The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
City Agents Are Enjoying
Holiday While Subur-
banites are Hunting.
SMALL PROPERTY
IN ACTIVE DEMAND
Activity OF the Suburbs Unusual,
but Shows How the Minds OF
Hone-Seekers Are Tend
ing in These Days
Of Rapid
Transit.

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The mid sumn1er dullness continues In
ro,l estate circles and very little bust.
.,.,.. ,,,
'ess' sIe'
done In the city during the past week.
"It is no duller than Is usual at this
+,a,.,.s,,d we,lknowr
SO, H. - aoaIar .astard.y 0h,,t +,a
Ieai es'ats uea.e. ~, a't L,,,,a,s, q,
iaIl - '''a'
uo ,r, - ~ veal, r,are
~. -, 80 600 80 a,.or,thin, +t,t
loss .i NC, Soouoo ' -, ~ - ,.a,. c.,
va solu " as - ~. ."e .ann .o,aas IN tho
erai sl''ait ''o.s.S ~. ,a ~ ,a
eastern part OF the cl'S' eiu we ue
n,aho ipr sucH houses % -
mere ~ n,oie peopie ~
puy s., ,n uo'''es' nat 'ns =.
from si'aVo % s''Vov' - a.. IL ~. a..
seliets. a,S.hlhs IN 'll.s, .,'a. nay
W oiiei eu W sf'e W. NV
buyers.
IN sp.,e ol summer :, n".in.
ne a. ron saies tol Ing, .Meeh ~
teM ,. a nv. "a. .Neei. MY Ms.
.oiiA .iiiee oielinss. uhu hei . U
.,leil. res ul.ea IN y. a SAFE. m each ease
Inc pIoper'S o'lereei was sahen IN,
4 renters are settlng ANXIOUS apou,
oHe trs Ia. arranse'nen.s, lmat IS sueh
oi mem as nave not YET secured quar-
80, W. - lhal aunr.eiss are
A itv Of honsas for rant ,s yer,, No.
nounced. as has been set forth in this
column before.
But summer dullness is usually look
ed for at this season of the year as
most investors are looking forward /,
to their vacation in the mountains or
at the seashore rather than for real
estate investments. In spite Of unfa-
rorable circumstances, 1t must be
warm day or very cold day when the
average real estate man is not doing
4 something. and quite q number of pri-s
vate deals have been eliminated dur
ing the past week, full particulars Of
which are somewhat hard N .rr;y., ar
The Times Dispatch was informed
that among the private deals consllm-
mated during the pastTwee was a sale
of very handsome West Grace Street
dwelling by j. Thompson Brown & Co..
for $4,000. A call on these gentlemen
for particulars was in the nature of a
waterhaul. for while they admittad
the sale was made. they did not feel at
liberty to give the name of either pur-
chaser or seller; but would only cor
roborate that fact as to the sale being
made and stated that the purchaser
pousht the mouse FOR his own occu-s
Tho s.r,. fir,,
~ Ia. pIst s-s. eha sate
rark aven,,a ~ 80 90 ann $o'soo' ana =
- -
, story or Recent Sale.
} One of the recent real estate sales Of
Importance was that of the we'll known
property the old Burgwyn home at
s the southeast corner of Main and Third
Streets. the Main Street portion of
which has for years been occupied as
headquarters of Post A, II. P. A. 1t
may not be known to the general pub
lic as yet. but it is a fact, however.
that DeNer &. Ramsay No
purchaser for this property in the per-
son of Mr.. M. l.. Hofheimer of this
= city. The property was first offered at
!, auction. but the bid was not satisfac-
= tory.
Pending other negotiations Mr.. Ram
q sey, being close friend OF several
= of the interested parties. was requested
!. by them to make an effort to secure a
\ better price for the property, which he
n succeeded in doing. Mr.. Hofheimer au-
q thorizing Deyer & Ramsey to make the
e purchase at $4,000, and that firm now
d has the management OF the property,
having just closed lease with the T.
l. p AS for their quarters, also with DR..
l. r, L. Simpson for No. 1 South Third
20 Street part of the property.
a Rctter Rusiness In s,Iurb.
k. D,,nees n tha o,t,, san,
k, I.i..1 =. VIC Ivy seeihs 70 mean
$; act'Vl.S IN the suburbs. AZ any rate.
l. my aseitts "no ,oia suburban prop
= ~, naNs use" uoins more business
st NE l. past Weeh than nose WI" mo handle q
l ivy piopettS eNoiusiNeiS' me Week
p. i,as oeen an extra suou one Tor the
m 1ih,ei peopia. ne company mas
10 mace several very eNeellent sales to
Z; o.nts w eonss.i.p.ate i'taA'ns SUD-
ia mis- nrn ,, contnues - Grow, I,
popularity. and is community OF real
err homes. The high elevation is of very