Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
REAL ESTATE is LOOKING UP,
Dealers Report Considerable Inquiry
for Residence Property.

for Residence Property.
while there have not been many deals
made the past week, there is no question
that there is a steadily Increasing inquiry
for property" said leading dealer. 1T Is
easier to persuade customers to take hold
of a good thing than formerly. Agents are
in better spirits, and altogether the dawning
Of better day in the real estate business
seems at hand.
"This Is particularly noticeable in the
Real Estate exchange meetings, which are
better attended and the enthusiastic retep-
ton accorded the proposition 20 hold a state
convention OF real estate and loan agents,
and so secure unity OF action in putting
through needed legislation, is encourGg ng.
This state convention as now outlined,
promises to be one OF the great events for
Nebraska. IL It can be successfully carried
out 1t will be held early in December, and
will be under the direction of an executive
committee, consisting OF one from euch of
the twelve leading cities of the state. This
committee will arrange the program. time
and place OF meeting and other details 1t
is believed that the fraternity Throughout
the state will heartily approve Of and gen.
orally attend this gathering,
"a feature of the real estate market the
past few weeks is the call for small homes.
Mr.. A. u. Wymsn expresses the condition
of the market when he says: Every day we
have some one In who wants to talk about
buying a little home. even II he is not quite
ready to close deal So a number of
agents report"
Among the sales reported the past week
are these:
The Omaha Real Estate and Trust com
pany to Mr.. Dudgeon, house and lot in
Saunders G. Himebaughs addition to Wal
nut Hill, 81 500.
At corner of Burdette and Twenty-second
two sales have been made; one through c.
A. Starr to Mrs. Nicholas Kriebe and the
other through the agency of George G.
Wallace. to a party whose name Is at pres
ent withheld. II is understood cosy cot
tages will be built on both these lots. Both
were all-cash sales.
Redick Bros. report the sale OF the east
half of lot 2, Isaac & Selden's addition, for
81 450 cash; also l60 acres in Kimball
county.
w. II. Gates sold lot %, block 2. Marys.
VILE addition. for an all-cash consideration
the amount of which Is withheld. Mr. Gates
and Mr.. J. II. Parrotte are among those who
report inquiries for small homes, Mr. Par
rotte noting the fact that several strangers
in the city are among those inquirlng at his
office.
One of the largest sales of the week was
the Alb Waggoner residence on Thirty-sec-
ond street, between Poppleton and Wool
worth, to j. w. Dean, for $500, through
Fred d. Wead's agency.
The Byron Reed company sold for the
owner fifty feet on the south side Of Farnam
near Thirty-fifth. to Henry Hitler. Sale all
cash, and consideration not given. Mr..
Hitler will build a substantial residence on
this handsome site.
Three lots have been sold to different pur-
chasers in Potter & Cobb's second addition
within a week.
Garvin Bros have sold for DR.. E Holov-
chner of this city 100 acres in Antelope
county; consideration, 81 600.
Charles F. Harrison reports a continuous
inquiry for small farms near Omaha. as
does also George G. Wallace, especially
from parties who want to lease five, ten and
up to forty acres, and will lease for term
Of years.
Charles f. Hughes, superintendent of the
Fremont, Elkhorn e Missouri Valley rail
road, has broken ground for a fine residence
on his elegant lot, facing Hanscom lark, at
Thirty-second and Woolworth