The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
REALTY TRADES
ARE DOUBLED
Brokers Close lbs Transac-
tions, Involving 323 Lots !
and Parcels, Last Week.
OUTLYING SUBURBS LEAD
Colorado Apartments and Business
Property at 487 Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Northwest Among Sales.

Realty trading in the District made a
flying start during the first week of No
vember. the volume of trading being
double that of the closing week Of Oc-
tober Brokers closed 135 transactions, in
which were involved S23 lots and parcels
of land. These figures show an increase
OF 20 per cent over the number of sales
made during the last six days of oc-
tober.
distributed, although Wednesday forged
slightly ahead of the other days with 80
transactions to its credit. Monday rank
ed second with "A sales; Thursday and
Friday 20 dealsNeach, Tuesday and yester-
day Is each.
OutIyisg Suburbs Lead.
The outlying suburbs again lead the
market. 1S2 lots changing hands in those
sections. In the northwest 50 lots were
sold, followed closely by the near-urban
districts, where 81 deals were closed.
Seventeen lots changed hands in the
northeast. Is in the southeast and in the
southwest
Apartment houses and business prop
critics played important parts in the
weeks trading. The biggest sale of
the week involved the Colorado apart
ments. 1922 Vernon street northwest.
property to William L Miller for a
price indicated to have been $4,000.
Harry Wardman sold the property at
1860 California street to William J.
Kehoe. The revenue stamps indicate
the price to have been $4,000.
The Westover apartments, Twenty-fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. was transferred to Elizabeth B.
Kalbfus by deed from Charles H. But
1ar The indicated
900.
The apartments at 202 and 2O4 F
street northwest were acquired during
the week by Nellie l. Bradford. The
price paid is estimated at $4,000. Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Bower formerly
owned the property.
A total of Ill lots in Manor Park SUBJ
division were bought by Lewis P. Rob-
erts from William NJ Terrell The con-
sideration is reported to have been $1,000.
A tract of ten acres at the junction of
Rittenhouse street and Broad Branch
road was purchased by Fulton r. Gordon
from w. Gwynn Gardiner. The revenue
stamps indicate the price to have been
81, 900
Pyle Buys Business Property.
For $4,000 d. Franklin Pyle bought the
business property at 4S Pennsylvania
avenue northwest J. Irving Bealmer
owned the property. Leon To-
briner sold premises 1S25 Fourteenth
street northwest to Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt.
Henrietta Sachs purchased premises I13
rs and III North Capitol street from
Julius A. Maedel and Jerry Dugan for
sl2 90. The property at 91S New York
avenue northwest was acquired by India
F. Sanford for 5000. Jesse E. Poloury
and l. Smith Raspin, trustees, were the
selhcrs.
An advance Of more than 500 900 over
the closing week of October was recorded
In the loan market. The exact figures
FOR the last six days were sf71, 2S3.02. This
sum was borrowed on the security Of
l96 lots at an average interest rate OF
IS per cent. Straight loans constituted a
majority of the total amount, aggregat-
ing S27,S59. The sum of all the notcs
given for deferred purchase money
amounted to SIS, STAGE.