The Washington times., 1924-11-15
GALL FOR D. c.
PROPERTY IS
STRONG
c. P. Barrett Reports a Num-
Der Of Recent Sales That
Reflect Prosperity


THE demand for residential prop
erty has been quite strong during
the pleasant fall weather. Many
newcomers are arriving, very much
impressed by the advantages that
Washington affords for the home
owner. Some time back. the pros
pective home seeker was somewhat
hesitant lest prices would take a
drop, but we no longer experience
much objection from this fear. On
the contrary, people observe that
values are steadily increasing in
the District of Columbia" says C.
p. Barrett, washington realtor.
There is also quite a marked de-
mand for investment property in the
Nations Capital" says Mr.. Barrett.
1T is becoming very apparent that
the city affords a splendid oppor-
tunity for investment in real estate.
This is due to a number of very
important conditions. One remark
able stabilizlng factor is that Wash
| ington is the headquarters for the
Federal Government. where over
sc, 900 people are kept on the pay
roll continually.
1.-THE prosperity of any city de-
ponds upon its payroll. The payroll
Of Washington is never affected by
such things as railroad and coal
mining strikes, industrial depres-
sions and other disturbing factors
which often MARI the prosperity of
industrial cities.
Population Increases.
THE District of Columbia is in
creasing in population at the rate
of 10000 per year. Five thousand
marriages occur in this city every
year. New homes and apartments
must continually be erected to take
care of the growth of what is rap
idly becoming to be one of the
finest capital cities in the world.
Many large life and fire insur-
ance companies are attracted to
Washington with their huge in.
vestments in first mortgages. IL
such financial institutions feel that
this city furnishes a safe place for
its surplus funds. naturally the indi-
vidual home buyer will profit by
their example.
During the next five, ten, fifteen
and twenty years, our town will see
far superior development and prog,
ress than ii has in the past ten or
twenty years."
Barrett Sales.
Mr.. Barrett has recently negotia.
ted a number OF. successful real es-
tate deals, among them being. the
sale of the southeast cCOner of
Thirteenth and Shepherd streets
northwest, for Charles w. G.. Brett
to- a local investor; 1872 Twenty.first
street northwest, for Edith X.
Anderson, to Josephine r. Foster;
/ 2429 Ontario road northwest. for
James H. Harding to Martha Al.
Brown; 1243 Thirty,third street
northwest. for Mary j. German to
Ella Cole Keough; 623 Morton
place northwest, for C. II. Small
to Charles Hellyer; 627 Morton place
northeast, for G. Fl. Small to Mary
j. German; 501S Forty. street
northwest, for CASTOR Stickler 10
John Thomas Taylor; 1907 o street
northwest, for Mary e. Lyddane 10
j. Francis Dyer; 1882 Thirty-third
street northwest for, Ella Cole
Keough to Francis Colt deWolf!A 1927
Fairmont street northwest, for Miss
Annie Glass to Alice u. Curtis:
1856 N street northwest, for Allie
Loving to Bessie Schuman: 1909
Clifton stree. northwest, Tor Nellie
Mcnamara Mahoney to Walter II,
Howard; 1851 Thirty second street
northwest, for Olive WarfieId King
to George b. HNnrer; 303s Dunn.
barton avenue northwest. for John
Huff to Edmund ID. Campbell,