The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
There is Activity in the
Midst Of Summer
Dizziness.
MANY SALES MADE
DURING THE WEEK
builders and Architects Kept
4 Busy Making Plans for Home
Building--.Ihe Suburbs Are
on Much Of a Boom.
West View in
the Front.

The real estate market for the past
week has shown decided activity. con-
sidcr!ng the season. The auction sales
were we'll attended and bidding was
spirited Some very good sales were
made both ut auction and privately. Al
together not less than $4,000 worth of
property changed hands. These were all
1.w sales that were made during the
week a large number of deeds, about
1hirt. II. all, were recorded, which put
the final touches on deals that have
been on the string for some time and
practically made several weeks ago. AL
together the week proved to be some
i What of busy one with the real estate
ngents.
suburbs Active.
AS has been usual since the hot spell
Eet IN, the most interesting business
done was In suburban property. There
seems no longer TO be any kind OF |
doubt Of the fact that the beautiful
lands AROUND Richmond are to be made I
beautiful suburban homes. The ex.
tension OF street car lines. the running
OF automobiles and other means OF
quick transportation have come In to
Settle the question OF overcrowdedl
streets. |
real estate man who watches tho
situation very closely yesterday said
to Times-DIspatch man: II expect to
see more thar two million dollars |
added to the value of suburban prop
4 erty within the next twelve or eigh-
teen months. OF course, this means a
sight of building Owing to the high
prices for building material OF all
kinds and the extra high figures being
paid for labor, there may be expected
to be some contraction In the build
ing line generally, but do not think
this is going to be noticed as much 4
in the home building line as In the
erection OF business houses A man
can manage, some way or another to
postpone the erection of a store or a
factory. but when he once gets his
mind and the mind Of his wife fixed
on a cosy home, suburban or other-
wise. the postponement is not to be
considered at all. This Is especially
true il the minds aforesaid have been
made up on a nice suburban home
with the lawn and garden attach
ments"
New suburbs are being opened up,
and while the interest in the old ones
is in no way tagging. the new ones
are attracting attention.
A Banner Month.
The Ginter Park Company claims to
have done the banner business OF their
4 existence during the month, OF July.
Glnter Park enjoys peculiar advan-
tages. Tie property had been made
ready for the coming of the house
I, builder before it was offered for sale.
Is Then. too, the company is spending Its
receipts in still further developing Its
territory. and making it more and
more attractive in every way Recent
sales have been made to Messrs. VIII
Aiam Il. Tanner Frederick S. Valen-
tine, Marshall NJ. Gillian II. G. En-
rich, William Steger, of Danville; w.
IT, McBain. Leroy NJ. Lee. III. X. Nc
Creepy, and George 3. Wilson
Other Suburbs.
Barton Heights, Chestnut Hill and
Highland Park are attracting the at
ptcntion Of people who are In search OF
1ura homes The agents who have
these properties in hand report active
iruulry, and sa:number Of sales made.
Tut all OF the activity of the pas
week is not confined to suburban prop
erty. There has been much doing IL
city property. Mcssrs. Henry S
Ilutzler g. Co. report decided activit.
for the season. Among other properties
sold by them may be mentioned tina
or the residence NO. llOl West Frank
lin Street to Mr. O. ID. Pitts for SIC, 00C
This firm reports a, number of smalle
sales, and a member of the firm says
that one Of the encouraging sign!
of the times is that there Is d
larger demand for real estate loans
which shows that there is to be con
tlnuancc in the early fall Of the build
ing boom. ~
Builders Busy.
Contractors and architects report &C
& tvity in their line, In spite Of tn
high prices for material and lnbo
there is an immense amount OF build
ing going on. and new contracts al
being made every day. The architect
who had expected a summer vacatio
are kept busy over plans and drawing
that cannot be neglected, and all IL,
signs point to decided activity Will, til
builders during the early fall month
An interesting sale to take place ne,
week is that announced by Pollard 1
I'agby, which will be fifty-four lots
the new suburb Vest View which
ON the Westhampton cartline, The sn
is to take place next Friday. This is
new suburban enterprise and bring
into market the handsome propert
heretofore known as the Mark Thoml
son flower farm. .s