The Washington times., 1925-08-22
Y.M.C.A. To HAVE
REAL ESTATE
LECTURES
Arranges Special Course for
Those Contemplating the
Purchase of Homes

Arrangements are being made
by the Y. NJ. c. A. to provide a
special lecture course for those con.
templating purchasing homes, ac.
cording to an announcements made
today by Doctor James A. Bell,
| director of the Y. NJ. G. A, College.
This course is an innovation and
Will have no connection with the
regular real estate course to be con.
Quoted later in the fall Officials
OF the Y, M. G. A. have had under
consideration for some time devel.
oping a series of lectures that
would have for Its purpose the en-
lcouragement OF home ownership and
the supplying OF authentic infor.
nation to the public In connection
with the purchase or construction
of home. The course about to be
offered is the result OF much study
and il Is expected to fill need
that has existed for some time.
In making Its facilities available
TO the public by including In its
educational program for the year
this course on home ownership, the
Z. M. G. A, Is endeavoring to zen
der a constructive service to those
owning homes or contemplating
purchasing or building homes.
Washington. like q great ma
Jority of cities throughout the
country, has, since the world war,
experienced an intense development
OF nome building and the home.
owning class has shown a tremen
douS increase. The phenOmena
growth of population and the ex
tension of building operations in
all sections of the District of Co,
1unlbia and adjoining counties OIL
Maryland and Virginia caused the
trend toward home buying to show
such a remarkable increase.
Realizing that the purchase of a
home is for many the most i'm.
portant undertaking and perhaps
the only real estate transaction In
lifetime, the Y. M. &. "A. believes
this course will be of much benefit
to the public. It is designed to
give concise and practical outline
of real estate practices involved in
the purchase of a home and to H.
lustrate the advantages of home
ownership as we'll as the RESPONSE.
bilities and obligations assumed.
Modern methods OF construction In
GLIDING an analysis of various types
of architecture and comparative ad.
vantages of different types of con
StfuctiOn Will be one OF the TOPICS
discussed The course will also
include the functions of title COM
panies, title certificates and their
value to home owners, a detailed
explanation of the subject of mort
cages, financing of homes and
monthly plans.
Prominent local business and pro-
fessional men will deliver the lee
lures and John A. Petty, executive
secretary of the Washington Real
Estate Board, will direct the course
which will be held one evening
every week for five weeks. starting
about the middle OF September. The
arrangement of the subjects and
the lecturers selected will result in
giving the maximum of Information
and advice in an absolutely anthem
tic and unbiased manner. Buying
and Owning u Home" is the title OF
the first lecture TO be given by John
A. Petty. "The New Home" will be
the subject discussed by Herbert
T. Shannon, president Of the Opera.
tive Builders Association. The Well
Built Home" is the title of the lec-
ture on construction to be delivered
by w. C. Miller, rea1tor-builder.
enhancing of Homes" by Howard
Moran. vice president of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company.
will cover the subject of mortgagea.
THE Home. Owners Title, by A. G.
Bishop, vice president of the Dis
trict and Washington Title Insur-