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rl 1 r-i 8 Jersey 3 tmm ty i IIS PURCHASING A suit Suburbia has its price asm. mzfdzsv THE MOUNTAINSIDE, custom-built three-bedroom ranch 8 adjustable-rate mortgage that sets initial payments at $345.36 per month. 'More than a roof "Homes are more than a roof over your head," noted the spokesman. "They're one of the best investments, in the world. And there's no more functional buy than a luxury home in a growing area like the Poconos," he said.

But there's more to Liberty Homes' offer than a great home and unusually low-priced land, the spokesman pointed out All homesites are situated in a five-star, country-club community that offers the best in Pocono recreation and pleasure, as well as proximity to the features that make the Poconos the playground of the East. Right now. Liberty Homes even helps pay for the gas able homesite is the first and often big gest hurdle a would-be homeowner faces. Often, the price of land eats up the consumer's cash and forces him to wait months, even years, before he can afford a down payment on a home. But if you shop at Liberty Homes, the story might be different, a spokesman for the firm said recently.

"You can get your land at builder's cost, and parlay that investment into a down payment on a luxury home," explained the spokesman. "That's why those who have dealt with Liberty Homes are more satisfied than other Pocono homeowners. "We believe everyone should have the home of his dreams. We racked our brains until we discovered a group of prime wooded properties in a country-club setting we could purchase at below-market rates. "Now we're offering those same properties with central water and sewer installation at our cost to encourage people to reach out and grab the home they've always wanted," he said.

Houses are attractive Many new landowners are building first-class luxury homes with no money down, just by using the equity in their new land as a down payment. The houses that Liberty Homes builds have a lot going for them, too, said the spokesman. For example, the Mountainside has three sizable bedrooms and plenty of features that make it a wise buy at just $44,900, with buyer choice of site extra. The year-round ranch home includes plush wall-to-wall carpeting, custom By RICHARD SHERWIN Da'y News SaH Wter A coalition of interior designers is supporting proposed legislation that would amend the state's education law and offically recognize the profession. The proposed legislation would add to the Education law in New York State by augmenting Article 160, which would require government licensing and regulation of interior designers.

The proposed State Board of Interior Design would monitor the testing and jWwvYork'4 firterior ifesigner 'to insure that iust ShoseifclrtbrtswitTi education and exirfrienice' in I SeeCt How much does it cost to buy a house in America's most expensive suburban communities? According to a recent survey by the RELO Broker Network, which as the country's largest nonprofit residential broker referral organization serves 13,000 communities throughout the U.S., the average price for a single-family home in America's most exclusive neighborhoods can run as high as nearly three quarters of a million dollars. The survey, based on October sales prices and including only those suburban markets served by RELO's 1,100 members. found that Saddle River, N.J., a town of "quiet wealth" whose residents include former President Richard Nixon, currently has the highest average home price in the country $727,000. GoiiT first class Construction has begun on the $1 million renovation of a 25.000-square-foot office building at 524 North in New Rochelle. It is slated for first-class office space, according to Steven Minskoff.

vice president of the Minskoff Organization, the New York-based development, construction and management firm. The five-story building. dating from the 1920s and situated across from City Hall, had housed Westchester County offices and Family Courts, as well as medical offices. On right track An American plant-management firm and Japanese company specializing in me i construction of railroad passenger cars have signed a lease for 80.000 square feet of space in the Brooklvn Navy Yard. NEMKO headquartered in New Jersey, and Mitsui Company and its subsidiary.

Tokyu Car USA are transforming the space into a plant where 54 4 railroad cars will be built for the MTA's Metro-North line. The space was previously occupied by the Coastal Dry Dock and Repair Corp. It is estimated that 50 jobs will be created andhat more needed tn'-JJfengar priced at $44,900. for those who call for an appointment and take a mod-el-and-community tour. And a $35 cash allowance will be given to visitors, with no obligation.

To find out more, or to set up an appointment to visit, just call, toll-free, (800) 221-3892, or collect, (717) 839-7795. Or write to Liberty Homes, P.O. Box 303, Mt. Pocono. Pa.

18344. But hurryfewer than 100 sites are available at these special savings. To visit, take the George Washington Bridge to 1-80 West, to the Delaware Water Gap into Pennsylvania Exit 44 (Scotrun). Make a left onto Route 11 North. Travel seven miles to the Mt.

Pocono traffic light at the intersection of Routes 611, 940 and 196. Bear right onto Route 196 North and follow two miles to the Liberty Homes office on the right. tt i J-atH 7n -u -0 Rath Lynford 1 0 cabinetry in the kitchen and bathroom, and an oven-'range, rangehood and re-frigerator'freezer, all color-coordinated to the homeowner's choice, according to the spokesman. The living room is "a study in leisure-home splendor," with a cathedral ceiling and a full-masonry fireplace. And twin glass- doors, topped with skyview gable glass, lead to the Pocono outdoors.

Everyone in the Poconos wants a deck to enjoy the emergence of spring, the lazy beauty of summer and the color-splashed autumn. The Mountainside includes an 8 by 24-foot prowed party deck, suitable for lounging or entertaining. The Mountainside is easy to pay for, too, said the spokesman, noting that its $44,900 purchase price can be handled with a 30-year, the field who have passed the competency exam, would be able to work as or use the title of Interior Designer. "There is tremendous statewide support to license interior designers because our work affects the health, safety and welfare of the public," says Ruth Lynford, chairwoman of the Interior Designers for Licensing in N.Y. (IDLNY).

According to Lynford, the differences between an in-tenor designer and interior decorator also are reasons for licensing. Lynford says that decorators are more treatmenjUtiOf an bX licensing for interior designers complex client requirments as: Selection of interior finishes, including fire and toxicity ratings. Space planning for public and private facilties. National, state and local building codes. Accoustic and sound transmission.

Lynford says that the IDLNY represents more than 2,000 interior designers who currently work in New "VVeeareT group will, Jbring-abouV this See DESIGNERS.