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EREAL ESTATESATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013 THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

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HOUSE PLAN

WarringtonStately columns supportthe lofty entry portico:Step through the frontdoor and the sense ofopenness follows youinside.PAGE 6E

LISTING OF THE WEEK

StonehomeThe Listing of the Weekis a two-story stonehome in the Val VerdeWest addition innorthwest OklahomaCity.

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HOMEEQUITYGROWINGHome equity is backand it’s growing fast,according to thelatest data from theFederal Reserve, up$1.7 trillion sincespring 2011.

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IN BRIEF

ELECTRICALVERSATILITYEver wish you couldput an electricaloutlet right whereyou need it in yourkitchen? The AdorneUnder-CabinetLighting Systemfrom Legrand letsyou do just that. Thesystem includes LEDlighting, outlets andeven a speaker.Docks for tabletsand smartphonescan be added, too, soyou can charge anduse your electronicdevices while you’reworking in the kitch-en without adding tothe cord clutter. Thesystem is availablein two forms, onethat plugs into anexisting power out-let and one that’shard-wired to ahome’s electricalsystem. Many com-ponents can beordered at www.Lowes.com. Exam-ples of prices are$99.98 for a 27-inchmodular track,$44.98 for a pucklight and $19.98 for atablet cradle.

DECORATEWITH NATURENature meets homedecor in Shane Pow-ers’ “Bring the Out-doors In: GardenProjects for Deco-rating and StylingYour Home.” In thebook, stylist anddesigner Powersshares 22 projectsfor bringing natureinto the home usinglive or dried plantmaterials. Amongthem are a floweringbranch wall sconce,prints made frommushroom caps anda geometric sculp-ture made fromfoam cubes coveredwith dried blooms.“Bring the OutdoorsIn” is published byChronicle Books andsells for $24.95 inhardcover.MCT INFORMATION SERVICES

As real estate recovers in manymarkets, more homebuyers areonce again hankering for that su-persized house with the circulardriveway.

“With foreclosures on the waneand the economy shifting back,the bigger-is-better mentality isalso coming back,” said MaryMcCall, a real estate broker andpresident of the Council of Resi-dential Specialists(www.crs.com).

If they can afford it, McCall saidmany people now opt for a housewith more than 5,000 square feetof living space, and an assortmentof amenities.

Eric Tyson, a personal financeexpert and co-author of “HomeBuying for Dummies,” said someolder buyers still want to actualizea long-standing wish for a veryspacious home, regardless of itspracticality.

However, in most cases peoplehave well-defined reasons forwanting an exceptionally spacioushouse, according to Tyson.

He and his wife, who have threehigh school-age children, both

work from home. To accommo-date their lifestyle, they purchaseda 5,500-square-foot house whentheir offspring were small.

Although many baby boomersare willing to shoulder the ex-penses associated with literallyliving large, real estate specialistssay younger people have otherpriorities beyond sheer size.

“The younger generation caresa lot about its carbon footprint.For them, it’s just not fashionableto be an energy glutton with a hu-mongous house,” said Jane Fair-weather, a veteran real estate bro-ker.

Also, she said many young cou-ples with children are unwilling tomove to an outer-tier suburb toobtain a super-large house, as-suming that purchase means a

lengthy, grueling commute for oneor both parents.

Are you contemplating pur-chasing a large home, but want tobe sure the move is right for you?If so, these pointers could provehelpful:

I Get your finances in orderfirst.

Depending on your outlook,buying an oversized house is a sol-id long-term investment or apointless money drain. With realestate values rising in many partsof the country, Tyson said morehomebuyers believe that buying areasonably priced home and hold-ing it for five years or longer couldprove a prudent choice.

But he cautioned, “Your mort-gage lender will never ask if you’vesaved enough to send your kids tocollege or care for your elderlyparents. But these are clearly con-cerns for many people.”

I Consider all costs associatedwith big-house ownership.

“In many areas, property taxesare going up at a high rate. Also,homeowners’ insurance premi-ums are rising,” Tyson said.

In addition, he said you shouldbe sure to factor in the costs to fur-nish, heat and cool a very largehouse.

I Think through your views onthe investment potential of realestate.

In recent months, home priceshave started rising in many neigh-borhoods, though in most areasproperties still sell for less thantheir pre-recession levels. Doesthat mean there are still bargainsto be found in the big-home cate-gory that could justify your pur-chase?

Tyson said the answer to thatquestion depends on the strengthof your local economy and labormarket.

“If the area where you’re look-ing is a popular one with lowcrime and strong schools, youcould gain a lot of appreciation incoming years. But if the area is al-ready overbuilt with big houses,you’ll need to wait longer to pickup value,” he said.

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

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SMARTMOVES

It’s almost spring, whenOklahomans’ thoughtsturn to shaking the winterblues, opening up thehouse and letting the out-side in.

Those with the worstcases of cabin fever mighteven take it a step fartherby moving the inside outand building a bedroom inthe back yard.

All possibilities will beexplored at the 2013 Okla-homa City Home & Out-door Living Show Fridaythrough March 24 at StateFair Park. The show will bestaged in Cox Pavilion, theCentennial Building andan outside area located be-tween the two.

Event organizers andexhibitors promise lots ofnew ideas, especially forhomeowners ready togreet warmer weather byspending more time out-side in it.

“We’ve changed thename this year,” said showmanager Jessica Boweak ofshow producer Market-place Events. Based on anattendee survey thatshowed growing interest inoutdoor living and patioamenities, the “Home andGarden Show” has becomethe “Home & OutdoorLiving Show.”

“It’s a name attendeestold us they liked,” Boweaksaid.

Boweak said those“likes” are expected totranslate to higher attend-ance than ever, topping15,000 for this year’sevent.

Among the exhibitorsoffering ideas for money-saving, innovative homeand outdoor space im-provements, Jerry Ward ofWard Design Group saidhis firm would install a1,600-square-foot “out-door sanctuary.”

By trucking in soil, treesand groundcover, Ward’s

crew will do “four weeksworth of work in fourdays” to prepare the out-door living space he hasdesigned, with “isolatedintimate spaces” for fam-ily, entertaining and per-sonal retreat.

Combining “antiqueelements” with contem-porary furnishings andfixtures, Ward said hehopes to create an installa-tion that will spark ideasfor himself and visitors tothe show.

Among those ideas: ex-pect outdoor bedrooms,outdoor showers, back-yard kitchens and even anal fresco meditation li-brary.

Ward, whose many re-cent projects include a 1½-acre “natural, moun-tainesque” landscaping

EXHIBITORS | WARD DESIGN GROUP PLANS TO INSTALL A 1,600-SQUARE-FOOT ‘OUTDOOR SANCTUARY’

Ward Design created this outdoor path for a metro-area home. The company is among exhibitors emphasizingoutdoor living at the Oklahoma City Home & Outdoor Living Show March 22-24 at State Fair Park. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Jerry Ward of Ward Design created this outdoor living space at the home at 2766W Mission Springs Drive in the Deer Creek area. Ward Design is among the exhib-itors at the Home & Outdoor Living Show. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMANSEE SHOW, PAGE 2E

Home & Outdoor Living Showfocuses on outdoor amenities

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installation at 2766 WMission Springs Road, wasa commercial art major atwhat is now the Universityof Central Oklahoma.

Soon after going to workfor an Oklahoma Citylandscaping firm, hebought it — along with afew others.

“I learned early in mycareer that I loved to seemy design ideas on thelarger canvas” of a land-scape, Ward said.

Owning a small networkof landscaping businessesgave him the client base tointroduce his own designs.

As those designs be-came more demandingand complex in scope,Ward engineered machin-ery to handle the particularneeds of his projects, earn-ing patents on water pumptechnology and irrigationsystem designs that arestill used all over theworld.

Ward will share thespotlight with other fea-

tured guests at the show —most notably Chris Craryfrom Bravo’s “Top Chef,”who will showcase his pas-sion and enthusiasm forcooking through live dem-onstrations.

In addition to Crary,several local chefs arescheduled to give livedemonstrations on theoutdoor grilling stage.

Also on hand at thisyear’s show will be theCentral Oklahoma Hu-mane Society, whosebooth will allow visitors toplay with adoptable ani-mals, a Kids’ Garden withfamily activities and aPlant Sale at 5 p.m. March24.

Adult admission is $9,with children 12 and underadmitted free. Discounttickets can be purchasedonline at www.homeshowokc.com or at Buy for Lessstores. Show hours will benoon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10a.m. to 9 p.m. March 23and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.March 24.

Left: This promotionalphoto shows a backyardlandscape by Ward De-sign. PHOTO PROVIDED

Twin rocking chairs and a flower bed lend symmetryto the front porch of a home. PHOTO PROVIDED

Chris Crary from Bravo’s“Top Chef” is among thefeatured guests at theHome & Outdoor LivingShow next weekend atState Fair Park. PHOTO

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Bold blue shutters bring contrast to a home’s exterior -- the kind of materials andideas to be presented at the Home & Outdoor Living Show. PHOTO PROVIDED

This water feature is part of the landscaping by WardDesign at 2766 W Mission Springs Drive.

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WASHINGTON — Homeequity is back! And it’sgrowing fast: According tothe latest data from theFederal Reserve, Ameri-cans’ net equity holdingsin their houses jumped bynearly half a trillion dollarsduring the last threemonths of 2012, and haveincreased by $1.7 trillionsince spring 2011.

What does this mean toyou personally? Depend-ing on where you own yourhome, it could mean thatfinally — after years ofstruggling with an under-water mortgage — themarket value of your prop-erty has risen enough toput you into positive equi-ty territory. Or closer tobreak-even equity thanyou assumed. Zillow RealEstate Research estimatesthat nearly 2 millionAmerican owners exitednegative equity status dur-ing 2012 alone.

It could also mean thatshould you wish to sellyour house, you’re now ina better position to do so.And if your home is locatedin one of dozens of localmarkets that are experi-encing severe shortages oflistings for sale combinedwith strong demand frombuyers, this spring couldbring you a higher pricethan at any time in the pastseven years.

Here’s what the Fedfound in its “flow offunds” study releasedMarch 7:

I Thanks to recoveringhousing values, total homeequity is now at its highestlevel — about $8.2 trillion— since the bust and gain-ing rapidly. From January2012 through December, itrose by a stunning $1.2 tril-lion.

I Outstanding mortgagedebts continued to fall asowners paid down theirbalances and refinancedinto smaller loans, takingadvantage of unpreceden-ted low mortgage rates.Foreclosures and principalforgiveness by lenders alsohave helped whittle awaymortgage debt. Americansnow owe about $1 trillionless on their homes thanthey did in 2008.

Jed Kolko, chief econo-mist for Trulia.com, anonline real estate researchand information company,said growing home equityhas three key effects. First,owners feel wealthier andare more likely to spendsome of that perceivedwealth — even if it’s illiquid

in the form of real estateequity — on goods andservices. Second, higherequity stakes reduce the li-kelihood of mortgage de-faults. People have a deep-er financial stake in theirproperties and are lesswilling to risk loss throughforeclosure.

Fewer delinquencies, inturn, Kolko said in an in-terview, “mean less stresson the financial system,”thereby reducing theprobability of anotherbanking crisis a la 2008-2009. Finally, by encou-raging owners to considerselling, either now or laterin the cycle when pricescould be even higher,growing equity holdingsallow the real estate mar-ket to work better, withmore transactions, moremobility for families, morenew construction, morejobs, and so on.

Doug Duncan, chiefeconomist for mortgageinvestor Fannie Mae, saidthe recent jump in equityholdings “puts us back ontrack toward where wewere prior to the crisis,”and represents a “transi-tion to normal” conditionsin the housing market.Though there are localmarkets where last year’s

double-digit price gainslook bubbly and unsus-tainable to Duncan — no-tably in some of the inlandcities of California — theincreases in values else-where tend to be moremodest and solid, simplymaking up for the declinesexperienced at the end lat-ter half of the last decade.

One major market doesconcern him, however:Washington, D.C., and itsMaryland and Virginiasuburbs. Though the Dis-trict of Columbia has seensignificant year-to-yeargains in prices recently,Duncan said prices could“flatten out” if the federalbudget sequestration andcutbacks in governmentjobs and defense spendingcontinue for an extendedperiod.

Despite the impressiveincreases in equity report-ed by the Fed, there’s a so-bering flip side: There arestill millions of owners —nearly 14 million accordingto Zillow — who remain innegative equity positions.They are often the folkswho purchased at thewrong time, near the peakof their local markets fromlate 2005 through 2006, orused mortgages that re-quired little or no downpayment to buy biggerhouses than they could af-ford.

In Miami, Fla., andPhoenix, roughly 40 per-cent of owners have mort-gage debt in excess ofproperty value. In Tampa,it’s 41.5 percent; Chicago37 percent; Seattle 33.5

percent; Columbus, Ohio,29 percent; San Diego andWashington, D.C., about28 percent; and Los An-geles 24 percent.

The bittersweet newsfrom the Fed for most ofthese owners: The odds

are good that you are not asdeep in negative territorytoday as you were 12months ago.

Ken Harney’s email address [email protected].

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Look what’s in your house nowKennethHarney

THE NATION’S HOUSING

Despite the impressive increases inequity reported by the Fed, there’s asobering flip side: There are stillmillions of owners — nearly 14 millionaccording to Zillow — who remain innegative equity positions. They areoften the folks who purchased at thewrong time, near the peak of theirlocal markets from late 2005 through2006.

Nearly 40 students fromthree colleges across thecountry are giving up theirspring break vacations thismonth to volunteer forCentral Oklahoma Habitatfor Humanity as part ofCollegiate Challenge,Habitat’s national collegespring break program.

Students spend theirtime helping build housesand performing criticalhome repairs to benefitworking, low-incomefamilies.

Students from CentralCollege in Pella, Iowa, theUniversity of Iowa and theU.S. Air Force Academyare working in CentralOklahoma Habitat neigh-borhoods, including LasRosas, SE 25 and ByersAvenue, and Hope Cross-ing, NE 83 and Kelley Ave-nue. The Oklahoma CityThunder and the Okla-homa City National Me-morial & Museum havedonated tickets for theirstudents during their vis-its.

Collegestudentsaid group

Charlie and NancyNewton have joined Para-digm AdvantEdge’s northoffice, 16301 N May Ave.,as residential real estatesales associates. They willwork as a team.

She graduated from theUniversity of Oklahomawith a bachelor of sciencedegree in education andtaught in the OklahomaCity public system for sev-eral years. She also studiednegotiation and settle-ment at Pepperdine Uni-versity and was a domesticmediator. She worked withher husband at their res-taurant, “Charlie New-ton’s,” for 12 years.

He graduated from OUwith a business adminis-tration degree, majoring infinance. He lettered infootball at OU for threeyears and was president ofthe OU Football Letter-man’s Association for 20years. Before entering thereal estate business, he hada 40-year career in invest-ment banking, served onthe Oklahoma SecuritiesExchange Commission for19 years and owned “Char-lie Newton’s” for 12 years.

Newtons joinParadigm

CharlieNewton

NancyNewton

EDMOND — Gary andDeb Atchley recently werehonored with the KellerWilliams Double Platinumaward at the Keller Wil-liams Oklahoma RegionAward ceremony in BrokenArrow.

To the team, the awardrepresents dedication to-ward obtaining their goalsin total gross incomeearned.

“We are very honored tobe bringing home thisaward.” Gary Atchley said.“Our team has risen aboveour expectations and de-livered expert client ser-vice, expert advice and ex-pert focus to be the bestpossible real estate profes-sionals.”

Team members includeVonna Lovett, Alexa Atch-ley, Rickee Eddleman, An-dy Snyder, Sherri LippertVandaveer and Ally Vitali.The office is at 10 E Camp-bell.

Atchleysreceiveaward


There’s nothing betterthan finding a way to savea little bit of money onyour electric bill. And thefirst step in doing that isknowing where your elec-tricity goes each month.Once you know all of theplaces, large and small,where electricity is beingused, and possibly wasted,you can take some steps tochange things.

That’s where the Kill AWatt EZ comes in. Thisclever little device lets youread and understand theelectrical usage of a varietyof 120-volt electrical ap-pliances and other devicesaround your home in realtime, so you know specifi-cally how much powerthey’re using, and howmuch money — in real dol-lars and cents — they’recosting you to operate.

Now you can accuratelyassess if those “phantom”electronics like phonechargers and unused TVsare costing you money, orif replacing that old clunk-er of a refrigerator willshow a return on your in-vestment.

Kill A Watts are avail-able for around $25through many home cen-ters and other retailers, aswell as online throughplaces like Amazon.com.Some utility companiesalso have them availablefor a free loan to their cus-tomers.

The Kill A Watt is reallysimple to operate, and re-quires little more thanplugging it in. Here’s howit works:

First, select an ap-pliance or other devicethat you’d like to monitor,let’s say your refrigerator.Plug the Kill A Watt into awall outlet, then plug yourrefrigerator into thegrounded receptacle onthe front of the Kill A Wattunit. (You’ll want to beable to read the screen onthe Kill A Watt, so in thecase of a refrigerator,where the outlet is behind

the appliance, you mayneed to use a shortgrounded extension cordto make things more con-venient.)

Press and hold the resetkey to clear the old set-tings, then press and holdthe set key until “rate” ap-pears in the screen. This isa feature I really like, sinceit allows you to set youractual electrical rate, soyou know the readingsyou’re seeing are accurate.You can get the rate you’repaying for electricity offyour utility bill, or by call-ing your utility company.Simply press the up anddown arrows to enter therate per kilowatt hour. Forexample, if your utility ischarging 10.5 cents perkilowatt-hour (kwh), pressthe buttons until the dis-play reads $0.105, thenpress Set again. The rate isnow saved. That’s it!

Now you have lots ofoptions for understandinghow much electricity therefrigerator is using. Forexample, the Kill A Wattwill begin an elapsed timeclock, and will begintracking actual cost. So atany given time, you canlook at the clock, thenpress menu, scroll throughto cost, and see the actualcost of electricity that therefrigerator has consumedduring that period of time.

Also under cost is a sim-ple projection, which Ifound handy. By pressingthe up and down keys, youcan cycle through hour,day, week, month andyear, and Kill A Watt willgive you an accurate pro-jection of how much elec-tricity — in actual dollarsand cents — your refriger-ator is going to use over

that selected time period.The display will also

show you the actual kilo-watt-hours being con-sumed by the appliance.That’s another way of de-termining cost, by lookingat the actual electrical us-age over a given period oftime, then multiplying itby the cost you’re payingper kilowatt-hour. Otherdisplay options include theexact voltage and wattagebeing used, as well as thefrequency.

So now that you havethe information, what doyou do with it? For onething, you can decidewhich appliances mightneed replacement. Re-placing an old refrigeratorwith a new Energy Starmodel, for example, cansave $100, $200 or evenmore each year in electri-cal costs.

Another place this ishelpful is with what areknown as “phantom”electronics — things thatare using power, evenwhen you think theyaren’t. Some examples in-clude phone chargers,DVD players, microwaves,answering machines, TVsand other electronics.

Without the Kill A Watt,there’s another way thatyou can calculate the costof the power used by anelectrical appliance orother device, using the fol-lowing formula:

Watts x hours of use ÷1,000 x cost per kwh = costof operation.

For example, let’s sayyou want to know howmuch it costs to operatefour light fixtures thateach have two 60-wattlightbulbs in them. Thefixtures are on eight hoursa day, and electricity inyour area costs 10.5 centsper kwh.

4 lights x 2 bulbs each x60 watts each = 480 totalwatts.

480 watts x 8 hours =3,840 watt-hours ÷ 1,000(to convert to kwh) = 3.84

kwh x 0.105 = approxi-mately 40 cents to operatethose four fixtures foreight hours.

How about your fur-nace? Let’s say you have a15 kW (15,000 watt) elec-tric furnace that cycles onand off during the day. Youestimate that it’s on for atotal of six hours out of any24-hour period during thewinter.

15,000 watts x 6 hours ÷1,000 x 0.105 = $9.45 torun the furnace for thosesix hours.

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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Calculate costs to run appliancesPaulBianchina

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DEAR BARRY: Ourhome recently fell out ofescrow, and the circum-stances were very suspi-cious. The buyers’ homeinspector said we havemold. We were unable tosee it, but the inspectorsaid it was only visiblewith a special flashlight.We agreed to remove themold, but the buyers saidthey wanted it profession-ally removed.

It turned out the homeinspector was also in thatline of work — for a fee of$1,500. While we were ne-gotiating this, the buyerscanceled the sale. What doyou think of this situation?

ValerieDEAR VALERIE: It is a

conflict of interest for ahome inspector to contractrepair work on a home thathe has inspected. Further-more, performing workunder such circumstancesviolates the codes of ethicsof every established andreputable home inspectorassociation.

The fact that the homeinspector was ready to re-move mold that no oneelse could see is highlysuspect. But the main is-sues for now are whetheryou actually have moldand what to disclose to fu-ture buyers.

To confirm whether ornot you actually havemold, you should hire aprofessional mold inspec-tor for an evaluation. Ifmold is found, you can hiresomeone to do the reme-diation. Whoever does thework should be a disinter-ested third party, not theperson who did the in-spection. If it turns outthat you do not have mold,you can use the mold re-port for disclosure to fu-ture buyers. You can alsouse the report as evidenceif you file an ethics com-plaint against the homeinspector.

DEAR BARRY: Whenwe bought our house, thehome inspector identifiedseveral roof defects andrecommended repairs by alicensed roofing contrac-tor. The seller hired a roof-ing contractor to repair theconditions in the inspec-tion report. But now we arehaving leaks in places thatwere not mentioned in theinspection report. Do wehave recourse against theinspector?

FrankDEAR FRANK: The

home inspector identifiedthe fact that roof repairswere needed. It is possiblethat he failed to recognizeother problem areas.However, it is also possiblefor a roof to leak in placeswhere there are no visibledefects. You should callyour inspector and ask fora re-inspection of the

places where the recentleaking occurred.

You should also ask theroofing contractor to at-tend that meeting. It wasthe job of the roofing con-tractor to review the entireroof to make sure thatthere were no visible de-fects besides the onesmentioned in the inspec-tion report. If the contrac-tor merely repaired the re-ported defect, without re-viewing the entire roof,then he was not doing athorough job.

Another possibility isthat the roofing contractordid review the entire roofand did discover additionaldefects. In that case, itwould have been the sell-er’s decision whether topay for the additional re-pairs.

Whatever circumstanc-es led to the lack of ade-quate roof repair will bematters for discussionwhen you meet with theinspector and the contrac-tor.

To write to Barry Stone, visit him on theweb at www.housedetective.com.

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Home inspector hasconflict of interest

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INSPECTOR’S IN THEHOUSE

It is a conflict of interest for a homeinspector to contract repair work ona home that he has inspected.

When Renee Pedro bought a housewith midcentury decor, she decided toembrace the look.

Drawing inspiration from the 1963Philco oven in her kitchen, she beganhunting for towels and table linens with amod ’60s vibe to complement the ap-pliance.

“That oven was my style. My thing,”said Pedro, of Philadelphia.

She was disappointed by the lack ofchoices, and in 2009 began looking for away to create her own textiles to decoratethe kitchen. “I couldn’t find somethingthat fit my aesthetic, so I decided to makeit,” she said.

After a year of looking online, she founda company that would allow her to designher own fabric. Now she runs her own on-line business, Crashpaddesigns.com,selling tea towels, pillow cases and tablelinens in mod, bright, geometric or flo-wered patterns that she designs herself.

Many companies have begun to offerconsumers the chance to create customfabrics and wallpapers. Advances inprinting have made it more affordable tocreate small runs, and to make high-qual-ity products faster and cheaper, said Aa-ron Kirsch, president of Astek Wallcover-ing Inc. in Van Nuys, Calif.

He sells directly to consumers via hiscompany’s website, Designyourwall.com.The company also makes custom prod-ucts for the fashion, hospitality and mo-tion picture industries. Demand for thecustom products has been steadily rising,Kirsch said.

Homeowners can create their own wallcovering for about $6.50 a square foot, he

said. Custom fabrics run about $18 to $30 a

yard, said Rysa Pitner, founder of Fabricon Demand in Los Angeles.

Custom options appeal to “individualswho love to author their own stuff,” shesaid. You can upload photos, original art-work or computer-generated designs onher company’s website, Fabricondemand.com.

Some manufacturers have designerswho help customers develop the look theywant. Do-it-yourself designers can usu-ally preview the order online or order asample piece. It normally takes less than amonth for orders to be processed. Thewebsites also have a wide variety of pre-made patterns available.

Nile Johnson of Nile Johnson InteriorDesign in Kennett Square, Pa., said cus-tom pieces help his firm accomplish itsgoal of creating spaces that reflect a cli-ent’s personality.

“It really helps the interior show andbreathe who they are,” he said. “It’s notjust pretty. It’s not just functional. It real-ly tells their story.”

Johnson has used the custom printingprocess to create a window shade depict-ing a child’s favorite story book. He is cur-rently creating wallpaper that corre-sponds to a client’s checkered dishes.

Creating rolls of wallpaper for an ac-cent wall or producing yards of fabric tomake curtains, bedding or furniture cov-ering allows homeowners to create layersof design that contribute to the look theyare after, said Los Angeles designer KateAlbrecht, who runs the website Mrkate-.com.

“It’s a layered look where they feel likeeach little element of a room speaks abouttheir personality,” she said.

Sarah Rowland shows the wallpaper she designed for Dixie Donuts in Richmond,Va. AP PHOTO

Make a room with yourown custom wallpaperBY MELISSA DUTTONThe Associated Press


LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Itsounds like the premise fora new reality TV series:“Hurricane House” —people scouring watersidecommunities looking tobuy homes damaged bySuperstorm Sandy at adeep discount.

While there are bargainsout there, ranging from 10percent off pre-stormprices for upscale homeson New York’s Long Islandand the Jersey Shore to asmuch as 60 percent offmodest bungalows onStaten Island and Queens,it’s still very much a gameof buyer beware.

Not only are buyers areon the hook for repairs andin some cases total re-builds, they’re also wadinginto a host of potentiallyexpensive uncertaintiesabout new flood maps andfuture insurance rates,zoning changes and up-dated building codes.

“It’s totally changed theway I sell real estate,” saidLawrence Greenberg, asales associate with VanSkiver Realtors, whoseown Mantoloking, N.J.,office was wrecked in thestorm.

Prior to Sandy, prospec-tive buyers rarely men-tioned issues such as floodmaps and building eleva-tions until the matter offlood insurance came up —often at closing.

“Now, everybody asksthe question of elevation,”Greenberg said. Even if po-tential buyers plan to teardown and build new, theyask about the pendingchanges in flood mapsproposed by the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency, because flood in-surance rates will depend

upon the new zones. There is no sign of a

mass exodus from shore-line communities. Thenumber of for-sale listingsin January in the 380 ZIPcodes hit by the storm wasabout 2 percent below thesame time last year, ac-cording to online real es-tate information companyZillow Inc. That indicatesthat most homeowners arerebuilding, or have not yetdecided how to proceed.

But real estate agents inNew York and New Jerseysaid the majority of homesfor sale in these areas havesome damage from theOct. 29 storm, and it ap-pears to them that a risingnumber are being put onthe market as the springhomebuying season ap-proaches.

New listings range fromdestroyed oceanfrontproperties being sold forthe land, to flooded bay-

side homes untouchedsince the storm that mustbe gutted. Even the fewundamaged homes in af-fected neighborhoods arelisting at prices about 10percent lower than theywould have been pre-storm.

Some sellers are over-whelmed by the dauntingprospect of restoring adamaged home. Some areolder homeowners whohad stayed in the houseswhere they raised theirfamilies, but now are relo-cating. Some didn’t haveflood insurance.

“They either don’t havethe funds or don’t have theenergy to go through therenovating and rebuildingprocess,” said Jeff Chil-ders, a broker with Chil-ders Sotheby’s Interna-tional Realty in NormandyBeach, N.J.

Lisa Jackson, broker andowner of Rockaway Prop-

erties in the Belle Harborsection of Queens, N.Y.,said a number of her newlistings are homes ownedby senior citizens. One 85-year-old client was livingalone in her 1940s-era six-bedroom, six-bath brickhome right on the beach.The house was hammeredby Sandy, and must be atleast partially demolished,but will still command ahefty price.

“Everything on the wa-ter is big money,” Jacksonsaid.

But the $3 million listingprice is nevertheless a hugediscount from the roughly$4.25 million it would havecommanded before thestorm.

Another set of sellerswere in the process of get-ting out before the stormhit. Jackson had 18 proper-ties in contract beforeSandy, but all of thosesales either fell through or

were renegotiated for alower price.

One 1930s-era three-bedroom, two-bath housewith a view of the bay wasin contract for $665,000,but the first floor was gut-ted after it took on aboutfour feet of water. Thebuyer, a single woman,was unwilling to make therenovations. The propertyis back on the market for$550,000. That’s a 17-per-cent discount, but theeventual buyer will have topay for new floors andwalls, plus a new kitchenand bathroom.

Still, that sort of cutmight make the neighbor-hood affordable for a fam-ily that was priced out inrecent years, when houseswere selling for $750,000and more.

And in one sense, buy-ing a storm-damaged

home can offer an advan-tage, said Tom Tripodi,president of the TripodiGroup/Douglas EllimanReal Estate in the Long Is-land city of Long Beach,where damaged houses areselling for about 10 percentless than before the storm.

“If it’s all gutted out,you can do what youwant,” he said. “You canown the house with abrand-new kitchen, newappliances, new floors.”

In addition to peoplelooking to create theirdream house out of a dam-aged home, Tripodi hasseen investors eyeing thearea. In Long Beach’s WestEnd neighborhood, for ex-ample, investors are look-ing to tear down gutted1920s-era ranch homesand build bigger houseswith multiple stories athigher elevations.

Sandy-damaged homes hit market at bargain

This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows an aerial view ofdamage to the New Jersey shoreline following Superstorm Sandy. There are arising number of homes damaged by Sandy hitting the market, ranging from 10percent off pre-storm prices for upscale homes in New York’s Long Island and theJersey Shore to up to 60 percent off modest bungalows in Staten Island andQueens, but it’s very much a game of buyer beware. AP PHOTO

BY EILEEN A.J. CONNELLYThe Associated Press


Stately columns supportthe Warrington’s lofty en-try portico. And when youstep through the frontdoor, the sense of open-ness follows you inside.

The 14-foot-high entryceiling along with the 12-foot-high living room ceil-ing are awash with light.Arched clerestory win-dows crown the front dooras well as the wide multi-pane stacks of glass thatfill the living room’s win-dow bay.

An open stairway leadsto the owners’ suite andstudy on the second level.Isolated from the familyliving areas below, thesetwo rooms serve as a wel-come retreat. The owners’suite has a large walk-incloset, sliders that openonto a small deck, and aprivate bathroom withdual vanity and spa tub.Toilet and shower are en-closed.

Double doors open intoa study that could be out-fitted as a home office,sewing room or whateversuits your needs.

Each of the two bed-rooms on the main floorhas direct access to ashared bathroom, while asmall powder room servesthe rest of the lower level.Utilities are centrally lo-cated in a pass-throughroom close to the bed-rooms, garage and kitchen.Counters and cabinets ontwo sides provide storageand a work space for fold-ing clothes.

The kitchen and familyroom are open and bright,lined with windows andseparated by nothing butan eating bar. Sliding glassdoors in the family roomaccess a screened porch.

A wet bar tucked into

the passageway betweenthe dining room and theliving room is convenientto both.

A review plan of the Warrington 11-036,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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Warrington has sense of openness

The Listing of the Weekis a two-story stone homein the Val Verde West addi-tion in northwest Okla-homa City.

The 4,571-square-foothome at 12901 DeerfieldCircle has four bedrooms,two baths, three livingrooms, two dining roomsand an attached three-cargarage. Recent updates in-clude new paint, carpet,granite counters and ap-pliances. The formal livingroom has a fireplace andcathedral ceiling. The denhas a fireplace. The up-stairs living area has abuilt-in entertainmentcenter. The kitchen has anisland, breakfast bar andeating space. The masterbedroom has a walk-incloset, sitting area andbath with whirlpool tub.

One secondary bedroomhas a full bath; two havewalk-in closets; two haveceiling fans. The home hasa balcony, covered patio,open patio, undergroundsprinkler system, centralvacuum and zoned hearingand air conditioning.

The home, built in 1983,is listed with Rod, Fran andPaul Brooks of RE/MAXPreferred Properties for$479,900. The home willbe open from 2 to 4 p.m.Sunday. From NW 122 andMeridian, go west to ValVerde Drive and north toDeerfield Circle. For moreinformation, call 990-0548.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 12901 Deerfield Circle. PHOTO PROVIDED

RICHARD MIZEhttp://blog.newsok.com/ok-propertylines

and in Saturday’s Business

Oklahoma Property Lines


It’s yours, but it isn’t. Arented apartment or housecan be a wonderful place tolive, and a challengingplace to decorate.

The restrictions aremany: Landlords oftenwant their white walls tostay white. Many won’t letyou do even the most mi-nor construction. Someeven ask renters not to nailanything to the walls.

Complicating thingsfurther, many rental prop-erties have small roomsand no-frills, builder-grade light fixtures, doorsand cabinetry with littlepersonality.

How can you injectsome of your personalityinto a rented space withoutenraging your landlord?

The first step is to go allin.

“So often people thinkof their rental as not theirs,and therefore go throughlife not creating a beautifulhome or nest,” said de-signer Kyle Schuneman,author of “The FirstApartment Book: Cool De-sign for Small Spaces”(Potter Style, 2012). “Life istoo short to not create asanctuary that representsyour unique vision.”

Home decorating blog-ger Wanda Hoffs gives thesame advice to her readersat www.recreateanddecorate.com. As an Armywife, Hoffs has lived inrental properties aroundthe country and haslearned to decorate eachone as if it were truly hers.

Here are five ideas fromHoffs and Schuneman that

can help you embrace yourrented space.

Plan carefully“Usually rentals are

small, and I am a firm be-liever in function beforeform,” Schuneman said.“Sometimes it’s a puzzlepiece to get those ‘musthaves’ into your space —the desk, the bed, thecouch.”

He suggests using olditems in new ways: Doesthe desk become a foot-board? Should a smallbookcase from your oldliving room be tucked intothe corner of your newkitchen?

If your current furniture

doesn’t fit well into a rent-al, Hoffs suggests spend-ing wisely on new items.Rather than buying an ex-pensive new piece that fitsyour rental perfectly, “Usethrift store furniture andpaint it yourself,” she said.

Used furniture can be“so inexpensive that youcan sell it at a yard sale ifneed be” when you decideto move out of the rental.“It’s not about where youbuy it,” Hoffs likes to tellher blog audience. “It’show you use it.”

Little or no paint“Wallpaper used to be

only for the homeownercrowd,” Schuneman said,

“but now with companieslike Tempaper, you can putup temporary wallpaperthat peels on and peelsback off when you’re readyto move.”

Hoffs suggests usingwall decals, which nowcome in a huge range ofstyles and sizes, or evenduct tape.

“It comes in many greatcolors and patterns,” shesays, “and can be used on awall in many different pat-terns, such as the trendingchevron pattern, stripes,or even to create a borderaround a wall grouping.”

If you want to do just abit of painting that couldbe easily repainted beforeyou move out, Hoffs andSchuneman both suggestpainting a stenciled designon one wall. Or paint aband of bold color alongthe top of your walls.

Infuse with color“If you’re afraid to touch

your walls or have a reallydifficult landlord,” Schu-neman said, “bring in thecolor through fabrics andtextures around the room.If you leave your wallswhite, hang a bold curtainon the windows and a co-ordinating couch that re-ally pops.”

Hoffs agrees: “Fabriccan be a great, inexpensiveway to add color, patternand texture to a room. Itcan be framed or stapled toa large art canvas to behung on the walls,” to add aburst of color. You can alsoattach fabric temporarilyto a wall using spraystarch.

Lush plants are anotheroption: “Bring in plants to

add life, color and to warmup your home,” Hoffs said.

The floor as a wall“Your floors are a blank

slate for design,” Schune-man said. “Treat it as yourfifth wall and find a beauti-ful rug to ground the wholespace.”

Schuneman is a fan ofFLOR carpet tiles, whichcan be arranged to makewhat appears to be a rug ofany size. “I love usingFLOR tiles for rentals be-cause they can be put to-gether in different config-urations when you moveand can be personalized,so only you have that cer-tain pattern that repre-sents your style,” he said.

Temporary swapsAlthough you can’t

change the cabinets inyour rented kitchen orbath, Hoffs points out thatyou can swap out the hard-ware on doors and drawersat a very small cost.

“You can always changethese back to the originalones when you start tomove,” she said, as long asyou remember whereyou’ve stored the originals.

The same goes for lightfixtures. A change of light-ing can add “instant dra-ma” to your home, Hoffssaid, so consider swappingout the current fixtureswith ones that reflect yourtaste.”

Decorating tips for personalizing a rental

A bold sofa pattern and plaid carpet add personalityto a rented apartment in this design by Kyle Schune-man, as seen in "The First Apartment Book: CoolDesign for Small Spaces," by Kyle Schuneman (PotterStyle, 2012). AP PHOTO

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Precision Style Homes, 808 Tall GrassDrive, residence, erect, $104,000.





Monarch Construction Co. LLC, 10904SW 32 Terrace, residence, erect, $100,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 9624 EvieDrive, residence, erect, $100,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 6101Courtyards Court, residence, erect,$100,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 616 SE 60Place, residence, erect, $100,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC, 8501 SW48, residence, erect, $100,000.

Kojo Enterprises LLC, 6409 N Olie Ave.,office, remodel, $100,000.


Home Creations, 18212 ScarboroughDrive, residence, erect, $93,000.

Teehee Design/Build LLC, 14401 W Re-no Ave., residence, erect, $90,000.


Cornerstone Group LLC, 10645 SW 34Terrace, residence, erect, $82,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC, 10632 SW 36,residence, erect, $82,000.

Poff (Doug) Homes, 8901 Oakmont Val-ley Drive, residence, add-on, $80,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC, 10704 SW 34Terrace, residence, erect, $75,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC, 10717 SW 35,residence, erect, $75,000.

J. Howell Construction Inc., 10913 Foun-tain Blvd., residence, remodel, $65,000.

Fresenius Medical Care, 5419 S WesternAve., medical clinic-office, remodel,$60,000.

Dan Holbrock, 7113 NW 10, retail sales,remodel, $60,000.

Special Projects Manager, 5959 North-west Expressway, restaurant, remodel,$50,000.

Khaled Salem, 10100 Southern CreekDrive, residence, fire restoration, $50,000.

CDSOK, 4230 SW 33, automotive re-pair-wash, erect, $50,000.

Quality Design Builders, 13801 N BryantAve., business, remodel, $50,000.

Graham Construction, 3810 N TulsaAve., remodel, remodel, $41,500.

Excellent Masonry, 14520 N Pennsylva-nia Ave., land mark, install, $35,000.

BNJ Builders LLC, 6020 N Independ-ence Ave., school, remodel, $28,000.

Christy Hicks, 7300 S Richland Road,residence, add-on, $25,000.

S. Thomas Frameworks LLC, 709 SW112, residence, add-on, $24,000.

Ronnie Rawson, 117 SW 87, accessory,erect, $22,000.

Crown Construction LLC, 1213 Kenil-worth Road, residence, add-on, $20,000.

James Tedrow, 9601 Olde Tuscany Road,accessory, erect, $15,000.

John Harkey, 5605 S Harrah Road, shellbuilding, remodel, $15,000.

Ladonna Hester, 3308 SE 89, manufac-tured home, move-on-mobile home park,$12,000.

Precision Style Homes, 11216 NW 8, resi-dence, erect, $11,800.

Jacobs General Contracting, 6101 NRockwell Ave., office, remodel, $10,000.

Michael F. and Sherri A. Peters, 13100 SE40, storage, move-on, $7,000.

Michael F. and Sherri A. Peters, 13100 SE40, storage, move-on, $7,000.

Capstone Construction Services, 5325 NMay Ave., retail sales, supplement,$6,200.

Ardi Sohrabi, 4112 NW 23, accessory,erect, $6,000.

Patricia A. Epley, 14937 NW 10, stormshelter, erect, $5,500.

Tony Brooks, 2716 SW 56, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $4,595.

CenterPoint Energy, 109 NW 50, stormshelter, install storm shelter, $4,545.

CenterPoint Energy, 109 NW 50, stormshelter, install storm shelter, $4,545.

Billy J. Hargrave, 2528 SW 90, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $4,200.

Margaret Merritt, 2517 SW 124, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $4,200.

John Dittberner, 3360 Stonybrook Road,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $4,195.

Jenny Hester, 12405 Preakness Road,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$4,100.

Edward Griffin, 2812 SW 54 Place, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $4,000.

John Telford, 15900 Sky Run Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$4,000.

Michael D. Williams, 10908 WinelakeDrive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$4,000.

Robert Lemon, 5408 Charwood Lane,storm shelter, remodel, $4,000.

Robin and David Croninger, 15800 WildCreek Drive, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $4,000.

William Gill, 14101 Chandelle Drive, ac-cessory, erect, $4,000.

Aimee and Ben Hanneman, 3612 NW 71,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,975.

Caleb Fairchild, 16250 Old Olive Way,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,925.

John Culbertson, 10800 Katy Line Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,900.

Justin and Shanda Biggs, 11709 BlueridgeCourt, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,900.

Chris Wertzberger, 1504 NW 186, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,600.

Jim and Brycie Loepp, 7224 NW 121,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,500.

Theodore Booker, 5517 Ventura Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,450.

Christopher M. Leslie, 17332 Clove HillPlace, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,400.

John Randall, 1408 NW 165 Court, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,400.

Kim and Brent Cryer, 17108 SaddlecreekWay, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,400.

Andrew Froese, 18216 Bodegon Road,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,395.

Don and Vickie Anderson, 13709 Cross-ing Way East, condominium-townhouse,install storm shelter, $3,395.

John and Hillary McKenzie, 9105 LollyLane, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,395.

Flat Safe, 6620 SE 163 Court, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,350.

Stephen Reny, 1708 NW 183 Terrace,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,300.

Precision Shelters, 10905 SW 30, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,295.

William and Cynthia Barringer, 13116Green Cedar Terrace, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,250.

Jessica Werner or Marcus Werner, 3421Nottingham Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,200.

Robert King, 14508 Maplelake Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,200.

Stewart Morris, 18628 Piedra Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,150.

David Ramsey, 1424 Straka Terrace,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,095.

Earl and Frances Hutchinson, 4716 StagHorn Drive, residence, remodel, $3,000.

Gene L. Muse Revocable Trust, 6221Redbud Ridge Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000.

Jason Galloway, 4904 NW 161, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000.

Jimmy J. Reed, 6720 S Byers Ave., stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $3,000.

Sergio Coronado, 3516 SW 41, residence,erect, $3,000.

Charlie Jones, 8233 Canna Lane, stormshelter, install- storm shelter, $2,995.

Donald Worden, 10905 Kristin Court,residence, install-storm shelter, $2,995.

Jobby Joseph, 8421 NW 74, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter, $2,995.

John Roberts, 15508 Arbuckle Heights,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,995.

Shirley D. and Kerry J. Laporte, 12505Park Ave., storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,945.

Francis Machiri, 7801 NW 158, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,905.

John and Margaret Biggs, 9734 LakelandRoad, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,900.

Billie and Craig Cactrop, 4000 MorningStar Drive, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,850.

Lane Schaff, 1924 Alexander Way, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,850.

Bruce C. and Donna J. Rotan FamilyTrust, 13309 Creekside Drive, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Chad Moore, 16008 Petaluma Place,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,800.

Chris Harris, 15201 Kestral Lake Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,800.

Jon Phelps, 11128 Greenbriar Chase,

storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,800.

Josh Pitts, 5100 NW 163, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Milton Cumba, 9800 SW 27, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Sergio Velasco, 2829 NW 15, residence,fire restoration, $2,800.

Joshua Sawyer, 15513 Wood Creek Lane,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,799.

Britta Albert, 608 Westglen Drive, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795.

Danny Glispie, 8125 Azurewood Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795.

Doug Dees, 16500 Farmington Way,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795.

Gary and Connie Mahanes, 7237 NW 131,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795.

Rebecca Chohon, 11513 NW 114, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,795.

Dustin James Ingram, 9208 Lolly Lane,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,750.

John Hall, 16400 Josiah Place, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,750.

Robert and Glenda Nigh, 7316 JackDrive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,750.

Donald Klipinger, 2432 NW 1, residence,add-on, $2,700.

Pamela A. Lee, 2728 SW 75, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter, $2,700.

Larry Blundell, 10920 NW 38 Terrace,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,695.

Scott Davis, 2405 NW 175, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $2,695.

Dorian Roach, 4800 Caleb, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter, $2,620.

Alan Dailey, 12401 SE 137, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $2,600.

Bryan Lee, 824 Shady Creek Lane, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500.

Gregory Henson, 1429 NW 187, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500.

Hien Dang, 9512 Southlake Drive, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500.

Khuong Le, 9604 Southlake Drive,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,500.

No name given, 19005 Butterfly Blvd.,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,500.

Satish Pasula, 18613 Piedra Drive, stormshelter, install-storm shelter, $2,500.

Shea Snyder, 14809 Rochefort Lane,storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,410.

Dustin Stottmann, 10705 SW 31 Court,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,395.

Niquita Clark, 6605 Fawn CanyonDrive, residence, install-storm shelter,$2,395.

Ideal Homes of Norman, 513 HuttonRoad, storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,300.

Shaun Steggles, 10008 Allie Hope Lane,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$2,095.

Home Creations, 6613 NW 159, tempo-rary building, erect, $2,000.

Kimberly White, 4517 E Wilshire Blvd.,accessory, remodel, $2,000.

Stanfa, 3320 NW 41, canopy-carport,add-on, $2,000.

Homero Sarabia, 1805 Peachtree, erect,erect, $1,500.

Evaristo Ortiz, 1132 SE 22, residence, re-model, $1,000.

DemolitionMidwest Wrecking, 1100 S Meridian

Ave., restaurant.Ronald Kudrna, 6305 S Harrah Road,

rear house.Stacey Witter & Associates, 6400 S

Western Ave., car wash.Midwest Wrecking, 707 NW 64, resi-

dence.Midwest Wrecking, 703 NW 64, resi-

dence.

Permits

ODESSA, Texas — Ted Stewart is deter-mined to build homes to help alleviate thehousing crunch in the booming PermianBasin.

There’s just one problem. Chevron hasdrilling rights on the land where Stewartwants to build.

“My goal is to get Chevron to releasetheir drilling rights on the 27 drill sites,”said Stewart, who owns several local busi-nesses, including Key Enterprises Inc.“The other goal is to get Odessa to adoptMidland’s drill site ordinance so you haveto be 500 feet away from public structur-es, houses or schools.”

Currently, drilling sites in Odessa haveto be 350 feet away from structures,Odessa Mayor David Turner said.

Stewart presented the idea before thecity council Feb. 26, but the item is not yetscheduled to be discussed at an upcomingmeeting, Turner said.

Stewart purchased 31 drill sites in the1970s with the intent to develop them

when they were done drilling, he said. Hesold four of the sites over the years but stillowns 27 of them.

If Odessa were to adopt a new ordi-nance to increase that distance to 500feet, drilling would no longer be allowedon that land because of its proximity toexisting houses and schools, Stewart said.

There is no drilling in those areas cur-rently but Chevron reserves the right todrill there, he said.

“They retain the rights to drill there andthe city signed them drill reservations sothey can’t be developed into houses. Wecould probably get a total of about 500houses and townhouses with no cost tothe city,” Stewart said.

Stewart said the average sales price of ahouse would be $250,000 and the totalproperty value would be about $150 mil-lion.

“That would add more in propertytaxes, which would be no cost to the city,”he said. “Right now there’s a terriblehousing shortage.”

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Texas developer hopes to alter drillingordinance to build more housingBY MICHELLE BROWNSTONEOdessa American

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