The San Francisco call., 1905-03-13
BOND ELECTION
CAUSES A LULL
Few Large Sales of Proper
ty Are Reported by Oak
land Real Estate Dealers
VALUES ON INCREASE
Expected Harbor Improve
ments Create a Demand
for Water Front Realty
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway, March II.

1915 Broadway, March II.
Interest in the water bonds election
and the municipal campaign has
caused a slight lull in the real estate
market during the last week, but Ala
media County dealers are confident that
as soon as the political battle is ended
there will be a marked increase in
business. The most important trans
actions of the last week were the sale
of twenty-siX acres in Vernon Park by
the Realty Bonds and Finance Company
for $35, 900, the purchase of lot on
the southwest corner of Ninth and
Webster streets, 70 by rs feet, by Mrs.
B. Ehrman of San Francisco from t.
A. Bushnell for $500, and the sale of
a lot on the southeast corner of Sixth
and Webster streets, rs by 66 feet, by
Mary F. Aubrey to A. Lebrecht for
$1,000
Owing to the expected Improvement
of Oakland TIarbor there is an increas-
/ ing demand for business and manufac-
turing sites on the lower part of Frank
lin, Webster and Harrison streets, and
values are steadily increasing in that
| locality
The Realty Syndicate last week pur-
chased from George Sterling and Car
RE r. Sterling eight acres of land on
Adams Creek in Brooklyn Township.
James S. Naismith has recently Sc
cured contract for the sale of ten
! fine residence lots in Linda Vista Ter
race.
Kreiss & Horswill report a rather
| quiet week, but they anticipate re-
newed activity after the election. They
are offering some excellent inside resi-
dence property.
| Williams & Parsons are now settled
in their new offices at 91S Broadway.
Harry l.. Holcomb has recently
closed several sales and he expresses
confidence that the coming summer
will witness a great activity in the real
estate market.
j. H. Macdonald last week sold
thirty-two lots for the San Francisco
Savings Union. These lots are located
in the Frost, Highland Park and Blais-
del tracts. This makes total of fifty
| lots sold since the first of the year.
Z. B. Taylor of the E. P Vandercook
Company said to-day: THE present
condition of the market indicates that
Oakland real estate dealers will have
all the business they can attend to
during, the coming spIring and sum-
mer
The Home Real Estate Company has
just opened offices in the Union Saw
ings Bank building. James V. Jeffress
is the local manager of the company.
The Mason -McDuffie Real Estate
Company of Berkeley, which has re-
Gently Incorporated has just placed on
the market three tracts of fine resi-
dence property. These are the Fair
view Park tract in South Berkeley. the
Hopkins Terrace tract and the Adams
tract which is located on Claremont
l.,a Af A 1apt
The stockholders of the new company,
which has paid up capital of $4,000,
are: Joseph j. Mason, Louis Titus.
Duncan McDuffie, James Mason of San
Francisco and c. Da5in.
Albee G. Coryell of Berkeley report
the sale of 900 block of business
property last week. They have also
just closed the sale of several lots near
Ashby station.
Emslie & Lorerlz, who are located at
Ashby station, Berkeley, report busi-
ness good during the last week.
Lyman Allen of Berkeley has recent
ly placed on the market a number of
fine residence lots in the Berry Bangs
tract. He has also secured contracts
for the sale of several centrally located
business properties.
F. H. Lawton has just placed on the
market a number of choice improved
residence properties.
C. L. Lewis of Alameda reports a
considerable increase in sales of Ala
media real estate in the last month.
E. d. Judd &, Co. of Alameda
have just opened the Bay Side tract.
and already they have sold a number
of lots. This tract is located In one
| of the best residence districts of the
city.
Hally & Co. of Alameda are re-
ceiving many inquiries for residence
property.
III. A. PIeitner of Fruitvale reports
several good sales for the past week.
and expresses satisfaction at the pres
ent condition of the market
The Boulevard Realty Company OF
Fruitvale has just opened new offices
at 1927 Old County Road.
Henry Barkmeyer is offering a mum
ber of choice lots in tract of Fruit
vale property recently opened which is
convenient to school and car lines.
Ramage & Stanton and p Wilbert of
Haywards report an increasing demard
for property In that section of the
county.