by Sean | Sep 7, 2012 | News
If you are among the more than 75 million Americans who own their home, or the millions more who hope to someday achieve the American dream of homeownership, then you will want to tell your candidates where you stand on critical housing issues before casting your ballot this fall.
National policy has acknowledged the importance of the home in American family life for almost a century, yet today, homeownership is under attack.
Legislative and regulatory proposals that would greatly harm home owners, home buyers, the housing market and the nation’s economy are under consideration by government policymakers. These include ongoing threats to the mortgage interest deduction, instituting a standard 20 percent downpayment on home loans, and ending the federal backstop for housing, which would make the 30-year mortgage less accessible and more expensive.
The stakes are enormous. The decisions the politicians who are elected to office this year make on these proposals could not only strip away homeownership’s priority status and obstruct the economy’s ability to recover, but also reverse the housing policies that created a thriving middle class and contributed to a century of economic progress.
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by Sean | Sep 5, 2012 | Construction, Construction & Design, Photo Gallery
Thiemkey was a challenging project for several reasons. It's accessibility made it very difficult to get materials to. We took this 2 level home and turned the lower level screened porch into a storage area. A beautiful bump out was built for the three story staircase. We dug under the existing home to build a new basement foundation in order to house a creative wine cellar. The spiral staircase leads all the way down to the wine cellar and is surrounded by stone in the basement level. This renovation won the Best Renovation for the state of NC in September of 2013. "In working with Living Stone we witnessed an excellent and thorough estimate, honesty and reliability, superb workmanship, fantastic communication and an all around great job! We would build with Living Stone again as well as refer them." Dr. Bill Thiemkey [nggallery id=18]
by Sean | Aug 29, 2012 | What Customers Are Saying
“The quality of workmanship of LSC was first rate. Sean’s honesty and openness made us feel very comfortable with our choice of builders. Our house turned out beautifully, we couldn’t be happier with our home! Sean understands and appreciates the stress incurred in building a home, especially under the circumstances that we had to endure. Despite all of the delays and adversity from the developer, our house exceeded our expectations. The attention to detail has helped make our house a special home for us. We admire the work every time we are able to come to Black Mountain.” Mark Kraemer
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by Sean | Aug 29, 2012 | What Customers Are Saying
“As an architect specializing in custom residential home design in the Asheville area, I have had the opportunity to work with Sean Sullivan on multiple custom home designs in The Settings of Black Mountain. Our experiences have been very positive, as has been the feedback from my clients. Sean’s strong work ethic, commitment to quality craftsmanship, attention to detail and customer satisfaction was exceptional. In the world of construction it’s refreshing to work with someone who values honesty and integrity. Sean takes pride in each and every home he builds. I look forward to our continued working relationship and can confidently recommend Living Stone Construction”. -Ken Wertheim, AIA
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