The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
REAL ESTATE WAS
ACTIVE IN SPITE
Of The ELECTION
Some Big Deals Reported and
Many of Large Volume
Are On the String
ONE FIRM CLOSES
S85,0O0 TRANSACTION
Agents Cllary of Giving Out
Details for Publication
As Usual--New Real
Estate Firm

While election day naturally inter-
fered 10 some extent with thu Rich
mond real estate market, 1t didn't put
any damper on the animated activity
that has characterized business In that
line since the close of the vacation
season. Apparently it was only
.'one-day soft pedal" for some big
deals were reported. Il few others.
even larger, are pending. and bush
ness generally is good.
There were all sorts of hints and
rumors Of certain big transfers that
could not be nailed down because the
guilty agents were non-eommittai.
strings ali out but deals not closed.
is the answer
One Sale OF $4,000.
But gicheson x Crutchfietd cap
tured the blue ribbon for safes for
the week from all that could be-
kea.sA.aa lse top ptIs, $50 r0sla. IL.
is business property in growing
section. but the facts az TO location.
| buyer and So on are withheld for .
few days pending final signatures.
Miller K CO. had a good week.
reporting sales on Fieyd. Park and
Stuart avenues amounting to $4,000.
and a 10000 deal closed. bur not
ripe for publication.
NTAD1QAiES -AS bGittlS COMPANY AAc-
ferred 100 feet on Grove avenue at
consideration of $500, and a lot
| in Barton Heights, on Norwood ave-
nue.. for $4,000. They have also 3
| big deal pending. and report growing
activity In SCOTS Addition.
Robinson & Phillips report the
| sale of sixty feet in Park avenue at
| $50 foot; house on Mumford street.
| $4,000: two houses on Chain street
| for $4,000, and a lot on Seventeenth
| street for $4,000.
Interesting Transfers.
There were some interesting deeds
recorded during the week. too. John
Kahn sold to s. NJ. Bremen the busi-
ness property on the southwest cor
| ner of Broad and Monroe for s32,-
| 500 Davis & Archer sold to Mary
| c. Bowman the home at Mulberry and
| Grove avenue for 1890. and
the house at the northwest corner OF
| Third and Grace has been purchased
| by j. c. Kent, the consideration being
| SIS. 900 and the home at the north-
west corner of stuart avenue and
I Rowland street has Been Purchased
by j. F., Bright for sIl. 900.
/ The auction Friday at the Real ES-
tate Exchange was well attended and
the bidding was lively. The house,
No. SCI West Main street. was sold at
| a good price. the sellers said though
they refused TO give out the figures,
and the name Of the buyer. Tho
sale. however. is a demonstration OF
the fact that real estate auctions can
be held more successfully on the floor
| CT the exchange than al the place Of
! sale. and the success of the last
| weeks sale means that the rooms OF
the exchange are going 70 be more
and more utilized for that purpose
| and that is one OF the purposes for
| which the exchange was organized.
Another new real estate concern
| was chartered yesterday and will be-
gin business IN a few days. IT n
called the n Moseiey company.
Incorporated. with NJ. p. Bonifant,
president; r. s. Huigins. vice. resi-
Il dent. and J. H. Moseley. secretary and