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50 REAL ESTATE INDEX Is it possible to measure real estate demand and supply through a real estate sales index? What are the advantages in a training school maintained by a real estate company for its employees? What is the best WILMETTE method of making a vacancy inventory of a community? These questions and many others describing concre~c services which a real estate b'o ard may render · its mem hers will be discussed by the Realtor Secretaries Divisions at the Birmingham convention this month. LIFB January 11, 1929 Record Breaking Building Year fine exan1ple of the no~th shore's progressivenes~ is giv~n in the appended table whtch .shows a .record breaktng achtevement in building activity dunng 1928. The figures, careful!y tabulated, tell an interesting story of the forward movetnent tn Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Glencoe, although other north shore towns also set new m'a rks last year. The grand totals for our villages were $8,725,367., which is an increase ?f more than a n1illion and a quarter dollars over 1927. Of n?te ts the fact that the building of residences accounted for co~stderably . more than half of this vast expenditure. Two of the vtllages, Wtlmette and Kenilworth established new all-tin1e records. Here are the figures: A ~BW aay Trust Co. EvaaatoD Total Building 1928 Permits GLENCOE . .... . .. . .. . .. 165 WINNETKA . . .. . .. .. . .... . . . 273 KENILWORTH . ... ..... . ... 92 ~IL~ETTE . ..... . . . .. .. . . .. 286 Value $1,831,874 2,553,195 1,514,683 ~82~615 Total Residence Permits 69 93 58 104 344 77 I ~ . Value $1,351,900 .. 1,660,500 1,147,500 1,679,758 $5,839,650 $1,347,000 1,634,900 558,500 1,784,550 . $5,324,950 1 Does Your Property Need Any 1 1 Repairs! 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~· TOTAl. ... .. .... .. .... .... 816 $8,725,367 $Z,078,594 2,632,775 . 577,026 2,120,759 $7,409,154 ~ ~ Fireplaces a Specialty Porches and Walks, Plaster Repairs Stone and Brick Chimneys All grades of Stone, Brick and Cement Work ~ ~ 1927 GLENCOE . . .. .. ..... . .... . . . 201 WINNETKA ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. 280 KENILWORTH .... .... . .. .. . 55 WIL~ETTE . ........... . .. . . 342 TOTAL ... . . .. .. ... . ..... . 878 90 30 128 325. ~ North Shore Board Ready ~ ~ ~ ~ to Debate Sunday Closing When the North Shore Real Estate Board holds it s first meeting .of the year next week the big subject for debate will be the Sunday closing rule. For three north shore's cmfwyp cmfwyp p three months the offices have r emained closed and when the Realtors gather they arc to decide whether to continue closing or rescind the rul e and keep open on Sundays. E. B. Mailers to Build $80,000 Residence on Kenilworth Lot Qu~Jity, rather than quantity features the new buildings authorized by permits issued in Kenilworth during the month of December, and despite the fact that only six were issued, brought the total Yaluation of new improvements to over one hundred thousand dollars. The largest single imprO\·ement is the new residence to be erected by Bulley & Andrews, for E. B. Mallers, at SOo Sheridan road, at ).felrose avenue. This is · to be a two and one-half stor~' residence, with a three ca r garage, and costing $80,000. C. A. Hemphill took out a permit for a new residence for H. 0. Barnes. at 549 Earlston road. This is to be a h,·o story, brick Yeneer structure, with attached two car garage, and. according to the permit, to cost $18,500. · There were also four permits issue ·:l for pri,·ate garages, the total cost of \Vhich is $3.075. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Je sB oR T R JDGE Ph. Kenil. 2735 · ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 419 Richmond Road, Kenilworth ~ ~~'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-"-'-"-'-"-'-~ ~ Silent Automatic in Silenee....Eeonomy DependabiUty....Sales You cannot keep a good product from asserting its leadership. The Silent Automatic Oil Burner is an example of the demand for nothing but the 'best in heating systems. The strongest proof of "Silent's" efficiency, dependability, economy and comfort is found in "Silent's" phenomenal sales-everywhere! ~------------------------~ It is not difficult to state the reasons for "Silent's" popularity-for "Silent's" amazing record of success. Read and consider the superior advantages this excellent oil burner offers. Realize that "Silent" has introduced .into the modern home a radically new conception of comfort, cleanliness and satisfaction. SECOND MORTGAGE We specialize in negotiating Sec· ond Mortgage Loans on North Shore real estate at regular inter· est rates, and we make promptness and courtesy prime features of our service. SILE IJTOMATIC THE NOISELESS OIL D U 1\N El The Wilshore Bond Evanston Showroom, 1620 Sherman Ave. Greenleaf 700 ! and Mortgage Co. 1 1 5o Wilmette Ave. Phone Wil. 218 1