The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
REAL ESTATE AND
Bull DING NEWS
Calmncss and Serene Quiet
Always Come Just Before
the Christmas Time.
BRIGHT FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
Every Indication That New
Year Will Open Up Brisk
and Lively.
BRIGHT FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

There is calm and serene feeling IN
the sales Of the past week, both within
tho city limits and out in III, subpros,
were smaller than they nave been for
several weeks past, but this is just
feature of the holiday season which
is right now at hand. The sales OF
the week amounted 10 not much more
Z. An 100000. but they were al bona
nde sales. consisting mainly In resi-
dental prop aud but little of the
trading or swapping business tgures in
the results.
The outlook is In every way en-
couraging. The rumors OF Dig deals
tnat a.e likely to be closed up carly
in TIE new year are backed up by en-
courag!ng reports from the tinanciers-
have heard a number OF reports that are
line, and they all tend 10 SHOW tnat
the financial conditions are all tnaI
dealers and spectators and permanent
investors in real estate can wish for
one of these reports IS to the etrect
that one OF the biggest financial con-
Germs In the country has been con-
sidering real estate conditions in Kich-
mond. greater tlchnlond, II you please.
and the agent OF this concern has felt
no hesitation III making IL known that
money is now easy. much more so tnan
heretofore. Ii.Is means, as cNptai.--
10 me by men in position TO Know what
they are talking about, That with tne
opening of the new year home build
crs and other folks who can count on
real estate to furnish the security, VIII
have little or no trouble in getting ali
the money they want for Legitimate in
vestment in and around Richmond
PlanninE for the New Year.
All OF this Is encouraging TO the
agents, and while they are glad enough
to have a quietness from now until
after the holidays that VIII enable
them TO foot up the cooks and see
Just where they are at, It is very evil
dent that they are planning for big
things for the early months of the
coming year.
1t will take week or two to COM
plete these planninss, and SO the In
dications are that they will not make
any special efforts for that length OF
| time, to rush sales. All of these things
conspire TO create a holiday letheargy
! In the real estate market, a lethargy
| that may and probably does mean
/ mighty big things to follow close
(! upon the heels of the holiday solistice
(, some Good Business.
In the meantime there Is little
something doing. Quite a number of
| homes changed hands during the week,
| some of them being bought by specu-
| lators or investors, and not a few by
\ people who are getting tired paying
\ rent and want to live In their own
| homes. The larger number OF these
1 deals were made within the city limits.
! but many OF them were made out in the
4 suburbs. Intense cold weather, in
4 tense for this section-and who ever
4 before head of so much long continued
cold weather IN this region previous 60
! Christmas-fs Well calculated TO con-
geal the ardor of prospective subur-
banite. Thus 1t happens that the
agents who love to be eloquent on the
subject Of suburban delights have
In the spigot, the same way some OF
the suburbanites found the water that
is supposed to course through their
bathtubs, Towever, there has been
some good business in the suburbs
Lots were sold In Westhampton, In
Gintcr Park. In Battery Court, in
Woodland Heights and in some of the
other delightful suburbs.
a More Trolley Service.
There Is a pleasing rumor to the eff
feet that the Richmond and Henrlcc
RAILWAY company nave arranged %S
run their line out to Ginter Park. thus
giving the suburb three trolly lines
w. r. Jenkins. the vice-presldent anc
general manager OF the line, has re-
Gently bought a splendid lot In Gin
tar Park, and closed a contract with {
builder to erect for him a splendid
home.
Folks are guessing that the Vice
president was lust locating on his
proposed line, and the fact that he ha,
bought out there and is going to built
. has tendency to confirm the repor
that the line will take In the park
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