The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
Sellers and Buyers Getting
Nearer Together, Meeting
on Halfway Ground.
MANCHESTER. SALES;
LIFE I'm THE SUBURBS
Noticeable Increase in Inquiry.
All Around Town-Bulk Of
Sales, However, in West
ern Section of City.
Dealers Are
Reticent.

Dealers Are
Reticent.
The real estate agencies report de-
c!dedly better week in their realm Of
trade and traffic. ut Is rrue." said a
member of one of the leading firms,
that the sales actually contaminated
do not foot up as large an amount az
they have In some recent weeks. pos
sihly not altogether as large as tho
last week, but the outlook Is brighter.
and there Is more inquiry for all classes
OF property, and the people are show
ing a stronger disposition to trade"
Another well-knownS agent corrobo-
rated.the above. and added: You have
had good deal to say from time to
time about the inability of the agents
to get the buyers and sellers together,
the former demanding concessions be-
cause. on account of hard times, cons
cessions have been made in everything
else that was for sale. and the latter.
having an abiding faith in solid old
Richmond. would not come down sin
gle peg. That has been true, but q
change Is coming over the dreams OF
both sides.
The investors and home-buyers are
acquiring a little more nerve, and the
holders of property who want to sell
are showing a disposition to meet them
on at least halfway ground. II this
leaven continues to work for few
more days. and think 1t will, the
agents will be able to show large
increase in sales. The people are here
who want to buy, and the people are
here who want to sell. and all the
signs OF the times this week indicate
that they are getting closer together
in their ideas of real values"
Non-Communicative Agents.
Under these circumstances and con-
Editions, the agents have been kept
quite busy the past week, and large
number Of more or less important deals
have been hung on the string, to be
contaminated at an early date, 1t Is 90
lbe hoped.
The agents are quite reticent as 70
actual results. One Of them furnished
the man of news with the information
that in very many cases the parties 20
a transaction urge secrecy. and beg
that the newspapers be not told OF what
has happened in their cases. Another
agent was very anxious to tell OF q
good little trade he closed up last
Thursday, but the interested parties
had demanded secrecy, and he had to
be mum. However. in one way and
another 1t was learned that property
amounting to about $4,000 actually
changed hands during the week. and
at least as much more was practically
put In closing up shape, but the deeds
| have not yet passed. and a real estate
deal is never absolutely closed until
| the clerk of the Chancery Court has
earned his fee for recordation.
Good Weather Helped Wonderfully.
The beautiful weather OF the past
week was very encouraging to the
agents, especially those who had auc-
ton sales. All of these sales were
tested by buyers. and in every case a
sale was made.
The bulk of the deals that were
made. may be said to have been In
| the western part of the city. Among
the transactions in that part Of the
city was one involving as much as
$4,000. possibly more. but 1t was lm-5
possible to get any OF the interested
| parties to disclose either the location.
| the name Of the buyer or that of the
seller. Another one OF those secrecy
(, cases. Messrs. ]. Thompson Brown &
Co. report the closing OF a number OF
/ sales from Fulton to the far western
4 suburbs Among other sales closed BY
them they only feel at liberty to men-
stion the following:A number OF lots
on West Broad Street, west OF the
Boulevard, in the Goold Hoyt Plan.
| Scott Addition, at SIS per foot; twenty
l acres Of land on the R., land p. Rail-
4 road, near Dumbarton. to Samuel W.
Riddel and others at $4,000; nav
\ frame dwelling, No. 3110 Taylor Street,
/ to James NJ. tiayes.s at s2.25o.
Other Small Sales.
NIessrs. Green s Redd made several
deals that the buyers and sellers do not
want them to tell about. One sale.
however. that they did mention Is that
lof lot at the corner of Cedar Street
and Floyd Avenue. on which the pur-s
Iclaser las already arranged to erect
| a home. Mr.. ". S. Streets was tho
buyer,
Messrs. Blanton & Purcell and Au-
gustine Royal & Co. sold considerable
| property In Manchester the past week.
rt consisted OF various lots OF various
sizes, and located on sundry streets.
The property belonged to corporation
(which wanted its assets converted into
cash. Tho sales We're made at auction,
and there was large attendance
Twenty-three lots on nearly as many
Manchester streets were disposed OF,
/ end the total OF all the bids was Ss,677.
Activity iii the Suburbs.
There is remarkable activity in SUBJ
4 urban property, and all OF the agents
who handle the same report larger sales
I'm the aggre gate than they have had at
/ any previous times But few houses
lare for sale in the suburbs, and when
| ever the for sale" sign is stuck up
on one buyer comes along and has
/ It removed before the passers-by get
1 used to seeing II. The activity Is not
ccnhnea to any one suburb II Is no-
t,ceable In Barton Heights. Highland
Park Chestnut Hill, Brookland Park
land GInter Park. In all Of which there
Is much Inquiry, and many sales are
lbeing made. M
| + Ciinter Park has, as usual. been an
| active centre during the past weak.
Mr.. NJ w. Moncure has purchased ia
] lot on Seminary Avenue near ;West- =
wood. and will build q handsome home
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