The Washington times., 1916-02-19
RECORD IS SET FOR
YEARFOR ONE Days
real ESTATE SALES.
Thlrty-fiye Trades Completed
Yesterday, Five in Advance
Of Best Former Figure.
REST OF WEEK INACTIVE.
Decline Of Nearly 20 Per Cent
Shown From Business OF Six
Days Before.
REST OF WEEK INACTIVE

Real estate dealers yesterday broke
the 1916 record for a days activities
when they completed thirty-hye sales.
This is I'VE trades in advance OF any
other previous days selling this year.
The trading on the other five days
was mediocre. and the weeks business
showed decline Of nearly 20 per cent
from the preceding six days. n
During the last week III transactions
were effected, In which were involved
200 parcels of real estate. In the prevl-
Gus week. 1853 deals were competed.
involving the transfer OF 2bS lots. Only
119 trades were reported In the week
ending February 20, 1918, included IN
which were only 1853 lots.
Nearest 70 yesterdays record-estap-
fishing activity was the business OF
Wednesday and Thursday. which was
tied at twenty-five transactions each.
Eighteen sales were reported Tuesday.
seventeen Monday. and thirteen satur-
day.
Northwest In First Place.
The northwest, after spirited con-
test with the near-urban section, Sc
cured the supremacy OF the market
this week. In that section sixty-three
lots were conveyed. while sixty-one
lots changed owners in the near-urban
district The outlying suburbs wero
in third place, with forty-tive parcels
transferred. There were twenty lots
sold In the northeast, ana ten In the
southeast. One sale was reported IN
Southwest Washington.
The principal sale of the week was
the Fulford apartments, at 26l8 Seven
teenth street northwest, which sold FOR
$4,000. Mark +. Finley bought the
property from the National Savings and
Trust Company, trustee.
For a consideration Indicated by the
stamps and enoumbrance at $500. Mrs.
Florence B. Harris purchased the resi-
dence at $40 Massachusetts, avenue
Franklin t. sanner and William A.
Mrs. Emma ]. Walter invested $4,000
in house In Woodley Park recently
the purchase price. Mr.. Kite took over
premises 43l q street northwest. 'oppo-
site the Pension Office. at consid-
GRAFTON OF $500, and the residence at
The Bryn Mawr apartment was
sold yesterday at q confederation
stated to be $4,000. The property Is
located at 1916 u street northwest.
Harry B. Wilson conveyed the apart
ment to d. ii. Roland Drury.
Sale In. Lamont Street.
Premises 1874 Lamont street north
west. were acquired yesterday by
William II. Linkins and his wife.
Mabel Kent Linkins. from Lille C.
Nrury. The price paid. judged from
0Ae stamps. was $4,000. Mr.. and Mrs.
Linkins also paid $4,000 for vacant
lot on the same square.
The decline in the selling activity
was also reflected in the loan mar
ket. where a falling off of $500, 900
from the record OF the preceding
week was noted. The exact figures
In loans for the week were $5S4.43t.51.
This sum was borrowed on the secur-
ity OF 204 lots at an average interest
rate OF Sc per cent.
Straight loans had the lions share
Of the weeks business, exhibiting a
total of $426.S77.31. The building as
ISOLATION advanced to members
$Se,650. The sum OF all the notes
given for deferred purchase money
was 87.907.20.
Country property won highest favor
as a basis for loan security being
pledged for an aggregate OF $685.,
1871. Land In the northwest was
encumbered to the extent Of $216,550.
The record of loans I'm the other city
sections was: Northeast, $33,596.60;
southeast. $6.7oo. and southwest.
$4,000. 10