San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-02
AUGUST REALTY
TRADES TOTAL
S1,856,870
944 Deeds Filed in Single
Summer Month Which
Is Best of Year. 81
MANY DWELLINGS SOLD
Construction for August
Totals S6S2,264 and
263 Permits Issued.

August was one Of the best summer
months in the history of San Antonio
for new building and real estate trad
ing. A total of ga warranty deeds
were filed at the court house during
the 31-day period representing real
estate sales totalling S1,S56.S70. New
building in the city ;otalled $685.. 264
when 263 building permits were issued,
according to Joe Bova. assistant city
building inspector. who complies the
official monthly report.
In addition to being one of the best
months in the history of the city
for real estate trading. August was ono
OF the best months in the year. in fact
its total exceeded that of any prior
month during 1928 by small mar
gin.
During the first week of the month,
total of 10 transfers were made OF
property valued at S3SJ029. No espe-
cially large deals were featured on the
real estate market during this week,
but on the following week conditions
began to show marked improvement
when total of 162 deeds were filed.
Although the second weeks total was
not as large as that of the prior week,
the fact that the bulk of the trading
was confined to the home sections of
the city and to the outlying suburban
sections was especially noticeable. A
total of $311.T22 worth of property
was transferred during the second
week of the month.
Third Week Is Largest.
On the third week, both the number
of sales made and the valuation Of
property transferred took a decided in
crease. During this week a total Of
1T4 deeds were filed for record repre-
senting property valued at S41S.929.
On the following week, the largest
amount of property of any week dur
ing the month was transferred. The
total valuation represented nv 157
deeds which were filed was S4S0.6G0.
During the last week of the month.
trading fell slightly below the weekly
average attained during t., two prior
weeks when only 49, deeds were filed
representing deals involving S31O,5i0.
Building Totals s632. 265.
New building for the month totalled
$3.50 .265 when 263 persons applied to
city building inspectors Gus Niggli and
Joe Bova for permission TO construcc
dwellings. business buildings and. to
remodel and repair buildings.
The third week of the month was
the largest. A total of g. building per-
mits were issued authorizing new con-
struetion to cost 500. 100. 1t was dur
ing this week that permits were issued
for the construction Of the First Pres
by terrain Church building at a cost OK
S1TJ. 900 and for the Tom Hogg dwell
ing to cost $4,000. Twenty-Five new
homes costing from $1,000 TO $1,000
we're also authorized for construction
during this week. -
Building activities slumpcd toward
the end of the month for during tho
last week only 30 permits were issucds
authorizing new construction to cost
S7T.9j0. The first week OF the month
was the second largest with .l3 permits
and new building worth S2+9.6
Although building of August was
exceeded by that of the pr."r month
August of 1923 exceeded the CORE
spending month of 1922 by more than
100000.