The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10

There has been a decided revival in
real estate during the first 10 days
Of this month. The greatest activity
has been in the buying Of lots in the
western part OF the city and in the
peninsula suburbs.
Part Of this activity is traceable to
speculative buying owing to the an
nouncement that the exposition will be
located in Golden Gate park. One
dealer has sold 80 lots in the Sunset
district within three weeks.
But by far the larger part of the
purchasers OF houses and lots are get
ting the property for homes, both in
the city ami suburbs
Joseph A Leonard, manager of the
Urban realty company, says:
There is a very marked change in
the real estate situation. Though this
has been q holiday week we have had
more inquiries for houses than for
month past. People are in earnest. too.
They are buying homes. We have re-
Gently sold four houses from plans, be-
fore q bit of construction work was
done"
A picture is shown on this page Of
one Of the six new houses which the
Urban realty company is about TO erect
in Ninth and Eleventh avenues be-
tween ANA and Balboa streets. All
these houses are slightly different and
Of handsome architecture. They will
be set somewhat back from the street
and flower beds, grass plots and trees
in front viii give z park like effect to
the street, something that tends to en-
nance values.
The western part Of Richmond dis
trict, extending out to the ocean. will
naturally be greatly helped by the pro-
western end Of Golden Gate park.
NEW CAR LINE TO BEACH
The new Fulton street car line is
also expected TO give an Immediate i'm
petus 10 this section. Eipman & Hirsch-
ler state
a good service over this line. with
through cars from the ocean to the
ferry, is all that is needed to bring
this section TO the front as one Of the
most desira bic residence districts of the
city. The McAllister car line will be
extended to cover this new district. The
first OF the new -you-enter cars
viii be put on this line as soon as they
arrive from the shops. probably in a
few weeks.
People are already waking up to the
desira bility Of western Richmond lots,
near the ocean. Prices have not yet
been listed on account of the exposition.
and il is still time for the home seeker
and small investor to get property at
low values"
We have made many sales in Sunset
lots in the last week or two" says
oscar Heyman. of course some of this
is speculative. People know that lots
must go to 2 high price in this district
on account Of the exposition, and the
sensible. far sighted ones are buying
now while they can get land cheap.
Lumber and building materials are
also cheap and there is every incen-
tive 10 build and have homes of their
own. I don't think our people fully ap-
preciate what an opportunity they have
here 10 get homes. In the east they
would have TO put up expensive build
ings OF brick, stone OF concrete, while
here any kind OF frame building, no
matter how inexpensive, makes q com
Portable home. Moreover. the house
holder can have his own little vege-
table garden in his back yard, with
green stuff all the year around, as well
as semitropic trees and flower gar
dens.
In fact San Francisco is a paradise
for the person Of small means. The
possession of q home not only gives
fresh air and comforts. but it gives a
feeling OF independence and RESPONSE
bility. No matter how humble a man s