All Things Real Estate, May 2018

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View more photos and information of this month’s featured home on pages 24 and 25

507 Easy Street Mt. Carmel, IL $419,900

Serving Gibson, Knox, Pike, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties in Indiana and Wabash County in Illinois.

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BROSHEARS REALTY & AUCTION OAKLAND CITY, IN 812-749-3274 James Broshears Jr., Principal Broker WWW.BROSHEARSREALTY.COM

0-319 Fenced in 32x50 pole building with 2 rooms for office space, kitchen area, living room space, 1/2 bath, gas furnace & air, garage for repair work, also second 34x48 building on 2.3 acres more or less on road 450S in Somerville area. NEW PRICE $81,000.

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0-329 Brick home with 3 bedrooms, nice size closets, one bath, fireplace in living room, small kitchen, space for washer & dryer on main floor across from kitchen, full basement and 2 car carport. Good location. Could use some updating. 1,426 sq. ft on main floor and same in basement.

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9854 E. 450 South, Oakland City 3BR, 2BA Manufactured Home on 1.13 acres in the country. Large covered front porch and covered back patio.

30’x40’ pole barn garage.

$75,000 MLS# 201817282

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8930 S. 1125 West, Owensville

4767 W. 125 South, Princeton

3BR, 2BA manufactured home sitting on a nice, large 1.39 acre lot in the country.

Wood burning stone fireplace in living room, eat-in kitchen with many cabinets, Master BR w/ lg. Master BA w/ jet soak tub and separate shower. 2-tiered wooden deck shaded by mature trees. Barn with loft and covered porch. Wooden yard shed.

Three car attached garage. All kitchen appliances, washer and dryer stay.

$80,000 • MLS# 201803120

$99,900 • MLS# 201806122

Well maintained 3BR, 2BA home on a large corner lot in the country.

NEW PRICE! 416 Ivy Lane, Owensville

409 N. Main St., Owensville

110 N. Third Ave., Oakland City

One level Victorian home features 3BR, 1BA. 2 fireplaces, many updates, detached garage, wrap-around front porch & so much more.

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Move-In Ready 3BR, 2BA ranch home on a large corner lot. 40’x30’

$129,000 • MLS# 201807153

$132,000 • MLS# 201805853

SALESOLD PENDING!

Hardwood floors. 18’x20’ concrete garage & 24’x32’ pole building.

$69,900 MLS# 201740146

$149,900 MLS# 201809018

detached garage w/ workshop area, many updates. Close to OCU.

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704 N. Main St., Patoka Nice 3BR, 1BA country home on 3 acres. Many updates.

3BR, 2BA brick ranch on a .55 acre corner lot on a dead end street. Large eat-in kit. W/ appliances. Freshly painted.

Underground storm shelter and Censored whole home generator. 2 car attached garage. Home Warranty.

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SALE PENDING! 10567 W. SR 165, Owensville Rural 3BR, 2BA home on .85 acre full of country charm!

Cozy living room w/ gas frplc.

Full, finished basement. 3 car attached garage. Detached 32’x20’ pole bldg.

Home warranty.

$127,500 MLS# 201809058

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415 N Market St, Mt Carmel, IL 62863 618-263-8622

PRICE REDUCED!

218 E. 2nd St., Mt. Carmel, IL

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507 Easy St, Mt. Carmel, IL

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Stunning historic 4BR, 1.5BA home on deep lot w/ concrete drive, 24’x32’ pole barn & addt’l driveway parking. Many updates!

SPACIOUS HOME w/AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING REMODELED KITCHEN AND REMODELED BATHS--FULL PARTIALLY FINISHED BASEMENT

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$419,900 PRICE REDUCED!

PRICE REDUCED!

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Striking 3BR, 2.5BA home w/ 2 car det. grg & fenced yard. Amazing covered front porch.

Carport. Jacuzzi Tub in Master BA.

Country home on over 5 acres w/ fi nished walk-out basement and pole barn w/ workshop. Covered rear deck, Many updates.

Updated historic home with striking character on two large lots.

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114 S. Main, Oakland City 2BR, 1BA remodeled home, open floor plan, hardwood floors. $67,900 MLS# 201643081

118 S. Main, Oakland City 2BR, 1BA home, fenced bk yard, 1.5 car det grg w/ workshop, many updates. $67,900 MLS# 201725889

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430 W. Dale Street, Oakland City Beautiful, well kept 3BR, 1BA home w/ full bsmt., covered bk. porch. Lg. det. 2 car grg.

$89,900 MLS# 201809648

NEW LISTING!

114 N. Grove, Oakland City Located in the downtown business district with lots of potential! Lg. parking lot & 2 income producing apartments currently occupied. Great investment! $59,900 MLS# 201815730

Beautifully remodeled 3-4BR, 2BA home w/ many updates. Lg. det. garage. Covered front & rear patios. Move-in ready!

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1893 S. 1200 East, Oakland City Great 3BR home w/ detached garage & lg. lot in rear. Needs some TLC but lots of potential.

$27,500 MLS# 201806342

1010 S. Main St., Princeton Excellent business opportunity in a fantastic location. $120,000 MLS# 201806084

$104,900 MLS# 201747699

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! Maple Street, Francisco Vacant wooded lot close to school and main road. $5,500 MLS# 201711051

610 N. Hart St., Princeton

923 N. Main, Princeton 2BR, 1BA home on 0.23 acres, 1018 sq. ft. $29,950 MLS# 201638742

GREAT BUILDING LOCATION!

50 S. 725 East, Francisco 120+ acres in the East Gibson area.

Owner wants an offer! $900,000

600’ PATOKA RIVER FRONTAGE

6289 S. 1150 West, Owensville 3BR, 2 BA barn-style home on 12 +/- acres. 3 income producing mobile homes on property. $160,000 MLS# 201704369

1150 East, Oakland City 10 tillable acres. $170,000 MLS# 201638011 4.09 acres of tillable land. $69,900 MLS# 201640725

312 Washington St., Oakland City $12,000 MLS# 201806389 423 W. Washington St., Oakland City $6,000 MLS# 201806085 Either of these nice corner lots would make a great building location!

40+ individual storage units of various sizes and prices in 2 separate buildings located on busy West Broadway Street. Site has lots of options and room for future expansion.

$110,000 MLS# 201750655

River Road, Patoka 1.32 acre property great for camping or parking your RV. $10,000 MLS# 201701901

SALE PENDING!

NEW LISTING!

SALE PENDING!

PRICE REDUCED!

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210 W. Morton, Oakland City Beautifully remodeled 2 bedroom, 1 bath home. This home is as neat and clean as they come. A nice easy, comfortable ans convenient place to live. $75,000 MLS# 201748143

S. CR 1050 East, Oakland City 3 Acres. This wooded land is nestled in the country and offers the ability to build your dream home! $17,000 MLS# 201815732

524 E. Water, Princeton Recently updated 3BR, 2BA home with spacious eat-in kitchen & appliances. Partial basement, covered front porch, 1.5 car attached garage, fenced back yard & root cellar. $119,500 MLS# 201754636

918 S. Gibson, Princeton Conveniently located 2BR, 1BA home features formal dining rm., eat-in kit., 2 car det. grg. and fenced in back yard.

New roof & furnace. $59,900 MLS# 201801703

211 S. Madison, Oakland City Nice 2BR, 1BA home with detached garage on a corner lot.

Many updates! $34,900 MLS# 201755009

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For spring, window treatments with flair

BY MELISSA RAYWORTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Even the simplest window treatments have an important role to play in the look of a room.

“They really soften and fur nish a space much more than most people imagine,” says interior designer Betsy Burnham of Los Angeles. Yet she often has to reassure people that drapes, cur tains or other window treatments don’t have to be fussy.

“It can be tailored, simple panels done in great fabrics and the simplest of hardware,” she says.

With spring finally arriving, we’ve asked Burnham and two other interior designers — Florida-based Maggie Cruz and New York-based Deborah Mar tin — for advice on what’s trending in window design. How can homeowners preser ve their privacy while letting in the sunlight and enjoying their view all spring and summer?

SIMPLE CAN BE POWERFUL “ We ’ r e s e e i n g a t r e n d m o r e

toward minimalizing what’s happening around the window,” says Cruz.

Her clients are increasingly seeking functional items like simple shades, perhaps softened with a lightweight draper y.

“The hardware,” she says, “is just enough to maybe play with the color of the metal.”

Burnham loves that kind of simplicity: “I like to use the thinnest rod I can that will support the weight of the curtain,” she says. Ideally, that’s just 1-inch thick. “For support brackets, I like them always to be horizontal so you can’t see them. They’re behind the rod. It’s really minimal, and yet it’s draper y.”

Mar tin says her clients are also embracing soft organic fabrics and natural fibers like woven woods and raf fia shades, perhaps looking for “more of a high-touch, tactile element Sarah Dorio | Betsy Burnham via AP for our homes as we tr y to disengage This photo shows a bedroom designed by Betsy Burnham.

To create a stylish but taifrom high tech.” lored look in this bedroom, interior designer Burnham used a shade in the same crisp white shade as the walls.

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This undated photo provided by Betsy Burnham shows a room designed by Burn- This photo shows a living room designed by Betsy Burnham. Interior designer Burnham. The clean, simple lines of Roman shades are popular and can be designed in a ham often chooses draperies made from “tailored, simple panels done in great fabwide range of fabrics and colors, as shown here. rics and the simplest of hardware” for her clients, as shown in this living room.

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MAXIMALISM STILL HAS FANS

Martin is also working with clients who are bringing more color and glamour into their furnishings and window design: “Color, color, color,” she says, “is the No. 1 trend.”

Taking their cue from the fashion industr y, many of her clients in New York are embracing bold, graphic patterns, and in some cases “shimmer y, glittery and even sequined fabrics.”

She is also seeing soft velvets, popular for several years as sofa upholstery, now being used for stationary drapery panels that serve as columns of color to frame a window.

Burnham is also seeing some of this

embrace of bold patterns, though the look is less overtly glamorous.

“I think that we’re done with the urban farmhouse,” she says. “Maximalism is coming back to a cer tain degree. In L.A., it’s not about glitz and glam, but it’s about pattern. And it can be a pattern that’s reminiscent of your grandmother’s cottage in the country or it can be a pattern that’s more geometric and tailored.”

TECHNOLOGY HAS ITS PLACE All three designers see the growing popularity of remote-controlled motorized shades, which have become less expensive and less complicated to install. Cruz says her clients love them “just for the ease and functionality.”

Martin sees the same trend in Manhattan: “If you live in a high-rise in the city,” she says, “and you have walls of

windows, who is going to take the time wood moldings.”

Another new twist on traditional to raise and lower all those shades” style: In her dining room, Burnham has every morning and evening? leopard-print draperies in a casual cotNEW TWISTS ON CLASSICS ton fabric. “They’re not heavy or fancy,” Cruz has been using a lot of wooden she says, “and they’re funky in a way plantation shutters for clients, but they that it’s not taking itself too seriously.” are “updated and modern,” she says.

Whether you’re most comfortable Because these shutters have wide lou- with minimalist Roman shades or leopvers, they let in lots of light and don’t ard-print draperies, Burnham does sugobscure the view when open. Many gest taking time in choosing new winare designed with a hidden tilt bar, she dow designs for your home. says, so the horizontal line of the shut“This is a much more complicated ters isn’t cut so obviously by a vertical categor y of design” than selecting a bar of wood. side table or rug, she says. “There are Wooden shutters, Cruz says, “add to a lot of things to consider, and peothe millwork of the house.” ple do make mistakes” if they design Martin, who uses this type of wood- their windows without a lot of thought. en shutter in some rooms in her own “They hang their rods too low or too home, agrees: “They’re architectural high, so that you walk into the room and functional,” she says, “and they and you know something is a just little just add so much to a room, almost like bit off.”

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1368 100East, West,Princeton Princeton 53 S.S.180 $189,700 115 S. Broadview $64,900Circle, • 3BR, 1.5 BA homestead on 7.34 •+/3BR, 2BA home$just Princeton 89,7outside 00 acres of town • •Nice 3-4BR, fullminutes & 2 half BA Country living1just from •town 1,530style sq. ft. of living space ranch home • All original woodwork • •Fenced back yard Home in need of extensive • Large pole bldg.

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706 E. Emerson, Princeton $109,900 • Nice 4BR, 2BA home • Large double lot • Fireplace • Sunroom • Large master suite with walk-in closet MLS# 201739184

5920 W. CR 200 North, Patoka $175,000 • Approximately 41 Acres • Good Farm & Recreational property • Remodeled 2BR 1993 Mobile Home MLS# 201729247

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AVAILABLE LAND C OMMERCIAL • F ARM & R ECREATIONAL • R ESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL LAND • 4370 S. 100 E., Princeton–20.5 Acres, $615,000 (Behind Toyota) • 1000 US Hwy. 41 S, Princeton–5.10 Acres, $175,000 • 701 S. Second Ave., Princeton–38 Acres, REDUCED! $1,320,000

• NEW LISTING! 5218 S. 100 East, Princeton-34 Acres adjacent to Toyota plant, $1,088,000

FARM & RECREATIONAL LAND • 4235 S. Taleia Dr., Oakland City–23.5 Acres, Horse Farm, Home, Barn, Lake, $999,700 • 6100 Gish Rd., Poseyville–56.6 Acres, $368,400 • 200 Sotuh, 100 South, 550 West, Petersburg–169 Acres, $746,900 • 1644 Hunsaker Rd., Boonville–41 Acres, Home, Lake $840,000

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Landing the right house in a tough market

BY SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP PERSONAL FINANCE WRITER

It’s tough out there for would-be homeowners.

They’re facing rising mor tgage rates, higher home prices and a shortage of available houses in many markets. Plus, recent changes to the tax law do them no favors.

So what can a potential homebuyer do?

GET PERSPECTIVE

US is $225,264, then over the life of a 30-year loan at 4.5 percent you’d pay $148,506 in interest. At 5 percent, it rises to $168,057 in interest. That’s a difference of $19,551.

But for perspective, consider the $229,849 someone would pay over the life of the loan if the rate was 6.5 percent, where it was hovering the summer of 2007 before the recession hit.

That’s more than $81,000 over the first example.

These all assume a 20 percent down payment.

What can you do to cope?

Your credit will largely determine the rate you get, so keep that clean.

Lock in your rate when you are ready.

Rates vary day to day and timing it well is more luck than skill, Olsen said.

Higher mortgage rates may feel like salt in the wound for those shopping in tight markets.

Rates have been rising since late last year. The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage hit a high of 4.45 percent last month. That’s its highest since 2014, but still well below where it’s been historically.

HUNT HARD “The fours are not a terrible place to It’s not a market for the faint of be,” said Skylar Olsen, director of ecoheart. nomic research at Zillow.

The median home price right now So what does this cost the homeis up 7.6 percent from last year and buyer?

If the median home price in the up 15 percent compared to the year

Sokeland

before that, according to Zillow. And compared to three years ago? Up nearly 22 percent.

These price hikes, more than higher rates, make the costs prohibitive for some buyers.

And inventor y is tight because homes are selling so quickly.

“If you are struggling with the fact there aren’t a lot of options, you have to be looking every day,” she said. And move fast if you do find something you like.

BE PREPARED It’s even more important in a challenging real estate market to make sure you have the basics covered: check your credit, know what you can af ford and come to the hunt preapproved for a mortgage.

Homes in many markets are receiving multiple offers, so be ready to compete. Consider ways to sweeten your deal: a bigger down payment, more earnest money or a shorter closing time may give you an edge.

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You also may also want to consider an escalation clause, which allows a buyer to say they will pay a cer tain amount over any higher offer up to a ceiling.

And cash is still king. An all-cash offer means there are no appraisals or mortgages to slow (or possibly derail) the deal.

If you can, consider asking for help.

Olsen said that in pre-recession days, about 18 percent of buyers accepted a gift from family or friends. Now it’s about a quarter.

HELP ALONG THE WAY If you’re a novice, consider attending a first-time homebuyer class or meeting with a HUD housing counselor, who can provide free or low-cost advice. They can walk you through the process and help you assess what you can afford.

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And homeowners have also lost the unlimited federal deduction for state and local income and sales tax.

Taxpayers will now be allowed to FROM PAGE 14 deduct only up to $10,000 in combined proper ty and state and local area, said Karen Hoskins of nonprofit Neighbor works USA. There are a income taxes, so that hurts people in variety of programs that help people areas with heavy tax burdens. with down payments, closing costs or STAY FOCUSED other ser vices.

Homeownership isn’t for ever yone Finally, a good real estate agent can help buyers craft a deal and assist but if you decide to stay in the hunt, with their knowledge of the market. keep saving as it’s an appreciating For example, Olsen notes that on market in many areas.

And try not to get lost in the mania. the West Coast it’s more common to The usual rules still apply: don’t buy price a home low with the assumpmore house than you can afford and tion offers will come in over asking, whereas on the East Coast it’s more think about the practicality of it as a acceptable to make an of fer below place to live, not an investment.

“We have already seen the hard asking. lessons people have lear ned when they assume ever ything is moving THE TAX MAN What about taxes? It’s tr ue, tax up and there will be no pitfalls or laws are not as generous as they once crashes,” said Bruce McClar y of the were for homeowners, but the chang- National Foundation for Credit Counseling. es don’t affect ever yone equally.

“There is an investment value in Homeowners can deduct interest paid on the first $750,000 of a loan homeownership but time is a big facfor a newly purchased first or second tor. It’s slow and steady because there home. That is down from the prior are peaks and valleys. It can be a rolllimit of $1 million. er coaster at times.”

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Associated Press | Tony Gutierrez

Rob Chilton and his wife, Saria, pose April 9 for a photo in their recently purchased home in Frisco, Texas. To cope with rising prices in Dallas, first-time buyers like Rob Chilton and his wife have broadened their search area, even if it lengthens their commutes to work. The couple, who cut back on dining out and other luxuries the past few years to set aside money for a down payment, bought a three-bedroom, twobath fixer-upper for $335,000 in February.

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Exhibit focuses on homes that adapt

BY KATHERINE ROTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Most housing is designed for nuclear families, but most U.S. households don’t meet that description.

That’s why flexible floor plans — and innovations including moveable walls, smart technology, multifunctional furniture and space-saving features — are the future, according to a new exhibit, “Making Room: Housing for a Changing America,” at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The museum’s curator, Chrysanthe Broikos, says only about 20 percent of households today are nuclear families, so housing and zoning rules need to adapt to keep pace with demographic changes.

In addition to interiors, the exhibit highlights a number of studies on housing, and information about what’s going on around the country in new development and zoning.

“We’re trying to say ‘Hey, what are the other 80 percent of households doing?”

Broikos says.

The exhibit features an “Open House” designed by Italian architect Pierluigi

Colombo, co-founder of the design firm Clei, to show how a flexible space can adapt to accommodate three different living arrangements. Initially set up to house four imaginary roommates (two singles and a couple), the space was then transformed to house an imaginary multigenerational family. At the end of May, the space will be reconfigured again to house an imaginary retired couple, and will include a rental apartment.

The show, which opened Nov. 18, runs through Sept. 16.

Although the Open House is only 1,000 square feet, it feels much larger — and allows for flexibility — because all the beds fold up to become walls, sofas or tables, and it features acoustically sound motorized moving wall systems made by the Wisconsin-based Hufcor company, long known for making the bigger moving walls used in gyms and ballrooms.

“A floor plan should not just be a picture in time. It should be adaptable,” says Lisa Blecker, marketing director at SEE ADAPT/PAGE 20

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This photo provided by the National Building Museum shows the demographic data segment of the exhibition “Making Room: Housing for a Changing America” now on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. until September 2018.

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This February 2018 image provided by Resource Furniture shows a “daytime” view of This image shows the floorplan of The Open House. In this “nighttime” view, the wall the floorplan of The Open House, the 1,000 square foot concept home on display in beds are open in each living space and the acoustic partition wall systems are closed. the National Building Museum exhibition. and furnishings need to keep up with lennials, older people and someone in a wheelchair,” Blecker says.

“The big takeaway is that if you’re those changes.”

The beauty of the home set up in the The kitchen in the exhibit features planning to renovate or reconfigure your exhibit is that it can accommodate muladjustable-height counters for wheelchair home, it’s essential to think about the tiple household configurations without accessibility.

Pull-down cabinet fittings, long term and opportunities for flexibility FROM PAGE 19 which allow high shelves to be pulled in years to come,” she says. “The makeup moving bathrooms or the kitchen.

“And the kitchen has been carefully down to almost counter height, save Resource Furniture, whose multifunction- of a household is fluid and, more than ever, home layouts, wall configurations designed to work well for children, mil- people from having to stand on stools to al furnishings are featured in the exhibit.

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Bathrooms are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and sinks are mounted separately from the vanity so a wheelchair can be accommodated without redoing the plumbing.

“We will always need single-family homes and apar tments that are designed to accommodate a nuclear family,” says Sarah Watson, deputy director of the Citizens Housing & Planning Council, which helped organize the exhibit. “But today, the majority of our households are comprised of singles living alone, multi-generational families, and adults sharing their homes with roommates. Our population is also aging rapidly and will need new housing options that can support aging-in-place with diminished physical or cognitive abilities.”

Dan Soliman, director of the AARP Foundation, a major funder of the exhibit, says that one-fifth of U.S. adults will be 65 or older by 2030, “and a recent AARP study found that almost 90 percent of people want to continue living in their own home for as long as possible.”

“We need more designs like this one Resource Furniture via AP to meet the needs of individuals and This photo shows a “daytime” interior view of The Open House, the concept home on display in the National Building Museum families through all stages of their life,” exhibition “Making Room: Housing for a Changing America” in Washington, D.C. he says.

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Fight stainless steel’s biggest foe: Fingerprints

BY ELIZABETH MAYHEW WASHINGTON POST

When interior designer Elizabeth Pash set about renovating her Manhattan kitchen, one thing she knew for sure was that she wanted the space to include a mix of materials: Wood for the cabinetr y, honed marble for the countertops and stainless steel for the appliances. Pash also used stainless steel for other design elements: Her custom range hood was constr ucted from sheets of matte stainless steel and trimmed with polished stainless steel, and she installed a retractable stainless-steel “garage” to conceal smaller appliances with a trio of stainless-steel cabinets above. As she says, “There are a lot of trends that seem to come and go in kitchen design, but stainless steel has played a role in kitchens for a long time, and I think it will be here for years to come.”

Pash says that in some ways, stainless steel is easier to clean and maintain than the cabinetr y and mar-

prints fell to the bottom of our task ble countertops.

Stainless steel is not only classic, list,” but because stainless steel is but it also gives a kitchen a more ver y cleanable, he feels it’s still the professional look; it conveys a seri- best choice for any environment ous, strong vibe and projects a sense where cleanliness is most important. that real cooking takes place there Unlike other surfaces that mask dirt, he says, stainless steel (even if in some cases shows when it needs to it doesn’t). And by and The best way to be cleaned. lar ge, stainless steel The best way to prei s e a s y t o m a i n t a i n . prevent fingerprints It won’t chip, fade or from showing is to use vent fingerprints from showing is to use a waxstain. But don’t confuse a wax-based spray based spray made for its durability for inde- made for treating stainless steel. str uctibility; stainless stainless steel. There treating There are many on the steel can scratch and market, but Pash likes dent, and by far the big- are many on the gest complaint owners market, but Pash likes 3 M ’ s S t a i n l e s s S t e e l Cleaner & Polish. have is that the surface 3M’s Stainless Steel At the 8,500-squareshows fingerprints.

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Whichever brand you use, wear gloves when applying the polish.

Spray a light mist over the stainlesssteel surface, but do not overspray; if you soak the surface, it will become too greasy. Wait one or two minutes after spraying, then wipe away with a clean, lint-free cloth (microfiber cloths work best). Make sure you wipe in the direction of the steel’s grain. The spray will bring back the original luster of the material and leave a thin layer of wax that will resist fingerprints and smudges. And if fingerprints do appear, they will be easy to wipe away.

Whatever you do, don’t use cleaners with bleach after you put on the waxy layer; it will dull the sur face luster. And don’t use oil-based cleaners, either; they will attract lint.

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Again, make sure you always r ub with the grain until the scratches are no longer visible. If necessar y, spray a bit more of the polish on the scratch; the wax will help fill in fine lines.

The worst thing that can happen to stainless steel is a dent. (My refrigerator door has two.) Dents are hard to repair unless you can get behind the stainless-steel layer and knock the dent out. In my case, that’s not an option. I need to order a new stainless-steel front, which is a costly - and purely aesthetic endeavor. For the time being, I will look fondly on the dents; they were made a long time ago by my 5-yearold (now 18-year-old) son. Chesebro would understand. Now that his kids are older, he says it’s easier to keep the kitchen’s stainless steel pristine, the way the chef side of him likes it, but the dad side of him misses those little smudges.

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Colorful ways to spice things up in the kitchen

BY JURA KONCIUS WASHINGTON POST

The all-white kitchen, the reigning trophy room of the American home, is not going away anytime soon.

But change is afoot: Color is tiptoeing back into the kitchen. A growing number of consumers are looking to add some friendliness and warmth to the often cold, clinical white-and-gray cooking spaces that have dominated the past decade. Cobalt blue, pale pink and pumpkin are among the colors that are seeping into cabinets, islands, and even sinks and faucets.

“White is people’s comfort zone,” says Elle H-Millard, industr y relations manager for the National Kitchen and Bath Association. “White is all about safety and cleanliness. It’s the feeling of purity we all want in the kitchen. White offers uncluttered, visual simplicity in a room where many of us spend a lot of our time.” Color, she adds, provides emotion and personality.

“We are seeing more color confidence as the economy does better,” says Wendy Mushow Werner, a Corian Design spokeswoman. “People are choosing more color, and the brighter and bolder colors are trending upwards.”

Aqua turned up in the Clive Christian luxury kitchen in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House that opened this week in New York. The color was used in the marquetry on the range hood, on the leather lining of the

cabinets and in the Le Creuset tea kettle.

According to a 2018 National Kitchen and Bath Association trends report, white and gray continue their dominance in kitchen color schemes, with 90 percent and 89 percent of respondents selecting them as “hot” choices, but today, “more people are willing to take a risk,” says H-Millard, “especially millennials.”

You can inject color with new mint cabinets or a lipstick-red stove. But it can also be done with salmon leather bar stools. Or color can come in a smaller, lower-risk detail, such as a yellow toaster or an emeraldgreen glass pendant lamp. You could simply paint your white walls grass green or peony pink.

Manufacturers are dishing up kitchen options in a new rainbow of hues. Here are some of our favorites.

APPLIANCES Want to make one big color statement? Get a major appliance in an unexpected hue, something fans of Aga and Lacanche luxury ranges have been doing for decades. The Italian company Smeg popularized Italian retro style in the 1990s with its pastel and candy-colored fridges, which are still sold today for about $2,000. And appliance manufacturer Big Chill has been offering color in the kitchen for 15 years. The color palette for the Retro line, which includes turquoise, Jadite Green and Pink Lemonade, is inspired by 1950s cars and kitchens.

The starting price for a fridge is about $2,400. “We typi-

cally see our appliances as a jolt of color in an otherwise fairly neutral kitchen,” says Orion Creamer, Big Chill cofounder. “People are nervous about putting an entire red kitchen in their house, but they may get a red refrigerator.” For a kitchen using one color in multiple elements, he suggests sticking to green, blue or yellow. There are also 200 custom colors; you can even get a chartreuse dishwasher.

COUNTERS More and more designers are using two colors for kitchen surfaces, one for the island and one for the perimeter. Shades of white and gray are still the most dominant colors for kitchen counters, according to Werner. (Of the 181 Corian solid surface colors available, 33 are white, and 47 are gray; there are only two reds, eight greens and one orange.) But brighter colors are becoming more popular, in small doses. In small kitchens, Werner says, the same color can be used on several surfaces - perhaps some open shelving or a small cabinet door - to unify the space.

Color statements can make an appearance on counters or backsplashes as flecks of vibrant or reflective color, H-Millard says. Quartz and natural stone manufacturers are adding interest to their surfaces using glass chips or metallic flecks.

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Spec houses are making a return

BY MICHELE LERNER WASHINGTON POST

Home buyers across the countr y are scrambling for properties, and real estate professionals are begging for more houses to be built to answer the high demand.

Under these conditions, you might suspect that developers would be more inclined to build a house even before a buyer has purchased it.

Indeed, some builders have increased their production of “speculative” or “spec” houses, which are fully or partially built without a purchase contract in place. Still, that’s not the case with others - the strategy around spec houses varies according to market conditions and builder preferences.

“A few years ago, it was too risky for builders to build spec houses, but right now, builders are extremely bullish on the housing market,” says Tim Costello, founder and chief executive of Builder Homesite Inc., the parent company of Builders Digital Experience and NewHomeSource.com, a builder-

marketing business based in Austin.

“They’re selling ever ything they can build and making lots of money, so their risk profile has changed.”

In dif ferent market cycles, spec homes - which are sometimes labeled “immediate delivery,” “move-in ready” or “immediate occupancy” houses - can be a burden on builders if they languish on the market, because they’ve paid to construct the house and continue to pay financing costs and utilities. When builders are eager to sell a spec house, buyers occasionally get a bargain.

But in today’s hot housing market, this is rarely the case, with most houses selling fast.

“Right now, we’re seeing most of the builders in our area building houses as fast as the lots are developed,” said Lind Goodman, a sales manager for BSI Builder Services, a division of the Allen Tate Co. in Charlotte. “Resale inventory is so low, and builders can’t build houses as fast as they are selling,

Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.

Some builders have increased their production of “speculative” or “spec” houses, which are fully or partially built without a purchase contract in place. Still, that’s not the case with others — the strategy around spec houses varies according to market conditions and builder preferences.

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particularly at the lower-end prices.”

Home buyers in a hurry to move are the most likely candidates for a spec house, but sometimes spec buyers are simply tired of competing for limited resale houses in their area.

“Buyers who choose spec houses today are usually doing this because of timing,” Goodman said. “Sometimes they are relocating and want to move to their permanent home right away.

Sometimes people put their house on the market, and it sells faster than they expected. They only want to move once rather than go into temporary housing while they wait for a house to be built.”

Although choosing personalized features is a pleasure for many buyers of new construction, Goodman said: “Lots of people like not having to pick ever ything, and they’re happy to go with the choices the builder has made for their house. They’re still getting a new house, and typically it has the most popular upgrades for that price and neighborhood.”

Regina and Ted Solomon and their three children, ages 10, 13 and 15, recently moved into a spec house at Meadowbrook Farm in Leesburg, Virginia that was built by Van Metre Homes. They opted for a spec house

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Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.

The spec home has kitchen cupboards that go all the way up to the high ceiling. because of its lot and location within the community. The Solomons, who’d already lived in the area, looked at resale houses two years ago and hadn’t found anything they liked. This time, Regina Solomon found a house when they weren’t seriously looking.

“I popped into Meadowbrook Farm

on a whim and was immediately attracted to the house, and especially the lot, which is next to a common area where the kids can play,” Regina Solomon said. “If the house hadn’t been ready, I might not have been as willing to make a quick decision.”

She said she saw the house on a T uesday, brought her family and

bought it the following Saturday.

“The house just matched everything we wanted,” she said. “They did a great job putting in the finishes I would have chosen anyway. I actually think they chose a higher quality of items than I might have picked if I had to sit and choose everything with a price list in front of me.”

Van Metre Homes, a Northern Virginia builder, has increased the number of spec houses it builds in response to the critical need for houses in Loudoun and Fairfax counties, said Brian Davidson, group president for the firm’s new homes division in Stone Ridge, Virginia.

“Building more spec homes allows us to reach people who would be looking at resales because they want to move quickly rather than wait six months or longer for a home to be built,” Davidson said. “We particularly want to have houses ready for the busy spring housing market and the fall housing market.”

About 37 percent of Van Metre’s sales last year were move-in ready houses, compared with 31 percent in 2016.

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Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that about 35 percent of newly built homes sold in December were completed when they were purchased, an increase over the 33 percent sold in December 2016. However, the definition of a “spec house” varies.

“Some builders star t homes by pouring the foundation and then build very slowly while waiting for a buyer,” Costello said. “A true spec home is one that is built and can be moved into tomorrow.”

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in Washington tracks “spec houses” as all houses that are sold with the land and house, which includes homes under construction while under contract, as well as completed homes.

“The challenge for builders, even if they would like to build more spec homes, is that they face what we call the ‘five L’s’: Labor, lots, lending, lumber and local regulations,” said Robert Dietz, the NAHB’s chief economist.

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“Labor costs are higher, and it can be harder to find enough skilled laborers.

In addition, buildable lots are expensive, lending is tight, and lumber prices were up 30 percent in 2017 compared to 2016. Local regulatory costs for things like permits rose 29 percent between 2011 and 2016.”

Not all builders constr uct spec houses, Costello said, although some choose to do so for efficiency and to keep their crews working consistently.

“Some builders tr y to keep two or three spec houses available at all times to compete against the resale market,” Costello said. “Builders that offer customization build spec houses that can be personalized with the final finishes and then delivered in 60 days, as opposed to the six months that building a new home usually requires.”

Costello said a few builders, such as D.R. Horton Express, LGI Homes and Goodall Homes, consistently build spec houses as a business model.

“We tr y to start the same number of houses every week so we can communicate accurately to our customers when each house will be finished,” said Chris O’Neal, chief sales officer of Goodall Homes, which builds homes in the high-demand markets of Nash-

ville and Knoxville, Tennessee. “This even-flow process lets our trade partners and employees know that they will always have consistent work with us.

That’s one reason we have been successful even in a tough labor market.

We pay them weekly throughout the year.”

Finding enough lots to build on, particularly in Nashville, is the biggest challenge Goodall Homes faces, O’Neal said.

“We built spec houses right away in Knoxville when we expanded there, so we could show people the quality of our work in a market where we were unknown,” O’Neal said.

Goodall Homes builds spec houses for first-time buyers and move-up buyers, ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 square feet and priced from $250,000 to $500,000, O’Neal said.

Pulte Group, a national builder of brands including Pulte, Centex and Del Webb, typically builds about one spec house in each community, said Macey Kessler, spokeswoman for Pulte Group.

Kessler said that in the fourth quarter of 2017, Pulte sold 637 finished spec homes in their 790 communities.

During Pulte Group’s most recent earnings call, Ryan Marshall, Pulte

ADVANTAGES OF BUYING A SPEC HOME • A move•in date can be confirmed quickly, and sometimes moving can occur within 15 to 30 days.

• Buyers can lock in their interest rate rather than wait a few months to know what their payments will be.

• Completed houses are easier to see in person rather than having to visualize a house from a floor plan or a model.

• Some buyers find that having fewer choices for fixtures and finishes is less stressful than building a new house.

Cons of buying a spec home • Buyers usually have little or no opportunity to personalize their choices for flooring, cabinets, lighting fixtures and appliances.

• Structural changes are particularly hard to add to a spec house.

• Buyers don’t have the option of choosing a lot and location within a community, because the house is already built.

• Spec houses are meant to be sold quickly, so buyers who want extra time to sell their current house could be at a disadvantage.

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Group’s president and chief executive, said: “We’re not afraid to use spec. We’re using it in a way that I think smooths out our production pipeline. Beyond that, our view is our profitability on build-to-order units is quite a bit higher, and we eliminate the risk of potentially having a unit that we’ve got to hold on to and discount to sell or pay the carrying costs associated with carrying a finished house. So, it’s all worked into our model of driving the highest returns possible.”

Van Metre plans to continue to build spec houses at most of its communities, although Davidson said they will build fewer in communities where prices are in the $1 million and higher range. Not only are the costs to build those houses higher, but buyers in that price range tend to want to be able to customize their house.

“About 25 percent of our customers want immediate-delivery homes so they can move within 30 days,” Davidson said.

“If we don’t have a house ready, they’ll buy a resale property.”

Although some spec houses are 100 percent complete, others offer a few options for personalization.

“We try to hold off on some finishes, such as the cabinets, flooring and appliances, as long as possible on our spec homes, but it can take four to six weeks

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Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.

The master suite bathroom of the Oatland model of Van Metre’s spec home has a step-in shower, dual vanity and a separate area for the toilet. for materials to arrive, so sometimes we need to finish a house before it’s purchased,” Davidson said. “But if buyers want something specific, like a porch or a deck, we can bring in our design-build division and remodel the house before they move in.”

Today, spec houses include more of the most desirable features rather than just the basics they did in the past, Goodman said, such as hardwood flooring on the first floor, stainless-steel appliances and tile flooring in the bathrooms.

“Builders run a report to see what the pre-construction buyers are choosing in each neighborhood,” Goodman said. “In one neighborhood, we put in a few too many upgrades, and those houses sat a little longer than we wanted, so for the next spec houses, we backed off a little on the options to make sure we met the price expectations of buyers.”

Builders need to predict what buyers want and how much they will spend on a spec house, rather than setting the base price and letting buyers choose how much they want to increase their budget with various levels of options.

“We work with our design team and design center to choose finishes and fixtures that are the most common choices of buyers,” O’Neal said. “Not only does that mean the house is more likely to be popular now, but that also means the odds are better that the buyers will be able to sell that house more easily in the future.”

For buyers frustrated by a lack of inventory or in a hurry to move before the school year starts, a new job begins or because they have sold their current home, a spec house can meet their needs. Buyers won’t find a bargain, but they could find a place that matches their taste and is move-in ready.

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323 N. Cherry St., Mt. Carmel

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Real Estate Transfers KNOX COUNTY Knox County Auditor, Lee E. Endicott and Angela D. Endicott to Savvy IN LLC, N ½ lots 106 and 107 Town of Edwardsport Knox County Auditor and Larry A. Robinson to Savvy IN LLC, lot 26 South Park 3rd Add, Bicknell Michael J. Sievers to Fox Ridge Development LLC, lots 40 and 41 Fox Ridge Estates Sub, section 1 et al Michael J. Sievers to Fox Ridge Development LLC, lot 10 Green Farms Estates Sub section 1, Vincennes Township et al John Daniel Harrell to Joshua Patterson, pt SE ¼ OT lot 66, Freelandville Katie L. Dewig to Katie L. Westfall, pt UPS 16, T3N, R10W Don Allen Simpson Trustee, Sharon L. Simpson Trustee, Don Allen Simpson Family Trust and Sharon L. Simpson Family Trust to William C. Shick and Angela Shick, pt Don 202, T4N, R9W et al

Michael J. Sievers to Fox Ridge Development LLC, pt survey 28, T2 and 3N, R10W Vincennes Township et al James E. Johnson and Beverly D. Johnson to Jim Johnson Rentals LLC, pt lot 321 in Old Town City of Vincennes et al James E. Johnson and Beverly D. Johnson to Jim Johnson Rentals LLC, lot 154 in Columbia sub City of Vincennes Jim Johnson Rentals LLC to James E. Johnson and Beverly S. Johnson, pt of OT 322 Old Town City of Vincennes William Fox Sr. to Alison Woodsmall, pt W ½ SW ¼ 120x 135 Bicknell Valerie Mitchell and Kenny Mitchell to Melissa Mitchell, pt of Don 106, T3N, R8W et al Herman Hatton and Sondra Hatton to James S. Junkin and Andrea D. Junkin, pt of S ¼ of Don 44, T3N, R9W, et al

Shirley A. Horrall, Tom Horrall, Terry Horrall and Theresa Horrall Emmons to Adrienne L. Gines, Lot 2, BF Wheeler Sub Sub of OTS 14, 15 and 16 in McCord and Bayards sub of lot 16 in Div A of Vincennes Commons Steve Twitty and Erin L. Twitty to Chad Oliver, part lot 79 and 80 Fairview sub, Vincennes Mary Ann Heir Brewer and Terrence Leo Speth, deceased, to James P. Fane and Kimberly K. Fane, pt lot 385 in the Old Town, City of Vincennes Kristi E. Jones and Kristi E. Ritz n/k/a to Kristi E. Ritz, pt Don 185, T4N, R9W, Washington Township et al Kevin Western, co-guardian, Stephanie Western, co-guardian, and Stephen Lynn Traylor Estate to Eugene D. Flaningam, Pt Don 204, T4N, R10W, Second Principal Meridian, Busseron Township Roger J. Jones, Steven J. Jones, Nancee A. Dunkerly and Martha K. Cole to Mouzin Brothers Real Estate LLC, pt Survey 27, T2 and 3N, R10W

Maurice G. Cardinal and Cora M. Cardinal to Maurice G. Cardinal Trust and Maurice G. Cardinal Trust, pt Don 202, T4N, R10W Robert Carnahan and Bradley Carnahan to William E. Carnahan and Dellasue C. Carnahan, lot 53 Herbert J. Bluebaum’s Second Extended Sub, Vincennes Township Perry R. Snyder and Rosalyn A. Snyder to Christopher Johnston, lot 179 Columbia Sub, Vincennes Sherrill Cederlund to Anita Hernandez, pt Don 106 and pt 87, lot 7 Steen Add, Wheatland James D. Anthis Trustee and James E. Anthis Trust to Mary Margaret Anthis Trust, lot 4 Reed Sub, Sub of part of Don 3, T3N, R10W, Vincennes Township et al James D. Anthis Trustee and Mary Margaret Anthis Trust to James D. Anthis, lot 74 Cochran’s Add, Vincennes et al SEE TRANSFERS/PAGE 40

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Walter J. Rinderle to Jonnie Yenne and Debora Yenne, corrective deed, pt SE ¼ NE ¼ sec 8, T5N, R7W, Vigo North Township Justin Franklin Swain to Kevin J. Ritz, pt Don 70, T3N, R9W, Palmyra Township Debora Good f/k/a Debora Yenne to Jonnie Yenne, pt SE ¼ NE sec 8, T5N, R7W, Vigo North Township David Spangle to David Spangle and Linda Spangle, pt NW quarter of the ne quarter section 15, township 4 N, R 8 W, Vigo Township et al Gordon Lee Joslin, Shirley K. Joslin, Shirley K. Joslin Living Trust to Jay D. Joslin and Cendy L. Joslin, pt of Don 153, T4N, R8W et al Terry C. Shepard a/k/a Terry Shepard, Carolyn M. Shepard a/k/a Carolyn Shepard to Terry C. Shepard a/k/a Terry Shepard, Carolyn Shepard a/k/a Carolyn

Sherpard, pt of Don 203, 204 and 193 T4N, R9W et al Julia Ann Boyd, Lillah Mae Dudley Boyd, deceased, and Graden R. Boyd, deceased, to Julia Ann Boyd, lot 110 Oak Hill Add, Bicknell James L. Walters and Susan R. Walters to Julia Ann Boyd, lot 111 Oak Hill Add, Bicknell Carl M. Johnson to Robert L. Evans and Dodie J. Evans, part and portions of lot 455 in Old Town Vincennes Philip E. Thompson, Sue A. Thompson a/k/a Sue Thompson to Sue. A. Thompson Trust and Sue A. Thompson Trust, lot 2 Memering’s Second Sub, Vincennes Becher-Sievers Development, LLC to Sievers and Companies LLC, Part Don 23, T3N, R9W, Vincennes Township et al Knox County Land LLC to T and B Land Company LLC, all that portion of the SW ¼ of SE ¼ of Sec 16 lying north of the White River Knox County Land LLC to Anson Brothers an Indiana Partnership, 2 acres

and 35 rods off the SE corner of the W ½ of NE ¼ of sec 2, T1N, R8W et al David Shelton to Jerry Kohlhouse Jr., pt of UP Sur 8, T3N, R10W et al Smith Rentals to First Christian Church of Vincennes, part lots 131 and 146 Old Town Vincennes Andrew G. Hatfield and Sara L. Hatfield to Candace Swain and Justin Franklin Swain, part Don 116, T3N, R8 and 9W, Knox County Brian D. Bilskie and Bridgett D. Bilskie to Farrell B. Bowers and Taylor Bowers, pt survey 53, T3N, R10W et al Travis Lee Tolliver and Ashley Marie Tolliver to Carly Jean Hatten, lot 24 Memerings Sub, City of Vincennes Quinn M. Greentree and Jennifer L. Greentree to Shawna L. Blagrave and Robert P. Blagrave, lot 10 Reed Sub, pt Don 3, T3N, R10W, City of Vincennes Peggy J. Gardner, Peggy J. Vaughn f/k/a Peggy J. Whitcomb to Harold Max Vaughn, pt of lot 29 in Vincennes Commons Lands Div A et al Donald Raymond McCormick II

and Donald Raymond McCormick to McCormick Properties LLC, pt lot 62 City of Vincennes et al Janice M. Moody to Melinda J. Moody, lot 27 Memering Sub, Vincennes L-B-H Farms LLC and Lawrence E. Hess Jr. to Michael S. Alderton and Jessica R. Alderton, pt survey 12, T2N, R9W, Second Principal Meridian, Johnson Township L-B-H Farms LLC and Lawrence E. Hess Jr. to Alex E. Kixmiller and Lindsey N. Kixmiller, pt survey 12, T2N, R9W, Second Principal Meridian, Johnson Township Edward Fane to James P. Fane and Kimberly K. Fane, pt lot 385 Old Town, City of Vincennes Cheryl Litherland to Kayla M. Musgrave, lot 13 Caldwells Add, Vincennes Thomas G. Joice to Brandon R. Johnson and Katie M. Johnson, pt SE pt frac sec 5, T2N, R10W, Vincennes Township

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Real Estate Transfers Jeffrey A. Jones and Shawn Jones to Quinn M. Greentree and Jennifer L. Greentree, 40 feet off west side lot 6 Mont Clair Terrace Sub, Section III Jeffrey A. Jones and Shawn Jones to Quinn M. Greentree and Jennifer L. Greentree, pt UPS 12, T3N, R10W et al Mary L. Teising to Mark A. Teising, part lots 5 and 6 Elmhurst Sub, Vincennes Jerry L. Like to Andy L. Like and Nichole D. Like, pt of Don 169, 170 in TWP2N, R9W et al Roger E. Davis to M and P Holdings LLC, pt of lot 98 in Div B of the Vincennes Common Lands et al Moose Hunt Rentals LLC to Shane Nardine, lot 3 in King and Bradleys Sub of UP SUR 6 and 7 City of Vincennes Nancy Ramey Co. Trustee, Olin R. Ramey Jr. Trust, and Nancy C. Ramey Trust to Don Allen Family Trust and Sharon L. Simpson Family Trust, pt frac sec 26, T5N, R9W, Widner Township Nancy C. Ramey Life Estate to Don Allen Simpson Family Trust and Sharon

L. Simpson Family Trust, part frac sec 26, T5N, R9W Widner Township Steven Williams and Jessica Williams to Janesa Renae Swartzentruber, lot 1 Gerhard Schmidt’s 2nd Sub, Vincennes James R. Wise and Paula A. Wise to James Brian Wise, part SW ¼ of NE ¼ of sec 16, T5N, R8W et al, Freelandville Bennie Leon Doades and Marilyn Kay Doades to Bennie Leon Doades and Marilyn Kay Doades, lot 8 in Dyer Haven Sub, Vincennes Township et al Knox County Auditor and Kevin Stipp to Stacy D. Allen, lot 8 Reel and Osterhage Add, Edwardsport Heather L. Boger McGuyer to Stormy B. Meadows, pt lot 204 Old Town, City of Vincennes et al Midway Ventures LLC to Dustin Richter, pt UPS 14, T3N, R10W, City of Vincennes Jerald L. Snapp, Deborah J. Snapp, Jeffrey K. Snapp, Scott J. Snapp, Kristi Snapp and Eva A. Snapp to Briana M. Daugherty, pt NW frac ¼ sec 30, T5N, R9W, Busseron Township et al

Jamie Danielle Anthis Bond f/k/a Jamie Danielle Anthis to J and J Farming Company LLC, part ½ of the SW ¼ of sec 10, T5N, R7W, Vigo Township James D. Anthis to Leonard W. Drewes, Mary R. Drewes, Daniel J. Drewes and Morgan M. Drewes, lots 74 and 75 Cochrans Add, City of Vincennes Walter D. Marsh Jr. to Paul E. Moeller, lot 76 Fairview Addition, pt lots 74 and 75 Fairview Sub, City of Vincennes Joe W. Pitman and Marcella S. Pitman to Joe W. Pitman Life Estate, Marcella S. Pitman Life Estate, Joe E. Pitman Trustee, Marcella S. Pitman Trustee and Pitman Family Trust, part of SW ½ of the west ¼ of Don 227, ST2N, R8W Harrison Township Joe W. Pitman and Marcella S. Pitman to Joe W. Pitman and Marcella S. Pitman, part of SW ½ of W ¼ of Don 2227. T2N, R8W Harrison Township Lisa D. Allen to Amanda N. Jackson,

pt lot 2 frac SW ¼ SW sec 8, T5N, R9W, Town of Oaktown et al Phillip K. Wiley to Jeanna R. Payne, lot 22 Brevoorts sub, City of Vincennes JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association to Curtis Kent Williams, pt of Don 184, T3N, R9W et al P and G Rentals LLC to Old Northwest Properties LLC, pt lot 138 Old Town, City of Vincennes Darrell M. Gray and Glenna L. Westfall Gray to Brayton K. Haney, pt Don 3, T3N, R10W et al Knox County Auditor, Joseph Author Geyer, Joseph Daniel Geyer and Jesse Lee Geyer to Jill M. Wilkes, lot 12 Nicholson 1st Add Francis G. Vieck II Trustee and Vieck Family Trust No. 1 to Francis G. Vieck II, part of NW ¼ of frac sec 8, T2N, R10W, Vincennes Township et al Francis G. Vieck II to Lawrence J. Vieck, Elizabeth A. Murray, Karen L. Laue, Victoria K. Vieck and Thomas G. Vieck, part NW ¼ of frac sec 8, T2N, R10W

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Sales Reports GIBSON COUNTY Nathan and Laura Brownell to Jerry Greubel and Nancy Shigley, 1658 East Lincoln Pass, Haubstadt, $41,500.

Jerry and Janet Fowler to Aaron and Sarah Field, 1579 East Autumn Ridge, Haubstadt, $308,500.

Mildred Whitehead to Jeffrey Scott and Dana Kathleen Marlow, 5222 East 1300 South, Evansville, $72,500.

Farney Farms Inc to Kenneth and Gregory Bittner, South 250 East, Haubstadt, $130,000.

Larry and Susan Goebel to Farney Farms Inc., South 250 East, Haubstadt, $122,336.

Horizon Property Holdings Llc to Mary Tennis, 802 East Willow Street, Haubstadt, $130,000.

Tamara Hayes to Farmer, Shirley Ann Revocable Inter Vivos Trust, 505 North Ninth Avenue, Haubstadt, $125,000.

Country Ayre Inc to Hofman Enterprises Inc, 845 South Ninth Avenue, Haubstadt, $265,000.

Quentin Hornby to Jacob Ruedlinger, 413 South Bradley Drive, Haubstadt, $158,000.

Janet Campbell to Mark, Jennifer, Nicholas and Laura Bender, 1200 South, Haubstadt, $225,000.

James Boren to Mark, Jennifer, Nicholas and Laura Bender, 1200 South, Haubstadt, $225,000.

Stephen Calvert to Mark, Jennifer, Nicholas and Laura Bender, 1200 South, Haubstadt, $450,000.

Kelly Korff To Kenneth And Cynthia Maasberg, 1200 South 650 West, Haubstadt, $288,000.

Mathew and Hollie Ambrose to Matthew and TiffanyGranderson, 12680 South Scottsdale Drive, Haubstadt, $480,000.

Henry and Terri Zunk to Jonathan and Laurie Ziliak, off South Scottsdale Drive, Haubstadt, $57,800.

Gwendolyn Siekman to Tyler Siekman, 8437 East 900 South, Buckskin, $68,000.

American Land Holdings of Indiana LLC to Doris Kempa, 1100 East Mackey, $90,000.

Jeffrey, Clint and Timothy Bottoms to Robert Tepe, 10642 East 700 South, Oakland City, $185,000.

Schoonover Hog Farm Inc to Schurmeier Farms Inc, 7538 East 600 South, Mackey, $214,000.

Bobby Von Jr. and Samantha McGowan to Nick Helsley, 5113 South LINCOLN Street, Somerville, $42,000.

CAC Development Company Llc to Robert Greene, 4042 East White Oak Lane, Haubstadt, $915,000.

Andrew and Elizabeth Elpers to George and Theresa Meny, 309 North Main Street, Haubstadt, $8,000.

Rachel Kell to Jeramie and Candi Ott, 196 East 780 South, Fort Branch, $219,900.

Anita Waldroup to Alit and Florent Saliju, 306 South Eastview Street, Fort Branch, $87,261.

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Development to Stacy and Kendra Emmons, 503 South Lincoln Street, Fort Branch, $52,510.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company to Loredana Curry, 206 North Walters Street, Fort Branch, $56,000.

Tim and Rachel Lin to Cory Allen and Melissa Ann Shanks, 607 East Sinclair, Fort Branch, $110,000.

Jay Foster to Korey Lamb, 307 East Ulen Street, Fort Branch, $99,000.

Matthew and Rosandrea Tooley to Shalonda Maree and John Lawrence Perkins Newcomb, 913 Mohawk Drive, Fort Branch, $360,000.

Signpost Inc to Fujimo Properties Llc, 1189 East State Road 168, Fort Branch, $121,375.

Susan Thornton and Nancy E Huff to Timothy, Stephanie, Rick and Jill Kruse, South 400 East, Fort Branch, $122,000.

Verturia Quiggins to Derick and Thalita Wingerter, 205 West 600 South, Fort Branch, $103,900.

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Sales Reports Tim Kruse, South 250 East, Fort Branch, $166,500.

Jason and Lynn Spindler to Jordan and Jordyn Hicks, 117 South West Street, Haubstadt, $220,000.

SPM Development Inc to Ben Michel III, 800 West Elm Street, Haubstadt, $229,900.

Mark and Jennifer Lush to Aaron and Jessica Neufelder, 1316 West Chukar Hollow, Haubstadt, $204,900.

Robert and Marie Friedman Trust to Thomas and Loris Helfrich, 2886 West 950 South, Fort Branch, $829,430.

Charles Lewis to Steven and Darla Lewis, 305 West Strain Street, Fort Branch, $59,000.

Atkins Properties Llc to Daniel Smith, 107 North Mccreary Street, Fort Branch, $41,500.

Mark and Amy Kissel to Elliot Jacob Matheis, 104 East Vine Street, Fort Branch, $83,000.

Debra Yancey, Carol Rice and Rebecca Graves to Michael Deutsch,

200 East Strain Street, Fort Branch, $40,000.

Chase Hidbrader and Alexa Will to Ryan and Stephanie Resenbeck, 300 North Main Street, Fort Branch, $160,000.

Betty Altheide and Kathy Hobbs to Elizabeth Hirsch Revocable Trust, South 225 West, Princeton, $856,704.

Keith Mulvaney to Melvin and Penny Viner, 8474 South State Road 165, Owensville, $41,269.

Robert and Peggy Riley to David Evans, 305 South Mill Street, Owensville, $43,000.

Joseph Lamey to Ryan East, 309 West Montgomery Street, Owensville, $75,000.

S&G Enterprise Inc to David And Barbara Doughty, 406 West Brummitt Street, Owensville, $25,000.

Nathan and Kara Spalding to Amanda Woodward and Joshua Manning, 202 West Brummitt Street, Owensville, $110,000.

Darin Dewig to Corey Godwin, 5730 South 950 West, Owensville, $249,000.

Damon and Melissa Blackburn to Brad and Heather Garris, 9130 West State Road 165, Owensville, $171,900.

Estate of Anieta Almon to Albert Vincent and Ashley Price, 9125 West State Road 165, Owensville, $155,000.

Jeremy Robb and Jennifer Payne to Adam and Annie Dilbeck, 9177 West 450 South, Owensville, $156,500.

Kimberly (Richeson) Robling to Sean and Scott Trader, 334 South Jackson Street, Oakland City, $56,860.

Vinod Gupta to Crystal Smith, 428 North Lincoln Street, Oakland City, $30,000.

Joshua and Mandy Conder to Kelly Besing, 331 South Mulberry Street, Oakland City, $5,000.

Eagle LLC to Frankiln and Patricia Burkhart, 511 South Franklin Street, Oakland City, $60,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Lincoln Heights Llc, 530

West Division Street, Oakland City, $20,000.

LLDD Properties LLC to Samantha Maikranz and Mark Weightman, 914 North Polk Drive, Oakland City, $79,500.

Ellis Estates Llc to John Dellinger, 519 North Madison Street, Oakland City, $58,000.

MSJ Enterprises LLC to Timothy Hadlock, 223 West Cherry Street, Oakland City, $67,900.

Vinod Gupta to William and Debra Woods, 1061 North State Road 57, Oakland City, $25,000.

Steven and Linda Miller to Ethan and Shadoe Ireland, South 850 East, Oakland City, $210,330.

Kevin and Jamie Whitehead to Kirk and Melissa Lehman, 8453 East 450 South, Oakland City, $390,000.

Eagle Limited Liability Company to Brandon and Keely Hunt, South Whispering Hills Road, Oakland City, $6,500.

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Daniel Deen, Beverly Richardson and Gynith Cope to Michael and Sara Freudenberg, off South Whispering Hills Road, Oakland City, $52500.

Gary and Patsy Brown to Mark and Michelle Schraner, 2254 South 750 East, Francisco, $188,500.

Castlerock 2017 Llc to Shane Bennett, 310 East Vine Street, Francisco, $14,500.

WABASH COUNTY Carolyn F Connors and Gerald R Hocking POA to Kirk A Dougherty, WD, Carriage Hills or White’s Sub Lot 37 White’s Sub Consideration, $110,000.

Heather Walston to Caleb Macer, WD, Part of the SW Quarter, PT NW SW, Consideration, $86,000.

Robert L Lewis III to Stephen C Acord and Mariette Acord, Part of the

NE Quarter, PT Lot 4 NE, Consideration, $5,000.

D & R Rentals LLC to Heather Renee Walston, Oressa Heights, Lot 45 & PT 46 Oressa Heights Add, Consideration, $87,000.

Larry L Vickers, Evelyn M Vickers, Tamara K Hyatt, and Tamara K Vickers to Tony R Vickers and Janis L Vickers, Part of the NE Quarter, PT NE, Consideration, $163,500.

Danny Deisher to Eric L Fiffin and Sandra K Giffin, Chipman’s Lot 17, Sublot 17 Chipman’s Sub, Mt Carmel Outlots or Blocks Lot 212, Sublot 17 Chipman’s Sub, Consideration, $72,500.

Thomas C Rafferty and Diane L Rafferty to D & R Rentals, Wolf’s Lot 2, Lot 8 of Block 2 Wolf’s Sub, Consideration, $61,500.

Timothy R Hocking and Theresa J Hocking to Philip R Hocking and Lauren A Hocking, Part of the NW Quarter, PT W/2 NW, Consideration, $35,000.

Kieffer Land Trust #1 to Jeffrey A Small

and Cynthia S Small, Chestnut Point Lot 43, Lot 43 Chesnut Point, Mesa Lake, Consideration, $4,000.

Kieffer Land Trust #1 to Guy Alspach and Donna Sue Alspach, Chestnut Point Lot 42, Lot 42 Chestnut Point, Mesa Lake.

Kieffer Land Trust #1 to Michael L Lewis and Brittany A Lewis, Chestnut Point Lot 46, Lot 46 Chestnut Point, Mesa Lake.

Kieffer Land Trust #1 to James Stevens and Clayton Stevens, Chestnut Point Lot 44, Lot 44 Chestnut Point, Mesa Lake.

Kieffer Land Trust #1 to Rian P Waterbury and Karen M Watercury, Chestnut Point Lot 41, Lot 41 Chestnut Point, Mesa Lake.

John Henson and Melissa Henson to John Robert Woods Trust, Part of the NE Quarter, E/2 S/2 NW NE, Consideration, $45,000.

Michelle M Wiseman Michelle M Silvernale, and Glen Wiseman to Jamie R Thomason and Heather Thomason, Mt Carmel Inlots Lot 381, N/2 N/2 Inlot 381,

Consideration, $25,600.

Thomas M Keneipp to Karla M Schrader, Mt Carmel Outlots or Blocks Lot 233, PT Sublots 13 & 14 of Outlot 233, Consideration, $64,950.

Mary C Peach to Mike Baumgart and Shelia Baumgart, Wolf’s Lot 3, Lot 6 & E/2 7 of Block 3 Wolf’s Sub, Consideration, $96,500.

Richard H Perry Jr to Brian E Bump and Jennifer A Bump, Part of the WH Quarter, PT E/2 W/2, Consideration, $82,500.

Nantucket Properties LLC to Boyd A Chamberlin and Carrisa D Chamberlin, Mt Carmel Inlots Lot 438, PT Inlot 438, Mt Carmel Inlots Lot 440, PT Inlot 440.

Stephen H Case and Pamela G Case to Robert F Cusick and Connie M Cusick, Part of the NW Quarter, PT SW NW Consideration, $70,000.

DLB Rentals LLC to Michael T Hocking, Mt Carmel Outlots Lots 200-205, Mt Carmel Inlots Lots 83, 21, 23, Ridgeway Sublot Lot 11 & 13, Parkinson & Mahon Sublot Lots 8, 10, and 12.

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Make moving much less difficult CONTRIBUTED CONTENT

It should come as no surprise that spring kicks off one of the busiest times of year in the housing market. Warm weather makes it more comfortable to see and display homes, leading to more listings and open houses.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average person in the United States changes residences more than 11 times in his or her lifetime. With each move, the process of moving may become more familiar. But even the most practiced nomad can find moving to be an over whelming experience.

Those on the cusp of moving and ner vous about packing up and leaving can employ a few tricks to make moving much easier.

RESEARCH AREAS CAREFULLY Buyers are advised to do their research when seeking new towns or cities to call home. There are many factors to consider, including school district ratings, proximity to shopping, distance from work/ commute times, availability of transportation, climate, and crime ratings.

Before falling in love with a par ticular home,

potential buyers can visit the area in which the home is located during a typical weekday to get a feel for the atmosphere. Check out shopping centers, observe the residents and drive by the schools and businesses. This can help paint an accurate picture that may or may not differ from that depicted in the real estate listing.

STACK THE DECK Working with qualified professionals who have gone through the moving process before can make for easier work for buyers and sellers. Ask for recommendations regarding real estate companies, real estate attorneys, home inspectors, insurance agents, and all of the other people who will assist with buying, selling and moving. Carefully vet these professionals, relying on third-party reviews as well as any information provided by the Better Business Bureau.

SECURE TEMPORARY STORAGE It can help to put some belongings into a storage center prior to moving, and then gradually take items from the storage unit to your new home. This will free up space to make repairs to your new home and give you time to figure out decorating schemes while

ensuring clutter won’t get in the way of renovation projects. New homeowners also can take their time sorting through boxes and getting rid of items they may not need in their new homes.

GET ESTIMATES AND VERIFY LICENSING The BBB advises consumers to verify all licensing for movers. Solicit at least three in-home estimates and get those figures in writing. Confirm insurance coverage for the company chosen, and be sure to have all agreed upon information spelled out explicitly in a written contract. Red flags to consider include movers who don’t make on-site inspections for estimates and those who demand payment in advance before the move.

HAVE A FIRST-WEEK SURVIVAL KIT New homeowners can pick up takeout restaurant menus and premade grocer y store meals. In addition, stock up on staples such as paper plates, toilet tissue, light bulbs, and cleaning supplies in advance of the move so you won’t have to unpack everything at mealtime or when you want to clean after arriving at your new home.

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