The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21
REAL ESTATE AND /
BUILDING NEWS
A Dull Week That in It's Way
Was Not So Very
Dull.
ACTIVITY IN THE SUBURBS
Something Doing In tho Old
Limits-Many Sales of Resi-
Dental Properties.
ACTIVITY IN THE SUBURBS

We'll, II has been another dull weeE,
but just you walt, and IN less than
= month YOU viii find things rushing
In way that will make you sit up
and take notice" Thus spoke one OF
the livcst OF tho real estate agents,
who talked right out in meeting yes
terGay. 1t IS no secret that this fell
low is m optimist 1t il no secret
alco that = majority of the real estate
agents for the past several weeks
have been pcssimists. For. at least.
three weeks past all OF thc boys have
been talking blue, bat yesterday. and
fin fact, during all Of the days OF the
past week, they have changed their
tonc to some extent. Tho very bluest
of them have gotten brighter. and yes
terdpy all OF them were optimistic,
although II must be said that very few
OF them had any very big things In
tho way OF actual business to report
All OF them had some nice. little,
small sales to tell about. and these
small sales. so far they perteined
to properties within the city limits,
were confined to residential plans. and
they footed up right snug sum In tho
aggregate. l doubt If amy one agent
had more than 10000 OF real sales to
tell about. the same being narrowed
down to actual facts. but then there
we're many agents to he talked to. and
all had something to tell about in Il
small way. Tho actual sales OF the
paSt week. mostly confined to resi-
dental properties amounted to some-
thing over $3.50. 900 within the city
limits. and nearly as much beyond
the limits. that is to say, in tho
suburbs.
MUCH BUSINESS IN
THE SHADY SUBURBS
The suburbs extend "a long ways,
aud In these days OF annexation md all
the like of that there in no telling
where they do 10 to. In these suburbs
There Is much demand for homo build
ing property. and the agents nre clos
Ing deals as fast as they can Tho
Central Realty Corporation, for In
stance, made Il bis push in Woodland
Heights tho past wctk. and l am told
they sold over a dozen lots that will
soon he built upon.
Annexation has also attracted at-
tention To Barton Heights, Highland
Park. Gintcr Park. Norwood, and many
other subdivisions on the north side of
Richmond. and ! hear that the agents
who are handling properties In these
parts arc being kept very busy closing
deals and answering numerous ques-
lions.
Chewing & Boxley report sales
amounting to 100000 for the week. and
the junior member of the concern
tacitly admits that the most OF said
sales were in the suburbs, and nearly
ali or The balance were auction sales
MANY PEOPLE ATTEND THE.
ADVERTISED AUC"rION SALES
Speaking OF auction sales reminds
me that there were many of them tho
past week. and in each case tho sales
were satisfactory. Good auction sales
secm to he the order OF the day lust
now The Central Realty Corporation
made some good sales in Woodland
Heights the past week. The young
men who arc handling the Forbes Sub
division In the FAR West End report
Very ine business for the wcok They
toll or the sale OF dozen lots and fine
prospects for many more.
The home makers and tho builders
tell Of big work on hand in the build
ing line. Not less than 100 houses are
being run UP in the territory known
In general way as the West End
Mrs. Minnie l.. Syclc. "a good woman
real estate plunger, has broken ground
for tho erection OF Il three story apart
ment house Oh Monument Avenue be-
tween Meadow and Allison. Tho specf-
t!cations call for an p-to-datc apart
in"nt with all of the latest improve
inents. and also that the whole busi-
ness Will be completed by November 10.
l hear Of several new houses that
ARC to so up In Forest Hill and In
the territory between there and Rich
nond, and nil In anticipation OF early
annexation of all OF that Southside
property.