Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
End of Hot Weather Finds Agents
Entertaining Bright Hopes i
for Fall Business.
LOCAL MARKET is AcTIv
Sales OF City Property Last Week
Aggregate More Than $4,000,
While Deeds OF Trust Total $780,
3DOO-Building Permits.
The Week S Record

-hs the end OF the so-called dull
summer season" draws near. the local
real estate market holds up remark
dp'S Well in view of existing business
tohoitiohs. 1t is true that there has
not been much extensive trading this
summer, but the transactions on the
Iocai market, az shown week by week,
have proven that the decline was not
as great as was at first expected.
Trading this summer has developed
more sales for the average small prop
ertS than In any other year. and the
TACT that so many home seekers have
md sufficient funds available at this
time is most encouraging. SO far AS
sales for hiEh-priscd property s con-
cerned. there has been little activity.
The agents In the main were satisfied
to let good enough alone. and made no
attempt TO force the closure OF con-
tracts. However. there have been nu-
merous exchanges for this class of
property, but II is said that in many
instances little actual money wan in
volved
AGENTS ANTICIPATE
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS
During the past week the market has
been almost as active as during the
average week. and the agents are now
entertaining brighter hopes an cool
weather approaches The sales of city
property last week aggregated more
land was the most active In several
weeks. Sales for more than $4,000
we're made for this class OF property.
The mortgages indicate that there is
a good supply Of money for loans OF
real estate on good security. Last week
they fell behind the sales By some
thing Hike 150.ono. The absence OF re-
lease deeds from the records Is growing
noticeable. These latter deeds for the
past Two or three weeks have been
uniformly small. both in number and
the amounts involved.
Announcement was made during the
week OF an important farm property
sale. by which senator l.. .. Wenden-
burg became owner OF the old Drum
mond farm. which ID located OH the
Back River short distance from
Hampton. MIR Wendenburg will con-
tinue to maintain his residence in this
city, but Will operate truck farm
on this historical old place. the fertil-
ity OF which Is said TO be exceedingly
good.
TREDEGAR COMPANY Buis
SEVENTH STREET LOT
Among the largnrt SAILS s closed last
week were: stewart 81. Woodward and
others TO the Tredegar 4. st;99mpapqy, "a ot
fronting IL feet 3 inches al the north
west corner OF seventh and Arch
Ovcrton Streets. Tie consideration was
reported as being Sll,00 Annie Opple
man sold TO l.pman Liewe the brick
store at 1918 Iiul! street. This property
fronts 23.3S feet and sold for $4,000.
O. J. Davis sold to Mrs. Dele II. Fischer
the brick dwellings al i27 and +2o
North Elm street. which fronts a. feet
II inches, for $4,000. =
The Virginia Realty and Construction
Company sold TO Charles X. Willis d lot
fronting 30 feet inches on the south
side of Floyd Avenue. west OF Mulberry
street, for $4,000 w. T.. Broaddus sold
TO Davis Brothers lot fronting so feet
at the southwest corner OF Floyd Ave-
nue. and tho Boulevard. for $500.
John B. Bradley sold to Charles BILL
ups farm In iienrico County contain
ing 100 acres for $4,000. The property
is located on county road leading to
the city from the Haws swamp and lies
Just north OF the city. The deerf con
veying the Broad Meadow Farm FROM,
General w. w Sale to Nelson Moore
and wife. as reported. was placed on
record. The purchase price was $500
Thomas r. Toy, a well-known sales
man. who has been connected with w.
AZ Miller & Co. for some time is now
with Z. \. Catlin & co.