The San Francisco call., 1904-10-31
SMALL HOUSES
ARE IN DEMAND
Newcomers to Oakland Have
Difficulty in Finding Suit
able Homes for Rent
POPULATION INCREASES
Figures Indicate That Six
Thousand New People Have
Located During the Year
POPULATION INCREASES
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
101R Broadway Oct 20

! Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Oct. 80.
Much complaint has been heard from
newcomers to Oakland that they are
unable to find houses for rent. A num-
Der of new arrivals have been COM
PEELED to rent furnished housekeeping
rooms or apartments.
Since the first of the present year
1571 new houses have been built in
Oakland and the fact that there are
almost no vacant houses in Oakland
indicates that there has been an actual
increase of more than 5000 in the popu-
lati0n of the city since the beginning
Oe the year. Prominent real estate
dealers say that fully sixty per cent of
their sales during the summer and fall
have been made to nonresident peo-
pie. This would indicate that about
1000 homes have been sold to new
comers to Oakland in the last twelve
months.
A large number of these new arrivals,
are young business men from the East,
who are desirous of establishing
small business enterprises in Oakland.
In proof of their desire 60 enter into
the commercial life of the city a large
number of these young men have al
ready become members of the Oak
land Board of Trade.
Alameda and Berkeley are also re-
ceiving full share of the general
prosperity. Real estate men in both
these towns report many sales of prop
erty to newcomers, and also say that
they are daily receiving inquiries from
Eastern people as to prices or prop
erty, the cost of home building, and
the tax rate of the city and county
Dealers in all parts of Alameda
County are confident that the winter
market will be more active than ever
| before.
The coming of so many new people
has caused a slight advance in the
value of property in some districts in
| Oakland, but generally there has been
simply a firm maintenance of the val
ues of the first of the year. In dis
cussing the condition of the market,
| William ]. Laymance of the Laymance
Real Estate Company, said:
| More than half the sales Of residence
| property made by us during October have been
| TO incoming families locating In Oakland
Presumably there are a great many new peo-
time, with view Of buying later.
The influx of new people has been so steady
| that there Is very little desirable rentable
property offered, and this increase in the pop
uation Of the city has also contributed to the
! maintenance of firm values on property FOR
/ sale There is a marked increase in the
growth of every part of Oakland, and many
improvements be in the old well
My recent trip Los Angeles. however.
demonstrated to that while Oakland Ia
| growing. 1t is not growing as rapidly as the
southern city. The people Of Los Angeles are
| progressive, and this spirit Is noticeable
that it completely overwhelms newcomers. and
those who are induced to remain in California
are Immediately attracted by the wonderful
activity of the city. The business people, the
rich men, the busy men. all seem TO be awake
| to the several interests of that section.
The hotels of Los Angeles are wonderful.
| There are three being completed which
! will cost hundreds 70 thousands Of dollars
| each, to say nothing of many smaller hotels.
some just finished and some under way.
This same progressive spirit and enterprise
| applied to Oakland. where natural advantages
are far superior and climatic conditions more
! favorable than they are In Los Angeles. will
| work far more wonderful results here in the
north than have been worked by the same
/ means in the south.
Present conditions in this city indicate that
Oakland has a grand future. but il il men
that build cities, and 1t lies with us as citi-
| zens to make our city what it should be.
! Joseph ]. Mason, a prominent real
estate dealer of Berkeley, has just
| opened the Fairview Tract, between
AlcatraZ avenue and Woolsey street,
and Dana street, and College avenue
| in South Berkeley. All the street i'm
! provements have already been begun,
| and will be completed at the expense
| of the present owner.
| One of the most important real estate
| Berkeley real estate was the purchase
! of the James tract in northeast Berkeley
| by the Northlands Development Com
| pany. The tract has frontage of 1900
feet on Grove street and 5000 feet on
| Cedar street. The company will at
once open the property for settlement.
The members of the Northlands Com
! pany are: Wickham Havens, Earl H.
| Webb, Francis Ferrier, George Schmidt
| and c. l. HugginS.
! Many Of the people from the East
| and from other parts of California
who come to Alameda County, after in
| specting the various residence dis
! tricts, decide upon Alameda as an ideal
| hCme city. and dealers in that city re-
| port a heavy increase in business dur
! ing the present year. w, W. Ham
| mond Jr. of the firm of Hammond &
Hammond. of Alameda, said:
| seventy-fve per cent of thes sales made by
| our office during 1904 have been made to people
| from outside the city, and believe the same
| is true OF every real estate firm in Alameda.
{ There is a heavy demand for cottages renting
get this class of houses. and many people
| have decided to buy property and build
| We now building five houses for
| newcomers. and We have several other deals
| pending Five important sales have been made
| by office during the last week. and there
| Is splendid outlook for active market
| during the coming winter and spring.
| REAI, ESTATE, TRANSACTVONC