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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Mobile Home Gets a Bohemian-Chic Makeover | Mt Kisco Realtor

Interior Designer Kirsten Marie had come to know one of her clients so well that when the client’s children had flown the nest, Marie told her she should sell her large estate and move into a mobile home the client owned in Paradise Cove of Malibu, California. The client was skeptical at first, but it turned out that ditching the big house was the best decision she’d ever made. There was only one problem: She didn’t have enough room to comfortably lodge guests.

Thinking of her adult children’s and friends’ visits, she snapped up the 600-square-foot mobile home next door when it went on the market, then left it in the hands of Marie and Marie’s brother, contractor Jens Holst. She gave them free rein over everything from large remodeling decisions to choosing towels and soaps. While a relaxing and chic getaway feeling was the goal, they also designed the home to function as a full-time residence should the need arise.

“After” photos by Amy Bartland

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: A homeowner houses her guests here.
Location: Malibu, CaliforniaSize: 600 square feet (56 square meters); 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Interior design: Kirsten Marie Inc.

BEFORE: The guesthouse’s sliding doors, shown here, did not take full advantage of the views of Paradise Cove, and a large TV and stand clunked up the room.

Kirsten Marie Inc, KMI

AFTER: New Fleetwood doors meet at the corner, providing wide views of the hills and the cove. All of the windows and doors were completely redone and replaced.

The TV now has a better placement on the wall in front of the sectional and can be enjoyed from the kitchen should any guests decide to get their celebrity chef on.

Holst Brothers General Contractors

“We wanted a relaxed, beachy vibe, but we also wanted it to be a chic retreat,” Marie says. Predominantly white furniture and a clear view have replaced the big TV in the corner. The look is bright and light from the floors to the ceiling. The bleached floors look like wood but are laminate.

Outside, bar stools cozy up to the deck railings. The top rail is 14 inches wide to accommodate drinks and plates. “Her guests can enjoy their coffee out here in the morning,” Marie says.

Floors: White Wash oak plank, Reclaime Collection, Quick Step Laminatek; Saarinen table and Eames chairs: Design Within Reach; light fixture: Serena & Lily; bar stools (outside): Bend Goods

BEFORE: The main living area was open, but as this photo shows, it had the potential to become cluttered-looking without carefully considered furniture and color palette choices.

Kirsten Marie Inc, KMI

AFTER: A comfortable sectional makes the most of this corner. “This client travels all over the world. We wanted the guesthouse to reflect an elegant boho blend,” Marie says.

The light floor, walls and furniture allowed her to punctuate the space with richly colored accessories. Throw pillows made from vintage Hmong textiles, a blanket from India and a Moroccan rug add layers of global texture that give the homeowner’s guests some exotic flavor in the mobile home getaway.

Owl side table: Arteriors; camel photograph: Etsy; rug: Kat + Maouche; sofa: custom

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Housing starts in the United States plunged | Mt Kisco Real Estate

Housing starts measure the number of units of privately owned housing started in a given period. It includes single-family and multiple-family homes with the former dominating the private housing market.

Housing starts in the United States plunged 17% month-over-month to an 897,000 pace in February 2015, the lowest level since January 2014. Housing starts had clocked a more-than-one-million pace every month since July 2014. Even from a year-ago level, starts were down 3.3%. January’s starts were revised upward to show no growth over December after initially reporting a 2% fall.

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Information from this indicator is used to anticipate future production for homebuilders such as D.R. Horton (DRH), Lennar (LEN), and PulteGroup (PHM). It’s also used to anticipate future demand for raw materials and labor costs, which affects home-related retailers such as Lowe’s (LOW) and Home Depot (HD). DRH, LEN, and PHM all fell after the report was released.

The details of the fall

The possibility of harsh weather keeping construction workers away from work was the frontrunner among reasons for this sharp decline in housing starts.

Single-family homes on which construction began dropped by 14.9% in February 2015 from a month ago. Construction of structures with five units or more dived 21.6%. The fall in groundbreaking activity was across the United States with the Northeast bearing the biggest brunt. Total housing starts fell 56.5% month-over-month in February in the region. Starts for single-family homes dropped 60.7%.

The Midwest was also hit hard with total groundbreaking activity falling by 37% in February.

Among the four regions, the South saw the slowest pace of fall, with total construction activity falling by just 2.5% and construction of single-family homes falling by 5.9% month-over-month.

Building permits rise

Building permits indicate future demand for housing. This indicator is released in the monthly report. Permits for new construction of private homes rose 3.0% from January to 1.092 million. This increase may provide some solace to markets. While single-family permits fell 6.2%, permits for constructions with five or more units jumped 19.9%.

The South led the rise in overall permits among the four regions with permits rising 7.3% in February. For single-family home permits, only the West posted a rise, where permits rose 5.6% month-over-month. The Northeast was the highest decliner in both total permits and permits for single-family homes.

Housing starts and building permits are both considered leading indicators for the housing market. ETFs that focus on real estate or construction are affected by these indicators. These ETFs include the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR), the Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ), the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB), and the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund (ITB).

In the next article, we’ll look at the status of industrial production in February 2015.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Richard Meier Glass Box Wants $10.5M in Resale | Mount Kisco Real Estate

Apartment listings in Richard Meier's 165 Charles Street are often notable if only for the degree to which they embody the idea of the modern glass-box penthouse. This unit, on the building's 14th floor, is not touting itself as a penthouse, but it might as well be because just look at it. 11 floor-to-ceiling windows make up the two-bedroom's Hudson River-facing side, which always seems like it would get a little annoying what with the sun and everything. But apparently someone figured it was worth $7.35 million in 2011, and is hoping that someone else will think it's worth $10.5 million in 2015. The building's actual penthouse, with double-height ceilings, also remains on the market, asking $40 million.