The Washington times., 1915-08-21
WEEK IN REALTY
EQUALS 1871 4 MARK
Hundred and Sixteen Transac-
tions Figure in Dealings for
the Period.

The third week Of August is not
usually an active period In realty SELL
Ing and the past week was no excep-
tion. The brokers. however, kept pace
with the record of the corresponding
week of 1914. In the number of
transactions the past week evidenced
a slight decline from the activity of
the second week Of the month, but
surpassed 1t in the volume Of trading.
During the past six days 116 trans
actions were effected, in which were
involved 2ss lots and parcels Of real
estate. The preceding weeks record
had been 1870 sales comprising the
transfer Of only 1877 lots.
There was a decided boom in prop
erty in the northwest section where
owners as in the preceding week and
that portion of the city took front
rank in the weeks market. This Is
q position which the northwest has
not attained for many weeks. The
near-urban district also succeeded in
passing the outlying suburbs in the
race for supremacy. A total of 80 lots
was conveyed in the northwest and So
in the near-urban district. The sub
urbs were in third place with 81 par
cells transferred.
Southwest Washington also expert
enced a large increase in the number
Of sales reported. There were twcnty-
Ave lots conveyed there. In the south
east Twenty-Five lots changed owners.
and the northeast brought up the rear
with seventeen lots to its credit.
Is Well Distributed.
In the matter Of sales the weeks
business was pretty equally distributed.
Wednesday and Saturday were tied for
first position with twenty-five trades
each effected. Tuesday and Thursday
were even with twenty-one sa,es each,
while nineteen deals were reported on
Friday and eleven on Monday.
The largest transaction Of the week
involved a consideration Of $4,000. At
this price Florence A. Boyd conveyed
to Emily H. Emery the handsome resi-
dence at 2410 street northwest. The
house was one Of the first improve
ments in the aristocratic Sheridan cir
Gle development AS part consideration
Mrs. Boyd acquired the Baltzley Castle.
on the Conduit road, overlooking Glen
Echo.
Mrs. Eliza L. Phillips. wife Of Capt.
erty lying between the Walker-dohnson.
building and the corner Of Eighteenth
street and New York avenue. Captain
Phillips recently purchased the large
building erected by Messrs. Walker
and johnson. and now occupied by the
new purchase comprises the dwelling
No. 1746 New York avenue and a tri-
angular lot reaching to the corner Of
Eighteenth street. The two parcels
York avenue and the corner lot is
twenty feet on Eighteenth street. but
the depth increases toward the east.
Mrs. Phillips paid William H. Walker
5000 for the house, and gave 1880 to
Jesse H. Van Alstyne for the corner
lot.
For a consideration Of $14.50o two
houses opposite the Columbia Hospital
were sold this week. The property Is
known as Ills and 11O Twenty-ttfth
Henry P. Amos from George w. Barnes.
Opposite Lincoln Park.
Mrs. Lulu 8. Fluckey invested 81, ,00O
In the purchase Of a new home at
Twelfth and East Capitol streets south
east. directly opposite Lincoln Park. AS
part consideration she conveyed to Philo
L. Bush the vacant lot at the opposite
corner: The revenue stamps indicate
.sss ,s.sso. the lot figured at v''ua''o" Of
Tho loan market experienced a de-
cline Of 40 per cent from the record Of
the second week Of August. The exact
six days were s349. 1929. This sum was
borrowed on the security Of 1S2 lots at
an average interest rate of SIS per cent.
Straight loans dominated the market
with an aggregate cf s24s, $50. Building
associations advanced to members $50, 90.
The sum Of all the notes given for de-
ferred purchase money was $31. .S72.ss.
County property was most favored as
q basis for loan security. and Was
pledged for a total Of $l9O.3s7 80 Land
in the northwest was encumbered to the
extent Of $102, ,925. The record Of loans in
the other city sections was: Northeast.
$27.540; southwest, sl5,5o0. and southeast,
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