The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
REALTY MARKET
IS STILL ACTIVE
Holiday Season Does Not Stop
the Demand for Desirable
Alameda County Properties
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
111S Broadway. Dec. iR

reports from the local real estate
dealers indicate that Oakland is eniov-
ing a season of prosperity which is
without parallel in the history of the
city. Never before have there been SO
many deals in real estate during the
holiday season. The expected depres-
sion in the local market has failed tn
materialize and the real estate men are
1uoilant over the splendid outlook for
the spring and summer or 1901 State
ments are made by dealers as follows:
FRANK j. Woodward of the firm of Wood
ward Watson-This has been the best holi-
DAY season have known since | have been
IA business In one day we closed four i'm
portant contracts. and during the week in
quirles Tor property OF all kinds have been
numerous. l believe that the spring and sum-
mer OF 1904 Will witness a greater activity In
the local market than has been known in years
tnat conditions remain about the same as last
month. Business continues active especially In
regard TO residence property During the last
year we have done larger business than i'm
any year in the last twenty and the sales have
been of larger and more substantial Character
Among the more important OF our recent sales
are those of business not 25x1OO feet ON the
north side of Ninth street. near washington
Girard to Harrington & McInnis lot 2Sxi00
feet on south side Of Twelfth street: residence
and lot 30x90 feet on south side OF Twentieth
street. near Telegraph avenue for M Cio-
vanoni to c. Larson for Helen Munro to a. n
Henderson. nine-room dwelling and lot 35x75
feet north side of Twenty-hfth street near
Grove: ten-room double house on south side ~
Twenty first street for F. J. Mofhtt to William
six-room cottage and lot S0x10s feet on norm
side of Sixteenth street. near Market; two lots
Nos. ard 4 Rock Island tract each 4OxfIn
feet, for z. S. Angel TO ]. ]. Paul. 1 1VAiiV
A J. Snyder-As to the cause OF the hlg do
mands can attribute 1t only to the fact M
the continued improvements that are being
made in Oakland and Vicinity Tho .Kns
Route ferry has certainly given added i'm
the many reasonable priced homes that bsve
to offer have enabled me to make numerous
sales. Not only along the direct route. bnt
in anticipation OF the Fortieth-street line soon
being in operation our properties in that vicIn-
ity are meeting good sale. But by no means
have my sales been confined to that district
Several downtown cottages and homes have
been sold in this office recently. as well ne
some higher priced frontages on Telegraph
The business district is receiving attention ana
as for rental OF stores cannot supply nlace.
to meet the requirements Of outsiders who srs
right in the center. One sale that Is onlv sn
indication that far-seeing buyers know the
future IN store for Franklin street was the
sale Of the property at the corner Of Fifth
and Franklin streets. This lower por- Des.
much activity at no great distance OF time hs
cause Of the demand for shops warehouses 60
small factories. which must needs be locatsd
within short distances OF the business center
So long as Oakland was a town little thouSbt
was paid to such properties but now that n, Is
must be met. with hearty cooperate eIun th1a
upward tendency has been brought sho,f
through the efficiency OF Mr.. stearns our abIs.
secretary OF the Board of Trade Oakland ts
fast becoming not only a choice residence place
but city OF prime importance IN the CONNER
and prospective investors will do well to con-
slider the tendency Of the times and act ac-