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EREAL ESTATESATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013 THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

INDEX

Barry Stone 4EPermits 7E, 8E

HOUSE PLAN

EastlakeViewing this planfrom the front, youmight think that it’sfairly small. You’d bewrong.PAGE 4E

LISTING OF THE WEEK

BungalowThe Listing of the week is atwo-story Craftsmanbungalow with basement inOklahoma City’s historicMesta Park neighborhood.

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‘OFF-MARKET’LISTINGSSURGINGPocket listings —private, “off-market”listings, often ofshort duration — aresurging, with houseskept off the localmultiple listing ser-vice, because ofhistorically low in-ventories of homesfor sale.

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KennethHarney

THE NATION’S HOUSING

With real estate values on therebound and competition intensi-fying among homebuyers seekingto live in neighborhoods with top-rated schools, those with youngchildren are finding it tough tosnag an affordable home thatmeets their kids’ educationalneeds.

“The bidding wars have startedin neighborhoods with strongpublic schools,” said Fred Meyer, areal estate broker who sells prop-erty near Harvard University,where parents are hyper-focusedon quality education.

Meyer, who’s been in real estatesince 1964, has counseled familybuyers through many market cy-cles.

“Schools should trump everyother consideration when you’rebuying a family home. That’s be-cause the world is a lot more com-petitive now. In the old days, youcould make a living without a goodeducation. That’s not true any-more,” he said.

Dorcas Helfant, a realty compa-ny owner and past president of theNational Association of Realtors(www.realtor.org), said home-buyers with kids must set priori-

ties when choosing a property.She said it’s better for home-

buyers with young children to se-lect a community that’s reasona-bly close to their jobs, even if thatmeans accepting a smaller or olderhome than they could afford in anoutlying area.

Here are a few pointers forhomebuyers with young kids:

I Look beyond test scoreswhen comparing schools.

With students now subjected toan increasing number of standar-dized tests, most public schoolsystems now post their scores on-line. That makes it relatively easyto compare schools based on sta-tistics.

But William Bainbridge, presi-dent of the SchoolMatch Institute(www.schoolmatch.com), whichhelps parents select schools, said

test scores alone don’t tell thewhole story. Besides checkingscores, he urges parents to visitschools and pose questions toteachers and administrators. Thatway, they’ll get a gut feel for theatmosphere at each school andwhether its internal culture sup-ports and encourages its students.

I Decide whether a big yard isimportant to you.

“Pets are a huge deal, and lots ofpeople want a big yard for a dog.Family gardening is back. Andsome suburban folks are even rais-ing chickens in their backyards forthe fresh eggs,” Helfant said.

But Helfant advises home-buyers with kids to think throughthe implications of owning aproperty with a big yard. If you’repart of a dual-income family, willyou have ample time to tend yourproperty, or to supervise the land-scaping crews who do? And howmuch time will your kids have tofrolic in the backyard?

I Find a floor plan that func-tions well for your family.

“Nowadays, people don’t live asformally as past generations. Infact, many people who have ahouse with big dining and living

rooms are re-purposing thesespaces into home offices or play-rooms,” Helfant said.

What works for many familieswith young children is a full-sizedkitchen that flows directly into alarge family room or den. For fam-ilies with two working parents, theadvantage of this floor plan is thatit encourages everyone to spendmore time together. For example,the kids can do homework in theden, near parents cooking in thekitchen.

I Seek a home with as manybedrooms as you can afford.

Newly constructed houses withlots of square footage typicallyfeature spacious master bedroomsuites. Secondary bedrooms, de-signed for children or guests, arealso large, often with their ownwalk-in closets.

But it’s more critical for familiesto have a sufficient number ofbedrooms than to have very largebedrooms and an opulent mastersuite, said Meyer, a seasoned realestate appraiser as well as broker.

To contact Ellen James Martin, email her [email protected].

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Buying home that’s right for your familyEllenJamesMartin

SMARTMOVES

In the time it took DanaGaliga and Teresa Pope toenvision, manage and pro-duce the 2013 SymphonyShow House event, theycould just about have builtthe three houses fromscratch.

Galiga and Pope servethis year as co-chairmenof the Oklahoma City Or-chestra League’s annualevent, dubbed “The Trio atThe Abbey” at The Abbeyin Fairview Farm. Thefundraiser opened lastweekend and continueswith the homes open dailythrough May 19.

The homes are openfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Mondays to Fridays andnoon to 5 p.m. Sundays.Tickets are $15 at the dooras well as numerous retail-ers. See www.symphonyshowhouse.com/.

The Symphony ShowHouse, in its 40th year, is amajor fundraiser for theOklahoma City Philhar-monic, with a goal thisyear of raising $200,000,Galiga said.

With more than 11,000square feet to fill in threenew homes — that’s 72 in-door and outdoor spaces,custom designed by 38 de-signers — where did Popeand Galiga start?

At the end of the 2012Symphony Show House.Plans for the next showhouse start “pretty muchthe day after” an eventcloses, said Cindy Raby,Orchestra League presi-dent.

At first the job seemsimpossible, Pope said,“Then you just do whatneeds to be done.”

The pair agreed that ithad been a year of late-night consultations — andthat they were grateful forunlimited texting plans.

If there was ever a blue-print for tackling the showhouse, Galiga and Popehad to redraw it when theboard was approached by

developer Mark Gautreauxwith an offer of not one,not two, but three showhouses.

Galiga said they knewright away the triple homeplan would be a hit.

It also meant triple thepossibilities for privateevents such as eveningparties to weddings, she

Triple home plan offers varietyTOUR | OKLAHOMA CITY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE FUNDRAISER EXPANDS WITH ‘THE TRIO AT THE ABBEY’

Developer Mark Gautreaux and homebuilder Mark Dale partnered to develop and build houses in The Abbey atFairview Farm, including this one at 1501 NW 158 and two others being presented in the annual SymphonyShow House fundraiser for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and music education.

PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

BY TIM FALLFor The [email protected]

Dana Galiga, left, and Teresa Pope, co-chairmen, are shown in the living room of1501 NW 158, one three new houses in this year’s Symphony Show House fund-raiser by the Oklahoma City Orchestra Leauge.SEE TRIO, PAGE 2E

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said.The three custom

homes that make up “TheTrio at The Abbey” in-clude the Traditional, a4,208-square-foot, two-story home at 1401NW 158;the Contemporary, a4,590-square-foot homewith a large finished base-ment at 1501 NW 158; andthe Italian, the smallest ofthe three at 2,646 squarefeet, at 15820 Chapel RidgeLane.

The Italian home has astone exterior and an inte-rior featuring exposed,carved wood ceiling beamsand hand-scraped floorplanks that gives the placethe feel of a Mediterraneancottage. Gautreaux de-scribed it as “all the qualitywe can deliver” at a moremanageable scale.

The home welcomesvisitors first into its SalottoComodo — “cozy livingroom” — an inviting den orlibrary just inside the frontdoor where J. Mark Taylorof Traditions Fine Furni-ture & Design has sur-rounded the stone fire-place with plush armchairsand a rustic sofa accentedwith soft lighting andsoothing, earth tone col-ors.

The kitchen, describedas “Tuscan” by designerKat Daggs of Bob MillsFurniture, incorporatesappliances and work-spaces to suit the profes-sional chef along with acozy island bar for diningor conversation.

The home flows unob-

structed from kitchen toliving room under a 20-foot vaulted ceiling. Daggsextended the rustic andcasual look of the kitcheninto this family area, fea-turing a leather sofa withbright silk pillows and ironlamps.

The master suite, withits “Renaissance Retreat”bedroom and “BellisimoBath” has been realizedwith old world charm andstyle by Crystal Carte ofCarte’s Interiors.

Full-length draperiesand intricate bedding,along with antique fur-nishings, give the bedrooma European feel.

The master bath, whichalso features antique ele-ments along with luxuri-ous touches — from Tra-vertine floor covering thatextends to the shower andthe tub surround — earnsits “bellisimo” tag.

Even for a downsizing

homeowner, the Italianhome offers ample andluxurious space for guestsin a suite designed by Su-san Tiffin Interiors tomaximize comfort and re-laxation in a smaller space.

Tiffin’s guest bath ex-tends the feel of the adja-cent bedroom and in-cludes warming fabricsand textures combinedwith antique accessories.

Across the garden and a

quiet lane from the Italianhome, the Traditionalhome includes The Bou-tique at The Abbey, offer-ing carefully chosen gifts,home decor and jewelryitems.

Next door, the Contem-porary home features TheAbbey Cafe, where lunchis served from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. daily and noon to2:30 p.m. Sunday

The entry is seen from the balcony at 1401 NW 158, one of three new homes in the Symphony Show Housefundraiser, which continues through May 19. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN

Landscaping adds character to the home at 15820 Chapel Ridge Road.

Trio: Fundraiser runs to May 19FROM PAGE 1E

Floor-to-ceiling built-ins make great use of verticalspace in this closet at 1501 NW 158 in The Abbey atFairview Farm.

Lofty ceilings add volume to this living area in thehome at 15820 Chapel Ridge Road.

The kitchen of the Contemporary, the home at 1501 NW 158, one of three in thefundaiser for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and music education.

This view shows a dining area at 1401 NW 158, theTraditional home in the Symphony Show House event.

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competitive markets saypocket listings are becom-ing a significant factor inthe business.

Bill Podley, broker-owner of Podley Proper-ties, a Pasadena, Calif.-based firm that specializesin middle- and high-endcommunities, said he hasheard estimates that ashigh as one-third of luxuryand upper-cost homesselling in northeast LosAngeles County now in-volve pocket listings.

David Howell, executivevice president of McE-nearney Associates Inc., alarge brokerage in theWashington, D.C., area,said he heard a recent esti-mate that such listingsmay now run as high as 20percent nationally.

Glenn Kelman, CEO ofRedfin, an online real es-tate firm, said, “We areseeing more pocket list-ings across the U.S. InBoston and Los Angeles,we also see listing agentsrefuse to allow any show-

WASHINGTON — How hotis hot when it comes tohousing markets acrossthe country right now?Crazy hot: Some housessell within days, some-times within hours, of list-ing.

Then there are thegrowing numbers that selleven before they formallyhit the market — soldthrough a controversialtechnique as “pocket list-ings.”

What’s a pocket listing?Essentially it’s a private,“off-market” listing, oftenof short duration. Insteadof putting the house on thelocal multiple listing ser-vice, which exposes it to avast number of shoppersand agents via real estatewebsites, agents restrictaccess to informationabout the house to theirown buyer clients or col-leagues in the same bro-kerage, hoping for a quick,full-price sale.

Pocket listings are surg-ing, real estate experts say,because of historically lowinventories of homes forsale in major metropolitanareas, along with strongbuyer demand and lowmortgage rates. This com-bination has made controlof upcoming new listings apowerful, highly profitableasset for agents in the mostcompetitive markets.

If agents can sell theiroff-market listing to abuyer-client they bring inon their own, they can col-lect both sides of the com-mission rather than split-ting it with another agent.If they can sell it throughcolleagues in their ownfirm — even at a slight dis-count to regular commis-sion rates — the full com-mission remains inside thebrokerage.

Though no organizationor research firm publishesstatistics on the subject,top brokers in some highly

ings of the home until theweekend open house.”

Real estate executivessuch as Podley, Howell andKelman are all critical ofpocket listings. They arguethat by restricting accessto information abouthomes available for sale torelatively small numbers ofpotential buyers, agentswho engage in the practiceare not fulfilling their coreduties to their seller clientsand not obtaining thehighest possible prices.

Podley cited the exam-ple of a house he recentlysold. Because it was put onthe multiple listing ser-vice, it drew 300 visitorsand 50 offers within fivedays, and it sold for morethan 40 percent above theasking price.

Some agents, however,argue that there is a goodcase for keeping thingsprivate: Sellers may notwant hundreds of strang-ers tramping through theirhomes. Others just want toget the transaction donequickly at an agreeableprice — not a bonanza —and don’t see the need forInternet exposure. Stillothers argue that largebrokerages that are promi-nent in the upper bracketsof their local markets haveagents who know hun-

dreds of potentially inter-ested buyers.

Tom Heatherman, com-munications director forMichael Saunders & Co., aSarasota, Fla., brokeragewith 600 agents, said hisfirm conducts weekly“caravans” for its agents toview homes not yet on themultiple listing service butscheduled for listing by thecompany later in the week.

In this spring’s atmo-sphere of “feverish” buyerdemand, he said, thefirm’s agents often are ableto sell these houses “be-fore they even make it tothe market.” Heathermansaid the company’s abilityto market first to its ownlarge pool of agents is a keyreason why sellers choosethem.

Bottom line: If you arethinking about selling, beaware that pocket listingsrestrict the audience foryour property, and possi-bly your maximum price.If that’s fine with you, andyou understand the poten-tial conflicts of interestwhen brokerages representboth the seller and thebuyer in a real estate trans-action, then go for it.

Ken Harney’s email address [email protected].

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THE NATION’S HOUSING

‘Pocket listings’ on the rise

The Miller in MayHome Tour will befrom 10 a.m. to 4p.m. May 18 withsome newcomers aswell as old hands atshowing off the his-toric Miller neigh-borhood’s homes tothe public.

“Even though a few ofthe homes that will be ondisplay for this year’s Mill-er home tour have beenfeatured on previous tours,the current homeownerswill experience the gratifi-cation of sharing theirhome with those in at-tendance for the firsttime,” said Miller residentand tour organizer MikeStuart.

“Miller residents whohave opened their homesduring tours of years pastare the first to share howmuch they enjoyed the in-teraction with tour attend-ees and admit their senseof pride was reinforced bythe steady stream of com-pliments from visitors,”Stuart said. “Many sharestories about meetingpeople who may have vis-ited their home decadesago, even 50 years earlier.It certainly sheds a newlight on the character andhistory of Miller homes.”

Good neighborhoodstake good neighbors andvolunteers, he said.

“Miller is no exception,and the annual home tourprovides yet another ex-ample of how key volun-teers are to the vitality ofan inner-city neighbor-hood,” Stuart said.“Homeowners and rentersalike offer to open theirhomes for our annualhome tour, which is criti-cal to the financial stabilityof Miller. In fact, the Millerin May Home Tour is thebiggest fundraising effortwe host. Without the ge-nerosity and graciousnessof these homeowners, wecould not accomplish allthe projects achieved everyyear.”

And it takes more thanwilling homeowners to or-ganize the tour, he said.

Committee members whoprepare for the event arevolunteers. Other volun-teers on tour day includeticket takers, hosts, guidesand others.

Stuart said Bruce Hall,tour co-chairman andMiller Neighborhood As-sociation vice president, isa good example of the im-pact a volunteer can make.Hall was selected as theNeighborhood AllianceGood Neighbor of the Yearin November for his ongo-ing dedication to the bet-terment of the neighbor-hood and its residents.

Stops on the tour are:I Ron Gottschalk’s

home at 2700 NW 16.I Brent Forget’s home

and garden at 2732 NW 15.I Jeff James’ home and

garden at 2720 NW 13.I Douglas and Allison

Archambo’s home at 2626NW 12.

I Murray and GayleneKing’s garden at 2601 NW13.

I Hospitality stop willbe at Francine Dix andMike Brittain’s home at2700 NW 14.

Tickets are $10 per per-son and can be purchasedat 23rd Street AntiqueMall, 3023 NW 23; An-tique Avenue Market, 5219N Western Ave.; GardenGate Antiques, 1307 N MayAve.; or any of the homeson the day of the tour.

Mike Stuart Bruce Hall

Historic Millerneighborhood tourset for May 18FROM STAFF REPORTS

WASHINGTON — Pendinghome sales increased inMarch and remainedabove year-ago levels, butcontract activity in recentmonths showed onlymodest movement, ac-cording to the NationalAssociation of Realtors.

The Pending HomeSales Index, a forward-looking indicator based oncontract signings, rose 1.5percent to 105.7 in Marchfrom a downwardly re-vised 104.1 in February,and was 7 percent aboveMarch 2012 when it was98.8. Pending sales havebeen above year-ago levelsfor the past 23 months; thedata reflect contracts butnot closings.

Lawrence Yun, the Re-altors’ chief economist,said the market appears tobe leveling off.

“Contract activity hasbeen in a narrow range inrecent months, not from apause in demand but be-cause of limited supply.Little movement is expect-ed in near-term sales clos-ings, but they should edgeup modestly as the yearprogresses,” he said.

Total existing-homesales are projected to in-crease 6.5 to 7 percent over2012 to nearly 5 millionsales this year, while themedian existing-homeprice is forecast to riseabout 7.5 percent.

SOURCE: NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONOF REALTORS.

MarchpendingsalesimproveFROM WIRE REPORTS


DEAR BARRY: I am a real es-tate broker and am trying to re-solve a difference of opinion be-tween my plumber and my fa-vorite home inspector. The in-spector routinely cites waterheaters that are installed withouta drain pan, especially when thewater heater is on a raised plat-form in a garage. He says a panwill prevent water damage ifthere is a leak. The plumber saysthere is no code requirement fora pan. Who is right, the home in-spector or the plumber?

LeilaDEAR LEILA: Your question

raises two separate issues. Thefirst involves the plumbing code— whether or not the code ac-tually requires a drain pan undera water heater. The second issueis the wording in the home in-

spection report. Did the inspec-tor say that a drain pan is re-quired by code or merely that apan is advised to prevent waterdamage?

First, let’s look at the UniformPlumbing Code (UPC). Accord-ing to UPC Section #510.7:“When a water heater is locatedin an attic or a furred spacewhere damage may result from aleaking water heater, a water-tight pan of corrosion resistantmaterials shall be installed be-neath the water heater with aminimum three-quarter inch di-ameter drain to an approved lo-cation.”

This requirement names twosituations where a drain pan isrequired under a water heater.The first in when the fixture isinstalled in an attic. Why a per-

son would install a heavy waterheater in an attic is a challenge tocommon sense, but that is notrelevant to this discussion. Thesecond and more pertinent sit-uation is when a water heater isinstalled in “a furred spacewhere damage may result from aleaking water heater.”

A “furred space” is a wall,ceiling, or floor surface that hasbeen extended with additionalconstruction material. An exam-ple of a furred space is a raised

platform in a garage, on which awater heater is installed. When awater heater leaks onto the woodand drywall of the platform,moisture damage is likely to oc-cur. To prevent such damage, adrain pan with a ¾-inch drain-pipe is required by code.

Most home inspectors do notspecifically cite building codes intheir reports. Instead, they dis-close conditions that are defec-tive, unsafe, or that pose poten-tial problems. Regardless ofwhether your home inspectormentioned the plumbing code,the recommendation for a drainpan under the water heater wasvalid, and the plumber should bemade aware of section #510.7 ofthe code.

Aside from code require-ments, it is hard to understand

why a plumber who is installing awater heater would choose not toinclude a $10 pan under the fix-ture. Sooner or later, nearly everywater heater ends up leaking. Adrain pan, known in the trade asa “smitty pan,” is cheap insur-ance when you consider thecosts of repairing and replacingdamaged building materials, notto mention the potential conse-quences of mold infection.

Instead of debating what is orisn’t required by code, plumbersshould recommend smitty pansto all of their water heater cus-tomers and should agree withhome inspectors who recom-mend drain pans.

To write to Barry Stone, visit him on the web atwww.housedetective.com.

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INSPECTOR’S IN THEHOUSE

Plumber disagrees with home inspector

Viewing the Eastlakefrom the front, you mightthink it fairly small. You’dbe wrong. While this two-story townhouse is a mere21 feet wide, it extends afull 89 feet back to the rearof the two-car garage.

Artisan corner detailinghighlights the crisp co-lumns that flank the loftyentry portico. A matchingthird column anchors thefar side of the railed frontporch.

Entering on the right,you step into a foyer thatleads into the living room.Stairs to the upper levelangle up the left side. It’salso possible to enter thehouse through a set ofatrium doors on the right.These lead into a room thatcould be a study, but is alsoin an ideal location for ahome office. Clients couldenter here without dis-turbing the rest of thefamily.

In the central living area,a rectangular work islandrimmed by a flush eatingbar marks the boundarybetween the wide openliving room and the L-shaped kitchen. Flamesdancing in the fireplacecan be enjoyed from thekitchen, living room anddining area.

An atrium door in thedining area leads out onto apartially covered patio,ideal for outdoor dining.Inside, glass lines most of apassageway with a patioview, as it runs from thedining area to a good-sizedutility room. This roomcomes complete with cab-

inets, a folding counter,storage shelves, and directaccess to the garage.

Amenities in the own-ers’ suite include a roomywalk-in closet, plus a large

bathroom with a dual van-ity and a fully enclosedshower and toilet. Twomore bedrooms and abathroom are upstairs.

A review plan of the Eastlake 30-869,including floor plans, elevations, sectionand artist’s conception, can bepurchased for $25 by phone, mail oronline. Add $5 for shipping and handling.Associated Designs, 1100 Jacobs Drive,Eugene, OR, 97402. www.associateddesigns.com. (800) 634-0123.

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Eastlake is bigger than it looks

Hope White seldom hasnew customers, which mightsound odd for someonenamed as Realtor of the Year.

But it’s because of long-standing relationships withhomebuyers she’s done busi-ness with time and again overthe years.

“I enjoy marketing andmeeting new people, yet 94percent of my businesscomes from repeats and referrals,” said White, an agentwith ERA Courtyard Real Estate in Oklahoma City. Shewas honored as Realtor of the Year in 2012 by the Okla-homa Association of Realtors.

White said she makes it her practice to focus on servicerather than selling. That’s why her relationships with herclients continue long after closing papers have beensigned.

She has been a member of the state Realtors group for33 years. She was president of the association in 2011, is apast president of Oklahoma’s Certified Residential Spe-cialists chapter, is a member of the board of directors forthe National Association of Realtors was named Realtorof the Year by the Oklahoma City Metro Association ofRealtors in 2006.

“Hope deserved to win this year’s award because shedoesn’t view real estate simply as her job, but as a way toconnect with people in her community and make a dif-ference in their lives,” said Joe Pryor, president of theOklahoma Association of Realtors and an agent withRedbud Realty & Associates in Edmond. “We are lucky tohave Realtors like her in our state.”

White’s focus on serving others causes her to look be-yond the needs of her clients and into the needs of hercommunity.

She often encourages young Realtors to get involvedwith committees as a way to give back. During her 2011Oklahoma Association of Realtors presidency, she insti-tuted Quality of Life in Oklahoma, a public awarenesscampaign that illustrates how Realtors make a positiveimpact on their communities outside their career.

Many Realtors volunteer in their communities. White,for example, will work on six to eight Central OklahomaHabitat for Humanity homes in the next year.

“Without volunteers like Hope, we would not be ableto carry out our mission of providing affordable housingfor hardworking, limited-income families in centralOklahoma,” said Ann Felton Gilliland, chairman andCEO of Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity.

White also takes her passion for her work to the stepsof the state Capitol, advocating for legislation of interestto Realtors and homeowners.

“For me, real estate is all about looking out for the bestinterests of homeowners in Oklahoma, from first-timebuyers to seniors,” she said.

Realtor of Yearfocuses on servicerather than sellingFROM STAFF REPORTS

Hope White

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A fewyears ago, “shabby chic”home decor took the worldby storm. Worn or repur-posed antiques with justthe right amount of rustare visually interestingpieces that can add homeycharm to any room.

Most home interiorstores sell brand-new fur-niture and decorationsmade to look intentionallydistressed, much likeclothing stores sell newjeans that already haveholes. But how much sensedoes it make to purchasenew items that look oldwhen you can achieve theshabby chic look on yourown using thrift store bar-gains?

Jackie Butler, owner ofthe Chic Boutique in St.Joseph, has more than 20years of interior decoratingexperience. She has de-signed her own home toresemble a fully stockedhome decor store, but shehas done it on a budget. Afrequenter of thrift stores,antique malls and fleamarkets, this self-pro-claimed “junker” findspleasure and pride in buy-ing old items to give themnew life.

“I put my own spin onthings. … Everybody cango to a thrift store and buysomething and bring ithome and put your ownpersonal style in it and re-purpose it. People don’thave to go spend lots ofmoney,” Butler said.

Some of her favoritepieces to decorate with areold instruments, camerasand screen doors. Shemixes and matches furni-ture, saying she has neveronce had a dining room ta-ble with all the samechairs.

She likes to stack upsuitcases to use as side ta-bles or display pieces, andshe hangs magazines orquilts on old ladders.

“If people would just goto the thrift stores, go toauctions … you can buyreally cheap furniture, andif you don’t like it, come

home and paint it. If youwant a headboard and youwant something differentand you don’t want to gospend a lot of money, put adoor behind your bed,”Butler said.

Lisa Sprague has a boothat the Rusty Chandelierwith her friend HeatherJohnson, where they sellpainted furniture andhomemade art. Spraguehas a degree in graphic de-sign, so she is used to tak-ing an artful approach tolife.

The inspiration to startcrafting and making home

decor started because ofher occupation.

“I felt like I needed to getsome hands-on craftinggoing because I’m behind acomputer 24/7,” she said.

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Fake your way to chic home decorBY BROOKE VANCLEAVESt. Joseph News-Press


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Beth Heinen Belland her husband, Christian, — like a ris-ing number of Americans — are ready tojump into the real estate market and be-come homeowners. Yet they’re runninginto an obstacle that’s keeping the nation-al housing recovery in check: There aren’tenough homes for sale.

The housing shortage they face inGrand Rapids, a city known for its furni-ture industry and sleek downtown hospi-tal complex, is fairly typical of what thecountry as a whole is facing this spring.

Some markets along the East and Westcoasts have grown red-hot. A handful ofother cities remain depressed nearly fouryears after the Great Recession ended. Butmany more places are like Grand Rapids —a metro area of roughly 1 million that isstrengthening slowly but steadily.

Like so many others, this Midwesterncity 150 miles west of Detroit never expe-rienced either the buyer frenzy or theprice collapse that marked the boom andbust. Yet it, too, was affected. Prices fell.Homeowners lost equity. And now, manyremain unable or unwilling to sell.

The shortage of homes is occurring justas ordinary Americans want to buy again.More of them feel confident about theirjob and retirement account. Mortgagerates are near historic lows. And prices arerising again, easing fears that new buyersmight lose their investment in a home.

“The last four years have been rough,”said Christian Bell, a 31-year-old Presby-

terian minister who has been renting acramped apartment for the past decade.“But housing prices are starting to comeback up.”

A tight supply isn’t the only factorslowing what is otherwise shaping up asthe strongest spring buying season sincethe housing boom ended nearly sevenyears ago. Some Americans have grown toprefer renting. Others who would like tobuy lack strong enough credit or a largeenough down payment to meet the stric-ter standards banks now impose.

Part of the reason for the supply prob-lem is that when the housing market col-lapsed in 2006, many people lost so muchequity in their home that they were un-able or unwilling to sell. Prices have start-

ed to rise, but not enough torestore what many lost. Somestill owe more on their mort-gage than their home is worth.

Even many who haveenough equity to sell want towait for further price increas-es.

“Every buyer wants to buyat the bottom, but no sellerwants to sell at the bottom,”said Stan Humphries, chiefeconomist at real estate infor-mation site Zillow. “They’vegot this hypothetical pricethat they think the house isworth at the peak, and theydon’t want to sell below that.”

Others don’t want to leave.During the depths of the re-cession, they chose to reno-

vate their house instead of finding a newone. After paying for renovations, theynow feel more invested and comfortablein their home.

That leaves many first-time buyers likethe Bells — a group that makes up aboutone-third of buyers — competing for asmall number of homes.

Just a few years ago, the housing marketwas facing an oversupply of homes, onethat eventually led prices to collapse. Thebubble — and the bust — were worst inareas like Arizona, South Florida, South-ern California and Las Vegas where devel-opments kept popping up on vast tractssurrounding cities.

Banks offered absurdly low teaser ratesto new homeowners who often bought

with no money down. When their loanrates climbed after the introductory peri-od, many were left unable to pay. Banksforeclosed, home values fell and thosehomes ended up being sold for a fractionof their cost.

In the past two years, hedge funds,banks and other investors entered thosemarkets and helped soak up the supplyand lift prices. Now, the country is facinga shortage of homes for sale.

In a few especially hot areas, such asaround San Francisco and Seattle, some ofthe same kinds of bidding wars that in-flated the housing bubble are back.Crowds of buyers are creating traffic jamsoutside open houses.

“People have been wanting to move fora very long time,” said Glenn Kelman,CEO of online real estate broker Redfin.“Somebody rang a bell and said the boomis back, and nobody wants to be late to theparty.”

The market in Grand Rapids is moresubdued but still driven by a supply short-age. The Bells recently toured a 142-year-old home. Calling it a “fixer-up project”would be generous. Floors drooped.Doorways tilted. The master bathroomhad a comically low ceiling. The onlything working in the living room was amouse trap.

It was the only affordable house for salein the small historic Heritage Hill neigh-borhood the Bells love.

Nationally, there were just 1.93 millionhomes on the market in March, down 16.8percent from the prior year, according tothe National Association of Realtors.

U.S. housing perks up, but few homes for sale

Christian Bell and his wife, Beth Heinen Bell, lookat a home for sale in Grand Rapids, Mich. Thehousing shortage around Grand Rapids is fairlytypical of what the country as a whole is facingthis spring. AP PHOTO

BY SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer


Q: What would you rec-ommend as a possibleremedy for weak waterpressure at the master(and hall bath) shower onthe second floor of a 10-year-old home? The wa-ter heater is gas and is lo-cated in a finished base-ment. Are there showerheads or other remediesfor this problem? (Thehome is on public waterand sewer.)

A: Water is going to en-ter your house at a certainamount of pressure. Sinceyour water heater is in thebasement, I’m going to as-sume that the main waterline enters through thebasement as well. As thewater heads upstairs, itloses pressure due to thevertical climb — about 1pound of pressure loss forevery 2.3 feet that the wa-ter has to climb.

So, one of the firstthings you’d like to know ishow much water pressureyou have when it first en-ters the house. If you al-ready have low water pres-sure, say down around 40PSI, then your upstairsshowers are going to have ahard time handling thepressure loss no matterwhat type of shower headsyou have. You can test thisby buying or renting a sim-ple pressure gauge and at-taching it to a hose bibclose to the incoming wa-ter line, or if you’re on amunicipal water systemyou can call your utilitycompany and have themdo the testing for you.

You said this is a 10-year-old house, so the nextquestion is whether this anew problem, a problemthat’s always been there,or something that’s slowlydeveloped over time.

If it’s a sudden newproblem, it could be

caused by a leak in yourplumbing system some-where, or by a drop in wa-ter pressure by your watersupplier, or a piece of sedi-ment that’s suddenly bro-ken free from your waterheater or elsewhere andclogged your shower head(unlikely if it’s affectingboth showers).

If it’s always been there,it could be the flow restric-tors in your shower heads.These are small plasticdisks inside the heads, de-signed to restrict theamount of water that pas-ses through the head. Youcan remove the head fromthe arm, and pop the diskout of the head. Be fore-warned that this is not themost energy-efficientthing to do, and whileyou’ll be increasing waterpressure at the head, you’llalso be increasing waterusage.

Another option is tocheck online for sources ofhigh-pressure showerheads, which are engi-neered to provide a higherpressure stream of water atlower flows.

If this is a problem that’sdeveloped slowly overtime, then it could be acombination of sedimentbuilding up in your waterheater (drain and flush thewater heater), sediment inthe plumbing system, aslow reduction in the wa-ter pressure being deliver-ed to your house, a slowleak somewhere in yourplumbing system, dirt inthe filters or flow restric-

tors in the shower heads(you can take them off andclean them), or any num-ber of other problems,which would require aconsultation with a licens-ed plumbing contractor.

Q: I need some info re-garding ceiling fans. Ihave a manufacturedhome and heat it withwood. My living room isat one end of the houseand the master bedroomat the other (the home is48 feet long). The ceilingsin the living room andmaster bedroom arevaulted, and the hallwayis 36 inches wide, 7 feet 6inches tall and 16 feetlong.

I need to know if a ceil-ing fan hung in the livingroom just before the hall-way would send heatdown the hall and intothe bedroom. Because ofthe center beam, I couldnot install a fan that wasmore than 36 incheswide.

Also, manufacturedhomes have 2-inch-by-2-inch trusses and I amwondering if I would haveto remove (part of the)ceiling and add some-thing to hang the fan on?What is the weight of a36-inch fan? Could I alsoget one with a light?Would it also help withcirculating cool air in thesummer?

A: Unfortunately, man-ufactured homes are builtwith a single long heatingduct that’s a uniform sizefrom front to back, and theregisters for each room arejust cut into that duct.Since there’s no adjust-ment for the difference inair flow along the length ofthe duct runs, the roomsfarthest from the furnaceare often colder than therooms closer to the fur-

nace. Installing a ceilingfan will move a little bit ofheat off the ceiling, but itwon’t really do much tomove the heat back intothe colder rooms. It wouldprobably help more in thesummer than in the win-

ter, but only in the livingroom where you’d actuallyfeel the breeze.

As to your second ques-tion, older 2-by-2 manu-factured home trusses canbe notoriously weak. I’veworked on some that are

literally held together withstaples and pieces of scrappaneling.

I can’t recommend thatyou hang something like aceiling fan from thesetrusses without having alicensed contractor whounderstands manufac-tured home constructiontake a look at the situationfirst.

Remodeling and repair questions? EmailPaul at [email protected]. Allproduct reviews are based on theauthor’s actual testing of free reviewsamples provided by the manufacturers.

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How to remedy low water pressure upstairsPaulBianchina

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Another option is to check online forsources of high-pressure showerheads, which are engineered toprovide a higher pressure stream ofwater at lower flows.


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TAP Architecture, 500W Sheridan Ave., school,erect, $14,200,000.

Oklahoma City PublicWorks, 5501 S PortlandAve., office, erect,$2,410,000.

TAP Architecture, 500W Sheridan Ave., recre-ation center, erect,$1,450,000.

Aldi Inc., 935 N Cemete-ry Road, retail sales, erect,$1,200,000.

Wayne Griffiths Homes,11001 SW 29, residence,erect, $800,000.

Oak Leaf CustomHomes, 16833 Little LeafLane, residence, erect,$600,000.

New Generation HomesLLC, 3213 NW 177, resi-dence, erect, $575,000.

Sun Custom HomesLLC, 5217 SE 149, resi-dence, erect, $539,789.

Omni ConstructionLLC, 41 S Cooley Drive,warehouse, add-on,$400,000.

Justice Homes Inc., 13216Rock Canyon Road, resi-dence, erect, $392,000.

Dodson Custom Homes 1LLC, 9017 Paseo del Vita,residence, erect, $370,000.

Richmond SignatureHomes, 17700 Griffin CoveCourt, residence, erect,$358,900.

Dave Carr Construction,15213 Pleasant Cove Lane,residence, erect, $350,000.

Landmark Fine HomesLP, 18533 Salvador Road,residence, erect, $337,000.

Eric Cheatham Con-struction Co., 12616 Carne-lian Way, residence, erect,$325,000.

Destin Construction,5924 NW 2, office, remod-el, $325,000.

Lambeth Ventures LLC,17725 Ptarmigan Lane, resi-dence, erect, $320,000.

RW Custom HomesLLC, 19900 Coverton Way,residence, erect, $310,000.

Timber Craft HomesLLC, 1520 NW 176, resi-dence, erect, $307,250.

Cobanks ConstructionInc., 2513 SW 135 Circle, res-idence, erect, $300,000.

Stone Creek Homes Ltd.,8601 SW 111 Court, resi-dence, erect, $300,000.

Steve Grissom Inc., 13216NW 5, residence, erect,$295,700.

Cobanks ConstructionInc., 8609 NW 126, resi-dence, erect, $290,000.

Fraze Enterprises LLC,17701 Griffin Cove Court,residence, erect, $288,000.

Dave Carr Construction,4705 NW 153, residence,erect, $285,000.

Stone Creek Homes Ltd.,8520 SW 107, residence,erect, $280,000.

Eric Cheatham Con-struction Co., 13301 NW 3,residence, erect, $270,000.

Jeff Click Homes LLC,1521 NW 176, residence,erect, $270,000.

Seagull Homes, 13148

Cottingham Road, resi-dence, erect, $270,000.

Willa Construction Co.Inc., 3116 SW 138, residence,erect, $265,000.

Tapestry Custom HomesLLC, 1305 NW 187, resi-dence, erect, $256,000.

Seagull Homes, 13144Cottingham Road, resi-dence, erect, $250,000.

Dodson Custom Homes 1LLC, 3427 NW 189, resi-dence, erect, $246,400.

League Custom HomesLLC, 301 John WedmanBlvd., residence, erect,$240,000.

J. Hill Homes Inc., 2133Redbud Creek Ave., resi-dence, erect, $230,000.

The RLA Co. Inc., 14101Drakes Way, residence,erect, $230,000.

4 Corners ConstructionLLC, 5716 Montford Way,residence, erect, $220,000.

J. Hill Homes Inc., 2109Redbud Creek Ave., resi-dence, erect, $220,000.

Timber Craft HomesLLC, 8301 NW 143 Terrace,residence, erect, $216,333.

Todd Cooper HomesInc., 13320 GreenscapeRoad, residence, erect,$206,000.

League Custom HomesLLC, 11000 SturbridgeRoad, residence, erect,$205,000.



Treasure Built Homes

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The RLA Co. Inc., 7205Jack Drive, residence,erect, $202,000.

Baer Hall Homes, 17100Barcelona Drive, residence,erect, $200,000.

Foster Signature HomesLLC, 4608 NW 154, stormshelter, erect, $200,000.

Jack Gilies, 2747 W Me-morial Road, restaurant,fire restoration, $200,000.

Johnston Builders LLC,5609 NW 127, residence,erect, $200,000.

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Taber Built Homes LLC,4800 NW 152, residence,erect, $200,000.

Aqua Tots, 8405 N Rock-well Ave., amusement, re-model, $200,000.

Heartland Homes LLC,11301 NW 7, residence,erect, $199,875.



Heartland Homes LLC,2416 NW 175, residence,erect, $168,000.

Mashburn Faires HomesLLC, 17101 Barcelona Drive,residence, erect, $160,000.

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Timber Craft HomesLLC, 8316 NW 142, resi-dence, erect, $150,000.

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Home Creations, 12032NW 138, residence, erect,$148,100.

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King’s Crown HomesInc., 45 SE 88, residence,erect, $140,000.

King’s Crown HomesInc., 49 SE 88, residence,erect, $140,000.

Mashburn Faires HomesLLC, 9113 Cates Way, resi-dence, erect, $135,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 2405 SW 141, residence,erect, $130,000.

Rausch Coleman HomesLLC, 11500 SW 25 Terrace,residence, erect, $130,000.

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Cornerstone Group LLC,11308 NW 8, residence,erect, $113,750.


Vanhoose Construction,4811 Gaillardia Parkway,supplement, remodel,$110,000.

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Rausch Coleman HomesLLC, 9200 NW 77, resi-dence, erect, $109,000.

Rausch Coleman HomesLLC, 13401 Deer SpringDrive, residence, erect,$109,000.


Home Creations, 1004 SWillowood Drive, resi-dence, erect, $104,800.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 2505 NW 185, resi-dence, erect, $104,000.

Home Creations, 1008 SWillowood Drive, resi-dence, erect, $103,500.


USA Shade & FabricStructures, 14145 BroadwayExtension, automotivesales, erect, $102,476.


Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 16409 Drywater Drive,residence, erect, $101,000.

Alan Stuck CustomHomes, 11329 NW 8, resi-dence, erect, $100,000.

Rausch Coleman HomesLLC, 9613 Evie Drive, resi-dence, erect, $100,000.

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T10N-R10W, Caddo Co. GoodStock Farm w/plenty of Timber

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Brick 3/1.5/1 1000 sf, ch&a $89Kowner fin 1113 Berwyck 833-3540

Brick 3b 2b 2c 1100sf, ch&a $99Konr fin 647 W Hillcrest 833-3540

505 NE 20 Ready Now-Super Nice3bd/1.5ba ch&a, new paint/carpetno pets $1300mo 410-9751

Edmond, Fresh Remodel2Bd, 2Ba, 2CG, CH&A, FP,

Tile floors, W/D, Fridge/Frzr,Disposal. $800/mo, NO PETS.

Call 850-5172 for appt.

0 Down 100% FinancingWashington, OK 3bed, 2ba, 2 CarGarage, 1450 sq ft Ready to Build

$950/Month 405-568-2477


Rausch Coleman HomesLLC, 13313 Beaumont Drive,residence, erect, $100,000.

Mathis Brothers, 230Quadrum Drive, manufac-turing, remodel, $100,000.

The Whiting-TurnerContracting Co., 7100 Ter-minal Drive, terminal, re-model, $100,000.

Kahkesh Properties,14020 N May Ave., restau-rant, remodel, $100,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 11452 NW 131, residence,erect, $90,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 2805 Fawn Lily Road,residence, erect, $88,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 9533 SW 27, residence,erect, $87,000.

Ideal Homes, 2544 NW184, residence, erect,$81,000.

Central Oklahoma Hab-itat For Humanity, 604 SE26, residence, erect,$80,000.

Foster Signature HomesLLC, 10608 SW 35, resi-dence, erect, $80,000.

Home Creations, 12605William Penn Blvd., resi-dence, erect, $79,900.

Home Creations, 12704Heritage Oaks Drive, resi-dence, erect, $79,500.



Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 18600 Ochoa Drive,residence, erect, $78,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 2809 Fawn Lily Road,residence, erect, $77,000.


Park Harvey ApartmentsLLC, 200 N Harvey Ave.,recreation center, remodel,$75,000.


Perry Stewart, 13400Kasbaum Lane, manufac-tured home, move-on,$70,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC,10729 SW 34 Terrace, resi-dence, erect, $65,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC,10640 SW 36, residence,erect, $65,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC,9117 NW 139, residence,erect, $65,000.

John Duncan, 11112 NE 141,residence, modular,$65,000.

Shepherd Mall Inc., 2401NW 23, office, remodel,$62,000.

Tara Co. LLC, 9620 PoleRoad, storage, erect,$60,000.

Copeland ConstructionInc., 4905 Dimple Drive,residence, fire restoration,$60,000.

Mike Rice ConstructionCo. Inc., 4200 NorthwestExpressway, retail sales, re-model, $48,000.

Kevin Parker, 4001 NW13, residence, add-on,$45,000.

Callahan Steel Buildings(Curt), 6900 Desiree Drive,accessory, erect, $40,000.

Cous Cous, 3604 N MayAve., restaurant, remodel,$36,000.

Smith Design Co., 5413Brookhaven Place, resi-dence, remodel, $35,000.

TAP Architecture, 500W Sheridan Ave., canopy-carport, erect, $34,700.

Ramsey Steel, 14531 SW104, accessory, erect,$33,000.


Bar-Co InvestmentsLLC, 14145 Broadway Ex-tension, automotive sales,erect, $30,688.

Kyle Wesner, 11903 SW16, manufactured home,move-on-mobile homepark, $30,000.

Mike Wren, 17815 SE 104,barn, erect, $30,000.

Tina Hamman, 8609 SGrace Drive, residence, firerestoration, $30,000.

Usa Shade & FabricStructures, 14145 BroadwayExtension, automotivesales, erect, $26,852.

Forrest Park Estates,5004 S Eastern Ave., man-ufactured home, move-on-mobile home park,$25,000.

Welcome Home LLC,1321 Fleetwood Drive, man-ufactured home, move-on,$25,000.

CHH Quality HomesLLC, 1107 NW 23, retailsales, remodel, $25,000.

Manhattan ConstructionCo., 1212 N Walker Ave., of-fice, remodel, $25,000.

Security Vault WorksInc., 7401 S Walker Ave.,canopy-carport, erect,$22,500.

Benchmark Homes ofCentral Oklahoma LLC,2353 NW 17, residence, re-model, $20,000.

Phil Harris, 11136 S Har-vey Ave., accessory, erect,$20,000.

Salvador Davila Delira,217 SE 26, residence, add-on, $20,000.


Contemporary Con-struction, 4441 NW 18, ac-cessory, remodel, $17,000.

Elizabeth Torres Solis,1719 NW 2, residence, re-model, $15,000.

Manhattan ManagementCo., 2759 W Interstate 240Service Road, canopy-car-port, erect, $15,000.

CLS Group, 6219 S HighAve., tower-antenna, in-stall, $15,000.

CLS Group, 5207 NWestern Ave., tower-an-tenna, install, $15,000.

CLS Group, 11122 NPennsylvania Ave., tower-antenna, install, $15,000.

Sprint, 228 Robert S KerrAve., tower-antenna, in-stall, $15,000.

Sprint, 200 SE 4, tower-antenna, install, $15,000.


Horizon Construction,14901 N Pennsylvania Ave.,temporary building, move-on, $12,000.

Mario Claravall, 1500 SW29, retail sales, remodel,$12,000.

Eirwin ConstructionLLC, 2124 NW 27, resi-dence, remodel, $12,000.

Ideal Homes of NormanLP, 18512 Agua Drive, resi-dence, erect, $11,100.

Horizon Construction,14901 N Pennsylvania Ave.,temporary building, move-on, $10,000.

Carter Pool & Spas, 425N Oklahoma Ave., apart-ment, install, $10,000.


Justice Homes Inc., 10212Timber Valley Drive, resi-dence, add-on, $7,000.

William B. Morris, 10801Quail Run Road, accessory,erect, $5,700.

Ed Foster, 1921 N AllenLane, storm shelter, erect,$5,500.


Timothy Kirby, 2708 NE129, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,895.

Mario Corpus, 301 SE 37,residence, add-on, $4,700.

F5 Storm Shelter, 11804Blueridge Court, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $4,100.

Kathrene Gano, 9025NW 82, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,800.

Matthew Minchew,17424 Hawks Tree Lane,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $3,750.

Jim Peters, 6709 GreenMeadow Lane, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter,$3,700.

Christopher B. Wilson,21521 SE 90, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,600.

Ground Zero, 2607 NW154, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,600.

Ira Dean Allen, 14729 Ro-chefort Lane, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,600.

Joy Horton, 536 Wander-ing Way, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,600.

Kevin Jones, 3121 SW 140,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $3,600.

Martha Carter, 2400 SW102, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,600.

Mike Schukert, 16217James Thomas Court,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $3,600.

Miles Cox, 4825 SW 123,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $3,600.

Philip and Michele An-derson, 10021 Forest GladeDrive, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,600.

Sergio Martinez, 4216NW 31, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,600.

James Evans, 9117 NW 90Circle, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,550.

Kennth Sims, 11020 SW6, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,500.

Mike Prehn, 8341NW 130Circle, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,500.

Rita Lapham, 1312 SW 107

Place, storm shelter, add-on, $3,500.

Donna F. Spradling, 5513Chad Road, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,450.

Casey Gibbons, 6204Belle Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,420.

Mark J. Fortin, 7601Maehs Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,400.

Kimi Vesta, 16428 GraceAnne Court, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$3,350.

Thunderground StormShelters, 18413 HaslemereLane, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,250.

Patrick Ivey, 4704 NW76, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,250.

Quint Sullivan, 10917 SW30, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,200.

Trent and Lori Ander-son, 2345 SW 138, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $3,200.

Donald and MargaretCrist, 2400 SW 50, resi-dence, remodel, $3,000.

Fernando Cardenas, 3112SW 40, residence, add-on,$3,000.

Ground Zero, 19520 Ta-lavera Lane, storm shelter,remodel, $3,000.

Samuel Manzanares,19505 Chestermere Circle,storm shelter, remodel,$3,000.

Tom Heim, 12525 N Mor-gan Road, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,000.

Tom Heim, 12525 N Mor-gan Road, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,000.

Rujiwan Vatchpanich,2300 NW 151, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,995.

Bonnie Flanagan, 19824Crest Ridge Drive, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $2,878.

James M. Johnson, 16701Village Garden Drive,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,875.

Steve and Leigh-AnnKidney, 17316 Grove HillTerrace, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,850.

Jacob Todd, 10421 Wal-nut Hollow Drive, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $2,800.

Natalee Willard, 11205NW 98, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,800.

Greg Sorrels, 3317 NW65, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,700.

Jeremy Mixon, 9029 NW80, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,700.

John Miller, 11113 N Flor-ida Ave., storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,700.

Mark Reavis, 320 LandRun Lane, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,695.

Oris Smith, 2900 Lean-ing Elm Court, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter,$2,695.

Andrew Austin, 2405Coles Creek Lane, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $2,600.

Cody D. McMillen, 2612SW 69, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,600.

Crystal Hawkins, 16216Josiah Place, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Dale Kosa, 8812 BellaRanch Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Donald P. McDaniels,4225 NW 44, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Duang Dao Khong-muang, 9509 S Ross Ave.,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,600.

Ground Zero, 2616 SW113, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,600.

Joanie McPhetridge,14505 Waterfront Road,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,600.

Joanne Smith, 5017 SE58, residence, install-stormshelter, $2,600.

Josh Rochester, 21325 SE97 Place, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,600.

Justin Beasley, 3124 OakHollow Road, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Justin Rice, 3617 MeadowLark Lane, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Kelley Portlock, 1425 NW188, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,600.

Nancy L. Mercer, 5925 SE71, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,600.

Shannon Wheeler, 19700Vivace Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,600.

Stephen Fleming, 1616NW 183, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,600.

Steven Mark Nelson,8608 SW 58 Circle, storm

shelter, install-storm shel-ter, $2,600.

Virgel and DanielleSmith, 2113 NW 174, stormshelter, install-storm shel-ter, $2,600.

Granada Village, 2400 SMacArthur Blvd., manu-factured home, move-on-mobile home park, $2,500.

Lonnell Smith, 5429 NE53, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500.

Paul Quiring, 11624 Mat-thews Ave., storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,490.

Cary Kamp, 9109 NW101, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,450.

Natural Kneads Spa LLC,501 S Mustang Road, busi-ness, remodel, $2,400.

Blaser & Robin Munger,13424 Lake Shore Drive,storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,356.

Leslie Shubert, 10609Daryl Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter,$2,000.

Gerarado Ramirez, 6816Sears Terrace, canopy-car-port, add-on, $1,900.

Steven Fisher, 3060 SW37 Place, canopy-carport,erect, $1,600.

Jose Avila, 2840 AnnDrive, canopy-carport,add-on, $1,500.

Jesse Pemberton, 1217 SW47, canopy-carport, add-on, $1,400.

Bernardino Munoz, 1216SW 31, canopy-carport,add-on, $1,300.

Karl Heinzig, 3107 Som-erset Place, residence, re-model, $1,200.

Fausto Cifuentes, 1742NW 16, retail sales, remod-el, $1,100.

DemolitionsMidwest Wrecking, 4411

S Shields Blvd.Phoenix Construction

Disaster Services Inc., 700NW 41, single-family resi-dence.

Midwest Wrecking, 209SW 6.

Midwest Wrecking, 226SW 6.

P.B. Odom III/LWTMFLand Limited Partnership,4037 SW 134, conveniencestore.

Midwest Wrecking, 4012Skyline Ave., single-familyresidence.

Midwest Wrecking, 1444NE 14, residence.

Jose Ploscencia, 1108 SW38, garage.

Pierre Derenoncourt, 124NW 17, residence.

PermitsFROM PAGE 7E

The Listing of the weekis a two-story Craftsmanbungalow with basementin Oklahoma City’s histor-ic Mesta Park neighbor-hood.

The 2,578-square-foothome at 517 NW 17 has fourbedrooms, three baths,two living rooms, two din-ing areas and a detachedtwo-car garage. The mainliving room has a fireplaceand built-in bookcase. Thefamily room has built-ins.The updated kitchen has abreakfast bar and granitecounters. The master bed-room has a full bath and

walk-in closet. The homehas a full, finished base-ment, 2013 roof, hardwoodfloors, security system andunderground sprinklersystem. The garage hasspace that could be re-modeled into an office orguest quarters.

The home, built in 1916,is listed for $392,000 withCarri Ray of Trinity Prop-erties. For more informa-tion, call 463-1343.

Nominations for Listing of the Weekare welcome. Send a copy of the MLSinformation sheet on a single-familyhome to The Oklahoman, Richard Mize,P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK73125. Nominations may be faxed to475-3996.

LISTING OF THE WEEK

The Listing of the Week is at 517 NW 17. PHOTO PROVIDED

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