcontractors something as well. “A lot of them want to give back and help the community, and this a way for them to give back and help them be a part of something bigger than themselves,” Boren said. Oklahoma City officials keep things moving, making sure inspections go through like clockwork. “Normally you have to wait on those inspections when you call them in,” Farzaneh said. “It might be a week, it might be a couple of days. With the build, though, the cities get involved and, of course, have their inspectors on site for us when we need the inspections. So it happens pretty quick.” At the center of it all are the new homeowners.
A 4Corners Homes crew works on Stephanie Jones’ new house at the Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz. PHOTOS BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
M.J. Farzaneh of Home Creations and homeowner Hanina Dned are shown at the site of a Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz.
Both are single mothers in this case. One, the mother of a young son, has plans to
pursue a degree in physical therapy. The other is the mother of three, who im-
migrated from the Sudan in 2004 only to lose her husband to cancer shortly afterward. Both went through rigorous training before the first pound of concrete was poured. “I’ve learned things I never thought I’d have to do,” said Stephanie Jones, who will share her home with her 3-year-old son, Devion Gonzales. “I know how to paint, we put mud on the walls, caulking around the house, how to frame a house — all kinds of stuff.” By Monday, when Habitat representatives and well-wishers usher the women into their new homes, both will have invested more than just their time into the effort. Jones said the open living room-kitchen concept in her home has her thinking ahead. “I’m already planning Thanksgiving dinner,” she said with a laugh.
A Home Creations crew works on a new house for Hanina Dned at the Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz in the Hope Crossing addition at NE 83 and N Kelley Avenue.
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A television hugs the wall of a living room in a home by Oklahoma City builder Jeff Click. STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES
‘Techorating’ blends technology, decorating BY MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE Akron Beacon Journal
AKRON, Ohio — Long, long ago — say, back in the ’90s — style dictated hiding our bulky television sets behind doors. Today, TVs are sleek and slim, and we want to show them off. Incorporating televisions and home theater systems into our homes in a visible but attractive way has led to a whole new set of decorating challenges — or opportunities, depending on how you look at it. Electronics maker LG has even coined a term for this blending of technology and decorating: “techorating.” The company has hired Janna Robinson, a technology consultant and host of the DIY Network series “Hollywood HiTech,” as its techorating spokeswoman. I talked with her by phone recently to get her ideas for making the TV a part of the family rather than an uncomfortable intruder. Robinson is a pragmatist. While some people scorn the central role of television in our lives, she recognizes that a TV is often the centerpiece of a family gathering space. “You don’t want your technology to dominate the space,” she said, but you want to work it into the room in a way that optimizes its use. Start by putting the TV where it’s comfortable to view, she said. The usual recommendation is to position the TV so the middle of the screen is at the viewers’ eye level, about 42 to 52 inches above the floor. But there are other schools of thought, she said, and sometimes the limitations of the room require different placement. Generally you want to view the TV from a spot that’s as close to head-on as possible, especially for
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Jacksons join Prudential EDMOND — Rick and Nancy Jackson have joined Prudential Alliance Realty, 3434 S Boulevard in Edmond, as residential real estate sales associates. They have 17 years of experience in real estate sales and customer service. She is an Oklahoma native, and he grew up on a ranch near Canadian, Texas.
3-D TVs, Robinson said. However, she noted that some TVs are designed to be viewed comfortably from any angle. That’s true even of LG’s 3-D televisions, she said. She’s a big proponent of mounting the TV on a wall, and she noted that many mounts are available that let you tilt the TV, pull it out from the wall and turn it to improve the viewing angle. She especially likes OmniMount’s Play 40, a mount that allows viewers to move a TV into a variety of positions to make it comfortable for game-playing, exercising and all sorts of uses. If you choose to set the TV on a piece of furniture instead of mounting it, your options have improved, Robinson said. Even affordable TV furniture is designed to hide components and wires. And even more good news: “It’s not as ugly as it was years ago,” she said. Generally, plasma TVs provide the best picture, Robinson said, but they’re best viewed in the dark. In a space like a family room that typically has ambient lighting, an LCD or LED television is a better choice, she said. She suggests treating the TV wall as an accent wall and painting it a dark color to make the picture pop out. That will create a sense of depth and “make your room look spectacular,” she said.
Sound is also an issue, Robinson noted. Sound reverberates in a room with bare walls and floors, she said, so it helps to add an area rug and perhaps drapes to dampen the sound. In a room with lots of upholstered furniture and heavy drapes, on the other hand, the sound can be muffled. In that case, she suggests adding hard materials that reflect sound, such as bookshelves or pictures on the walls. Luckily, there’s no longer a need to run speaker wires all over the place to get surround sound, she pointed out. Some systems have wireless rear speakers, she said, and the quality of wireless sound has improved greatly. Or consider a sound bar, which approximates surround sound without all the speakers, she suggested. Those simplified forms of audio technology don’t require professional installation, but Robinson said choosing the right system can be confusing. She recommended researching options online and asking friends for recommendations. A big-box store might not provide the best guidance, she said, because salespeople there sometimes have to deal with so many products that they aren’t thoroughly educated on specific items. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES
Brundage back at Prudential
Linda Brundage
Linda Brundage has returned to Prudential Alliance Realty, 4101 NW 122, as a residential real estate sales associate. She has returned to Oklahoma City after living and selling real estate in Dallas for a time.
LOS ANGELES — The number of U.S. homes purchased via short sale hit a three year-high in the first quarter of the year, up 25 percent from a year earlier, according to a report on foreclosure-related sales. Owners unloaded 109,521 homes during the first three months of the year for less than what they owed on the mortgage, according to Irvine, Calif.-based data tracker RealtyTrac. Such transactions help homeowners avoid having their properties repossessed by lenders, which must approve the sales. Short sales made up 12 percent of all residential sales during the quarter, fetching an average price of $175,461, a record low. “Financial institutions are aggressively seeking to move through their inventories of homes in default or scheduled for auction,”
said Stuart A. Gabriel, director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate at the University of California-Los Angeles. “This is a positive sign in the sense that clearing out this shadow inventory is a precondition for the full healing of the housing sector.” The number of bankowned homes sold slipped 15 percent from the yearearlier period to 123,778 units. Those properties sold for $147,995 on average. Out of all U.S. homes sold during the first quarter, 26 percent — or 233,299 properties — were in some stage of foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac. That’s slightly more than the 25 percent of sales in the same situation a year earlier. California had the second-highest percentage of foreclosure sales in the country, with 47 percent of home sales falling into the category. Nevada had the highest with 56 per-
cent; Georgia was third with 46 percent. Compared with the fourth quarter, sales of homes in default, set for auction or owned by banks were up 8 percent nationally but flat from a year ago. At an average $161,214, such properties sold at a 27 percent discount compared with an average non-foreclosure home. Santa Ana, Calif., research firm CoreLogic reported recently that the number of homes struggling through foreclosure held steady in March from February and fell from the year-earlier period. “The worst in foreclosures is over,” Gabriel said. “This is consistent with a variety of housing indicators, including sales, starts, inventories and permits that suggest that the housing sector is slowly beginning to emerge from the worst downturn of the post-Great Depression era.”
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Jacqueline Smythe, center, sits in a chair inside her living room, which was decorated by her daughters Brenda Torri, left, and Nancy Thompson inside Sunrise of Ivey Ridge, a senior living center in Georgia. MCT PHOTOS
HGTV host’s decorating advice helps seniors BY GRACIE BONDS STAPLES The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just minutes before she was to join a girlfriend for dinner the other night, Jackie Smythe joked that the sole purpose for giving birth to two daughters was just so they’d one day decorate her newest home. “That’s why I went through all that pain to have them,” she said with a twinkle in her eye and a hearty laugh. “Thank goodness I didn’t stop with one.” At 82, Smythe, a resident of Sunrise at Ivey Ridge, a senior living center in Johns Creek, Ga., is among a growing number of seniors who find themselves with large houses but no longer have children at home to fill the rooms. And so they find themselves tackling the rather huge job of downsizing their living spaces. Smythe’s daughters recently turned her new one-bedroom, one-bath suite into a home using a mix of personal treasures and recently purchased items that were at once pretty and functional, a tip they gleaned from HGTV designer and host Emily Henderson. Through a partnership Sunrise Senior Living has with Henderson, who is celebrated for her ability to make spaces feel like home, residents and their families can get help making the transition from a large home to apartmentstyle living without sacrificing their personal style and interests. “A Sunrise principle of service is to celebrate the individuality of every resident, and that is exactly what I try to do as a designer,” Henderson said. “When someone walks into your room, it should feel like you.” Henderson, founder of StylebyEmilyHenderson. com, a daily style blog, said that creating spaces to
Jacqueline Smythe’s wedding photograph and family photograph sit on a table with a small plant inside her apartment in Alpharetta, Ga.
match a client’s personality is her forte. As part of the Sunrise partnership, she provided a Comforts of Home Design Guide that the family or their loved ones can use as a reference. That includes everything from safety ideas to specific products they can buy. “I would imagine it’s really hard knowing what to keep and what to throw or give away when you’re downsizing after decades of accumulating things,” she said. Her main rule for getting it done? Make sure an object or piece is beautiful, functional or sentimental. “If you have a lot of stuff, then try and have an object meet at least two of those criteria,” Henderson said. “Obviously a piece that meets all three of those criteria — a beautiful, comfortable chair that you purchased on your Parisian honeymoon, for instance — then you hold on to that chair for dear life. Pieces have to mean something to you or be really functional and attractive; otherwise, hand it down or donate it.” The service was launched at Ivey Ridge about six months ago, said Yolanda Hunter, executive director. “We wanted the individual suites to be as lovely and inviting as our common areas,” Hunter said.
“Plus we realized it’s really hard to downsize from a home to an apartment and retain that personal feel.” In most cases, Hunter said, it’s residents’ children who request the help either through an interior designer or using Henderson’s Design Guide available on Sunrise’s website: www.sunriseseniorliving. com/designguide. That’s what Smythe’s daughters did. Before moving into Ivey Ridge on March 14, Smythe had shared a fourbedroom, two-and-ahalf-bath condo with her husband, Bill, who died on Valentine’s Day. Because the couple first downsized in 2000, the condo wasn’t extremely full of furniture and other belongings, but it was still more than Smythe needed. “They really did the big clean-out when they moved from our childhood home … to the town house,” said daughter Nancy Thompson, one of Smythe’s four children. “That was the biggest purge.” Smythe said her favorite part of the design is the shelving Torri created on one bank of walls. “I was really excited when I saw the television and the computer on the wall,” she said. “I wanted to tell everybody, and here you are.” MCT INFORMATION SERVICES
WASHINGTON — In a decision that could have significant impacts on the fees consumers pay in real estate transactions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled “unearned” fees charged by lenders and other service providers do not violate federal law as long as they are not split with anyone else. The court’s unanimous decision effectively reopens the door to controversial “administrative” fees levied by real estate brokers, and could encourage the practice of marking up of fees by mortgage lenders, settlement agents and others that had been banned by federal regulators for the past decade. The ruling also represents a stinging defeat for the Obama administration’s Department of Justice and Department of Housing and Urban Development — both of which had argued that charging unearned fees is illegal — and may be a shot across the bow of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which inherited the task of policing mortgage and settlement abuses from HUD. The decision, handed down May 24, involved customers of Quicken Loans, the online mortgage company, who alleged Quicken charged them “discount” fees but did not provide them lower interest rates on their mortgages, as is customary. Each loan discount fee, or “point,” is equal to 1 percent of the mortgage amount. The failure to provide a lower rate, the plaintiffs claimed, meant Quicken pocketed their fees without providing anything commensurate in return, which is a violation of the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). Quicken denied the borrowers’ allegations and argued that, in any event, the settlement procedures law, first enacted in 1974 to control widespread kickbacks paid by title insurance companies to realty agents and others, does not apply to situations where there is no split of the fees involved. Quicken’s borrowers maintained that the law does apply and cited a policy statement issued by HUD prohibiting imposition of fees where no actual work or service is provided to justify them.
History of disputes Disputes over real estate and lending fees have led to a lengthy series of court battles in recent years, with some federal district and appellate courts siding with industry interpreta-
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tions of the law and others siding with federal regulators and consumers. The Supreme Court accepted the Quicken case in part to resolve the differences among the judicial circuits so there would be a uniform legal standard on fees nationwide. The court’s ruling does not, however, affect state laws that prohibit certain fees or practices, including unearned settlement or mortgage charges. Though the Quicken case centered on a lender’s fees, realty brokerage charges also have come under attack using HUD’s regulatory interpretation of the law. In a major federal case decided in Birmingham, Ala., in 2009, a court ruled that a realty firm’s add-on fees violated the law. In that case, a $149 extra fee was imposed by RealtySouth, a subsidiary of HomeServices of America, one of the largest brokerages in the country. Fees charged by other realty firms have been much higher — $250 or more in some cases. Critics within the industry, such as Frank Llosa, a lawyer and broker in Virginia, called such fees “bogus” and “designed to confuse the customer and ultimately charge them more.” Defenders such as Laurie Janik, general counsel of the National Association of Realtors, said brokers “ought to be able to charge what they
need to make a profit” in an environment of rising expenses and higher commission payouts to top agents. After the RealtySouth ruling, Janik urged brokers to disclose the extra fees as integral parts of their compensation schedules — a percentage commission of, say, 6 percent, plus a set fee, say $500. Janik also argued that federal law does not prohibit fees that are not split with other parties, and that RESPA was never intended to be a price-control statute — two views that were at the core of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Quicken case. Where does this leave the issue? Will lenders, settlement agents and realty companies start tacking on extra fees for themselves, emboldened by the high court’s decision? Possibly. But legal experts warn that there could be pitfalls ahead for firms that tack on outrageous charges when no services are rendered. Laurence Platt, a banking attorney with the Washington, D.C., office of K&L Gates LLP, cautioned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “has its own independent ability to declare practices unfair, deceptive or abusive,” and could still come after companies that, in the bureau’s view, are gouging the public. Ken Harney’s email address is kenharney@earthlink.net. WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP
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Home addition raises plumbing concerns Q: My 1950s home was originally built with three bedrooms and one bathroom. Sixteen years ago, I added two more bedrooms and two more bathrooms. A couple of re-piping companies suggested I replace the drainage line in the old part of my home, although they have not found any leakage. I am not sure if it is something I must do, or they just want to have the business. Please advise. A: The issue is one of capacity more than leaks. When you add two bathrooms, you are increasing the amount of water and waste flow that the old sewer pipes have to handle. It could be that the companies you talked to think that the original pipes are too small for that extra load, or they could have become partially clogged over the years. If you are showing any signs of slow-running drains or other problems associated with drainage from anywhere in the house, and you are able to
determine that it is not an isolated problem such as a single clogged sink drain, then you would next want to check to see if the existing mainlines are damage or clogged. There are companies that can put a camera down the line to check for cracks, leaks and clogs. If there is any damage to the pipes or if simple cleaning doesn’t get the flow back up to normal, then new drain lines are probably the only answer. Q: I have a bathroom with a textured ceiling from which sparkly stuff has come down on the area over the shower. I need to scrape off the texture and install a vent fan. I would like a smooth ceiling. What is the best way to accomplish this? Pull down the whole thing? The area is not too large, maybe 8 feet by 12 feet. A: There are a couple of steps involved in accomplishing what you want to do, none of which is overly difficult. You just want to
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be sure you take your time with each step to get good results. First, though, a word of caution. Asbestos was a commonly used ingredient in ceiling textures until it was banned in 1978. However, existing stocks were still allowed to be used up, so it appeared in homes that were being built well into the 1980s. If your home was built any time before 1985, you need to have a certified lab test the ceiling material for the presence of asbestos before scraping. You can get more information about asbestos and testing procedures at the Environmental Protection Agency’s website: www.epa. gov/asbestos. If the material doesn’t contain asbestos, scraping
the old ceiling is step one. Drape the walls and floor with plastic sheeting to contain the mess (this is definitely a messy process). Wear protective clothing, including goggles and a dust mask. Use a spray bottle of water, and spray a small area of ceiling texture to get it fairly damp, but not saturated. Then, use a 6-inch drywall taping knife to scrape off the material. Hold the knife at a low angle relative to the ceiling so you don’t dig into the drywall. Work your way across the ceiling, scraping everything off. You’ll quickly get a feel for how much water to use, how much pressure to apply, and how big an area you can work with at one time. Be sure you get all the old material scraped off. Next, you’ll need to evaluate the condition of the drywall. Ceiling texture can cover a lot of flaws, so you’ll probably be facing some drywall work. Use premixed drywall compound and 6-inch and 12-inch taping knives as
needed to smooth out any bad seams or other flaws. Take your time, especially if you’re not experienced with drywall work. Allow each application of joint compound to dry, sand it smooth, then add a little more as needed. Since you want a smooth ceiling, any flaws you leave behind in the drywall will show through the paint, so again, take your time with the application and the sanding. Finally, apply a good coat of primer over the finished ceiling, then one or two coats of goodquality finish paint, ideally to the entire room. Use a satin or semi-gloss paint to best resist the bathroom’s moisture. Your home center or paint store can assist you with the best choices for paint and primer. Q: My new tub is not level. On the vertical plane water drains well, but the surround is shimmed out 1.5 inches in order to get a good fit at the rim of the tub. I have
mortar on the slab for extra support of the fiberglass hanging tub. Will I have any problems other than the tub and surround leaning out away from the wall? A: Yes, there is the potential for problems with an installation like that. I would recommend that first you remove the tub and surround from the opening. Next, either remove the framing in the tub alcove and redo it, or else shim it so that it’s both plumb and level. You may need to take two-by-two or two-byfour lumber and rip it on an angle to create the long shims necessary to get the faces of the studs plumb. Once everything is plumb, then you can reinstall the tub and surround, again using a mortar bed under the fiberglass tub for stability. Remodeling and repair questions? Send email to paulbianchina@inman.com. All product reviews are based on the author’s actual testing of free review samples provided by the manufacturers. INMAN NEWS
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Stand strong in dispute over contractor bids DEAR BARRY: We are in contract to purchase a house, and our home inspector found problems with the old steam heating system. A follow-up inspection by a heating contractor revealed a cracked boiler. The sellers got three estimates for the work, but the expertise of these contractors is questionable, and their bids say very little about the scope of the work. We have gotten our own estimates from contractors we trust, and their bids are significantly higher than the ones provided by the sellers. When we insisted that the work be done by one of our contractors, the sellers’ agent said this was an “outlandish” request. What is your advice in this situation?
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Charlie DEAR CHARLIE: There is nothing outlandish about wanting to ensure that a heating system is installed by people who are truly qualified and who will provide a safe and operational system. If the sellers and their agent find this unreasonable, they should provide evidence that their contractors are qualified and competent to install a heating system that will be safe and functional. Hopefully you have an
agent of your own who will negotiate on your behalf, rather than giving in to the sellers’ refusal. If they insist on using their own contractor, then that contractor should resubmit his bid, providing specific details of the work to be done. The contractor should also provide his license number and references of satisfied past customers. Stand strong. DEAR BARRY: My daughter and son-in-law bought a house 10 years ago. Recently, while remodeling their home, they found the well and holding tank hidden behind a wall, and this has caused problems with the county building inspector. How could this have been overlooked by their home inspector when they purchased the property?
Joyce DEAR JOYCE: The most likely reason for the home inspector to have missed the well is that it was concealed behind a wall. Unless there was some visible evidence, there may have been no way for the inspector to make that discovery. Unusual conditions such as this are sometimes found in a very old home, and municipal building inspectors typically regard them as “grandfathered,” rather than requiring upgrade to current standards. If the inspector presses the issue, your daughter and son-in-law may need to discuss the matter with an attorney. DEAR BARRY: We bought our house seven years ago, and our home inspector said that the roof
would last about 12 more years. But this year we started having leaks, and three roofing contractors have said the roof is worn out and needs replacement. Is the home inspector liable now that seven years have passed? Shirley DEAR SHIRLEY: Predicting the longevity of a roof is something that can seldom be done with accuracy. Home inspectors who try to do this are foolish or inexperienced, and they expose themselves to needless liability. After seven years, it would be difficult to hold your inspector legally liable for faulty disclosure, unless he stated the 12-year prediction in writing. To write to Barry Stone, visit him on the web at www.housedetective.com. ACTION COAST PUBLISHING
There is nothing outlandish about wanting to ensure that a heating system is installed by people who are truly qualified and who will provide a safe and operational system. If the sellers and their agent find this unreasonable, they should provide evidence their contractors are qualified and competent.
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The Listing of the Week is at 2710 Chaumont in Edmond.
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Edmond 2-story home has pool on wooded lot The Listing of the Week is a traditional two-story home with a pool on a wooded 1.3-acre lot in northeast Edmond’s Belle Pointe addition. The 4,270-square-foot home at 2710 Chaumont has four bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, three living rooms including a study and upstairs media room, two dining areas and an attached three-car garage. The living room has a fire-
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place, built-in entertainment center and cathedral ceiling. The kitchen has a wraparound breakfast bar, beverage fridge, pantry and eating space. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and bath with double vanities and whirlpool tub. Secondary bedrooms have walk-in closets; two have full baths. The home has an open deck, covered deck, hot tub, underground
sprinkler system and security system. The home, built in 2002, is listed for $630,000 with Karen Blevins of Churchill-Brown & Associates Realtors. For more information, call 330-0031. 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.
WASHINGTON — The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the Echo Boomers. That’s according to panelists at the “Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?” session during the recent Realtors 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. There are about 62 million echo boomers in the United States. Also called “millennials,” echo boomers are age 17 to 31. According to the 2011National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, younger homebuyer — those age 18 to 34 — represent 31 percent of all recent home purchases. “We know that although many young people may be delaying home purchases in today’s economic climate, most of them still aspire to homeownership,” said Moe Veissi, president of the National Association of Realtors and broker-owner of Veissi & Associates Inc., in Miami, Fla. “Realtors are committed to ensuring that the dream of homeownership can become a reality for generations of Americans to come.” During the session, economists from the Realtors association, the University of Washington and Florida State University presented research that illustrates the future of homeownership from a generational standpoint. “Demography is destiny,” said Lawrence Yun,
the Realtors’ chief economist. “In that vein, demographics can provide very useful insights into the future of housing and homeownership, and the results of these reports indicate that certain generational shifts will have a significant impact on the real estate industry over the next two decades.” Economist Selma Hepp identified several key demographic trends on both ends of the housing age spectrum. The demand for affordable, accessible housing will increase as the 65-and-over population grows; at the same time, as seniors leave their homes and move into assisted living and other arrangements, they will add to the current supply of housing. Because of their sheer size, however, echo boomers will significantly impact the next two decades in housing. “Echo boomers represent a long-term opportunity for a housing market recovery, but they are struggling in the current economic crisis,” Hepp said. “Consequently, demand for rental housing is likely to climb in the near term.” As a group, the echo boomers are more racially and ethnically diverse than their baby boomer parents. While 65 percent of baby boomers are white, only 55 percent of echo boomers are white. Echo boomers are also more likely to be college educated than previous generations, and are remaining
single longer. Glenn E. Crenlin from the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington shared his insights into recent declines in homeownership and whether those declines indicate possible generational trends. “It is worrying that the homeownership rate for those under 35 has fallen more sharply than the rate for older Americans,” Crenlin said. “But I think we need to examine homeownership rates by generation in a more balanced way. Although the millennial generation does not own homes at the same percentages of those in other generations, many of them are still in the early stages of household formation — in fact, some of them are still in high school.” Crenlin presented data from the American Community Survey that shows a significant increase in homeownership among millennials when compared to baby boomers at the same age. While 900,000 households in the millennial generation own their own home, only 500,000 baby boomer households owned their own homes at the same point in their lives. “Given these data, what we’re looking at in terms of the millennial generation is likely only a delay in homeownership of three to five years, not a long-term trend away from homeownership itself,” he said.
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Permits Oklahoma City Cornman (Brent) Construction, 11300 Hillsdale Drive, residence, erect, $1,185,000. Hornbeek Blatt Architects, 12001 Northwest Expressway, bank, erect, $800,000. Kirkpatrick Forest Curtis PC, 7007 SW 44, office-warehouse, remodel, $500,000. Lingo Construction Services Inc., 204 N Robinson Ave., office, remodel, $463,620. Lingo Construction Services Inc., 204 N Robinson Ave., office, remodel, $463,620. M.A. Plus Architecture, 10901 SW 15, school, remodel, $395,000. Manchester Green Homes LLC, 1509 NW 187, residence, erect, $345,700. Bronco Steel, 9910 W Reno Ave., office-warehouse, erect, $345,000. J. Hill Homes Inc., 9417 SW 35 Terrace, residence, erect, $304,000. 4 Corners Construction LLC, 9909 Artena Court, residence, erect, $290,000. 4 Corners Construction LLC, 14701 Almond Valley Drive, residence, erect, $280,000. Cobanks Construction Inc., residence, erect, $275,000. Cobanks Construction Inc., 13700 Cascata Strada, residence, erect, $275,000. Castle Custom Homes LLC, doing business as Castle Creek Homes, 10625 Pinewood Forest Circle, residence, erect, $256,000. J. Hill Homes Inc., 9505 SW 35 Terrace, residence, erect, $250,000. Mario Claravell, 5208 SE 46, residence, supplement, $250,000. J. Hill Homes Inc., 9017 SW 38 Terrace, residence, erect, $245,000. Brass Brick Platinum Series Homes, 19113 Pinehurst Trail Drive, residence, erect, $243,000. Foye Dale Webb Jr., 2020 NE 100, residence, erect, $235,000. Braxton Homes LLC, 4109 Wayfield Ave., residence, erect, $230,000. Braxton Homes LLC, 4105 Wayfield Ave., residence, erect, $220,000. Braxton Homes LLC, 4101 Wayfield Ave., residence, erect, $220,000. Brass Brick Platinum Series Homes, 19032
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OWNER FINANCING $2000 down No Credit Ck 4010 Pearl Way 3/1 $54K ¡596-4599 ‘ 410-8840¡ OPEN HOUSE SUN 2-4 2BD 1BA $68,900. www.4516se23rd.com Bank Owned 3/2/2 2073sf 2 liv/din, .45 acre $89,900 Realty Experts 414-8753
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14009 Apache Dr 3bd + library, newer appls & a/c 2.5ba 2car $183K obo Emery Realty 405-921-6606 2817 Fairfield Dr 3bd 3ba 2car 1800 sf. $135K obo Emery Realty 405-921-6606
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Nice 3/2/3, 1871sf, built 2001, granite, 2nd living/ office, shop $164,900 Realty Experts 414-8753 Bank Owned 3/2.5/2 blt 85 brick, wood floors $87,900 Realty Experts 414-8753
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1229 NE 43 3bd/1ba $35K obo Seller pays $5K in rprs Emery Realty 405-921-6606
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3/2/2, fp, PC Schools, over $40K spent on updates, inside utilities, high end appliances, 2K car drive, 1424 sf mol, $118,900, 6024 N Meridian Place, 330-1880. Open 6/3 2-4pm 2800 NW 22 Cleveland Elem 3bed/1ba $119,900 405-473-0007 6508 NW 130th St. $123K Open Sat/Sun 2-4; 3/2/2 Deer Creek schools. 405-410-8000 Owner 11808 Blueridge Ct, 4bd 3ba 3car w/pool 3781 sf LIKE NEW! $280K obo Emery Realty 405-921-6606 4101 NW 44 Open 2-4pm 1 owner, 2/2/2 $143,500 Bateman Co. 324-2022
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904 SE 71st St 3/1.5/2 24,500 cash 650-7667
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JUST LISTED! 3/2/2 approx 1646' w/2 liv lrg backyd w/storm shlt $149,900 AWESOME workshop 3bd 2.5ba on 1.84 ac MOL 30 x 50 shop w/elec $189,900 GREAT 3/2/3 on .61 ac MOL open flr plan master w/private patio $169,900 Lisa 919-5717 Cleaton & Assoc 373-2494
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Vintage Custom Homes LLC, 10620 SW 35, residence, erect, $80,000. Cat Scale Co., 7501 S Choctaw Road, equipment, install, $78,000. Dowell Properties, 400 N Walker Ave., office, relocate, $76,875. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 11441 NW 131, residence, erect, $75,000. Clyde Riggs Construction, 3500 S MacArthur Blvd., retail sales, remodel, $75,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 1117 SW 152 Place, residence, erect, $74,000. Dowell Properties Inc., 400 N Walker Ave., office, remodel, $73,575. 400 N Walker LLC, 400 N Walker Ave., office, remodel, $68,075. Trilink Restoration Group LLC, 1219 NW 88, residence, fire restoration, $65,000. Dowell Properties Inc., 400 N Walker Ave., office, remodel, $64,675. Ward Construction, 8822 Silver Hill Drive, parking, install, $60,000. Black & Veatch, 12203 S May Ave., tower-antenna, install, $51,820. Burnham Nationwide Permits, 6313 SW 3, retail sales, remodel, $50,000. Dowell Properties Inc., 400 N Walker Ave., office, remodel, $48,575. Enterprise Holdings, 3407 Northwest Expressway , automotive sales, erect, $40,000. Clyde Riggs Construction, 3500 S MacArthur Blvd., storage, remodel, $37,500. No name provided, 10020 NW 134, accessory, erect, $35,000. Champion Window Co., 12200 Hickory Creek Blvd., residence, erect, $29,000. Dowell Properties Inc., 400 N Walker Ave., office, remodel, $21,800. First Service Co. LLC, 6317 N Meridian Ave., restaurant, remodel, $20,000. CMS Willowbrook, 10900 N Sooner Road, school, remodel, $20,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2909 Fawn Lily Road, residence, erect, $9,100. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S Interstate 35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $8,400. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S Interstate 35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $7,000. Carrol Emery, 5108 Royal Ridge Road, manufactured home, move-onmobile home park, $7,000. Ceiling R Us Inc., 5713 S
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700sf Nice Office Space avail. on NE 23rd in Nicoma Park $42,500obo. 323-3976
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Newly renovated 2 bed duplex, CH&A, new bath & kitch. $625+dep. Sec 8 OK 1524 NE 42nd. 204-4308
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3bd 2ba 2car fireplace 1575sf $1275mo+dep WAC Home&RanchRlty 794-7777 3/1.5/2, 1001 Newport, $825 mo, $400 dep, no pets, no sec. 8, 799-4229.
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Valley Brook Cute 3bed w/stove, refrig, carport, $525 mo 596-8410
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8411 Wakefield spacious 2bd duplex, 2 full baths, 1 car garage, Westmoore Schools $700mo. Fidelity RE 692-1661, 410-4200
3 bed, 1K bath, 2 car, ch&a, new carpet, fenced yard, $725 + dep, 4001 SE 45th St, 769-8800. Others available.
4412 SE 42 Ter 3/1.5/2 $775 Free List 681-7272
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Trust, 10712 Walnut Hollow Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. John Dewitt, 16908 Bradbury Circle, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. Shane Flenniken, 11005 NW 103, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. Ethan Nall, 4828 SW 123, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,395. No name provided, 2240 NW 198, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,200. Constance and Michael Penney, 609 NW 167, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,100. Kevin Oravetz, 212 SW 148, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,095. Richard Laturnus, 17001 Picasso Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,095. Alice F. Lawson, 4201 NW 45, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Austin and Holly Shroyer, 11705 SW 18, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. David R. Hager, 12515 SE 29, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. David Stair, 6709 NW 118, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. No name provided, 3304 Preston Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Gumercindo Soto, 1241 SW 19, residence, remodel, $3,000. James Grayson, 1037 SW 129, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. Jeremy and Rebecca Schinzel, 3101 NW 192 Terrace, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. John Breckenridge, 5009 Mackleman Drive, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. John Minter, 15800 Sandstone Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Josue Meraz, 420 Sage Brush Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Leon Hageman, 3109 NW 66, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Long Luong, 28 Corona Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Paul Riedl, 3069 NW 35, residence, add-on, $3,000. Paul Wetmore, 6508 NW 115, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,
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YUKON, 2 bd, 2 ba, 2 car gar, $650 mo + $500 dep, No pets, 405-209-4084
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Very nice 2/1/1 $525mo $400dep no pets 1301 N Independence 732-4351 Nice 3bed 2bath 2car fncd yard $1000mo + $100dep. 214-600-2001 »» SECTION 8 OK»» 1156 NW 91st , 3/2bd $695 per mo. 942-3552 Great 2b 1b 1c+shed, fp hrdwd flrs, 3028 NW 68 $785. 830-3399
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For rent/sale, McLoud, 3 bd, 2 ba, MH, 12 acres, $900/mo, 414-4004.
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207 Stanton 3/1/1 $695 309 Potomac 3/2/2 $825 2607 Shoreridge 3/2/1 $825 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com
Mobile Home Rentals 483 Nicoma Park area, 3bd, 2ba, fenced, small quiet park, water, garbage, sewer paid $550+$300dep. 769-2328 Rent to Own: Nice 2&3bd MWC $350&up 390-9777
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ROOM: share, kit, bath, laundry, cable incl. $375/ mo + food. 405-551-0852
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$3,000. Ron and Jan West, 624 SW 103, storm shelter, remodel, $3,000. Steve Goodman, 11712 NW 114, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Steve Guengerich, 15804 Wild Creek Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Tony Claunch, 6416 Sudbury Drive, residence, install-storm shelter, $3,000. No name provided, 15324 Elizabeth Drive, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. Andy Mitchell, 8504 NW 112 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Brad Harness, 19101 Summer Grove Ave., storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,995. Howard Bensinger, 9804 S Drexel Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Jennifer Hunter, 14213 S Hudson Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Julie Thomas, 1521 NW 123, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,995. Margo Carpenter, 15804 Creek Heights Drive, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,995. Oliver Holmes, 3100 Wakefield Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Ramon Johnson, 9101 Lolly Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Tuyet Tran, 12312 Williamsport Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Winston Banta, 3213 SW 99, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,995. Zachery and Torie Moore, 15500 Maple Ridge Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. No name provided, 11708 Shroyer Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. No name provided, 9204 Sue Anthony Lane, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,995. No name provided, 2128 NW 157 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995. Alan and Katherine Jones, 1452 SW 129, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,900. Anthony and Linh Jew, 13113 NW 6 Circle, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,900. Danielle Goodrich, 3104 SW 141, storm shelter, install, $2,900. Darryl Wingo, 4101 Newburg Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,900. Kate Scipione, 9116 NW 99, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,900. Kenneth Oravetz, 2513 SW 77, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,
$2,900. No name provided, 1821 NW 194 Circle, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,900. Leroy and Latosha Dancy, 6105 NW 152, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,825. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. No name provided, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. No name provided, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. No name provided, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. No name provided, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. No name provided, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $2,800. Trilogy Real Estate, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, clubtavern, erect, $2,800. Anna T. Vu, 10109 Dover Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795. Daniel Johnston, 16909 Autumnwood Drive, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,795. Maurice and Charla James, 1713 NW 161 Circle, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,750. No name provided, 4419 NW 60, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750. No name provided, 12316 Shorehan Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750. Jose Bequera, 921SW 56, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,500. Leonor Medina, 1112 SW 32, accessory, add-on, $2,500. Alloy Building Co., 2529 NW 13, canopy-carport, erect, $2,200. Carmen Delia Rivera, 3216 S Harvey Ave., canopy-carport, add-on, $2,000. Binu and James Varghese, 2616 Renwick Ave., storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $1,800. United Renovations, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $1,400. United Renovations, 9501 S I-35 Service Road, canopy-carport, erect, $1,400. Ted Parks LLC, 310 NW 20, residence, remodel, $1,000.
Demolitions M&M Concrete & Wrecking Inc., 415 NE 13, duplex. M&M Concrete & Wrecking Inc., 417 NE 13, duplex. James Kruger, 1224 NE 19, garage. Michael L. Williams, 2612 SE 38, residence.
THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM
HOUSE PLAN
Home provides thoughts of sunshine No matter where you build the Oakland, it’s impossible to look at the tile roof, stucco walls and exterior, loaded with windows, without thinking of sunshine. High arched windows on every exterior wall of this contemporary Mediterranean-style home add drama, inside and out, while capturing light from every angle. In the front, an arched arbor separates the driveway from a lushly planted entry courtyard. Stately columns flank the lofty gabled entryway. Viewed from the rear, the home is equally attractive. The exterior of the hexagonal great room, graced by high-arched multipane windows on three sides, has a carousel feel to it. A patio adds to the effect, wrapping around the entire back expanse. The spacious kitchen is open to the vaulted great room, with only an eating bar between. Other amenities include generous counter and cupboard space, a step-in pantry, built-in range and oven, and an additional oven and microwave combination. At the juncture of kitchen and great room, an open stairwell spirals up to a wide vaulted loft that is open to the great room at the rear and the entryway in front. Side walls are 6 feet tall, but the loft is much higher at the center. Bedrooms are located at opposite ends of the Oakland. The sumptuous owners’ suite features a huge walk-in closet, over-
size spa tub, skylight, shower, private water closet and twin vanities. The other two bedrooms share
another large bathroom that also has two vanities. A review plan of the Oakland 10-037, 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. Associated Designs, 1100 Jacobs Drive, Eugene, OR 97402; www.associated designs.com; (800) 634-0123.
Star power drives interior design firm BY CINDY KENT Sun Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Creating interest is something Venus Williams has not had to worry about. Tennis fans have been hooked for years. She turned pro in 1994, has held the world No. 1 ranking and won 21 grand slam titles in her career. So, when Williams launched Jupiter, Fla.-based V*Starr Interiors in 2002, her on-court celebrity drove instant name brand recognition to the company. And a recent commission to design a new model residence at luxury oceanfront condominium One Thousand Ocean in Boca Raton, Fla., marks her growing success from an entrepreneur to an interiors expert. While Williams’s coming of age on the tennis court has played out publicly, her growth as an interior designer has been more subtle. “It’s been one of the best kept secrets,” she said. Only, not really. The V*Starr portfolio has a steadily growing clientele that includes the Florida homes of NFL and NBA players in Davie and Miami, model residences in Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens; a hotel chain in Miami; Burr Athletic Facility at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; and the Tavis Smiley show set in Los Angeles.
Tennis star Venus Williams gives a tour of a luxury condo in Boca Raton, Fla., designed by her interior design firm V*Starr Interiors. MCT PHOTO
Williams acknowledges the huge learning curve she faced, and she likens the pressure of proving one’s ability on the tennis court to one’s ability in the boardroom. “You start at the bottom and learn along the way. That still doesn’t mean they believe you can do the job,” she said. “But I enjoy the process. I enjoy the battle.” That’s good news for Jamie Telchin, president of development for LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels, who oversees a variety of marketing strategies for One Thousand Ocean: broker networking, charity events, lux-
ury fashion and jewelry shows; and tapping Williams to design a residential unit. In a push to sell the remaining 12 of 52 units, Telchin’s team has worked to keep the property “fresh and new to prospective buyers, and Williams is a good match at this point,” he said. Developers broke ground on the residences in 2007, sold their first unit in 2010, and have closed on 40 units since. One Thousand Ocean is garnering star power of its own: it was featured on HGTV’s reality TV show, “Selling New York,” and portions of the movie “Parker,” featuring Jennifer Lopez, were filmed on site. High-profile meets high-profile, Telchin said. “With Venus’ fresh vision and her celebrity, we felt she could open doors to a new market,” he said. Designed models help people see potential, which also helps to sell unfurnished units of the same configuration, Telchin said. Two other designed furnished models provided similar results. V*Starr’s project is the property’s third design model. Williams’ design reflects what a luxury lifestyle in South Florida looks like; and for those who aspire for sun, fun and elegance, Telchin said. MCT INFORMATION SERVICES