The Washington times., 1915-01-30
GOOD MARK |SSET
BY REALTY TRADERS
Volume Of Investments Total
$3,500,000 for First Month
Of New Year.

Realty trading for the f,rst month OF
the new year made Z creditAbls showsns
During January, iS1b. the brokers closed
40 transactions. involving s2s parcels OF
real estate. This record 10 only two
sales below the business done In Janu-
ary. 1914. and exceeds by fourteen deals
the activity Of the initial month OF 1913.
In the volume Of trading the last month
excelled January 1914. by hfty-nine lots
there being only 10 parcels changing
owners in that month.
During the last month the invest
real estate reached 4 total Of $780, 900.
This sum 10 identical with the invest
The fourth week Of the month was the
most inactive. During the past six days
the brokers completed only o. transac.
lions IN which were comprieed i67 lota
ss S.. q re 81 week.
business. whom twenty:six trades wers
completed. Friday ranked SECOND with
tWenty-one sales reported. FOLLOWED oy
with xers snsssn sn ,
ed on Tuesday, seven on MONDAY: ano
Near. Urban Lots.
uc uCoT~Ut UdI ulo&ubSS AotoSN w s"~
lead Of the market tits week. having
been tho scene Of nifty sales. There
were thirty-two parcels changing own
srs in the outlying suburbs. The south
east ranked third, with q lots sold. fol-
lowed closely by the northwest, will
% lots conveyed. There were Is lott
transferred in the southeast ana II II
the southeast
A., l>A -
transfers was the recording of deed
forty-five years old. Affixed to tn
document were revenue stanps OF th'
value OF -. a. the consideration To-
tho conveyance was &sOoo The deee
was executed in 1888. and bears testi
mony that the United States Govern
mont did not cease Immediately III
war revenue stamps when the comic
between the States had closed. Tht
land embraced in the transfer wa
partly in the District Of Columbia ane
recorded in Prince George county. but
had never been offered for record here
The largest transaction OF the week
involved a consideration OF s625o: Fol
this fgure John H. M. Clancy sold the
apartment house at l4+o Meridian place
northwest to Charles e. Tr1bby.
Arthur Neuman has purchased thu
business property at 1871 Pennsylvanis
avenue nOftnWe0I, from lSAAC SNCuIudU
From the revenue stamps on the deet
the price appears to be $4,000.
Buys Two Lots.
Mrs. winthrop Bathon bought TIVE
lots this week at the junction o
Wisconsin aavenue extended and Tun
law road. The price paid was 1850
Fulda J. Rifle sold two lots N Chevy
Chase to Willis w. Parker. The prop
erty ls known Is lots 81 and e II
square 1850. The consideration wa
$4,000.
The loan market shared the deciin,
In the realty operations Of tho week
The total Of loans for the past 81,
days fell of $0Oo. 600. The exact hEurel
for the week were $30S 09l.6S. This sun
was borrowed on the security of 1S
lots at an average interest rate OF d.
per cent.
Straieht loans predominated with a,
aggregate Of $1O9, 1920. The sum Of al
the notes gwen for deferred purchase
money was $40 $50 3s. Building associa
tions advanced to members $43. 75o.
County property won highest favo
tri~ week as basis Of loan security
being encumbered to the extent o
3lsl .355 Il. Land in the northwest wa
pledged for a total OF -. .1s3. The recort
Of loans In the other city sections was
Southeast $20.s42 e: northeast. 80, 700 SO
| and southwest. $500.