The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12
SUCCESSFUL WEEK
FOR REAL ESTATE
Dealers Did Good Business
and Say They Expect
Still Better
SUBURBAN HOMES
PROVING POPULAR
Many New and Costly Resi-
dences Going Up in Out.
skirts of City-Building
Operations Extensive

Judged from a business standpoint.
the week just ending was. in most m
stances en,inently satisfactory to Rich
fnond real estate dealers. None of the
dealers we're willing to 40 into details,
hut practically al OF them admitted
that business had been reasonaoi!
good.
An increase is expected. Now that
the election is over and the minds
Of residents are rather free, TOR the
time being at least, from politics, IL
is expected that they VIII begin 10
think of the business of buying a nome
or ut least OF investing their savings
in land, admittedly the best place pos
@.hla IL aHa-usaxs proper Judgment
There is not man.. said one MAR.
street dealer. 'bnt who wants to own
his own home. and as much more iand
as he can honestly acquire. IL is usa-
ally Il question of whether or not ne
thinks he can afford To buy. person =
ally / expect an era OF sen-eohii-
cence, which will result tn many pur-
ehases of homes or building sites
In short expect that those whom We
have been trying TO convince That thes
could afford 10 buy. will no convince
themselves that such Is the case.
Suburban properly oooWhnS.
4 vast deal of business Is expected
In the city. but quite AS mucn IL hot
more is expected as regards the sale
and purchase of suburban property
and farms.
Stf If tt7Jsr Trsfrtrr-fissf Et-r-tftft:s -ft.~
Gated within a few miles ri Richmond
ara declared t., be on a boom. Lots
are being sold rapidly and Al prices
satisfactory 10 ali parties concerned
In many instances these purchases
are made by way of being investments.
IRE buyers are holding the ground.
anticipating the rise IN value when
they are certain VIII come. In othef
instances however. the purchases are
made by home bailders~~iI1en who pre-
Ter 10 get outs ide the city limits. where
they can have more ground space
Az N result beautiful homes are be-
ing constructed
;rhe types Of architecture are many
and varied The bungalow type Is
popular The Spanish and Mexican
STYLES also have large following.
Many prefer 10 revert to the oid col
oniai style. while still others fotlow
no set rule. but are having Their
homes built according 10 their own
ideas. These latter, IN most instances
pay primary attention to comfort but
they dc not disregard beauty.
VIII Sell Many Farms
As regards the SAFE of farm lands.
prospects are that this immediate sec
ton will be the mecca OF many new
settlers.
The soil about Richmond has been
enthusiastically advertised IN every
part OF the nation not only BY agents
who eonfinc their efforts exclusively
10 land deals III this SORT, but by the
~ ayrfftItytfrs nS
VOL, Better still. these advertise
mpnts while seeming almost hyper
nolieal in print have not been one
whit exaggerated az scores or set
tiers from the FAR west the extreme
north and points farther south have
found.
These settlers. though they may
have done II ali unconsciously, have
also advertised the land In their let
fers TO friends In their old homes. The
result IL that every every incoming
train brings in hundreds OF letters
from inquirers. who not infrequently
deveiape into buyers
In the city proper while the num-
Der OF real estate sales Is good. the
amount OF home building is not so
large as 1t might be. Any number OF
persons are buying houses already
constructed. but comparatively few
are buying the land ana building their
own residences.
Man, Big Buildings.
Nevertheless. building operation are
actually In progress or IN contem-
plation. that Judged from purely
business standpoint nre most crafty
ing.
Warehouses both large and small,
new stores. and Office buildings. which
VIII be constructed at a cost OF many
thousands OF dollars are going up.
Notable among these new bushes
structures is the proposed Thalhimer
building. which IL to stand at Seventh
and Grace streets. and on which work
has already begun. The building Will
be four stories In height and will be
or brick and concrete. When COM
pieted II will have cost more than
100000 and will be occupied by
the firm Of Sydnor and Hundley. fur
niture dealers.
The bold warehouse. to be used as
{ cold storage plant. Is progressing
toward completion. The structure
will be four stories high and will
cost $4,000. 1t will stand at Sew
onteenth and Broad streets. Another
fOur-story warehouse on which work
II progressing is that Of Mr.. J. T.
Nuckols. TO be located AT Fourteenth
and Franklin streets. This building
win be occupied by the Miles Shoe
Company and will have cost $4,000
when completed.
Work H. progressing on the West
lind car barns. which are being built
~ brick. steel and reinforced con-
q etc. The barns viii cost 100000.
A Monster Garage.
The brick. steel and reinforced
soncrete garage Of the Gordon Motor
Company. which II being constructed
q Harrison and Broad streets at a
enUt Of t30,O00, II near completion.
Ioere was considerable delay In the
work OF this structure ~ a result Of
Tho failure Of the contractor for the
oUon work. Now. however. the lab
aOUDs are forging ahead. When CONF
Ionoed the eAsage will be ths lefgest
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