Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-13
SALES OF THE WEEK
A FAR Number Of Real Estzis
Transfers Recorded
INQUIRIES AIIITLE HUMOROUS
a syna,e.se a. f.sses iAsx- Eo~r<iias
no.ss sad D~euiazs On ths
l~~resos Prsr>rsy-

II = an UNPLEASANT truth than real
estais IN Gfand Rapids = about a. stag
sanf - Il seli can ~. Dealers have NJ
psnersbls inqaisies regaFding property.
Dotk lots and boasss. ia divsrs l,ortnn-
II the eify. From tas dealsrss stand
point these ir4uiries zrs evidently Eslsis
- inaigiduAs uho bsve 30 intsnfion "a
barring but Jet. eho might parehss.i II
hey could Obtain What their untutnird
minds cons.s:snsi a bargain Anotisr
slass ~ Inquiries are tho.s sho have
mall suns u money ranging frons a
be- hundred - several thoszand dollars.
ard xho are considering he ADVISABLE
A. II placing a 10 where they thihk Il
All be sais. jet 1e nnrest and doubts
eaused b. the present condition u a..
fans and inability b drsx back the cur
tain from tue fntoIe fal<es them timer
ous fsg2ntng any Investments whaf.
sser II - = fact that realty IN Grand
RAPIDS a. never mofe duh than az
present Hpifiers. unless forced 90 rial
tze - neet maturing paper, which banks
refuses - fonsw, are keopIng mp the
price u their belongings The unfortu-
nate. 10 has % strain every nerve %
kesp himself afloat, j. the man ~hO
Offers ais real estate AZ a Sacrifices. IL -
Toe Iost such bargains" that the sHlall
buyers are booking. taking advantage %
The hneneiai sfringency.
The past week has seen fair nun Der
~ transfers. but few. n any. have been
cash sales; the majority being exchanges
nado With hope that the newly acquired
laDd miget ind a more ready purchaser
Tbs fact - readily demonstrated mas
much a. bat few dweliings are being
erected IN any portion Of the city.
From the nonlfsr u furnished houses
placed on the market during the last
tesen days IL IL patent that large mum
Der q Grand isapids citizens intend
spending = year or more in Europe add
Asa This exodus does not embrace
thee sho make their winter pilgrimsges
- Colorado aud California health res
ia The orange groves OF Florida and
te fainOtss POnce De Leon will have
aeir usual quota u Valley City visitors
The demand for desirable residences
,cafed Ia the central portion u the city.
silh modern convsnicnces. still con
1nucs. the houae seekers " lahing 20 pay
kom sl5 10 60 per moath rental. A
- demand for houses ia tho southeast
III east portions f the city was noticed
nEing the latter half u the week Just
scad. 4 syndicate i being talked q 10
slild boarding house and a number
n convenient cottages on the Lawrence
property near the 10. a.. H. q NJ June.
Ion - Accommodate the employees II
he straw goods factory. II the project
secomesa reality IL vii net the promo
sfs about - per cent on their invest
ment-
Davis. Turner & Carroll have placed
IN the hands II +. W. Bliss 4 Co. their
four addition % the city Of Grand Rap
ids. VA; Tho eighth ward addition.
Sibiey street addition. Cherry street adj
siiiion aud their addition on South Di-
vision street
Dealers report that several large sales
Il property IN the east end will probably
b. closed during the -oming week The
men = no have the scheme in hand in
tend building modern homes c0nvcn-
ientiy arranged with modern appliances
conducive 20 health and comfort. which
will Be sold az q moderate profit liz i
intended a. make this section Of the city
among the most charming Of the
resident. portion. Two well known
architects intend building summer
hones Tor themselves IN this locality.
The drift n The never fair priced resi-
deucrs u Enthusiastically in this direction
anl thoee persons having sufficient
amount n cash on hand 20 buy 10 this
quarter viii make very handsome pro-
1t 90 their Investment in a very short
tine.
John G.. Dunton a Go. report real
estate has started up some during tho
week. especially IN the rent department
Following are the real estate trans
fers f0r the seek: