Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1928, Page 22

22 RENTS FOR SMALL HOUSES DROP, REAT ESTATES CONFERENCE BOARD REPORTS Average Rentals for Country Are 13} Per Cent Lower Than Post- War Peak. all houses and_apart- Rents for are occupied by fai July, 1924, 131, per cent lower than they were a* their post-war peak, which they reached i These data are based on informat collected in both large and small cities in all sections of the United Inasmuch as the above cited _THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. T. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 19&85 REAY. ESTATPE. only 10 cities increases were noted. Rents appear to be most stable in the East and in the South, 45 out of 62 cities in the East reporting no change and lower rents being reported from 17 localitles; out of 27 Southern cities 20 reported no change, 5 decerases in rents and only 2 showed increases. Out of 68 cities in the Middle West 42 reported no change from last year, 22 indicated decreases in rents and in 4 there were increases. In the Far West there were no changes in 16 cities out of a total of 23, decreases in 3 and increases in 4 cities. In 13 cities of the 25 largest in the country rents were reported as showing practically no change from July, 1927, to July, 1928. These cities were Bos- ton, Mass.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles, Calil Cincinnati, Ohio; Jersey Ctiy, N. J.; Kansas City. Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Kansas City, Kans.; Milwaukee, Wis. inneapolis, Minn.; New York, N. Portland, Oreg., and Rochester, N. Y. Wash., While Seattle, reports in- year were reported from 11 cities of this group, Baltimore, Md.; Chicago, Iil; Detroit, Mich.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pitts- gl a.; San Francisco, Calif.; Den- ver Col.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Newark, N. J.; New Orleans, La.; and Washington, D.C. If the wohle period from July, 1914, to July, 1928, is considered, the greatest net increase in rents over the 1914 levcl among the 25 largest cities existed in Buffalo, N. Y. where rents averaged slightly more than 100 per cent above what they wera in July, 1914. New York City rents averaged 79 per cent, Balti- more, 53; St. Louis, 76. and San Frau. cisco 36 per cent over the pre-war lev Other large cities show the following | W. V: per cont net increase over July, 1914: Cleveland, 35; San Francisco, 36; Den- ver, 50; Indianapolis, 15; Minneapolis, 26; Portland, Oreg., 41, and Seattle, 36. Pre-war Comparisons. Not in all cities, however, are rents higher than before the war. ‘Out of the 180 cities reporting rents are lower than ing: Nashville, Tenn.; Davenport, Towa; Haverhiil, Mass.; Roanoke, Va.; Wichita, Kans.; Alliance, Ohio; Butte, Mont.. Danville, Ill.; Miles City, Mont., and Sioux Falls, S. Dak. The decline of | rents in these cities ranges from less| than 10 to more than 30 per cent be- low the 1914 level. In the following cities rents are re- ported as 20 per cent or less above the pre-war level: Indianapolis, Ind.; Bir- mingham, Ala.; Des Moines, Iowa; Fort Worth, Tex.; Houston, Tex.; Norfolk, Va.; Omaha; Nebr.; Richmond, Va.: St. Paul, Minn.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Canton, Ohio; Duluth, Minn.; El Pas .; Fort Wayne, Ind.: Huntington, . : Lansing, Mich.; Lincoln, Nebr.; Little Rock, Ark.; Mobile, Ala.; New Britain, Conn.; Peoria, Ill.; Portsmouth, | Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Springfield, Ohio; Terre Haute, Ind.; Billings, Mont.; Co-| lumbia, S. C.; Council Bluffs, Jowa; Su-, perior, Wis., and York, Pa. i . i Three railway companies are now op- | DOCK STRIKE ENDS. Melbourne Waterfront Workers to Return to Jobs Monday. MELBOURNE, Australia, September 15 (A).—Dockers who struck on Tues- | day, tying up shipping in all Australia ports, today decided to return to worl on Monday. had opposed an arbitration court award The waterside workers | | LECTRIC FIXTURES of the Better Kind Scores of new electric fixtures for every need and _purpose. Home owners should visit our which they feared might prevent ‘hem | thaf workers would be picked twice a from obtaining a full day's work. The arbitration court had decided 'wanted this to be done only once caily. —_— {day from applicants, while the worke:s Houses Built Well Sell Well ONLY ONE LEFT! Inspect 2214 Tunlaw Rd. N.-W. (Open Daily and Sunday) This is the last of the wide Colonial type homes featuring the extra tiled lavatory for the master bedroom. It is one of those homes that include practically every modern convenience, even electric refrigerator, in a moderate priced home. 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