The Washington times., 1910-11-26
REAL ESTATE MARK
MADE THIS WEEK
Record Number of PAPERS
Filed With Recorder
Of Deeds.

A new high-water mark for the NUM-
Der Of papers affecting real estate fled
IN one day with the Recorder of Deeds
during 1910 was set this week As II
TO show the brokers how much they had
20 be thankful for, this new record vas
established on Thanksgiving eve
There were fled last wednesday 143
papers, the highest MARI. reached in the
office since July =. 1853. and within
OF instruments ever recorded In one
DAY IN the history Of the office June 80,
1SSs. the day prior 60 the going into
operation of the stamp tax due 20 the
offered for record There are not ten
days record In the history of the Re
cOTder-s Once that show q total IN eN-
cess OF last Wednesday : record.
Active All Week.
The activity I'm closing sales was not
confined 10 last Wednesday. as the
record for the entire week exceeds by
- per cent the volume of business dur
ing the corresponding period o. 1900
When II IS considered that 51s lots we're
sold in the FIVE business days Of this
week Thursday being a holiday, as
compared with N lots In the preceding
week of six days, it IS appreciated why
the records Of the Recorders Office had
70 smash pTeCe1entS.
An average of sixty-fve lots sold each
Gay. as the nCuTeS snow, not only eN-
Ceeds the normal business for this sea
son, but sets a pace which would be
a good record for any week IN the busy
spring season
The -rr7ost important sale closed this
week involved the property al the south
east corner OF Seventh and I streets,
and was purchased by Moses Golden
berg throu-1 Joseph T. Weller, FOR
S4s.G00 Tia lot comprises a little over
3,Glo feet which including improve
mentS. puts a valuation Of SIS per foot
upon the property The Tot Is now &C
CUpied by tea store on the corner,
a restaurant adjoining on Seventh
street, and a small frame structure on
I street The property Is known as lots
3 and 81 inSquare +53- and VIII be held
Oy Mr. &C luenberg as an investment
Two other properties IN the business
section charged owners this week The
Imperial The2ter Company al an eN-
pense OF 5000 added another lot 10 its
between = and z streets The Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company held
the title fCr an estate
Jordan < Co became the owners OF
"A Tot o. Ninth street. just north Of Q
street The consideration is not named
Despite the approach OF winter, the
suburban subdivisions led the market IN
sales this week. reaching q total or III,
while only - lots were sold IN the near
urban district Within the old city
limits, the northwest SHOWS 81 lots sold
northeast 50, and southeast 10 But two
transactions were noted IN the south
west section
Loans Are Fair
The loan market did not keep pace
with the record OF sales this week,
showing oT Y a total of S5TS. $50 for the
five days This amount was borrowed
on the security OF IA lots at an average
interest rate OF a per cent
New loans constituted the bulk Of II e
business with So. 81 e. while deferred
purchase notes aggregated Sis, SS2f-
The building associations advanced
S104.5n-
County borrowers were IN the lead.
taking Sf1a, $3.50 The northwest ranked
next with 5000 The southeast and
northeast were nearly tied. the south
east winning third place by q small
margin Of S4276e over S4G.530. The loans
in the southwest amounted to $500.