The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27
OAKLAND REALTY
MARKET is ACTIVE
Brokers Reorganize Association
and Establish Permanent
Headquarters

OAKLAND. April 26.-Considerable
activity in the realty market during the
week was noted by large dealers, par
ticuiarly in some of the newer sections.
That conditions are showing improve
ment is evident from the important
move which was made by brokers of
this city
BY the earnest efforts OF some Of the
leading real estate men of Oakland, the
Oakland real estate association has
been reorganized, with headquarters at
room 20. Bacon building.
While the reorganized association is
vet in its infancy. il has q membership
Of the majority of the principal dealers
Of the city, and George w. Swingley.
the assistant secretary. Will be in
charge OF the headquarters from 9 to
u o'clock and to O'Clock. to give
information and assistance to the mem
0ers
A complete set of up to date block
books and maps viii be kept by the
association, and each member Will re-
ceive daily a notice of all transactions
in the real estate market. as well as
notices of all sales, foreclosures. evic-
tions, judgments. loans. contracts, etc.
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION
A J. Snyder has been chosen presi-
dent of the association and George W.
Austin as vice president; John c. Hill.
secretary OF the Holcomb realty COM
pany. has been elected secretary, and
2 =. Porter will handle the finances.
The executive committee is com
posed Of the officers and the following
members: A. r. Derge. ". H. Leimert
2 Frank K. Mott. o. r. Hottie, w. J. Lay
nance, r. J. Montgomery and r. A
Jackson.
There is a special advertising com
mittee composed of w H. Leimert.
Ieorge ". Austin and ". J. Laymance
20 whom viii be referred all advertis-
Hg OF special character and the exec
utive committee is planning to adopt
the exchange feature. which will enable
any member TO list with the associa-
ton contracts, application for loans.
etc.
The association now numbers the
following among its members: George
W Austin, John T. Bell g. Son. Breed
& Bancroft Bryant & Derge. HAYDEN
Bright company. Hugh NJ. Cameron
Nlllam n Crown company A L. Duby
company. George B. NJ Gray. w. T
Harrfs' Wickham Iavens. Holcomb
realty company. Laymance realty com
psny- Lloyd Stein company. J. H
Mcdonald company. n T Minnev
J. Montgomery. Frank X. Mott com
pany. F. F. Porter. Realty bonds and
finance company. Realty syndicate
stewart & Brown. A ]. Snyder, TAYLOR
Brothers, J. Tyrrell. Titus & Hatha-
way, F. J. Woodward company
EAST RICHMOND TRACT
Among the large transactions in re-
atty which have attracted attention
is the development Of the immense
East Richmond tract. comprising 5000
lots The property is owned by 3. Scha-
piro OF B. Schapiro & Co, 724 Turk
street San Francisco, whose enterprise
IN putting the property on the mar
ket has won him no little praise. D.
". Mclaughlin OF the McI,auRhlfn-
briggs company OF Berkeley is the
sales manager Of the tract Concern
Ing the property Mclaughlin said:
Business has been phenomenal. We have IS
salesnen at work, and they are turning In sales
every day While do not consider this
time 10 sell high priced property. II is de-
cidedly the proper time 10 sell land that is
Insgnifcently located and Is divided up into
large home lots and we selling it not only
Al ? very low price but we are giving re-
nsrkabiy easy terms.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Building operations in Oakland con-
iinne al a satisfactory rate considering
unsettled conditions in the money mar
ket There appears to be considerable
private capital available for invest
Hent. During the week 7s permits were
Issued. Several large apartment
houses are Included in the list. This
IS new departure in Oakland. invest
nent in this class of income property
Icing development OF conditions
-iieh have arisen since the great fire.
Following is a summary of permits
applied for at the board OF public
works for the week, as compiled By the
secretary of the board. Walter 3. Faw-
cett.