The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
Rental Perplexities Being.
Out of the Way, Sales
Are Considered.
MORE INQUIRY
AND LARGE SALES
Cost Of House Building Not So
Great, and Many Are En-
couraged to Break
Ground-All Con
tractors Are
Busy.

The real estate agents. without ex-
ceptlon, report Increased animation
and more inquiry for property on the
part OF homeseckers and investors
alike. Said one of them yesterday:
Now that the rental season Is about |
over. and all the agents have rented
all the houses they have on their lists
they are able to give undivided at
tantion to sales and prospective sales.
The rental agents have had n hard
time this year. for IL Is likely that no
September has ever seen more changes
than this. The preachers and the doc
tors are going to have a hard time
for a month or two finding ~ the
new locations of their cientel. These
many changes have given the agents
no little trouble. In nearly every case
of a change the new renter wanted
some improvements made. Besides the
trouble OF getting the owners to con-
sent to the making of these improve
n1ents we agents have had the labor
problem TO contend with.
The contractors who were willing
enough to do the work were hampered
by the scarcity of mechanics and labor
ers. and it Is very likely that the new
year VIII be here before the renters
begin to enjoy some OF the promised
improvements In the premises they
have rented for the year"
business Generally Good.
A good general business in all the
real estate lines was done during the
week, and inquiry led to the placing
on The string of number OF pro-
spective deals that will doubtless ma
teriallze before the cold winter months
come along.
Several interesting sales were brought
Ia rI1S ty1er hi. Vt +
Thompson Brown & Co. sold No. i04
East Broad Street to Mr.. Ferdinand
I.bei for $4,000 cash.
This property was known as the
Brown place, 1t having been owned for
many years by the late Christopher
Brown and later by his son, Mr.. C. G.
Brown. Recently Mr.. Brown purchased
end moved to the noted Long Row
Farm" in Hanover county, near Beaver
Dam.
This old country homo was part
OF the original grant from the Crown
to General Thomas Nelson, who otter
ward became one Of the heroes of the
Revolution.
other Good Sales.
Messrs. j. Thompson Brown G. Co.
made another interesting sale during
the week. They sold the residence
No 313l Floyd Avenue to Mrs. D. W.
will make the place her home.
Messrs. McVeigh & Glinn sold for
the Virginia Trust Company the va
cant lot at the corner of Harrison and
Franklin Streets to Mr.. Writ A Ches.
,erman for $4,000 The lot is a trifle
over siXty-three feet front, and 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Chesterman will
immediately improve the property b,
the erection of small apartment houses
of the most modern type and with al
of the up date improvements ant
conveniences.
Auction Sales To Loom Up.
The time has come for the public
auction sales TO begin, and study O
the advertising columns will show tina
this line of business will be opene,
up with vim this week-that Is i
the weather permits. Several of thu
agencies will offer property If the
rains do not come and prevent
In Richmond shower will KNOCK
n real estate auction sale right out o.
time. That is because Richmond vii
stick to the old-fashioned way O
having auction sales of real estate OF
the premises, where the bidders can
look at the ground they are bidding
for. The modern way of selling rea
estate at auction is in an exchang
arranged for the purpose, and Wher
sales when advertised will take plac
rain or shine. That Is the one thin!
that Richmond is behind the times or
In all other things this goodly cit
is right up in the front rank.
There is continued activity IN tn
suburbs, and property Is being sol
right along in Ginter Park, Highlan
Park, Barton Heights and other subur
ban points. 1t has been suggested ina
if some man or men with money woul
build a few houses in these suburbs fe
make n good thin,
If a new conner wants to locate
any of them, the said newcomer wi
have to buy a house or buy lot an
build. There are no places for rent.
Gintcr Park.
1t Is development work, pcrmaner
improvements and accessibility to II
business centres that make all res
dence sections really valuable an
E where a suburban section meets thes
requirements it has many. advantag;
over those of the city. AS the price
of suburban properties are usually fl
5 below the city prices, a high-class SUI
,rb really has. the best of the coli
parison. Richmond is fortunate in ha
ing such suburbs right at the eli
gates to the north and northwest {
the high plateau overlooking the cit
C,inter Park takes first rank as II
ideal suburb because of its beaut
the high character OF its residence
It's fine permanent improvements
the way of paved and shaded 5avenut
excellent water and sewerage system
and because one of the leading ed
cational Institutions of the South
located in the heart OF the properj
It's residents take great pride In tht
beautiful suburb, and are steadily nd
InT to its attractions by vario
schemes of Landscape gardening. ~
BUSINESS has been good during I
~ a past week. and many sales have be
tbs made, MessTs, a.. ID. ,I1Xall,S j. iLansl
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