The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
Quite a Busy Week in Realty
for the Midsummer
I Season.
a c u /. INQUIRY \
FOR SMALL PROPERTY
Rental Agents Kept Going-Dc-
mand Likely to Exceed Supply.
More Houses and More
Apartment Mansions
Needed to Meet
Inquiry.

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Inquiry.
During the past week the real estate
agents have been busy enough that Is
to say, the most OF them have been,
and on the whole, the conditions show
decided improvement over the week
previous. 1t is true that the volume
OF business transacted when measured
In dollars and cents was not any
larger than the previous week. but
there were more transactions and al
good deal more OF work necessary to
make these transactions. That. of
course, was due to the fact that In
the main the deals were OF a small
character AS much time and az much
work may be required to complete
small deal as q large one. ana that is
wherc the agents have not had during
tho Fast week anything like holt
day. Many deals were closed. the
larger portion of them being prac-
ticaily consummated. but not finally,
wound up by the passing of deeds.
Most OF the sales. in fact III Of
them were on the small order. ranging
from, less than $1,000 to say about
$4,000 or $4,000. Considering the sea.
son. this was considered very active
business.
All the agents report active inquiry
for the smaller properties. say from
$500 up to $4,000. but 1t Is the kind OF
inquiry which seems to say: II am In
no special hurry. am Just getting
posted with view OF investing when
the weather gets cooler.''
Aecn stock Farm Sold.
Auction sales for the most part were
well attended. and nearly every piece
of property offered was sold, only
two, so far as heard from, being taken
In
Perhaps the largest sale Of the week
was made by Mcyeigh & Glinn. They
cold the famous Acca Stock Farm Of
forty acres at $3.50 per acre. Messrss,
Clyde W. Saunders and Anthony T.
Griffith were the purchasers. It Is un-
dcrstood that these gentlemen will
make mose Improvements and continue
the place as an &up-to-date stock farm.
Among the auction sales Messrs.
J. Thompson Brown & Company report
the following: The dwelling No.s11o2.
Moore Street for $40. to James and
Mary Thomas: three dwellings on JAG
quelin Street for $2,250, to J. F. Yea
man and z. K Baber. and several va
cant lots on the same street for from
So to $40 per front foot.
Many Smnll Sales.
Among the private sales made by
this firm were the following: A Floyd
Avenue dwelling and adjoining lots,
for s4.150: a thirty-two-foot vacant lot
4 on Floyd Avenue, near Cedar Street,
for $3.50. Mr.. Wenzel. the purchaser
& of this lot. has already obtained a per-
NIT to build residence.
Other property sold by Brown & Co.
include the home, No. 3017 Taylor
street. to Mrs. Bessie ]. Draper. for
So, 900; framed store on Claiborne
Street, to Mrs. Sarah Cohen, for 500.
and twenty-seyep-foot lot on Auburn
Avenue. to r. c. Jones. for $3.50 per
front foot.
Payne & corllng report the sales Of
three pieces Of property aggregating,
little more than $4,000.
for $500. Blanton g. Purcell sold
S10.500 worth during the week. and
their hooks show that they have sold
during the month something over
$4,000 worth. Richeson & Crutch-
field report fairly busy week, their
sales OF small properties amounting 70
about $4,000.
There has been the usual activity
IN tho suburbs Good sales have been
made in Highland Park, Brook land
Park, Barton Heights and elsewhere,
and Mr. Cover. the sales agent lot III
ter park, reports active inquiry. y wo
good sales We're made during the the Week =.
ana half-doz more put on ,tne
string, This Glnter Park venture le "a
nroyen to be one among the most
srratifying suburban Developments In
the South The place is being built.up
IN n very substantial manner and With
out the eccentric architecturalSsty types
usually II found in suburbs, New sld cas- ca
and higher ideals are comm 70 me
'front.', showing most plainly ! thal.. -, .n !,
GinterS Park residents are ramlllAr. .,t
the iine things in the suburbs q 5tne
the advantages of suburban ne Mere
recognized years ago. In Ginter Park
there is q a constant effort to better
things and to have houses and IA nd Y.
Il scape harm oni 2e. Is8ss y,
Few places &anywhe ere can 3sh ON such
y large amount Of excellent 5deHcloP-3
Sments In every way in SO short q PERIOD
and when the compare tlvel y stn ial POP pop,
g,,lntion Of Richmond Is considered ID e.
fresl 4 are almost beyond belief. Gins
Tar park is a shining example OF W nat
B IAN Ia done In this direction, and It's
success is vel Fmerlted s...s stslS I.
IL /. edmond Needs More s.For Iteilts.HS
85E,rha Fren tai agents. til In the city
md the suburbs,8arc findtng8a pie nty
OF work to To- # There is q very active
demand for houses, and one OF the old a
est agenc!c In inc CITY W W W ~
pressed the opinion thu VINE the first
\ d,v5l 81 September roll s around the \
s.rentalglists' will be smaller than ever
before known In this city, Nu ~ RS
or the agents have already exhausted
their lists. or at least they have rented
falls Of the strictly desirable houses
they had on hem.
The Raleigh npnr tnent house. 55{ cor-
;nrer8of Harrison and FRANKLIN Streets
linotFsyet completed, has been rented
already. save one Il partnl and the
Hanover 9 orner5 Of Ad ans and lsr " 3l
lin, which will not be read y for DC ll-
pancy until ab tout the Il rst ct Deem en-
Der, lis being ia ken cry raj INhe
agents, AIessrs.5 AcYeigh g g nm, II To inlS
they will have no m ore partnle 9, MS
there To otter after the first OF Sep
jtomber, r chmond eds more homes
Ter cent, and I'm ore g par tnlent houses.
STberei IS yet IaS Nv idei3o pening for men