The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25
REAL ESTATE NOTES
ALL ABOUT RICHMOND
Past Week Somewhat Busy
Fall Business Will Make
Things More Active.
FEW SALES THAT WERE MADE
All Kinds Of Property in Active
Demand and at Big
Figures.

The past week has shown unmlstak-
able signs of increase in the real es-
tate market. not only in the actual
number of transfers, but also in the
amounts Invoked in the sale. Be-
sides an unusual number of deeds Of
bargain and sale recorded in tile city
courts, In which the amounts named
which in reality represented large
amounts), there We're also deeds of
conveyance in city real estate aggre-
eating over $4,000. tho nominal
amounts represented possibly $4,000,
making altogether about 100000 in
actual transfers in the five days Of the
IIast week, emitting the records on
Saturday. In addition TO the above
between thirty and forty other deeds
of bargain and sale were recorded in
the county Of various transfers out
side Of the city limits, but which Were
really city deeds
Renters Remedies.
The average trent-payer seems 10
be waking up to the fact that with
la little economy and some sacrifice
he can secure home Tor almost the
money he Is paying out annually in
rent, and many are avai!ins them-
selves of these opportunities when
ever they occur which. however. is
rather the exception than the rule
All of the real estate agents report
considerable business along this line.
Messrs. j. Thompson Brown & Co.,
who are making something of spe-
cialty Of this line, OF business, report
quite q number OF sales on this easy
payment plan. People OF moderate
means both white and colored, seem
to be disposed to take advantage of the
facilities offered, and thus avoid the
monthly visits of the rent collector.
Better BUSINESS Reported.
Taking a general View Of the field
| as presented by the weeks transac-
tons, it is evident that the summer
dullness is about over, and as the au-
tumn breezes begin to blow the men
OF means, back from the seashore and
the mountains, are giving evidence that
There is to be an activity In real estate
| that Will make some of the older ctl
zens look up and take decided notice
Tho sales last week, as outlined
above, were larger than they nave peer
| for several weeks past, and there Is
.every indication that as the cooler
days come they Will be increased
From week to week until there sinai
come the long looked for boom.
Building operations as set forth II
another column, We're never more ac'
\ tive than now. Houses are going VI
I'm every partof thescity and formiles
out In the suburbs. Men OF skin, wins
know how to handle the saw, tbs
4 hammer and the trowel need not sc
lany further than Richmond In theil
search for a job that will pay.
Grove Avenue Sale.
Messrs. j Thompson Brown & Co
l.rsportyS he sale Of the beautiful sl,
4 burban home of MI James y. Carneal
4 OH Grove Avenue, to- Mrs. Lucie $
A WillIams, for $1,000. Mrs. Williams
lmovcd TO Richmond about a year age
Ion account of her health. and has
lheen so we'll pleased with the city ant
|its many advantages as to decide hel
Ito permanently locate. She will takt
Iposseysion of her1new home Monday
Il Mr.. Carneal having moved to his splen
ldid country estate, recently purchaset
.lby him, known as the johnson Farm
I, about two miles west of Richmond