The Washington times., 1910-12-03
NOVEMBER REALTY
BUSINESS HEAVY
Nearly $5,OOO,OOO Invested
or Loaned in District
During Month.

Nearly $4,000 was invested in the
purchase OF OF in loans on washington
real estate during November, just
closed, A summary OF the lots trans
ferTed during the month shows a total
OF 1.sS5 OF a daily average Of ffty-seveu
lots for the twenty-five working days
Of the month
The records Of the Office Of the Re
corder Of Deeds show that the volume
Of business OF the past month was
about on a par with November, 1sQe,
but the total Investments exceed the
sum invested in the corresponding
month Of last year.
A review Of the past quarter reveals
the fact that November takes the lead
IN the amount Of money invested The
record for the quarter Is September.
100000: October, S355l. Zoo: November.
S5.11gOJ0 nearly From the viewpoint
OF lots sold. November also takes the
palm for the quarter The sales snow
September. I.25T lots October, 1,094, and
November, 1,455-
Was a Busy Week.
During the past week sG7 lots changed
hands, Of which 10 were In the outlying
subdivisions and 50 within the near
urban district
The sale of aR entire square OF ground
containing seventy-ty0 lots in the
southwestern section broke all city
records by -,IaCiug that section in the
lead within the city limits, with total
Of seveuty-seven lots In the northwest
thirty-nine lots were transferred; IN the
northeast, a. and in the southeast, L.
ST CeceIia-s Academy. 81 5G East
Capitol street. this wek by the expendi-
lure Of Sl2.ol9 added 10 its holdings =
frontage OF sixty-dve feet on East
Capitol street with q depth Of more
than 119 feet. This purchase places the
Sisters OF the Holy Cross II possession
Of the four frame houses adjoining theE
present school building one Of these
houses was bought something ago, and
The other three are included in the sale
Of this week The Sisters. IL is under
stood. now own all the desired prop
erty both on East Capitol and sixth
As soon as funds are available it is
expected the present school building
VIII give way TO a handsome structure
covering the entire frontage OF leo feet
on East Capitol street owned By the
academy
Purchase In Southwest.
Davitt D. Chidester paid $4,000 for
, the seventy-two lots included in
square SCI located on Half, First, R.
D
nouncement has been made Ct the use
TO which the land viii be put
James a Finch sold this week the
/ Isabella apartments. on Eleventh
street northeast, just north OF Lin
/ coin Park, to Sophie and Fritz D
I Brant. The consideration is not
named Mr. Finch bought the apart
I ments last August Mr.. Brandt and
+ his wife conveyed TO Nj Finch eight
/ lots at the corner Of Sixteenth and D
I streets southeast, probably In part
payment Tor the apartment house.
/ Loans on real estate for the past
Z week amounted to S6T2. .2S2-64 secured
/ on 225 lots, at an average interes
[ rate OF 90 per cent New loans lead
I the market, with a total Of S51S.-
1 04L42- Deferred purchase notes ag-
/ gregaJed S1C5, 5,5SS-22, while the output
I OF the building associations was
/ S4S.65e
Northwest property was pledged for
( a total of Sa11,T29 42 this week and
( county owners demanded S214475-40-
/ The record OF the other city sections
/ IS Northeast, S25-21L15- southeast
/ S14,50o, southwest, S6.366-67.