The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
VACANT HOUSES
EASILY FILLED
Richmond Has Comparatively
Little Trouble Getting Tenants
for Properly.
FOR RENT" SIGNS DON'T
MEAN EMPTY DWELLINGS
Several Big Deeds of Sales Go to
Record During Week--Big
Store for Broad
Street.

Reports that other cities have more
houses than they have people and
that the real estate men OF these
cities. especially OF Philadelphia and
baltimore. are discouraged over the
number of empty houses. have caused
real estate men and rental agents in
Richmond to remark that Richmond
is far from being confronted with any
such situation.
The causes ascribed to the increase
of the number of houses without ten
ants in those cities, especially in the
central portions. IS the increase I'm
the building operations in the sub
urhs and the building apartment
houses, both OF which tend TO drain
the older houses OF their tenants and
leave them Idle en- tf,w hands Of rre
rental agents. Both OF these causes
are In operation here in Richmond.
for no city in the South has more
attractive suburbs than this city and
Its suburbs are growing so rapidly
that the hearts of the real estate men
behind them are big with Joy. At the
same time department houses have
been springtng up and hundreds OF
families have been deserting the old
houses and moving into them.
Vacant Homes Filled.
But the houses vacated by both
been deserted by those moving TO
newer quarters. have been filled. whe
Their by newcomers TO the city or by
natural increase In population. real
estate men are unable to say. but suf-
fec 1t 10 say that they have been
filed.
There are number of For rent"
signs still posted in front OF homes in
Richmond. It is true. but this does
.nt ~
will be found vacant when moving
day comes on September !. Az q mat
ter OF fact. these signs simply mean
that number of renters, who gave
motive on June / that they will move
into other quarters, are merely put
ting of until the eleventh hour to
sign UP for another homo.
While several big deeds Of sale
went to record in Richmond during
the week. they had to do with trans
actions put through some weeks ago
and contained practically no news not
already known In realty circlea One
Of these deeds was the transfor Of
property on the northeast cornar Of
Hroad and Seventh streets TO 6traus.
Gunst 4 Co. for the sum OF S2oS, 900.
Build Shcp store.
An item OF some interest 10 Broad
street merchants n the announcement
from MT. A1o048 f1oIA6imor In0I ne
has finally decided to put up q store
building on the northwest corner OF
Broad and Third streets, where he
thought for q time OF building q
vaudeville theater. Mr.. Hofheiner
expects TO occupy the building him
self. hts Intention being to continue
his retail shoe trade on larger plane
than ever. Plans have already been
drawn for the $40. 900 four-story brick
structure which ne proposes to put
up, and It 10 expected that bids will
be asked in the course of the next
week or two.
Bids on tho new building which tho
Main Street Bank will put mp at Fiji
tAenth and Main streets wero opened
durin9 the week. but tho contract u
yet to be let. The bank has not yet
( decided. 4 aDpaArH. whether 4 Will
put up . building with four Or pevsn
stories.
The bids submitted covered both
types Of building.
Lots Bring $500.
Al general rule. transactions in
realty during tho weak were connid-
erAbly below normal ~ q result Of
the vacation period and other kim
dred cauoes. Amos d Poindextsr
made 3 few aales, however. worthy Of
mention. All In all they e6td II, Zoo
n worth Of lots In the West End near
the Battle Abbey slts, n Farm cast
az me oity broueht $1,000. and two
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