The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-02
All Figures for November Sur.
passed During Month
lust Past.
1851 LOTS CHANGE HANDS
Hundred and Forty Sales Ef-
fected During Last Abbre-
Waited Week of Period.

Realty trading in November. 1916 ex-
cslled both In volume and In the total
invested all previous records Tor the
corresponding period I'm the history OF
Washington. In the number OF trans
actions effected Il Is behind 1915. During
the month lust closed, the brokers COM
pieted Bsl deals, in which were involved
i5s1 parcels of real estate.
In November. 1915. there were 74
transactions reported. but only 1,266 lots
changed owners.
In 1914 there were $40 sales in Novem-
Der, comprising $40 lots. and In the pre-
csding year 93S parcels were included In
the go deals.
Tho total invested in the loans on and
purchase OF real estate during Novem-
Der. 1916. was A.e0000O.
Investments In November. 1915. aggre-
gated A.25o.0o0. while in 1914. s2.4s7. 900 was
invested and s3.7s5.ooo in November. 1918
The last month shows an advance In
Investments OF $4,000 over the previous
high mark for November
Excellent showing.
The brokers made an excellent showing
during the last days OF the month. con-
GLIDING 40 sales In an abbreviated week.
due TO the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
In Ave working days they reported only
nve sales less than in the previous week.
Involved In the trading Of the short
week were 40 lots.
Wednesday and Friday were tied
for frst position In the number of
sales, each having thirty.two deals to
Its credit. Tuesday was close up,
with thirty.one trades. There were
twentxseven trades effected on Mon.
day and eighteen on the haif.hoiiday
Of Saturday. The office OF the Re.
cordsr OF Deeds was closed on Thurs.
day.
The outlying suburbs returned to
tho lead OF the market during the
past week, being the scene or the
transfer OF seventy-one parcels. The
Northwest ranked second with nifty
six lots conveyed. followed by the
near-urban district with forty.nve lots
Changing owners In the northeast, tif.
teen In the southeast and Ave In the
southwest.
business Property.
The transfer OF several parcels OF
business property marked the activ.
ity OF the closing days OF November.
Perhaps the most expensive property
sold was premises 1921 New York ave.
nue northwest. Joseph Il. willard
purchased the building from Thomas
n Love. The consideration IL not
stated, but the transfer was subject
20 an remembrance OF 500 900.
northwest were also transferred. Law
renee w, Seitz acquired the property
from Charles w. Conley. The price
Is not made public. but the purchaser
gave n deferred purchase money trust
Tor $4,000. payable In three years.
Another business property figuring
In the weeks operations was premises
go y street northwest. Mrs, Charles
D. Fowler purchased the property
from Wharton u. Lester and Michael
J, Colbert. trustees for n price stated
at s1s.500 The property IL UNDER
going extensive Improvement.
Apartment Sold.
The New Bloomfield apartment at
sits Mt. Pleasant street. changed
owners on Monday. Only n nominal
consideration is named. but the sale
was subject to n trust for st7.s25.
Jane q. Pennington conveyed the
apartment Go ,. Gathering Murray.
estate holdings for church purposes
when he acquired premises Itl3 "
street northwest. near the Convent OF
Perpetual Alteration. Mildred II, Can
The price Is not stated,
The short week was felt In the loan
market where "A decline OF over $780,
900 was shown In comparison with
the business OF the preceding week.
The exact figures In the loans OF the
last week OF November were $685.
1880. This sum was borrowed on
the security OF 203 lots at an average
insterest OF 81 per cent
Straight Loans Lead.
Straight loans led the market. but
not by the usual amount. The total
of loans OF this character was $685.
OFT. The sum OF all the notes given
for deferred purchase money. was
sl65.b62.60. The building associations
advanced TO members siSs.i60.
Northwest properly won highest
favor as a basis for loan security be-
ing pledged for an aggregate OF $780,
olb. Land In the county was encum-
bsred to the extent OF slss,0ls.32. The
record OF loans In the other city sec
lions was northeast. Sti,Sbl. rs; south
east. sSs.l06. and southwest. $4,000.
Hausier a. Co. engravers, station
ers.. and printers. will open. up for
business In their home at 720 Seven
teenth street northwest on December