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The Listing of the Week is a large two-story house in the Rose Creek neighborhood in northwest Oklahoma City.

Measuring in at slightly more than 1,600 square feet, the Easthaven makes an ideal starter home for young families.

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NORTHEAST RENAISSANCE TOUR REVEALS RESTORATION POWER BY DYRINDA TYSON Special Correspondent dtyson@gmail.com

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Lenardo Smith led visitors through the small house at 1405 NE 34, a 1956 structure with a sleek, modern interior belying the more traditional brick facade outside. Hardwood floors creaked underfoot. Granite countertops gleamed in the kitchen, with its aluminum appliances. Contemporary furniture dominated the living room in a look fitting for a high-end loft downtown. “I’m a really great shopper,” said Smith, 56, pointing out the kitchen cabinets, which came from Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s Renovation Station along with the granite and the window treatments. He pieced together other parts of the decor from Internet sites, estate sales and consignment shop finds. “My spare room was packed,” he said, until he started ferrying out items to flesh out the three homes on Sunday’s Northeast Renaissance Tour. The tour is free and open to the public with houses open from 1 to 6 p.m. at 1405 NE 34, 2121 Glen Ellyn and 1101 Campbell Road.

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1405 NE 34 The traditional brick exterior at 1405 NE 34 does not suggest the modern interior. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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The home on NE 34, like the others on the tour, came together in a mix of hard labor and treasure hunting. All feature granite countertops, recessed lighting and hardwood floors. All also feature little touches of magic. “This bedding — $8,” Smith said of the earth-tone spread gracing one bed, his voice taking on the conspiratorial tone that true bargains often seem to demand.

Investor-developer Lenardo Smith shows the living room of a home at 1405 NE 34, one of three he has renovated for the Northeast Renaissance Tour on Sunday.

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The tour is personal for Smith, who has been staging them for about 10 years. He grew up in northeast Oklahoma City, attended St. Joseph Elementary School downtown, the spot across from St. Joseph Old Cathedral later occupied by the Murrah Federal Building and now the memorial noting the bombing and lessons of April 19, 1995. He graduated from Northwest Classen High School. Donations through the tour go to a fund for Oklahoma City public school students, an endowed scholarship named for Smith’s father, Robert V. Smith, a community activist until he died in 1999. The family set up the scholarship shortly afterward. “It’s a place you want to get out of rather than a place you want to move to,” Lenardo Smith said of the area between Kelly and Prospect avenues roughly from NE 50 south to NE 16. “So when I finish renovations like this, I always like to have a celebration. And there’s no better way I could celebrate than to do a benefit for my dad’s scholarship. My dad is the one who taught me how to renovate these properties, and he’s kind of responsible for me having a career.”

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The authors of “Small Green Roofs” argue that putting plants on a roof is as good for the building’s occupants as it is for the environment. A green roof, they say, connects us with nature while it cools buildings and slows storm runoff. The book covers the process of creating a green roof and choosing plants. “Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options for Greener Living,” by Nigel Dunnett, Dusty Gedge, John Little and Edmund C. Snodgrass, was published by Timber Press and sells for $24.95 in softcover.

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Northeast Renaissance Tour I Homes are at 2121 Glen Ellyn, 1405 NE 34 and 1101 Campbell Road. All three will be open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, and experts will be on hand to answer questions. There is no charge for the tour, but donations will be accepted for the Robert V. Smith Memorial Scholarship, administered through the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. I For more information on the tour, call Lenardo Smith at 204-4308. For more information on the scholarship, go to www.occf.org/scholarships/smithr.html.

The Northeast Renaissance Tour is a free Sunday tour of three houses renovated by investor-developer Lenardo Smith to encourage others to invest in northeast Oklahoma City and make it home. NE 23

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Retirees have wide range of housing options Homebuyers with young children and engrossing careers have a narrow focus. Most want to live in a suburb that offers top-notch schools and a short commute from work. But soon-to-retire buyers often consider a wider array of options. Many prefer to downsize in a suburb where they already live, while others eagerly explore retirement in an urban hub. “More people in the upper boomer group now want to move to the city, mostly for its cultural enrichment and easy accessibility,” said Dorcas Helfant, a real estate broker and former president of the National Association of Realtors (www. realtor.org). Helfant said an increasing number of homebuyers in their 50s and 60s who live in suburbia are eyeing

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the amenities of a vital city neighborhood where fine restaurants, museums, theaters and public transportation are within walking distance. Kevin Kruse, an associate professor at Princeton University who specializes in urban and suburban history, said many retirees now value urban living for the chance to dine or shop without getting into their cars. Fred Meyer, a Cambridge, Mass.-based real estate broker who lives in the urban area around Harvard University, stressed the benefits of residing in a setting where

residents walk to many of their destinations, including medical appointments.

Tips for choosing Here are pointers for those who have ample funds to choose between an urban and suburban neighborhood when shopping for a retirement property: I Start by itemizing your favorite pastimes. All too often, Meyer said, those approaching retirement fail to ask a key question before deciding where to move. “The right question is, ‘What do I really like to do?’ Once you’ve answered this, you can go about looking for the most suitable place to retire,” Meyer said. Don’t be dissuaded from thinking your interests have changed fundamentally just because you didn’t pursue them during

your most active career and child-rearing years. “In past years probably you were too busy to get much involved in your strong interests. But you should have more time when you retire,” Meyer said. I Locate your social networks on a map. Where your closest family members and friends live can be an important factor in deciding where to retire. Also, you may also wish to remain near religious or social centers where you’re a member or an active volunteer. To clarify the impact a city move could have on your connections to your network, Meyer suggests you use a regional map and push pins to show where your friends and family live, assuming they’re located in the same metropolitan areas. Then trace

the travel routes you’d use from the city to see them. I Consider the advantages of suburbia. Helfant said many people who like the suburban area where they live can make a nearby move that will suit them better in retirement than their current home. “Maybe you want to consider one of those gated town house communities that could give you many benefits not available in city living,” she said. “In many of these communities, you get a country club lifestyle that lets you socialize in a clubhouse, around a swimming pool or around a golf course. Of course, all that beauty comes for a price; you have to be able to afford it.” To contact Ellen James Martin, email her at ellenjamesmartin@gmail.com. UNIVERSAL UCLICK

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Left: The kitchen at 1405 NE 34 features stainlesssteel appliances and granite countertops. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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The iron bed frame in another room was found sitting by the street. “I just painted it this funky purple color,” he said. He staged a third bedroom as an office, combining a bargain glass tabletop with legs he sawed out of spare lumber to create a straight-out-of-the-catalog contemporary desk. Smith admitted to loving the thrill of the bargain hunt but said there’s a method to the madness. “It keeps me kind of within budget,” he said, “You save a dollar here and then spend $10 there.”

Ripple effects But wherever he renovates, the effects ripple beyond the house itself. “These projects always spur a little excitement in the neighborhood,” Smith said. And the theory works in reverse, too, which is why Smith seeks out boarded-up, abandoned houses to renovate. “One broken window leads to two and then to three,” he said. Smith’s road to this neighborhood redemption has been a winding one. He attended the University of Oklahoma for a while then moved on to New Orleans, where he stayed as long as it took to save up the money to move to France. “I planned on living there for two years, and I ended up living there for two months,” he said. “Before all my money disappeared, I bought a semi-gutted town house in Washington, D.C. That’s when the bug hit me.” Smith settled in Washington in the late 1980s, where he owned a coffee shop. But property in Washington was a lot more expensive than the property back home in Oklahoma. “So I started buying property long-distance,” he said. Even now, Smith splits his time between Washington and Oklahoma City, but he pours a lot of energy into Oklahoma City, working as a community activist, revamping homes and taking part in his share of home tours, including one spotlighting the Capitol Hill neighborhood in 2005. During his tenure as Capitol Hill’s neighborhood association president, association members took part in a project renovating homes for the elderly at no cost.

The dining table and chairs are among the contemporary furnishings used to show what is possible at 1405 NE 34. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

Active renaissance The Northeast Renaissance Project, he said, grew out of that activism, fueled by low-interest loans Oklahoma City offers to purchase and renovate homes. Those houses are then either rented out or sold as affordable housing. Smith said he would like to sell the houses on the tour, but in the current housing market, he believes he’ll most likely end up renting them out. Smith’s work is ongoing, depending on when properties come available. He recalled consultants involved in another project years ago. “And what they told us is you can’t have enough celebrations in these inner-city neighborhoods,” he said. Not only do they bring people in, but it breaks down myths and may encourage a second look as a location for a home or business. And it also serves as a show-and-tell for Smith as he opens his renovations to public. “It kind of educates people on what can be done with these houses,” he said.

Lenardo Smith combined a bargain glass tabletop with legs he made from spare lumber to make a contemporary desk for a bedroom staged as a home office at 1405 NE 34. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

This view shows a bedroom at 1405 NE 34. Donations during the Northeast Renaissance Tour will go to an endowed scholarship for Oklahoma City public school students. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Author/actor Ben Stein riffs on real estate BY DAVE CARPENTER AP Personal Finance Writer

If only you could win Ben Stein’s houses. Stein, the author, economist and commentator, hasn’t been living too badly in the eight years since the end of his old Comedy Central game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money.” When not making TV appearances, writing investing books and giving speeches, the 66-year-old is like anyone who enjoys just hanging around the house. Only in his case it’s 11 houses. He and his wife, attorney Alexandra Denman, own homes in Beverly Hills, Malibu and Rancho Mirage, Calif.; three on a lake in Sandpoint, Idaho, and five elsewhere. But he certainly doesn’t take them for granted, as he indicated in a recent interview with The Associated Press. Stein loves real estate and sees it as “a psychological gift.” “I consider my homes to be like works of art, and I love them, I cherish them,” he said. “And unless some terrible thing happens, I don’t plan to sell any of them.”

Southwest Showcase of Homes set next weekend FROM STAFF REPORTS

The 2011 Southwest Showcase of Homes will be Saturday, July 23, through Sunday, July 31, with 38 new homes in 18 neighborhoods open to the public for free touring from 1 to 7 p.m. each day. The Project House is at 13441 Cross Vine Court in The Villas at Briarwood Creek addition, on SW 134 near Santa Fe Avenue. David Odom built the 1,815square-foot home, which has three bedrooms, two baths, a large game room, granite kitchen counter tops, Old World wall texture and detailed woodwork on a large lot. The following neighborhoods will have showcase homes: I Bergamo I Brookstone Villas I Carrington Lakes I Chatenay I Lake Woods I Rivendell I Rock Creek I Rockport I Savannah Lakes I Seiter Farms I Settler’s Ridge South I Stone Meadows South I Talavera I The Legacy I The Villas at Briarwood Creek I The Willows I Vintage Farms I Williamson Farms

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Debra Caven joins Paradigm AdvantEdge Debra Caven has joined Paradigm AdvantEdge Real Estate’s office at 1530 SW 119 as a residential real estate sales associate. She was born in Arizona but has lived in Oklahoma most of her life. She holds a business degree from Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City. She previously worked in customer service for American Fidelity Assurance Co. and has been selling real estate for eight years.

“I consider my homes to be like works of art, and I love them, I cherish them. And unless some terrible thing happens, I don’t plan to sell any of them.” BEN STEIN

Favorites Asked to name a favorite room from among his houses, he cites his bedroom in Malibu. “It’s way up on a hillside overlooking the ocean and it’s just like you’re floating in a cloud up there. It’s just magnificent.” But when you have 11 homes, it’s hard to single out just one. Stein’s second-favorite is his nearly 1,100-square-foot office in his Beverly Hills home. He loves to live on a couch near his desk with his beloved dog, a German short-haired pointer. No. 3 on his list is his bedroom in Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs. It has a fireplace and a view that overlooks a golf course, lake and mountains. A swimming pool

lies “six or seven steps” outside the door. Pretty spectacular for only the bronze medal of Stein rooms.

Mortgage terror Real estate hasn’t been without its misadventures for him. His first home was a small house in the ritzy Wesley Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., his hometown. In his 20s at the time, he “couldn’t even remotely afford” it but got talked into buying it by his girlfriend. When he lost his job as a speechwriter and lawyer for President Richard Nixon, he was left in “a state of total terror” about how to pay the steep mortgage bills. He managed to get by, ultimately selling the home for a profit. Still, he

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recalled, “That was by far the worst real estate nightmare that I ever had.”

Hell house Stein also had a “house from hell” in Aspen, Colo., once, as he describes it. Contractors failed to finish building it on time, leaving it with no heat and only half a roof when he and his wife arrived to live in it, then disappeared with their money. While back in Los Angeles, a neighbor seized part of his property by moving a dividing fence onto his land, he says. Then the rental agency rented it out to someone else during the ski season without telling him, and kept the money.

Real estate comeback He never for a moment imagined that real estate would be as illiquid as it has become, calling it “a real serious and aggravating issue.” But he has no doubt that it will revive. “I think now that everybody’s down on real estate, it’s the time to buy it.” No word on whether that means there’s a possibility of a 12th home in Stein’s future.

Author, commentator and erstwhile actor Ben Stein owns 11 houses. AP PHOTO

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Banks are preparing for jumbo loan switch

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Easthaven is a compact Craftsman-style home An expansive great room and linked gathering areas give a surprising sense of spaciousness to this compact Craftsmanstyle home. Measuring in at slightly more than 1,600 square feet, the Easthaven makes an ideal starter home for young families. Being a single-level home, it is equally well-suited to empty nesters who wish to age in place while downsizing their maintenance responsibilities. Craftsman accents include the iconic gridded window uppers, a matching door and three low-profile front-facing gables. The porch is easily large enough for a relaxing porch swing or other outdoor furniture. From the entry vestibule, you can proceed directly ahead into the great room or hang a right into a nook that is loaded with windows. A sliding door offers separation between the nook and kitchen. Counters wrap around four sides of the kitchen, which is open to the dining area, across a peninsular counter with a raised

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Edmond realty group is ranked EDMOND — The Gary Atchley Group at Keller Williams Realty in Edmond was ranked No. 72 in Keller Williams Realty International for gross sales income earned through May 2011, and No. 1 in Oklahoma. It was the first time for the group to be ranked so highly out of a field of more than 4,500 teams of 80,000 Realtors in the United States and Canada. Team members include Gary Atchley, his wife, Deb Atchley, Vonna Lovett, Alexa Atchley, Shelby Doughty, Ally Vitali, Debra Gallagher, Rickee Eddleman, Andy Snyder, Stormi Goodspeed and Sherri Lippert. The Gary Atchley Group is just one of the teams that make up the Keller Williams Edmond Market Center, which was ranked No. 14 out of 701 market centers in the United States in written volume sales and No. 22 in profitability — 48 percent of which is returned to associates in profit-sharing.

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eating bar. Natural light washes into the dining room through a set of Craftsman windows on the right, as well as the wide sliding glass doors at the rear. These offer access to a partially covered patio. The left side of the dining room is entirely open to the great room, where more light spills in through wide windows that fill most of the rear wall. Closets for coats, general storage and linen line the hallway leading to the Easthaven’s bedrooms and a pass-through utility room with garage access. The owners’ suite has a two-section bathroom and walk-in closet. If the owners prefer having a home office or study rather than a third bedroom, the room closest to the front door is well situated. It could even be built with an exterior door. 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 Easthaven 30-778 and include a return address when ordering. For more information, call (800) 634-0123.

WASHINGTON — How big of a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration? Will buyers and sellers who depend on jumbo-size loans find themselves in a financing squeeze after Oct. 1, when the limits plunge in key markets around the country? Housing and realty lobbies are pushing hard on Capitol Hill for a continuation of the $729,750 high-cost area maximum, but one industry is delighted by the prospect of the cutback and is gearing up to fill the gap. From small community banks to megabanks, the message is the same: Bring on the switch to lower limits. We plan to expand our jumbo loan business wherever market demand requires. There will be no financing squeeze for anyone who needs a mortgage too big for Fannie, Freddie or FHA, provided the applicant is creditworthy and has enough of a down payment. Congress raised the conventional and FHA limits during the economic crisis in order to ensure access to capital for buyers and refinancers. Those limits are scheduled to adjust downward Oct. 1, unless lawmakers agree to an extension — a move that would run counter to calls from Republicans and the Obama administration to reduce the federal footprint in the mortgage arena. Federal guarantees support loans purchased, securitized or insured by Fannie, Freddie and FHA, putting taxpayers’ dollars at risk in the event of foreclosures. Fannie and Freddie together have sopped up more than $150 billion in direct taxpayer assistance since being placed in federal conservatorship three years ago because of mounting losses from loan defaults. On Oct. 1, the maximum loan at each of the

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three federal mortgage giants will fall to $625,500. Though the upper-limit decline is only $104,250 below where it is today, some realty and business analysts worry that buyers needing big mortgages — especially in California, New York, New England, Florida and Washington, D.C. — will be forced to make much heftier down payments, pay higher interest rates or be prevented from buying the house they want.

Banks prepare Bankers say those worries are way overblown. Cam Fine, president and chief executive of the Independent Community Bankers Association, said his 5,000-plus members plan to take up the slack in the jumbo arena and have the financial capacity to do so. Community banks, which generally range in size up to $20 billion in assets, “are very adept at creating products that fit the needs of customers,” Fine said. Matt Vernon, national mortgage sales executive for Bank of America — the country’s largest by assets — said his institution has been aggressive in the jumbo segment for more than a year, and is planning to pick up the pace even more in the coming months. Bank of America funded $4.1 billion in jumbos during the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, interest rates on jumbos are near their lowest levels ever — in the 5-percent range for 30-year, fixed-rate loans, around 3 percent for some hybrid adjustables. Spreads between conventional-size loans and jumbos have narrowed from between 200 to 250 basis

points (2 percent to 2.5 percent) three years ago to just above half a percentage point today. On loans of $400,000, Bank of America is offering “5/1” adjustables at 3 percent plus 0.875 points. A 5/1 loan’s interest rate is fixed for the first five years, then converts to a one-year adjustable. A 5/1 loan of $800,000 goes for 3.5 percent with 0.875 points. Other big banks have competitive rates of terms. Noah Wilcox, CEO and vice chairman of Grand Rapids State Bank in Grand Rapids, Minn., said community banks such as his can essentially tailor jumbo mortgages for individual customers because they retain all the loans in their investment portfolios. “We’ve seen jumbos with 10-percent down payments” and other exceptional terms for clients, he said in an interview. Based on the borrower’s income and assets and the value of the house, “if it makes sense” his bank will try to do it — or at least consider it. Bankers’ aggressive expansion plans and big promises notwithstanding, there are sobering realities that homebuyers seeking jumbos are likely to confront when Fannie, Freddie and FHA no longer are in the picture. Tops on the list: If you thought underwriting standards are strict already, be prepared for even tougher evaluations by community and national banks. Second, unlike at nondepository mortgage companies, banks prefer to do jumbos primarily — or solely — for applicants who are their customers and have some sort of account established. So if you haven’t deposited money or established some sort of relationship with the bank, don’t expect to see its best deal. Ken Harney’s email address is kenharney@earthlink.net. WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP

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Monitors used to study aging in place BY WALTER HAMILTON Los Angeles Times

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Dorothy Rutherford was anxiously typing at her home computer, filling in answers to an online spelling game. “I hate it when I can’t get this last word,” the 86year-old retiree said as she studied the jumbled letters “nadobna.” Rutherford tried “banana,” then “bandana,” to no avail. She smiled broadly when the computer beeped its approval of “abandon” a few moments later. Rutherford wasn’t just whiling away the hours in retirement. She is on the front lines of an initiative to help elderly Americans stay in their homes as long as they can — a concept called aging in place. Gerontologists say aging in place vastly improves the quality of life for seniors and is a lot cheaper for society than group homes and institutions. The trick is to do so without jeopardizing the health and safety of older people, which is why Rutherford is playing the word-jumble game. The results of the game, as well as typos and even the intervals between keystrokes, are monitored for abnormalities that could foreshadow physical or mental infirmity. She is one of 480 people taking part in several pilot programs in Portland, Ore., that outfit homes with technology so elderly people can be monitored for illness or infirmity. The studies are being conducted by the Oregon Center for Aging & Technology at Oregon Health & Science University, with

Dorothy Rutherford, 86, uses a computer-based video game as a cognitive measuring tool as she participates in a study that uses technology to monitor the activity of aging baby boomers. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTO

partial funding from Intel Corp. With the first wave of baby boomers turning 65 this year, corporations such as Intel see lucrative new business opportunities tending to a generation of people accustomed to doing things their own way. “This is a race to see who’s going to invent 21stcentury care services for boomers,” said Eric Dishman, health policy director at Intel-GE Care Innovations, a joint venture that Intel formed this year with General Electric Co. “Worldwide, there’s this enormous market opportunity.” To that end, Rutherford’s two-bedroom condominium has been outfitted with an array of electronic monitoring gear that might eventually find its way to retail shelves — all

Davis joins Paradigm AdvantEdge PIEDMONT — Abbie Davis has joined Paradigm AdvantEdge’s office at 13100 Colony Pointe Blvd, Suite 109, in Piedmont, as a residential real estate sales associate. She holds a degree in interior merchandising from Oklahoma State University. She previously worked for an oil drilling and production company and has been selling real estate for two years.

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Larry Doan joins Keller Williams Larry Doan has joined Keller Williams Realty, 1624 SW 122, as a residential real estate sales associate. He speaks Vietnamese, Spanish and English.

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Condreay joins Keller Williams Liz Condreay has joined Keller Williams Realty, 1624 SW 122, as a residential real estate sales associate. She previously was a schoolteacher and girls softball coach.

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of it light years away from those rudimentary medical-alert necklaces advertised in an endless loop of TV commercials. Motion sensors along hallways and ceilings record her gait and walking speed. A monitor on her back door observes when she leaves the house, and one on the refrigerator keeps tabs on how often she’s eating. A few months ago, the former waitress even tested a robot with a Skypelike video monitor that lets faraway relatives check on loved ones. Rutherford’s granddaughter Katie Cooper piloted “Celia” from home in rural Wyoming, steering the machine — shaped like a 4-foot paper clip on wheels — around Rutherford’s house as they spoke. At first, Cooper struggled

to control Celia, bumping the robot into tables and running over a shopping bag. But she got the hang of it quickly. “My grandmother’s furniture hasn’t changed in 20 years. I knew the layout of the house,” she said. “Anybody who’s ever played a video game would have no problem using this.” The equipment in Rutherford’s home is monitored by researchers at the Oregon lab, which was established in 2004 and developed most of the gear. The lab includes a “model home” to test new gadgets. One is a special bed laced with sensors to assess breathing patterns, heart rate and general sleep quality. If someone lying on the bed holds a breath for a few seconds, the computer monitor flashes “subject has stopped

breathing.” A pill box fitted with electronic switches records when medication is taken. And a Wii video game system has been rejiggered so that players stand on a platform that measures their weight and balance. More is on the drawing board at the Oregon tech lab and elsewhere: software to help dementia patients find their way home if they get lost, devices that

interpret facial expressions for signs of depression and robotic “pets” that have lifelike interactions with seniors. For it all to catch on, however, major obstacles must be overcome. Among the biggest are persuading families to shell out several hundred dollars or more for sensors, and monthly monitoring fees that can top $100. Neither Medicaid nor most private insurance policies cover these expenses, said Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, director of the Oregon aging and tech lab. Another roadblock is awareness: By the time families find out about this technology, their elders may already be in need of direct supervised care, Kaye said. And some companies market products to home health care agencies that care for the homebound population, rather than directly to seniors themselves. “Aging in place is starting to hit a tipping point, but we now need to make it mainstream enough where it’s not something you find at the doctor’s office or have to do lots of research on over the Web,” said Joseph Coughlin, director of the MIT AgeLab. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE INFORMATION SERVICES

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Permits Oklahoma City LWPB Architecture, 3100 N Kelley Ave., school, remodel, $7,426,000. Integris Health, 4401 S Western Ave., hospital, remodel, $3,100,000. Integris Health, 4401 S Western Ave., hospital, remodel, $2,900,000. Smith & Pickel, 701 NW 43, school, add-on, $2,500,000. Byrd Building Consulting LLC, 5025 Gaillardia Circle, residence, erect, $2,000,000. Fitzgerald Associates, 6217 S Western Ave., medical clinic-office, erect, $800,000. Christopher Lee & Co., 4301 NE 92, residence, erect, $600,000. Miller-Tippens Construction, 301 NW 61, office, erect, $500,000. Lingo Construction, 123 Robert S Kerr Ave., office, remodel, $463,620. Lingo Construction, 123 Robert S Kerr Ave., office, remodel, $463,620. Lingo Construction, 123 Robert S Kerr Ave., office, remodel, $463,620. MJM Architects, 3820 S Portland Ave., retail sales, erect, $357,650. John Cook, 5500 S Frisco Road, residence, erect, $350,000. Grace Contracting, 3414 NW 135, office, erect, $350,000. Michael Dale Story, 15801 SW 15, residence, erect, $300,000. G.L. Cobbs & Co. LLC, 312 NW 155, residence, erect, $295,000. Oxford Homes LLC, 6020 NW 156, residence, erect, $270,000. Belmonte Developers LLC, 19509 Chestermere Circle, residence, erect, $270,000. Michael McCoy, 5301 Dimple Drive, school, remodel, $250,000. Oxford Homes LLC, 15709 Wood Creek Lane, residence, erect, $250,000. Renaissance Custom Homes LLC, 14108 S Drexel Ave., residence, erect, $237,000. J.R. Bowers Jr. Construction Co. Inc., 3429 Stone Brook Court, residence, erect, $226,325. J.W. Mashburn Development Inc., 5605 NW 119 Circle, residence, erect, $225,000. Terry Covey Custom Homes, 9037 NW 83, residence, erect, $220,000. CKC Investments LLC, 9708 NW 6, office-warehouse, erect, $210,000. Sun Country Homes, 15001 Spencer Mountain Drive, residence, erect, $210,000. Willa Construction Co. Inc., 3104 SW 141, residence, erect, $210,000. Brass Brick III LLC, 19000 Meadows Crossing Drive, residence, erect, $200,000. Baer Hall Homes, 17208 Prado Drive, residence, erect, $200,000. League Custom Homes LLC, 12840 NW 5, residence, erect, $200,000. Taber Built Homes LLC, 4801 NW 152, residence, erect, $200,000. D.R. Horton, 11121 SW 42, residence, erect, $196,500. Baker First Commercial, 2511 NW 23, shell building, erect, $190,000. Taber Built Homes LLC, 4904 NW 155, residence, erect, $190,000. Vintage Custom Homes LLC, 104 SW 174, residence, erect, $190,000. Landstar Homes OKC LLC, 16005 Evan Shaw Court, residence, erect, $180,000. Dodson Custom Homes LLC, 6213 NE 105, residence, erect, $167,300. Baer Hall Homes, 17201 Prado Drive, residence, erect, $165,000. Bradford Construction Services Inc., 5901 Holly Brooke Lane, residence, erect, $165,000. Tranquility Homes LLC, 17328 Hardwood Place, residence, erect, $165,000. Landmark Fine Homes LP, 2645 NW 182, residence, erect, $160,000.

Samples (Mark) Homes LLC, 11416 NW 121 Place, duplex, erect, $160,000. Samples (Mark) Homes LLC, 11418 NW 121 Place, duplex, erect, $160,000. Samples (Mark) Homes LLC, 11420 NW 121 Place, duplex, erect, $160,000. Samples (Mark) Homes LLC, 11422 NW 121 Place, duplex, erect, $160,000. Mashburn Faires Homes LLC, 3128 SW 141, residence, erect, $159,200. Precision Permit Service, 7638 W Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $155,000. Dodson Custom Homes LLC, 3205 NW 192 Terrace, residence, erect, $153,650. Prime Development, 7713 Meadow Lake Drive, residence, erect, $150,000. Landmark Fine Homes LP, 18217 Bonito Way, residence, erect, $147,000. Landmark Fine Homes LP, 2649 NW 182, residence, erect, $147,000. Clint King, 8801 Olivia Lane, residence, erect, $143,000. Clint King, 17 SE 87, residence, erect, $143,000. Two Structures LLC, 8420 NW 142, residence, erect, $135,000. Hancock Building and Design, 13431 Broadway Extension, office, remodel, $130,000. The Hawkeye Group LLC, 11136 NW 5 Terrace, duplex, erect, $130,000. The Hawkeye Group LLC, 11140 NW 5 Terrace, duplex, erect, $130,000. The Hawkeye Group LLC, 11128 NW 5 Terrace, duplex, erect, $130,000. The Hawkeye Group LLC, 11132 NW 5 Terrace, duplex, erect, $130,000. Home Creations, 9816 SW 36, residence, erect, $123,500. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 18304 Bodegon Road, residence, erect, $122,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 7700 Sunny Pointe Lane, residence, erect, $120,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 312 Partridge Run Road, residence, erect, $117,000. Home Creations, 1601 NW 125, residence, erect, $116,400. D.R. Horton, 11125 SW 43 Circle, RV park, erect, $112,400. D.R. Horton, 7517 Runner, residence, erect, $111,900. Home Creations, 11224 NW 100, RV park, erect, $101,700. Alan Stuck Custom Homes, 9313 NW 75, residence, erect, $100,000. Lloyd Rains, 15933 S Harrah Road, residence, erect, $100,000. Nashert Construction, 317 N Blackwelder Ave., parking, install, $100,000. Lippert Bros. Inc., 14613 N May Ave., church, remodel, $100,000. Robert A. Carter, 2505 SW 121, residence, addon, $100,000. Architecture Inc., 8500 NW 23, school, remodel, $100,000. TPG Architecture, 7650 W Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $100,000. Home Creations, 3013 NW 182 Terrace, RV park, erect, $99,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2417 SW 138, residence, erect, $99,000. Home Creations, 3009 NW 182 Terrace, residence, erect, $96,100. Home Creations, 3017 NW 182 Terrace, residence, erect, $95,800. Design Development Service, doing business as Elite Quality Homes, 13448 Cross Vine Court, residence, erect, $91,650. Home Creations, 11141 NW 6 Terrace, residence, erect, $91,200. Home Creations, 12605 Edison Drive, residence, erect, $89,900. Home Creations, 11209 NW 99, residence, erect, $89,400. D.R. Horton, 11129 SW 42, residence, erect, $86,600. Permits Today, 7654 W Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $85,000. Central Oklahoma Habitat For Humanity,

REAL ESTATE 8529 N Phillips Ave., residence, erect, $80,000. Central Oklahoma Habitat For Humanity, 8560 Durland Way, residence, erect, $80,000. Central Oklahoma Habitat For Humanity, 601 NE 85, residence, erect, $80,000. Central Oklahoma Habitat For Humanity, 8565 Durland Way, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 11529 SW 24, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 4724 SE 81, residence, erect, $80,000. Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 6109 Courtyards Court, residence, erect, $80,000. Home Creations, 11137 NW 6 Terrace, residence, erect, $79,800. Two Structures LLC, 11709 Blue Sage Road, residence, remodel, $75,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 1101 SW 155, residence, erect, $73,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 15424 Calm Wind Drive, residence, erect, $71,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 15513 Calm Wind Drive, residence, erect, $71,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 1112 SW 155, residence, erect, $68,000. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2712 NW 186, residence, erect, $68,000. Fred R. Smith Jr., 12705 W Britton Road, residence, add-on, $60,000. Universal Mobile Homes, 7901 S Council Road, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $53,000. Oklahoma Heart Hospital, 4200 W Memorial Road, medical clinicoffice, remodel, $50,000. Level 3 Design, 7642 W Reno Ave., restaurant, remodel, $50,000. Level 3 Design, 7642 W Reno Ave., restaurant, remodel, $50,000. Site Quest Ltd. (Engineer), 9020 N Interstate 35 Service Road, towerantenna, install, $40,000. Race A. Bowers, 2952 SW 59, medical clinicoffice, remodel, $40,000. KRD Construction, 14412 Oxford Drive, canopy-carport, add-on, $38,000. DDDD Corp., 2401 NW 23, office, remodel, $37,000. John Gilbert & Associates, 7638 W Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $32,000. Ron Ethier, 13000 N May Ave., canopy-carport, erect, $29,000. 7851 Company LLC, doing business as Granada, 2400 S MacArthur Blvd., manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $28,000. Cedarland Homes LLC, 2513 SW 66, residence, add-on, $25,000. Dr. Gary Massad, 3728 NW 69, residence, remodel, $24,000. Lloyd Rains, 15933 S Harrah Road, accessory, erect, $20,000. Charles M. Winnicki, 5510 N Tulsa Ave., storage, add-on, $15,000. Lorrie Barton, 14224 SE 44, storage, erect, $12,000. Michael Story, 15801 SW 15, storage, erect, $12,000. Michael Story, 15801 SW 15, storage, erect, $12,000. Caston Construction, 216 NW 59, warehouse, remodel, $10,000. Mega Modular Homes LLC, 6610 S Shields Blvd., manufactured home sales, move-on-mobile home park, $5,000. W.J. Massey, 6610 S Shields Blvd., manufactured home, move-onmobile home park, $5,000. W.J. Massey, 6610 S Shields Blvd., manufactured home, move-onmobile home park, $5,000. W.J. Massey, 6610 S Shields Blvd., manufactured home, move-onmobile home park, $5,000. W.J. Massey, 6610 S Shields Blvd., manufactured home, move-onmobile home park, $5,000. Bed Architects, 7654 W Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $5,000. Red Architects, 7630 W

Reno Ave., retail sales, remodel, $5,000. Caston Construction, 216 NW 59, warehouse, remodel, $5,000. Leon and Karen Pike, 11861 SW 2, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,895. Paul and Peggy Hulseberg, 1540 NW 143, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,800. Lone Star Baptist Church, 1805 E Hefner Road, canopy-carport, add-on, $4,740. Hallman Group LLC, 8405 Surrey Place, accessory, erect, $4,500. Marilyn Lynn Leedy, 5309 N Drexel Circle, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $4,500. Carol Thomason, 1413 NW 149, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,300. Garrett Livesay, 13024 Cloverleaf Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,295. Christian El Amm, 11700 Lorenta Circle, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $4,200. Jeff and Beth Stallings, 1513 SW 133, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. Orsin and Marketia Sykes, 7308 NE 133, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000. Janet and Bill Sullins, 17604 Cobalt Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,500. Larry Mullican, 1701 NW 177 Terrace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. William E. Whitten, 5501 NW 125 Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400. Smart Shelters Inc., 7410 NW 105, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,395. Francis Pluff, 8912 Tracy Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,395. Tommy Pham, 8413 NW 62, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,300. Lorne and Monica Smiley, 5401 NW 108 Terrace, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,100. Melinda Goff, 612 NW 37, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,100. Melissa Emerson, 1524 SW 132, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,100. Billy and Amber Herring, 2700 NE 129, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Brandon Best, 12305 SW 9, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $3,000. Janine Lehman, 6800 Old Orchard Lane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Juan E. Quirez Jr., 2821 SW 54, residence, addon, $3,000. W.J. and Barbara Dillon III, 701 NW 158, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000. Ground Zero Storm Shelter, 8401 NW 123 Circle, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,

THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM $2,800. Carol Lorraine Wever, 4405 Brandt Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Daniel Nguyen, 11509 Walters Ave., storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Ground Zero Storm Shelters, 1713 NE 52, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Erica Harris, 12214 High Meadow Court, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Gene P. and Jan O. Thurman, 2108 NW 62, residence, add-on, $2,800. James and Anita Rhea, 10900 SE 68, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. James and Martha Wright, 8408 NW 123, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,800. Jan Len, 12324 Chateaux Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Jeff Scroggins, 3837 NW 65, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Kyle Phan, 2205 SW 96, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,800. Nicolas G. Gaona, 15800 Teesdale Road, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,800. Ground Zero Storm Shelter, 8404 NW 124 Circle, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800. Austin M. Shroyer,

7509 NW 115, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,700. Tam Cao and Phuong Ho, 1621 SW 129, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,650. Gordon R. and Linda Carroll, 4101 Cantle Circle, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,600. Matt and Michelle Hargis, 3149 Willow Brook Road, residence, add-on, $2,500. Michael Toombs, 13233 St. Andrews Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500. We Buy Houses, 1108 Carter Drive, residence, fire restoration, $2,500. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 18500 Rastro Drive, storm shelter, installstorm shelter, $2,300. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2608 NW 183, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,300. Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2713 NW 184, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,300. Shelby Jafari, 2529 NW 37, canopy-carport, addon, $1,500. Refugio Serna, 5200 S Agnew Ave., canopycarport, add-on, $1,200.

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Evaluation of toilet problem raises question DEAR BARRY: The house we just bought has problems that were missed or minimized by our home inspector. The main one involves the toilet, which he reported as loosely attached to the floor. He said this was not a major problem but that it should be checked. We bought the house “as-is” but have now learned that there is a major leak in the toilet drainpipe. The plumber quoted $900 for the repair. We relied on our inspector but now believe he was dishonest. Maybe he took a payback from the Realtor to help close the deal. Is this possible? Edward DEAR EDWARD: Although “payback” rela-

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tionships of one kind or another may exist among some agents and inspectors, such occurrences are very rare. I would hesitate to make that kind of assumption without persuasive evidence of some kind. In most cases, home inspection mistakes are unintentional. When home inspectors fail to report defects, the most common causes are human error, professional negligence or lack of apparent symptoms.

Sometimes, an inspector will discover a problem but fail to make the proper evaluation, as apparently occurred with your loose toilet. This may be due to faulty judgment or a lack of adequate experience on the part of the inspector. On the other hand, you say the inspector advised having the toilet checked. What matters here is how he stated that recommendation. If he recommended pre-purchase evaluation by a licensed plumber, negligence in this case could be yours for opting to buy the home before calling a plumber. Regardless of who is at fault, you should promptly contact your home inspector. Advise him of your concerns, and re-

quest that he meet you at the property for a reinspection of the plumbing problem and a discussion of the situation. DEAR BARRY: Before we bought our home, our home inspector reported no fireplace or chimney defects. After moving in, we hired a chimney sweep in preparation for winter fires. He discovered that the metal chimney liner is buckled due to overheating. He said this is a fire hazard and advised not using the fireplace at all. Repairs will involve cutting into the walls, and cost estimates are around $3,000. We depended on our home inspector to discover such problems. Aren’t home inspectors required to inspect the inside of a

chimney? Annie DEAR ANNIE: Home inspectors routinely inspect visible and accessible portions of chimneys. For example, if a chimney interior can be directly viewed from within the fireplace, or if the chimney top is open and readily accessible from the roof, interior surfaces would be subject to evaluation by a home inspector. In some cases, disassembly of fireplace components is necessary to reveal defects, which is why some problems not revealed by home inspectors are later discovered by chimney sweeps. If the warped lining in your chimney could be viewed without disman-

tling any portion of the fireplace or chimney assembly, then the defect probably should have been discovered by your home inspector. In either case, you should notify your inspector of the problem and request a reinspection of the chimney. To write Barry Stone, go online to www. housedetective.com. ACTION COAST PUBLISHING

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Options offered for below-grade area drains Drain lines need to slope from the toilet down to the sewer or septic tank. Simple enough — until you’re remodeling a basement or other below-grade area and want to install a toilet that’s below the level of the main sewer line. If you have a project such as that in your future, then you’ll have to consider a different strategy.

Sewage ejector pump One option to consider when it’s impossible to get the necessary natural slope for a standard gravity-flow toilet is to use a sewage ejector pump. These powerful electric pumps are capable of handling solid waste as well as liquids, and most can process solids up to 2 inches in diameter. As with any type of electric pump, sewage pumps are rated in horsepower, ranging from less than one-half to more than one horsepower. The

Paul Bianchina HANDY @ HOME size you need depends on the volume of material being handled and, most importantly, how far the waste material will need to be moved vertically. This vertical pumping distance from the fixture to the main sewer line is crucial to sizing the pump. It typically will be limited to about 10 feet for solids and 15 feet for liquids. For the typical sewage ejector pump installation, the pump and the float mechanism that activates it sit inside a polyethylene basin that’s about 30 gallons in size. There’s a 3-inch or 4-inch diameter intake line that brings waste into the basin, a

Composting toilets are not only good for below-grade applications but also work great in cabins, shops, warehouses and other locations where the installation of the waste and water lines necessary for a standard toilet is impractical. 2-inch diameter discharge line with a backflowprevention check valve, and a vent pipe. Most pumps are 115 volts, but some larger units are dual 115/230-volt models.

Sewage ejector toilet Another option is a specialized fixture called a sewage ejector toilet, which is designed for below-grade installations. The typical sewage ejector toilet consists of a pedestal made of polyethylene, which acts as a base for mounting the toilet. The pedestal, which is about 5 to 6

inches high, can sit directly on the floor or can be recessed so that the toilet itself ends up level with the floor. Inside the unit is a set of impellers and a sewage ejector pump, which processes the waste and pushes it up to discharge into the main sewer line. Some models of sewage ejector toilets are designed with the pump and related vent and discharge lines located far enough behind the toilet that it’s possible to construct a wall between the toilet and the pump equipment. This allows for a cleaner

installation, and makes the pipes and equipment much less obtrusive.

Composting toilets Another possibility to consider, especially if you’re thinking green, is the composting toilet. Composting toilets eliminate the need for a discharge pump altogether and give a boost to the environment. The toilet is fully self-contained, requires no water inlet, no connection to a sewer, and no chemicals, but it does require an electrical connection and a vent to the outside. Composting toilets work similar to a septic tank. About 90 percent of the waste material entering a toilet is actually water, so the composting toilet uses a small electric heating grid and fan inside the unit to evaporate the liquids through the vent pipe. The remaining 10 percent of the waste material breaks down

through normal bacterial action and is converted naturally into a soil-type residue. This residue filters down through a grid into a collection tray located in the bottom of the toilet. In normal use, the tray requires emptying only about once a year. Composting toilets are not only good for belowgrade applications but also work great in cabins, shops, warehouses and other locations where the installation of the waste and water lines necessary for a standard toilet is impractical. Sewage ejector toilets and composting toilets, as well as sewage ejector pumps and related fittings, are typically available by special order through plumbing fixture retailers and some home centers, or through your plumber. Remodeling and repair questions? Email Paul at paulbianchina@inman.com. INMAN NEWS

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2006 Rose Creek home offers room, amenities The Listing of the Week is a large twostory house in the Rose Creek neighborhood in northwest Oklahoma City. The 3,260-square-foot home at 16616 Little Leaf Lane has two bedrooms, 2½ baths, three living rooms, two dining areas and an attached two-car garage. The family room has a fireplace and bay window. The study has a built-in bookcase. The den, upstairs, has a wet bar. The dining room has a bay window. The kitchen has a breakfast bar, eating space and work is-

land. The master bedroom has built-in shelves, a bath with double vanities and a walk-in closet. The home has a balcony and covered patio. The home, built in 2006, is listed for $525,000 with Mary Lu Kraft of Norma Harris Realty. For more information, call 833-4979 or 755-0123. 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.

The Listing of the Week is at 16616 Little Leaf Lane.

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Cold War shelters were often stylishly silly BY KIM COOK Associated Press

If you’re of an age to remember diving under your classroom desk during nuclear attack drills, you probably look back on that as ludicrous. We’ve seen enough movies to know that an atomic conflagration wouldn’t be something we’d just dust ourselves off from, in time for recess. Likewise, those fallout shelters that some families built during the Cold War seem about as useful as the desk. What was the game plan, anyway? Hunker down for a couple of weeks, then emerge to life as we knew it? More likely, the better decision might have been to stay underground forever. And that’s what many of the shelters in Susan Roy’s new book, “Bomboozled: How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People Into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack” (Pointed Leaf Press), seem to have been designed for: forever. Surrealistically optimistic, fallout shelters went from being temporary, roughhewn bunkers to subterranean versions of Shangri-La in just a few years. Roy focuses mainly on the government’s misguided but well-intentioned effort during the Cold War to reassure people that nuclear disaster

This image from Robert Polidori shows Jay Swayze’s design for Girard Henderson’s Las Vegas bomb shelter, which included a full eat-in kitchen with appliances. Doors off the kitchen led to a "backyard" patio. Murals were painted on the interior of the home’s protective concrete shell. Lighting could be adjusted to create day or night. AP PHOTO

was survivable if you only had an underground refuge. In the course of her research, she uncovered a startling trove of information on how shelter designers, architects and the wealthy strove to create havens fully loaded with luxuries and comforts. By 1960, nearly 70 percent of American adults believed that nuclear war was imminent. By 1965, an estimated 200,000 shelters were built — but that’s just an estimate. It’s hard to know exactly, because people didn’t talk. A permit wasn’t required to build one; the feeling was that if you had a refuge, the world would be battering down your door

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RIVENDELL ADDITION 12520 Rohan Ct. OKC 4bed, 3ba, 3 Car Garage, 2,428 sq.ft. $269,500. 684-1454 Price Reduced $8,000 1412 SW 67th sharp 3bd brick home 1car ch/a, large covered patio, great area, priced to sell only $69,900 Fidelity 692-1661 OWNER FINANCING $2000 down No Credit Ck 3020 SW 39 3/1 $56,000 2420 SW 31 4/1 $1K dwn » 596-4599 410-8840 » OWNER CARRY 3bd 1ba ch&a. Remodel. $4k dwn, 3116 SW 51st 348-2108 5824 S. Shartel Avenue, 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car, $45,000 550-2145.

Piedmont

327

PRICE REDUCED-PIEDMONT 1332 Edmond Rd NW 5 Acres 3 BD, 2K Ba 1 Liv 2 Din, 30x50 Shop w/ H&A $244.5K Leon 373-4820 Overland Ex Realty

Yukon

330

310 Kimberly Open liv area 3bd + study approx 1300' $100,500. Marian 850-7654 Cleaton & Assoc 373-2494

Suburban, NE

(Luther, McLoud, Meeker, Wellston, 331 etc.) MEEKER 2/3 bd 1ba, blt 1903, $52,000, no owner carry, 405-279-1070 aft 5

Suburban, NW

(El Reno, Guthrie, Cashion, Deer Creek,

Etc.)

332

Rent to Own El Reno - 615 N. Evans 2bd 1 ba - Call for maps Easy Approval 405-273-5777 www.property4sale.com

Industrial Property

336

when the time came. If you only had room for four or six, things could quickly go a little “Twilight Zone.” As Roy points out, the fallout shelter was a conceit of suburban life. Closequartered urban dwellers were on their own. Within your secret haven, however, life would be almost normal. Illustrations of shelter life invariably show Mother in pearls and pumps fussing about the quasi-kitchen, Father in a comfy chair with pipe in hand, and two youngsters playing nicely on the floor. Bathrooms? Lighting? Fresh air? The cutaway views in these pictures belie the fact that basic shelters would have been grim

Mobile Homes, Manufactured Houses 339 Huge 28x70, 2 living areas. Stainless steel applicances. New carpet, lots of upgrades, $499mo. wac 405-577-2884 WHY RENT? Own 3bd for $325mo wac. Fireplace, well insulated, vinyl sided, shingle roof. 405-787-5004 Abandoned D/W set up on 5 acres. Brick foundation, driveway, ready to move in. Free phone application 405-631-7600 2008 2 Bed $17,500 del/set Used 16x80 $18,999 del/set www.midstatehousing.com 405.527.5669

9000sq ft office, shop, warehouse complex. Rockwell & Reno. 823-8182

Office Space For Rent

363

GREAT Space OFFICE Various NW locations MOVE IN SPECIALS 300-6000sf 946-2516

I BUY HOUSES Any condition. No cost to U 495-5100 Owner carry with down Nice homes and fixers James 417-2176

Real Estate Wanted

346

I BUY & SELL HOUSES 27 YRS EXP 650-7667 HOMESOFOKCINC.COM

Vacation Property For Sale 347 Keystone Lakeview Home Fabulous Lakefront w/ 5 wooded Acres and a million-dollar view! 309K Call for more information: Annie Silvers @ 405.615.8430 Century 21 Goodyear Green. 3bed, 3ba, 3500+sq ft TEXOMA -Soldier Creek resort. 14x80 2bd 1ba on lot 55A. $35K 405-830-6578

Commercial RE Business Property For Sale 351

Mobile Homes, Manufactured Houses 339

Investment Property For Sale 355 INVESTOR BLOWOUT! 2118 N Prospect $27,500 1224 NE 19th $27,500 Fin. Avail. Kruger Inv. Jim, 235-9332 / 812-1657

Business Property For Rent 360 Small Business/Storage 1250sqft, 28Wx50L, 14x14 O/H door, $500 month. 89th St. & I-35 S. OKC, 631-4447

438

431

$99 Special

1 & 2 BD & Townhouses •City bus route/Shopping •Washer/Dryer hookups

Valencia Apts 2221 N. Meridian

$200 OFF

Washer/Dryers, Fireplaces PC Schools-Townhouses

PARKLANE

8100 N. MacArthur Blvd. »»» 721-5455 »»»

»» ALL BILLS PAID »» 1 Beds-Move in Today! $99 First Month 2 Beds & Townhomes, too DREXEL ON THE PARK Pool & Park 293-3693

Oklahoma Property For Sale 340

345

OKC Northwest

Walford Apts-Midtown518 NW 12 large 1bd 1ba 1100sf $875mo $775dep washer/dryer hk Corner Studio 650sf $625mo $525dp Basement efficiency $425mo $325dp 409-7989

Rent to Own: Nice 2&3bd MWC $350&up 390-9777

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took the fallout shelter to a new level. Aghast at its claustrophobic nature, he devised a “ship in a bottle” concept: A full-size “normal” home could be built within the protective confines of a concrete shell, and the shell’s interior could be decoratively painted to represent the outside world. Swayze built one for himself and his family, and liked it so much he lived in it for four years. He was passionate about underground living, convinced it was better even under normal, peacetime circumstances. With no weather or airborne pollutants, home maintenance and allergies would be a thing of the past. And a homeowner’s aboveground property could be used for lawns, gardens and so on — doubling the

Florence Apt 429 NW 11 Downtown view! 650sf Midtown Studio, Granite counter. Free Laundry! $750mo $400dp non downtown view $675mo $400/dep 409-7989

Over 100 Repos on Land or 0 down w/your Land! WAC 866-764-3200,405-631-3200

REAL ESTATE AUCTION Purcell, OK, Thursday, July 21, 2011, 10am Home on 5 acres +/3 Beds, 2 Baths 24x36 Morton Barn w/ (2) 12x12 Stalls Cement Floor w/drain, Dog Pens Totally Fenced For Info www.tillmansauction. com 405-542-7030 TILLMAN aUCTION

living indeed. Ranging from corrugated metal tubes to lumberclad root cellars to cast concrete capsules, the reality was dark, tiny, airless and hot. Despite the hype, shelters were more scary than reassuring, and the government had a hard time selling the public on them. In 1959, the Civil Defense Agency decided to position the shelter not only as a bunker, but as a multipurpose extra room. Members of the American Institute of Decorators took the task to heart. You might shake your head at the Pollyanna-esque designs, but it’s hard not to admire the care with which decorators, designers and architects thought about how to make post-conflagration living normal. Texas builder Jay Swayze

946-6548

**NEW** 1216 sq ft $25,995 - 1 only Maxeys Homes 631-3600

Business Lot, zoned light industrial, near down town Moore. $25K CB 414-8753

NEW 32 x 80 MUST GO! Factory cost. Full tape & texture, Upgrade Appliances, JUST BEAUTIFUL www.THCOK.com 405-324-8000

Hair salon, Memorial and N Western area, partially furnished, call or text 414-7585

3/2 Bath Repo set up in quiet park. Ready to move in Free phone app 631-7600

40ac., hunting land only, Hughes Co., Must Sell $32,000 obo 405-889-9272

Special Disaster Programs Zero Down! Own Land/ Family Land Zero down. Instant rebates/furniture allowance up to $8000. Free phone application WAC 405-631-7600

Business Property For Rent 360

This photo from Robert Polidori shows Jay Swayze’s design for Girard Henderson’s Las Vegas bomb shelter. AP PHOTO

Apartments Bethany/ Warr Acres 420.5 $99 Move In Special 1 & 2bds, carports, coin lndry $345-445 470-3535

Edmond

422

MOVE IN NOW! Pd. water/garbage Quiet. Try Plaza East•341-4813

MWC

424

1 & 2 BEDROOMS, QUIET! Covered Parking Great Schools! 732-1122 $200 OFF RENT 1 & 2 bedrooms. Spring Tree Apartments. 405-737-8172.

OKC Northwest

431

TOTALLY FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED ALL BILLS PAID Rates starting at $800.00 month. First month FREE. Citadel Suites, 5113 N. Brookline 405-942-0016 www.citadel suites.com Including are the following: » » » » » » » » » » » » »

All Utilities Cable High speed internet Telephone Fully Equipped Kitchen Linens Free Laundry Business Center 2 Pools Free Movie Rental Breakfast Mon.-Fri. Social Hour Free Gym Passes

$200 off

1 & 2 BEDROOMS Furnished & Unfurnished NEWLY REMODELED GATED COMMUNITY

CAVE CREEK ON ROCKWELL 3037 North Rockwell

495-2000 $100 off

First Month’s Rent LARGE TOWNHOMES & APARTMENTS • Washer, Dryers, pools • PC Schools, fireplaces

Williamsburg 7301 NW 23rd

787-1620

$89 FIRST MONTH Bring this ad for Special. Affordable Luxury Spacious, too 416-5259 TUSCANY VILLAGE

$99 dn $100 off 1st 3 Months Rent 947-1703 5744 NW 16th summeroaksapts.com 2528 NW 12 1bd 1ba 1000sf $475/mo $250/dp garage extra 409-7989 no sec 8 Plaza Apts K off Special 1744 NW 17th, Art Deco 1bd 1ba 800sf, central air $500mo $250dp 409-7989 Oakwood Apts 5824 NW 34 K off special 1bd 1bath $315/mo $175/dep, you pay elec 409-7989 no sec8 804 NW 21st Mesta Park 2bd 1ba 1000sf $600mo $300dp Free laundry 409-7989 no sec8

Yukon

»»»»»»»»»»»»» » Yukon All Bills Paid » » 1 bd From $550 Move» » 2 bd From $650 In» » 3 bd From $740 Today» » Open7days/wk354-5855 » »»»»»»»»»»»»

Condominiums, Townhouses For Rent 441 3536 NW 51 2bd 1.5ba water & gas pd $600 section 8 ok. 748-8520 www.redbudrealestate.com Nantucket Gated, 2bd, 1.5ba, W/D, No pets. 3200 W Britton 922-1022 2 bed, NW, ch&a, washer, dryer, all appliances, $495, $300 dep, 326-3370

Duplexes OKC Northwest

453

914 N. Garner 3bd/1.75 bath fireplace w/d hookup water paid $550 a month 408-5836 Nice 1 bed, liv, din, appls, w/hkup $450 also 2 bed, ch&a, appls, $495, no sec 8 no pets 301-5979 1 bed, no pets, refs req'd, 3027 NW 14th, $450 mo, 748-6830. 2315 N Woodward 1bed 1bath 1car, 1000sf $550 $350dp 409-7989 No sec8

OKC Southwest

455

2428 SW 39th 4bd 2 bath garage $675 a month 408-5836 5116 S. Olie Ave. 2bd 1 bath 1 car garage $595 a month 408-5836 1320 SW 77 Pl 3bd 1.75 1 bath garage $650 a month 408-5836

Yukon

460

Duplexes, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car, some new, some gated, call Rick, 405-830-3789.

Hotels/Motels 462

Furnished/Unfurnished Bills Paid » Wkly/Monthly Wes Chase Apts, Elk Horn Apts, Hillcrest 370-1077

No App Fee w/Appr Appl poolside 2bd, NW 19th & MacArthur 943-0907

RE for rent

Briargate Apts 1bd 1ba $550/mo $250/dp 850sf 409-7989 no sec 8 MAYFAIR Great location! 1/2 bd W/D hdwd flr quiet secure ngbrhood ¡947-5665

Quiet Casady!

2 bed $550

751-8088

•ABC• Affordable, Bug free, Clean » 787-7212» 800 N. Meridian 1bd All bills paid 946-9506 $350mo 1bd 1ba very clean stove/fridge 405-818-4089

OKC Southwest

433

$99 SPECIAL Lg 1bdr, stove, refrig., clean, walk to shops. $335 mo. 632-9849 Furnished/Unfurnished Bills Paid » Wkly/Monthly Wes Chase Apts, Elk Horn Apts, Hillcrest 370-1077 $99 Move In Special!!! Lg 1 and 2 Bdr, $345 to $420 mo. 632-9849 $295 Furnished Efficiency 2820 S Robinson 232-1549

Del City

465.5

3917 SE 12th 2bd $475 Section 8 only FLESHMANS INC 235-5473 or 314-3551 3921 Pearl Way 3/1/1 $650 4513 SE 25th 4/1/1 $625 681-7272

Edmond

466

2321 BlueJay 3/2/2 $1475 17909 Chestnut3/2/2 $1250 1920 Michael 3/1.5/1 $750 914 Crown 3/2/2 $925 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com 3 bd, 1 ofc, 2000sf MOL, E of Broadway, W of Blvd, S of Memorial, N of Kirkpatrick. Edm Schl $1600mo Kathi 850-5862 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car, built 1987 aprx 2000sf $1100 mo call Alex, Goldtree Rlty 990-0488 1220 NW 183, off Western 3/2/2, 2liv, FP, 1600sf, Edm Sch, Okc util $1025+dep 633-6507 3bd 2ba 2car built 2006 aprx 1900sf $1400mo call Alex, Goldtree Realty 990-0488 3 bed 2 bath, 2car ch&a, remodeled. $1000+dep 824-8954, 348-9405

Edmond

466

216 Blue Grass - Nonsmkng $850mo, $500dep. 316-207-7835 for appt.

MWC

468

504 E Indian Spacious 4bd home, 2 full bath, 1 car detached gar, completely remodeled, fresh paint inside & out, new roof, only $725. Fidelity Real Estate 692-1661, 410-4300 3BR, 1.5BA, 1 car gar, 1450 sq ft, oak cabinets, fridge, stove, DW, w/d hkups, MWC Schools, close to Tinker AFB, $775/Mo. 405-413-1834 3bd 2ba Newly remod. 722 Lloyd $575mo $500dep OPEN SUN 2-3 1 mi E of Tinker, 3/1/2 ch&a, util rm, $525+$300 dep, No pets. 732-4351 3712 Woodside 3/1/1 $565 1300 McDonald 3/1/1 $495 681-7272 3/2/2, remodeled, No Pets, 813 Delia St., $750 mo $600 dep. 340-3058

Moore

469

Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com

land use, Swayze said. In his book, “Underground Gardens and Homes,” one illustration shows a family frolicking around a subterranean swimming pool amid bicycling tots and faux trees, while a maelstrom of radioactivity and tornadoes rages above ground. The award for most spectacular shelter arguably goes to Swayze’s design for Girard Henderson, a wealthy Texas recluse who ordered up an underground “home in a bottle” in Las Vegas complete with putting green, swimming pool, luxurious upholstered rooms, formal dining room with chandelier, fully outfitted kitchen, sunken bathtubs and fake flowers everywhere. Ultimately, fallout shelters fell victim to the 1960s mindset: If only the wealthy could afford them, and protection meant pitting neighbor against neighbor, there was no appetite for that. Cold War preparedness reverted to the essential: large structures designed to house big groups for bare-bones living. And even then, pragmatism was taking hold. In writing “Bomboozled,” Roy said, she found that wealth allows the creation of “a very expensive security blanket.” But resiliency is class-resistant. “Even faced with apocalypse,” she said, “hope springs eternal.”

OKC Northwest

475

5016 N Warren 2 houses on same lot! 3bd 2ba & 2bd 1ba $1395 748-8520 www.redbudrealestate.com K Off Special 412 NW 115 3bed 2bath 2 car $850/mo $800/dep 1300sf 409-7989 no sec 8 1200 NW 47th 3bd 1ba, 1229sf, Bonus room, wood floor $900mo $900dep 409-7989 no sec8

3624 S Woodward 2bd $400 2324 SW 31st 2bd $400 FLESHMANS INC 235-5473 or 314-3551

Lrg 2 story 3bd, ch&a, appls, garage, $695, no pets, no sec 8, 301-5979 1315 NW 2nd St, 3 bed, $400 month, $150 deposit, others, 639-0556. 2/1/1, $500 month, $125 off 1st month rent, ch&a, 831-0207. Large 2bed W/D Hkup. Fenced yard $525mo $300dep 631-8039 Nice 2bd, 1ba, no pets, abt 1100sf, ch&a, $525+dep, near Shep Mall 301-2386

4605 W. Park Place 4/2 Sec8 ok $795mo /$700dep 681-7272

3 BR, 1 BA, cpt, CH&A, stv, micro, DW, 2 car gar 800 Lawton. 650-4740.

Brick 3bd 2ba, landscaped, 1600sf, fenced, storage, sunroom $1075 255-4300

4bd 2ba doublewide 5acre $1050 (WAC - No Horses) Home&RanchRlty 794-7777

2808 NW 27th 3bd 2ba $750mo. 748-8520 www.redbudrealestate.com

Mustang

11705 N Francis 2/1.5/2 2story, $650mo, $500dep TMS Properties 348-0720

474

11205 Brauer, 3bd, $775 1809 NW 12th, 1bd $425 Sec 8 ok. 936-9058 3/2/2 $800mo $600dep big yard. no sec 8. 947-6971 550-7527

2821 NE 17 2bed 1bath $475mo 748-8520 www.redbudrealestate.com

N. Highland 3/4Bd, 1K Ba, fncd, $0 dep. $600-$700, Sec. 8, 1-800-529-0307 code 37

4608 NE 67th. 3BR, 1BA on 3 Acs, fully furn. $900/mo. 405-610-7088

OKC Southeast

1708 N Elton 2/1/1 $450 2108 NE 18th 2/1 $425 681-7272

6214 S AndersonDr3/1 $425 224 SE 58th 1/1 $425 6300 S Byers 3/1/1 $485 1144 SE 23 3/1.5/1 $695 681-7272

OKC Northwest

475

404 NW 82 3bd Sec 8 $550 221 NW 91 3bd Sec 8 $600 8220 Robinson 3bd sec8$650 2715 Park Place 3bd $550 FLESHMANS INC 235-5473 or 314-3551 12305CdrSprgs2/2.5/2 $950 1435 NW 99 3/1.5/1 $775 8300NW10#140 3/1.5/2$650 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com 4916 N Cromwell, 3 bd, 1K ba, 2 car, ch&a, fncd back yard, all appls, $800 mo, 714-412-9008 or 405-463-0554.

2220 Ashley

Village, Penn/Britton Road, 3/1/1, $700, no pets or sect 8, 627-4416. 2616 NW 50 2bd 2ba 2car 1200sf Contemporary condo all appls $1050 mo $1000 dep 409-7989 3bd, 2ba, 2car, ch&a, fp 1800sf, new tile, carpet & paint. 9208 Aaron Dr. $1200 +$800d 745-5711, 833-3540 6021 NW 58th Terr 3bed 2bath 1car, PC Schools, $975mo, $975dep 1600sf 409-7989 no section 8

1504 SW Binkley spacious 2bd home, w/large living room, detached garage, clean, fenced, only $525 Fidelity692-1661, 410-4300

K Off Special 336 NW 120 3bed 2bath 2 car $850/mo $800/dep 1300sf 409-7989 no sec 8

Beautiful 4-5/3/2 Opt. to purch. $1500 mo. +dep. Available 8-1, 361-4885

OKC Northeast

New Rivendell Exec Home 408-4168 Luxury indoor pool & spa Fully equip'd media & wrkout rooms $5100/mo Openhouseok.com

Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com

Beautiful duplex in Quail Creek 3bd 2ba 2car 2100sf atrium, $1075 255-4300

3bd 2ba w/liv rm, din rm, 2 car gar., fenced backyard, 637-4406

477

1011 NW 35th 2bd 1bath, 1237sf, wood flrs, $900/mo $800/dep 409-7989 no sec 8

2408 W. Park Pl, 3/2/2, newer, $965+dep, pets ok, 285-0305, 823-6550.

470

OKC Southwest

476

Rent, Rent to Own605-5477 2bd from $395-595 3bd from $450-895 4bd from $595-995 housesforrentofokc.com

2300 SW 96th St, 4/2/3, 2013 sq ft. $1350 mo, $1350 dep. 405-476-9133 2 bed, 1 bath, nice, large yard $400MO $150dep. 10 SE 28th St. 313-6046 2 bed, W/D hookup, garage $500 month, $300 deposit. 631-8039 7513 S Hillcrest Dr $750mo 3/2/2, ch&a No pets. 685-6817 co. Beautiful SFH 3br/2ba $835; 4br/2ba $895. Sec8 OK dep $400+ 812-8834 Sect 8 2bed 2420 SW 30 appls. fncd, $500 + $400 dep. 685-8240 694-1570

Spencer

479

2LRs, 2BR, 2BA on 5 Acres, fenced, carport. $800/mo. 405-610-7088

Tuttle/ Newcastle

481

Owner Finance As Is 5bd 2.5ba 2 acres, $84,900, $10K dn $895mo 562-0000

Village/ Nichols Hills 481.5 1116 Park Manor 3/1.5/1 New tile/carpet, fenced, fp office, laundry rm $1500mo $1200dp TMS Prop348-0720

Yukon

482

11827Sagamore4/2/2$1175 12345 SW 6th 3/2/2$995 Express Realty 844-6101 www.expressrealtyok.com 12405 SW 2nd, 2/2/1, Mustang Schls, $725, no smoke/no pets, 650-3067

1404 SE 41st, 3 bed, 1 bath, large back yard, W/D hookup with appliances, 501-6570

Mobile Home Rentals 483

Great family home 3bd, 2ba, brick 5021 Fairmont $64,000 235-9332/812-1657

Nice, Clean 2bd, 1ba in Spencer, no pets Move in Special! $375mo¡740-2383

1 bd $375, $150dep. wtr/garb pd. 344 SE 43rd Refs Req. 321-4773

Rent to Own: Nice 2&3bd MWC $350&up 390-9777

5529 S. Dimple 3bd, 1.75 ba, 2car, CH&A, fncd yd, nice, $650/mo, 413-6204

Rental Services

221 SE 57th Nice 2bd home, fenced, clean $450 Fidelity692-1661, 410-4300 3 bed, 2 full baths, Quiet area. ¡¡ 944 E. Hill Sec 8 OK. Call 524-4102 2732 SE 49 Brk 3/1/2, fncd, ch&a, no 8/pet, $650+ref/job 740-6072

OKC Southwest

477

1424 SW 24th 1/1 $350 3407 S Lee 2/1 TH $395 540 SW 44th 2/1 $450 600 SW 33rd 3/1 $450 3000 SW 37 3/1 2 liv $595 2201 SW 52 4/1.5 2 liv $695 681-7272

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PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES SINCE 1982 Mgmt » Leasing » Sales Spectrum Management 848-9400 usespectrum.com

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