The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-20
SMALL HOUSES IN DEMAND.
REyTING SEASON is ON AND AGENTS
ARE KEPT BUSY.

Tba Chief Demand From the Rent
ing Class Is for Houses Ranging
From S35 Down, Those Mt $50 and
Less Being in Greatest Favor, Pro-
vided the Location BE satisfactory.
Renting Agents Have Hard Work
This Hot weather and They Would
like TO See the Season Changed to
Some More Suitable Period of the
Year.
The renting season is now on in full
blast. oct. l is moving day in Savannah
ana preceding three months are devoted
bv tenants and agents in making ar
rangements for the ensuing year. This is
hard on both as it requires them to do
their most important work during the hot
test period of the year and al a time, TOO,
when many people are out of the city
This makes it necess airy to do a great deal
of work by correspondence, which is not
near so satisfactory as personal interviews
and often leads TO vexatious delays.
Inquiry among the renting and real es-
tate agents shows that there is a very
lively inquiry at present for houses. Many
INQUIRIES are being made in person and
bv letter and the agents are very busy ex-
planning the advantages of the various
properties which they have to offer and
arguing away the objections OF applicants
Not many engagements have been made
MS vet. but the numerous inquiries show
that considerable changing about is to be
evDected among the householders when
moving day comes.
we have had a very active demand for
some time" said well-known agent TO
a Morning News reporter. The demand
is chiefly for small houses, well located
and at reasonable rentals. This demand
IS chiefly for houses from $S5 month
down, and the greatest demand is for
houses at $25 a month and less. These
houses are wanted by people with small
f1milies. say from two to five members
IN a family There is a very considerable
number of these houses offering, but the
demand seems not to be equal to the sup
py The number of new houses winch
nave been built this year does not seem
Fl, have affected the demand in any way
Tor Is tneTe any uIlllCuitS W ANHNtiS ~
lrable property.
Large houses" said the agent, ARE
not quite so much in demand. "A bout
The only demand for houses bringing $50
10 $50 a month is for boarding houses and
this demand is limited Some of the large
houses are rented in flats and for these
there is fair demand. Altogether the
outlook is very satisfactory to us, though
il will take another month to tel how
we are coming OUT on the season. As the
people who have been away from town
Tor the summer come back home we be-
gin closing up our contracts and we be-
gin to know how we stand. The number
of vacant houses at present is compare
lively small and I think the same state
# affairs win prevail here after oct
l. The demand appears to keep pace with
the supply and as most of the building
for this year is practically done l do net
think there is any danger of landlords
having Improbable property, on their
hands during the coming year"
"Incidentally," remarked tie agent
you might suggest that moving day he
changed from Oct. 1 to Jan l or May l.
it would be much Ietter for everybody
concerned. The agents could work with
much more satisfaction during the winter
or spring and certainly the people who
undergo the strain of house hunting w5ull
And it much easier in cooler weather Il an
during the hot summer mon his. Savannah
s. wadded to her old customs, however,
that / hardly suppose it Is worth while to
discuss the subject of q change.