Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
.EAL ESTATE NEWS AND
NOTES OF BUILDING
pnc OF the Agents Brag of Big
BMsiness-Some Dizziness
Noticeable.
GILL THERE WAS BUSINESS
nnexation Property Seems to BE In
Demand-Men Who Have Money
in Waiting Humor--IIome Makers
Hold the Hand.


Another dull week. very DUH, but 1
~ see. 1t gives us a resting spell that
ables US to cast up accounts and see
st where we are at. Dull. yes; 30
as big sales arc concerned, but yet
real estate agents are always doing
melting. 1 know of no real big
les to tell you about. but there have
eli quite number of small trans
lions. mostly in the newly annexed
rritory, and some in tho old-time city
nits. Go around and inquire OF all
the real estate agents, and I guess
VIII find that something like $780,
of business was done this week.
)uld not undertake to particularize,
~ am quite sure you will find that
figure I have named Ia not an
3aggcretion." Thus spoke ono Of the
aiding agents. and he was one among
q list OF conservatives. too.
AS this agent said. the business has
en- rather dull, but the fact Is that
ere has been more than the late
ual inquiry for good investments in
| al estate. Home makers are inquir-
for good sites for what they want.
course. they are trying to buy In
o newly annexed territory and out
the enlarged suburbs at the reduced
tes called for. or supposed to be
He'd for. by the wartime stringency
the money market, and they arc
couraBed so to do by the fact that
9 banks and the other money lenders
We let II be known that Richmond
atty Is mighty good security for loans
at are anywhere I'm reason. It is
n n IN nr,,l
| st now about loans. and all tho like
that but when 1t comes down to
Al estate security, and that real en-
tie being within the bounds OF little
!. solid old Richmond, the banks don't
that kind OF paper go by.
,OD PROPERTY THAT
HAS COME IN TOWN
The actual sales for the past week
f.re confined right largely to suburban
IorStty, IL the man OF news may yet
nsider Gintcr Park, Barton Heights,
ghland Park. Forest Hin, Norwood.
nth Richmond and other sections
at have but recently become city
operty. as suburbs. Nevertheless,
ere was some business doing in the
! town. Reports without particulars
me In Of some right good sales that
We been made on Church Hill. on
tin street, out in the West End and
| u
tnchester.
Many Rumors In the Air.
The improvements being made In tho
st-named region by tho Southern
tilway have had n tendency to boost
rtain properties OH tho south side
the James River. and there are ru-
ors In the air that several Industrial
ong the lines OF the Hull Street car
he, close to It's crossing with the
pthern Railway. All OF these things,
viewer. arc yet in the air. and this
lumn is dealing only In facts that
Q down OH tho earth.
Getting back down on tho enrth,
EN-, II may be aaid that ]. Thomp-
out $4,000 OF city property last
sek. Pollard & Bagby tell of sales
at amounted to quite as much II.
ldoni Taylor e. Co. sold some resi-
ntial properties that footed UP close
| 100000. Richeson & Crutchneld
few stunts that footed up near
$4,000. and some other smaller
les were reported between the lines.
orton G. Thalhimer. young mem
r of the real estate fraternity, has
en- doing some hustling Of late. and
sales for q month past foot up
5000 or thereabouts. He reports
at during the past month he sold
nsidernbie suburban property and
me city ground. Quoting him lit
ally, he sais! to the man Of news
stcrday: This month sold tho
mo of Julien Gum at Westhamp-
n. together with about four acres
ground situated on the Three Chop
Dad at the intersection of the West
.mpton car line, the consideration
ing little more than $4,000. I
50 solo the southwest corner of
fth and Grace Streets, formerly
Fined by Angus O. Swlnk, tho con-
Iteration being about $4,000. 1 also
Id little farm on tho historic Fall
8g Creek. together with the Inagni-
Tent reeidcnce erected there by DR..
idd. the consideration being $4,000.
SO, some property in the vicinity of
twentieth and Main Streets"
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days