The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
APRIL BUSINESS
TO BREAK RECORD
Real Estate Men Tell of the
Increased Demand for
Property
Magnificent Downtown Struc-
lures Being Completed and
Residences Going Up

Real estate men express thems selves
as satisfied with the present outlook.
and say. that from the volume Of in
Quiry IA the different Offices they have
good reason TO believe that the month
OF April will show 4 decided increase
IN the number and Importance OF trans
actions over that Of March. as March
did over February. There were 66e
sales during March for q total OF So
-5S,4es being an increase OF $500. 200
tor February. This is the highest
monthly total OF any month since Sep
tember. 1907. and is the highest n num-
Der OF sales since May. 1907.
The inquiry IS principally for out
side lands for home building. and ac-
cording 70 the statements OF different
contractors there has been & notable
impetus n building homes during the
last few weeks The greatest amount
OF building has been done in the Rich
mond district, principally fats. while
or streets like Vallejo and others com
mandlng dne marine views, several eX-
pensiTe houses have been erected
This is borne out by the figures for
the month OF March. for building con
tracts were recorded for a total OF So
s54.2S7 as follows: Brick. s1.s1S.s70;
frame. 81 1.537.352: alterations. s102.-
s65 being a total OF s2.e54.2ST. and
s22s.3S2 in excess OF that expended on
brick buildings was put into frame. or
in other words. dwelling places. This
IS an increase OF about $500. 900 over the
figures for February, and IS higher than
the figures for any month since Octo-
Der. 1907. As contractors and builders
say that they have received larger con-
tracts since the first OF the month g
banner month in the building line may
be expected Some idea OF the extent
Of building operations may be gained
when Il Is learned that in the space
OF twenty-three and one half months
the sum Of ssl.ssT.sOs has been ex-
pended in building.
THE MONEY QUESTION
Il is reported that the insurance
companies are beginning 10 make loans.
also private parties. and regarding the
extent OF loans made by private indi-
viduals. A s Baldwin Of Baldwin &
Howell has this 10 say
Quite q large amount must have
been loaned privately in this city since
the FIRE. Several months ago we es-
tablished q loan department in our
of5ce where applicants for money could
make their wants known and we have
effected loans amounting 10 over ST.
100000. Some OF this was idle money
awaiting investment in real estate.
Much Of Il was in safe deposit boxes.
We wanted 10 see Il get out in circu-
leriOn and placed where il would do
the most good We have had some
money sent US from the interior Of this
state and from New York. and also
from Up north. and Of s1,z0o 900 placed
by Is nearly every dollar has been
Ioaued for the purpose OF erecting
buildings IN the burned district"
porsted and viii hereafter be known
IS Speck. Paschel & Co John H Speck
continues at president Philip P Pas
chel IS vice president. and William A
Wilson IS secretary.
down THE PENINSULA
The forward movement on the penin-
suls continues. and Lyon & Hoag say
that no section in the vicinity OF the
city has shown greater expansion than
Burlingame, and the Improvements in
the way OF water and lighting has
made II extremely popular with people
6esirous OF living out Of town the year
around. The same firm reports rnat il
has put on the market the property ot
the late Hall McAIlister and IN order
10 accom- muodate the puhsic an ONCE has
been opened a. Kentfield-
F. J. Rodgers & CO. are opening the
fourth addition 70 Burlingame. This
property Of the A. u. Esston estate
More than sl20.0O0 has been spent or
improvements in the Easton aGdlrions
during two years
The new town Of Los Altos, on the
Mayfeld-Los Gatos cutoff is fOrgin 6
ahead A school has been established
and the building OF several fine homes
has been commenced Tomorrow there
viii be an excursion 10 the town over
the new cutoff. and the guests of the
company will have the opportunity OF
seeing the short lire 10 Los Gatos
which viii eventually be the short
route TO Santa Cruz
Tmbsen q Co. report 4 steady in
crease tn building IA the Croker tract
and many contracts have been let re-
Gently for the building Of homes. There
is z great deal Of construction being
done IN the Mission. and new houses
fats and stores are being adoeo 20 this
Dopllous district
RECENT SALES
Rhine & Marx say that the numer.
ous Inquiries for property are an indica-
ton Of the Improvement in the rea'
estate market. and report the following
sales.
z Wsenlander TO Gertie Getz. lot 2zx137.s
ID the south line q Post street. about 200 fee
r-esr of Fillmore street. with improvement
Consisting n nine room house and store. fol
SO COO for A. Goldman tc Leo Bruck. lot n
-he east line Of Hyde street Sc feet scntf
"a Cav street 27[xI12z feet for the sun
~ s. COO: Mr Br1ck intends % Immediately
improve ne property Eith SIX p5s, RodeTn apart Z;
25x1g7 s. n south line OF Jackson street, 81 Z
west q Lesvenworth; terms private Fol
Doane realty company 70 q client, lot in essl