Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1927, Page 20

REAL ESTATE. EXHIBITION HOME RECORD PLANNED TON, D. C, U. S. REALTY BOARDS MEET AT HOUSTON Business Session to Take Place January 25-27—Policies to SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1927. tion and definition of objectives for the year ahead will be the business to come before the,mid-Winter meeting, which In size and importance is seconc only to the annual convention of the iation among national real estate weations of the year. sroposed standard ap- for business prop- REAL HOME OWNERSHIP BRINGS SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE Psychologists Say Instinct to Pos-| sess Domicile Is Basic in Nature. ESTATE owning Instinct is basic. The desire to own a home may smolder along for years upon years in the heart of & rent payer. And then at the most unexpected moment this spark may be whipped into a white heat. It may, result in only a cottage on a small fflot of land, but even so it is r on of that inherent d e the soul of every man— erty for use generally througk country, furt definite objectives in the moveme now going on for State tax Houston, Tex., has been chosen as| of a propo the meeting place of the coming an-| for subdividers, now being drafted nual business meeting of the National |a special committee of the home ociation of Real Estate Boards.|builders and subdividers division of e meeting will be held Janu the association, are among the im- inclusive. portant matters to come before the | Adoption of policies for the as meeting. Tt may be ever so humble, a mere or pv‘l_\' four walls and a roof. to realize aid for it and ngs a sense of | »ride, contentment and | unequaled in any res, 8 to realize | era > the dictator and possessor a little kingdom of your own Psychologists say that the home- OUTSTANDING HOMES Greater Value, Added Conveniences Finest Livilig Conditions These new brick homes are located one Dwelling to Be Erected in 10| Be Discussed. Days in Washington Auditorium. Officer to Be Retired. e P. 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Al materials have been selected for the model home and the Stone- form Corporation has heen named by the Real Estate Board to erect the major portions of the house, includ- ing the exterlor and chief partition walls, the fireplace and the Spanish |- patio, while other organizations will be selected to provide other features of the house. Among unusual features of house will be its construction of inch hollow tile walls with an exte finish of a type of veined sandstone. The interior walls of the house will have a plaster finish. 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