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Nancy Reyering and six other volunteers from Woodside and Portola Valley made a delivery to the Restoration Hardware store in Palo Alto last week that they hope might send a message to the home furnishings store's corporate headquarters.

Using two pickup trucks and four hand trucks, the volunteers returned nearly one ton of the catalogs the company recently shipped to local residents, protesting the waste the unwanted catalogs represent.

Via UPS, Restoration Hardware has been delivering to each home a bundle of as many as 13 large catalogs, wrapped in plastic and weighing up to 17 pounds.

With the catalog drop-off at the Palo Alto store, Ms. Reyering included a letter asking the corporation to "consider taking a stand as the first truly 'green' retailer by eliminating the printing and mailing of any catalogs."

Ms. Reyering who in 2013 was named an "Environmental Champion" by Woodside's Sustainability and Conservation Committee, wrote that "the most environmentally friendly approach, by far, is not to create and ship these unnecessary, unwanted, and wasteful catalogs."

She also has sent the company a spread sheet with the names of more than 120 people who want to be taken off Restoration Hardware's mailing list.

After the volunteers began bringing stacks of catalogs through the store's front entrance, store employees quickly asked the volunteers to move the rest of their delivery to the store's back door. At least four employees with handcarts immediately hustled the stacks of catalogs out of sight.

Employees handed out fliers with what appears to be the company's pre-printed response to complaints about the environmental effect of the catalog deliveries.

"Heavier load = lighter carbon footprint," the fliers say. "Our 13 source books now come to you just once a year, all together in one package. Combined with our carbon-neutral shipping practices and our responsibly sourced paper, that adds up to a significantly reduced impact on the environment."

Ms. Reyering and the other volunteers Peter Marsden, Lauren Mang, Erin Broderick and Seldy Nelson from Woodside and Brad Peyton and Laura Stec from Portola Valley were not buying the explanation.

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This home built in 1892 has caused a conflict between Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose and his neighbors. Save the Rose House petition

San Francisco isn't the only city experiencing a techie backlash -- it appears some Portlanders are also getting up in arms over uber-rich entrepreneurs' spending whims.

A neighborhood group in the Willamette Heights section of Portland, Ore., has started a Change.org petition to try to get Digg founder and Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose to change his mind about demolishing a 122-year-old home.

Rose and his wife Dayra bought the home in February and reportedly said they only planned to remodel it. So, their neighbors were surprised when it was learned the house was actually slated to be demolished.

"At seemingly lightning pace, it appears that you notified the City of Portland that you were withdrawing the house from the City's landmark inventory, applied for a permit to build a new house on the site, and obtained a permit to demolish the house," the petition reads. "Because you withdrew the house from the landmark inventory, you were no longer obligated to give public notice of the intended demolition, nor were you required to delay the demolition so that neighbors' comments could be received."

The neighbors are asking Rose to either keep the house and remodel it or sell it to someone else who values the historic home.

"We hope to convince you that there's a better prospect for the future," the petition reads. "The alternative would be terrible. We see neighborhood protests and calls to action. And ultimately, likely, we see destruction, and a new house. Nice as it might be, it stands out oddly in the neighborhood. There's a family there, sometimes, but they don't enjoy the neighborhood, as they don't interact with it. And there's something lost: old structure, old bones, history, and community."

Upon learning of his new neighbors' complaints, Rose wrote a response in the comments section of the petition. He said that he'd always intended a "major remodel" with plans on "making it more contemporary." Historical restoration was "never our intention," he said.

Rose said that after an architect and contractor inspected the property and assured him that "there is nothing historically significant" about the house, he asked that it be removed from the historic inventory list. He also said the cost of remodeling the home was far too expensive.

"After the inspections we were properly alerted to several areas that needed to be addressed. Electrical, plumbing, foundation/basement work, and asbestos," Rose wrote. "The costs were higher than we anticipated, and we knew we could never recoup that kind of money on a 100 year-old house."

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Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) crashed by more than 13% on Thursday after reporting disappointing financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Investors could be overreacting to the negative news in the short term, but alternatives such as Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) nonetheless look like much stronger names in the home-furnishings sector.

Disappointing performance Pier 1 Imports announced that total sales during the quarter ended on May 31 increased 6.1% to $419.1 million, versus $394.9 million during the same period in fiscal 2014; this came in below analysts' expectation of $422.8 million. Comparable sales increased 6.3%, which management attributed to increases in total brand traffic, improved conversion, and higher average ticket price.

Gross profit was roughly flat during the quarter. However, gross profit margin as a percentage of sales declined to 40%,compared to 42.4% in the year-ago period,due to pricing promotions.

Net income declined from $20.3 million in the first quarter of 2014to $15 million, and net earnings per share of $0.16 came in materially below the forecast of $0.20 per share.

Adding to the negativity, the company reduced its guidance for the rest of the year. Earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.14 to $1.22, versus a prior guidance of between $1.16 and $1.24.

CEO Alex W. Smith said in the earnings press release that the downward guidance adjustment was due to harsh industry conditions: "The retail environment remains highly promotional and is pressuring gross profit in the near-term. As a result, we are adjusting our full-year earnings forecast accordingly."

The retail business has been notoriously difficult across many different categories lately, so margin pressure should come as no big surprise. However, it's also worth noting that Restoration Hardware and Williams-Sonoma recently reported substantially better performances than Pier 1.

Restoration Hardware and Williams-Sonoma not only operate in the same industry, but they also target a similar clientele as Pier 1 Imports. When it comes to the high-end furnishing market, these two companies seem to be gaining market share and stealing customers from Pier 1.

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A dispute over the finances and control of a planned rebuild of folk legend Woody Guthrie's boyhood home in Oklahoma could put the project in jeopardy.

The spat, an ironic turn considering Guthrie's songs that railed against greed, began after two Gibson guitars crafted with wood salvaged from the iconic singer's home in Okemah failed to sell last month on eBay.

Profits from Gibson's donated guitars were to go toward reconstruction of the 1860s-era property, called London House, using piles of lumber rescued from the site when the dilapidated structure was torn down in the late 1970s.

Woody Guthrie's Hometown to Rebuild Singer's Boyhood Home

The builders had grand plans for the property: Restoration of the home from its sandstone foundation on up, then construction of a museum to house all things Woody.

They also envisioned picnic areas, gardens and RV parking to accommodate the throngs of tourists and musicians who flock to town of 3,000, about 75 miles east of Oklahoma City, each July for the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.

It would all cost around $600,000. The home was to be finished in time for this year's festival.

The contractor, Dan Riedemann, and the man he hired last year to raise funds for the undertaking, Johnny Buschardt, banked on the guitars to sell fast so they could start building in the spring.

Riedemann and Buschardt hoped each guitar would fetch around six figures and only offered on eBay the first two of the eight made. Buschardt hoped the other six would be snapped up by museums or A-list musicians eager to own a piece of Woody history.

When neither guitar sold, the finger-pointing began. Riedemann accused Buschardt of not doing enough to publicize the sale. Buschardt accused Riedemann of being greedy.

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Home furnishings retailer Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (RH: Quote), Wednesday reported a swing to profit in the first quarter, due mainly to a 22 percent surge in revenues, with both earnings and revenues ahead of Wall Street expectations. Restoration Hardware shares rallied 12 percent in after-hours trade on the New York Stock Exchange after having lifted its full-year outlook.

Corte Madera, California-based Restoration Hardware reported a first-quarter profit of $1.8 million or $0.04 per share, compared to a loss of $0.2 million or break-even per share last year.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings rose to $0.18 per share from $0.06 per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues for the first quarter grew 22 percent to $366.25 million from $301.34 million a year ago. Analysts estimated revenues of of $347.73 million for the quarter.

Comparable brand revenue growth, which includes direct, increased 18 percent in the first quarter. Gross margins improved to 34.0 percent from 33.8 percent last year.

Chief Executive Gary Friedman said, "RH continued to outperform the home furnishings industry by a wide margin in the first quarter of 2014."

Looking forward to the second quarter, the company expects adjusted earnings of $0.62 to $0.64 per share and revenues of $443 million to $453 million. Analysts currently expect earnings of $0.61 per share on revenues of $452.11 million for the second quarter.

For the full year 2014, the company now expects adjusted earnings of $2.24 to $2.30 per share and revenues of $1.86 billion to $1.89 billion. Analysts currently estimate earnings of $2.20 per share on revenues of $1.85 billion for 2014.

Initially, the company had forecast adjusted earnings in the range of $2.14 to $2.22 per share and revenues of $1.83 billion to $1.86 billion.

"The business momentum and strong trends we are seeing thus far in 2014 give us further confidence in our financial outlook for the year," Friedman added.

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Ray Rutledge, right, treasurer of the El Paso Preservation Alliance and alliance member Kevin Wells showed a newly restored Central El Paso bungalow-style home built around the early 1900s Tuesday. Refrigerated air is among the modern amenities added to the home. The home was restored using historic preservation guidelines and will be featured in an open house today and Sunday. (Rudy Gutierrez El Paso Times)

Photos: El Paso Preservation Alliance restores central home

For several years, the home at 2731 Portland in Central El Paso in the historic Manhattan Heights neighborhood was an eyesore. But not for Ray Rutledge, a member of the El Paso Preservation Alliance, who could see beyond the caved-in ceilings, boarded up windows and dilapidated, graffiti-covered walls.

"The interior was in bad shape, but structurally it was fine. There was really nothing wrong with the building. The homes of this era were built by craftsmen and being on this side of the mountain doesn't hurt either, because we are on very solid ground," he said.

Initially, the city was going to demolish the building. But in April of 2009, the Preservation Alliance worked with the city, which sold it to the alliance with plans to restore it to its original classic American bungalow style. The home dates back to the early 1900s.

"We generally have not done brick and mortar projects as an organization," Rutledge said. "Individually, all of us have historic homes and in some cases have done multiple restoration projects but as an organization we had not."

Rutledge said the alliance took on this project hoping to show the community that restoring a historic home is a viable and better option to tearing down buildings.

The public is invited to see the completed restoration at an open house from Saturday and Sunday.

"We didn't want to lose a historic property. If it had been demolished, nothing would have ever been built and it would just have been a vacant lot for the next 80 years." he said.

Alliance members said the work has been slow but worthwhile.

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Rick Herman of Allendale put his home of 14 years on the market two months ago. "We love the place," he says of the Victorian, "and it's kind of hard to leave. But it's five bedrooms, way too much for two people."

This spring traditionally the busiest time in the housing market buyers may find they've got fewer choices than they'd like, because the inventory of homes on the market is down, compared with last year. In Bergen County, the number of single-family homes for sale dropped 25 percent in January and February, and in Passaic County, about 15 percent.

One big reason is that many sellers have held off because of the unusually harsh winter weather, and they're likely to list their properties soon, which may bring a surge of properties to the market.

But other homeowners especially those who bought during the housing boom still can't sell without taking a loss, and those properties are likely to stay off the market, shrinking the potential pool of available homes.

"There are still sellers waiting for the market to improve in order for them to get out," said Jeff Adler, a Keller Williams agent in Ridgewood.

"A lot of sellers have been taken aback by the amount of decline from the peak to where the market is now," agreed Jorge Ledesma, a Re/Max agent in Teaneck. "It's a bitter pill to swallow when you see so much equity in your home, and through no fault of your own, you see it go away."

Home prices in the region are still, on average, about 20 percent below their 2006 peaks, so owners who bought during the housing boom may well be "underwater" that is, owing more on the mortgage than their home is worth. Others may not be underwater but still have 2006 prices stuck in their heads as the "real" value of their home, and are reluctant to sell for less.

As home prices rise, more of these homeowners will be willing and able to sell, observers say. With prices up statewide an estimated 4.3 percent last year, many homeowners are already moving out of the underwater category, said Jeffrey Otteau, an East Brunswick appraiser who follows home prices statewide.

"We will see more [home selling] activity as equity gets restored," Otteau said recently at a seminar for real estate agents in East Hanover.

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