The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21
real ESTATE AND
BUILDING i. |: news.
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Midsummer DSullIn e S.
Soon to. Give Way to
Autumn Activity.
DULL ESS IN THE
Lowell Z SUBURBS
Auction Sales That Were Disap-
ointing-suburban Stunt May
Have Been Overdone-All
Business Men Looking for
Big Autumn Business.
Outlook Encouraging.

The real estate market Is In some.
hing OF a waiting condition. Just
what 1t is waiting for remains to be
seen. It may be waiting for cooler
weather or 1t may be waiting for
ChristmAs. Possibly 1t Is waiting for
loosenhg up of some pursestrings
that are now being kept tight by the
owners OF the same who are sum mer-
Ing In the mountains or on the sea-
shore or somewhere else. far from
the maddening cry OF the aucticneer
and the rental agent. Anyhow. dull
ness characterizes the real estate mar
ket, and Will continue to characterize
1t until tho cool brcezes come and
autumn winds begin to blow.
Nevertheless. some business was
done during the days of the past week.
and the real estate agents were not
the most idle people In the town. not
by a jugful.
Good Business Done.
The total sales OF the week were
very close to $4,000. but the details
OF the same cannot be given because
the dealers who engineered the mid.
summer trades are as mum as oysters
or clans Perhaps II all OF them
would talk out In meeting the total
would be shown to exceed the figure
named above.
Not all OF the agents are blue. and
all OF them do not complain of dull
business. For instance: Brooke. Mon
cure q Carter report that they are
lust closing their best week since be-
ing In their new quarters at Eighth
and FRANKLIN Streets Among their
recent sales they mention several lots
In Lee Annex, two Church Hill resi-
dences. a Broa6 Street store. 2 nome
ON Hanover Avenue, two houses on
west Marshall Street. and a West
Grace stree. house, their aggregate
for the week being about si-.o1o
Another Precinct.
Another Arm, J. A Connolly e Co..
varied its custom by loosening up a
little and told about some recent safes
not ali OF which were made during
s the past week Among others reported,
the following are worthy OF meneion:
East Broad Street residence property
amounting to $4,000: a Chambe rlayne
Avenue home for $4,000; West Cary
street residence for over $1,000;
Floyd Avenue home for 5000; a park
Avenue site for $4,000, and various
other properties. swelling the total
to something like $4,000: and the
sales were made during the past two
or three or more weeks OF what Is
considered the dullest season OF the
year.
Amos & Poindexter report some
right interesting sales, aggresatins
5 about $4,000. and consisting OF va
riety of property ranging from Church
Fill and West Main Street lots to
suburban homes In Highland Park and
farm lands In Chesterfield county.
suburbs Not wild.
The dealers IN suburban properties
are not altogether as enthusiastic as
they once were. "A very good Judge OF
conditions and things has expressed
the opinion to this writer that the
suburban business has been overdone
to some extent. AS an evidence OF
that fact, he cites the sale or the
attempted sale OF two houses and lots
in one OF the most charming OF the
suburbs last Friday. The houses were
good enough and the lots were well
located, but the bidders were not nu-
merous when the property went un-
der the hammer.
The creditors who were Interested
several hundred dollars less than was
believed to be the market price.
But some other auction sales Of the
( the agents as a. general rule are not
: the outlook IS I'M fcative of the biggest
business that real estate 3ts, men men have
be true, but it must be stated that
there are some people who are in the
habit OF tching the 7 cal estate mar
% optimistic as the agents quoted
ANYHOW Richmond dirt is always
slShs e moasy more 5aan
pToSaSlltS IS that there viii I Sc me NO
+ decline \ in values during this good
Year. Perhaps the fall season may
develop. exactly the other thing. 83
{ Is new concern with a queer name.
One Of the members Of the firm b e.
Ing asked vest sterday for informa ion.
oar pFssen rea
estate business an additional depart
ment for the PURPOSE Of placing the
most extensive farm list IN the State
Ward has been made manager o { this
department. sand will USE his en- tire
time, together wi tn several asst istants
IN @difrerents sections Of the State to
this work. u .s II
That is pretty good. People who
make a speciality OF handling farm
landsSnre always doing the Sta te soma
service. whether they make any com-
Il mission or not. ss4 s539s NJ isSs
FARMS CHANGE HANDS. VI
+ Several Recent Real Estate Deals Re.
! p Fin M ported From Lceaburg.
Special to The Times-D lspatch.
esburgj Il " o., Aug ust 20.-The Geo
E F'.. Harrison, st * ia rr COZ nta1n1ng 250 q
b acres, was sold to j & ~ Spoon er. I'll OF
Illinois, by the owner for $25,000. The
farm Is located on the Fs Little River
Turnpike and Is one OF the most pro.
8ductiYe Yin Nor thern Virginia. Nd g
4 3 III. g. {. Gibson. Of Leesbprg, has SIR,
y chased the tn r. .& Dame farm Of 400
acres. located at White 8 Ferry. In
y Maryland, Il .ssss n NJ
The ". n 4. Carter farm, local ted 5at
s4Lunette, Loudoun county, has been