The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-14
REAL ESTATE ALIVE
SALES OF OVER $4,000 FOR
APRIL, NAY, JUNE AND JULY.

Il Not Purchases of spectators But Home
People Who are Buying Property for
Homes They Expect to Improve and
Live limo Account Taken of the Sale
of Vacant Lots Under Prices of e7OO-
No Farm Loans Being Made bales
Given In Separate Amounts for City
Property and Farm Lands.
To the people VINO would if they had
half chance say that times are dull and
that business is tagging or has been in
Sedgwick county this summer, IL might
be pertinent to recite something Of what
has actually taken place within the last
four months in Wichita and Sedgwick
county. a reporter for the Eagle called
on Harry Stewart Of the DEAN Abstract
company, yestsrda, for a history Of real
estate circles since March.
The list Of sales would surprise you"
said Mr.. Stewart. There lisa bsolu,ely no
excuse for anyone to say that times are
dull who is informed OF the real situa-
ton and VINO knows what is going on.
The list in itemized amounts is given
herewith 20 show the character of the
sa,es. During the last three months
twelve travelling men, thirty railroad
men. with other corporation employees.
have purchased homes in Wichita.
Homes are a good price now" said
Mr.. Stewart, land will be better. The de-
mand now is for sellers, and in this con-
nection ii might be we'll TO state that
the loan business has almost played out
here, which is good indication. Not
fifteen farm loans have been made in
this county since the first Of April. That's
a fact, and there's 100000 in this city
right now 10 be let out and no takers.
People have money OF their own with
out borrowing, and they are putting it
into property
In the list given be,ow no account is
taken Of the 300 sales Of vacant lots al
prices below 500. The figures are all
for improved property and average near
ly $4,000 per month in money that
changed hands for real estate in the city
and county. There are given seventy
seven sales of farm land and ninety-nine
OF city property as follows by months:
APRlL.
City property-s300 s., 100, $500, $500,
81 500, 5000, $500, $500, $500, $500, 5000, 500,
$500. $500. $3.50, $500. Total. $3.50.
Farm land-s2OOO, $3.50. S7S5, $500, $3.50,
$3.50, 5000. $1,000, $4,000, $1,000, 81 900
800. $500. $3.50 $500. $3.50 $3.50. Total,
s23, 91O
MAY.
City property-s250, $500, s475, $500,
$500, $3.50, 5000 s4o0 $500, $500, $500,
$500, 1850. $500, 81, 900, $500, $3.50. $1,000
1860. $780, $500, 500, $3.50, $500, $500.
Tota., s31, 0S5.
Farm land-s3. 900, $3.50. ss,ooo 81, $50,
81, 7o0 81 200. $500, 5000. $500, IS, 400, $500,
50, 200, $3.50, $500, $4,000. $1,000 Total,
s39.25O.
JUNE.
City property-s2.10o. s., 500. $500. 81, 500.
81 700 500. $500, $1,000, $500. 5000. $500,
So, 100, $3.50. $780, 800, $500, $3.50. $500, $500,
81 500, $3.50. $1,000, $500. $780, $500, $3.50.
Total. $26.600.
Farm land-s2o 900, $3.50. $4,000, $500.
So, 200, $1,000, $500. $500. $500. $500.
$500. $500, 80. 400 50, 200, $500. $4,000, $500,
So, 900, $1,000. Total, 100.
JULY.
City property-sSOo, 81 900, s1,15o, $1,000,
$500, $500. 5000, 500. $500, $4,000 $1,000,
$780, $50, 500, 50, 900, So 600, 81 500, $500,
81. 200, $500. $50, 500, 500, 500, 81 $50.
81. 900, $3.50. $780, $1,000, $3.50, $500, $500.
$500. Total. s29,S1o.
Farm land-s5O0, $500. $500, 500 $500,
81, 200, 81, 800, 81 $780, 3oOO $500. $500, $1,000
$500, $500, $500, 81 ,525, $500, $1,1oo, 5000.
50, 500, 5000. 500, $500. $1,000, $1,000.
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