The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Realty Trading During Initial
Week Of February Shows
Marked Increase.
se50,000 IN FOUR DEALS
Total of 116 Transactions e.
fected, Involving 1877 Lots
and Parcels.

Realty trading during the initial week
ot February ircrea sed both in Quantity
and quality. During the last elk davs
rrorerties valued at nearly N.Wo"n
changed owners. Four deals alone in
volved s65C, ,O00 A total of 11r transac-
tions were effected. in which were IN
volved 1877 lots and narccls of real es-
tate. Downtown business rronerty.
apartments. and dwellings were in
Guided in the transfers.
With the exception of the half-holidaV
OF Saturday. when only five deals re"e
closed tho business was pretty evenly
distributed. Monday and Wednesday
were tied with twenty-five sales each.
Tuesday witnessed the closing Of twen-
tv-one trades, while Thursday and Fri
dav each had twenty deals.
The northwest section returned to
the lead of the market after many
Tonths. Its supremacy was closely con-
.ested by the OUTLYING sections, one lot
alone deciding the issue. There were
slxty-seven lots sold in the. northwest
and Sixty-sx in the outlying suburbs.
The nnar-urban district ranked third
with thirty-two lots. followed by the
northeast. where twenty-five lots
charged owners. Ei2ht lots wc"e trans
ierred in the southeast and two in the
southwest
Apartment House Sold.
The chief transaction of the week
was the sale of the Willard Courts at
Seventeenth and Willard streets. John
II. Ruth acquired the property from
IIar"v Wardman and Thomas Bones at
consideration aDproXimating S-90.Co).
The property fronts 17j feet on Seven
teenth street and has depth of eighty
feet. The apartment is five stories
high and contains nifty suites.
The building is of light brick con-
struction, and is said to be fireproof.
For a consideration indicated by the
inClInbI lncc ana revenue STAMPS dt
Sis 90, DaEiel Lcul;hran became he
owner OF tn" Crandal! Th. ater build
ing. Ninth and T. streets The prCIerty
was purchased fr"r. Mrs Eiizabrsh
Riley alkcr ami Mrs Ellen Eilay
Harrison. OF Virginia AS part ccnIld-
erariOn Mrs llurI iS0n and Mrs. Nalk"r
took title t" the property IT SIS Twelfth
street at a Valun'inT. OF 5000
The tnrater property has frontage
of fifty feet or + street and SEVENTY
floor was r"mod' led about twn years
ago and leased to Harry randall until
1918. with urlN iie.e Of renewal to la23
Tho IrcUuoIs Apo rtment at ~" NJ
street was conveyed duri'g tn" week
from Johr Warren I" Arthur ". l'ud
son for q cons id"rution estimated 'rou
the Stamps and trust on tn" property
NJ $3.50 1t is reported that Mr.. War
ron to~k III exchange l0OD acrrs Li
rnImland ut NvrShall. Va. known rs
CIIonara. The farm H. sad 10 have beer
valued Mt s25.H". n'.-' IL improved 10y, {
lare" r's'd"nc" ana E"Neral smaller
strr.ctnres The ir1Quois Is sever
stories hiSh and contains forty suites.
Big Residence Deal.
On" OF the largest r"ccr+ s"'"s o
49,. .I4I H., s.,r
the week. when MIS-. 1lary Fl. Hill con
Ncyed the colonial res dence at 1;ln :
street to George II. Myers. The consid
Grafton is stateG at 500 600 1t is sale
the house will i,r occul.i.u as :1or;e by
prominent Government official. TIL,
dwelling vas built several years aSt
for Mrs. st Ge"r"" Turker and mas
frontace OF Il" feet. Tho interior ar
rangement j. Of tho F.nGliSN baS,rner.
type. with a suite for entertaining ol
the second or main floor. TIL" |ini""
room opens cut unto terrace in thu
rear of tn" house. which connects will
n formal Parden.
An increase or nearly $40 900 is dis
played this week ir the loan marke
over the record for the closing week @
nrst week Of Tehrun"v are s52l o1S q
THIS sum was borrow- n the secmrit,
OF NGl lots. at an &V'rAeo interest rat
Of 81 per cert.
in straight leans. which totol"h s,o1 ,&(
The sum OF all th" notes given f0r dc
ferred purchase money "ns S>,:NS. ;;
Buildi"" associations edvanCod to nlcm
lcrs $14 100
County nroporty continued in tavo
rs \ rasis fcr loan socurifv. bnin
~ledred for an aggregate of 80 }19 s:
Land l., the northwest W'os on lrlh"rn
- the extent OF 5000 go Tho "o"orI
loans in tho otNc" citv sections was
N"rthcast sH". tH" 1"' southeast. c@l."
and Southwest. s. 20.