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Sundav. July 22. 1945 DETROIT FREE PRESS PART ONE REAL ESTATE NEWS AND VIEWS A WORD TO THE WISE Proposals to Clear Up Housing Muddle Aired Experts Advise Making Needed Home Repairs Now BY COI HENRY II. BURDICK- Free. Pre Real Estate Writer give serious consideration to insu Factual presentation of housing conditions developed by authoritative surveys is expected to favorably influence congressional action that will go a long way to clear up a much-muddled situation.

it, the House Veterans Committee teMt.Hfc afn nirnniifinT--rh. i TTTi I T- lii iii jt0Z iniii lv The semi-annual survey of the ral estate market made by the National Association of Real Estate Boards disclosed that there Is a critical shortage of single family dwellings and rental units In 98 per cent of the over 400 cities covered. This compares with 92 per cent a year ago. r- i I Sed Room I bItiPJ I Dining: Iodm Umnrte I I H-fe" a I 1 1 I iy-cfiof-fc' 9i9'-o 2 Car. Garage.

IkdRooa ii III 1 1 io I 1 rn" KtTCHEN IT WAS further shown that valuations of typical houses have not kept pace with current market prices which were found to be 33 per cent above prewar level. In 81 per cent of the cities appraisals were too. low to warrant home loans to veterans under the GI Bill of Rights. Eighty-two per cent of the cities, Including Detroit, reported that returning veterans who want to buy homes are unable to find available houses at prices they can afford to pay. Nor are there any rental units obtainable.

WITH THESE FACTS before Summer, traditional season' for home repairs, made necessary by the rugged weather of long winter months, is an especially opportune time for such work this year, home maintenance experts point out. Despite the fact that needed hom repairs are permitted under wartime building restrictions, there has been a tendency among home owners to postpone them because of preoccupation with war work or other reasons. As a result, maintenance experts say, a great many persons are faced with repair projects which should be undertaken this year to prevent costly deterioration. WISE HOME owners make a thorough check of their homes, exterior and interior, at least once a year. By doing the job this summer home owners also will avoid the fall rush with its wartime delays in obtaining material and labor.

Careful inspection should be made of the roof, roof flashings, chimney, gutters and downspouts, sidings, exterior paint. Interior plastering and paint. ceilings, stairways and moldings. Attention also should be given to the heating plant and electric wiring. Rarely will such an examination fail to disclose some point that requires repairs.

Usually several will be discovered. BEYOND these essential repairs the home owner with an eye toward economy and comfort should Build Immediately ALSO CEMENT WORK No Money Down 3 Years to Pay Open Evenings and Sunday. MODEL AND. OFFICE Puritan and Jat. Couitni Hwy.

Robert R. Flynn Co. UN. 4-0046 or E. 7-0933 Johnson Given Important Post by Realtors Selection of Henry N.

Johnson, vice president of Seldon Johnson, RANCH- TYPE HOMES FOR VETERANS WIDE LOTS PRIORITY ASSISTANCE Houseman-Spitiley 152207 Mile Rd. W. YE 7-9380 K. BLISS WOLFE, PrTsT) Insulating Is Urged to Save Fuel Anticipating another winter of tight fuel supplies, the Federal Housing Administration is encouraging home owners to insulate and take other fuel conservation measures this spring and summer in order to relieve the expected congestion- of such work next falL The agency has announced renewal for the third year of its "summer plan" for insured financing of fuel-saving home Improvements. FHA Commissioner Raymond M.

Foley, in making the announcement, said FHA was taking the action in co-operation with other Federal agencies responsible fdr maximum conservation of heating fuels. UNDER the "summer plan" home owners may obtain FHA-insured loans now, make their installations and begin repaying the loans as late as next Nov. 1, providing the entire proceeds are used for application of insulation, storm, sash, weatherstripping and other specified fuel conservation measures. Most of the installations provided for under the plan may be undertaken without authorization from the WrB. Commissioner Foley urged home owners to undertake fuel conservation measures on a cash basis if they are able to do so.

The "summer plan," he emphasized, is intended to assist those unable to "pay for such improvements in a lump sum. Vaiil i 'Real Estate Exchangclnc CA WO Helping Detroit Build Sine 1883 Mortgage Funds Available for NEW CONSTRUCTION REFINANCING ON HOMES APTS. BUS. PROP. ARTISTIC RUSTIC FENCING Made of split peeled white cedar posts, pointed uniformly.

Each section 40" to 44M high, 7 long. Per Section Ui3U 3 THome Design No. 10 Ranch House Fits. Suburban Environment Particularly suitable for sub urban or country environment, the ranch type house presented this week has an overall length of 89 feet, with the principal rooms providing a vista of the garden space at the rear. Extended roof lines are nicely broken and a broad chimney centered at the front adds to the symmetry of design.

Exterior walls are of brick. Following the modern trend, there is no basement. A large utility or activity room provides ample For information regarding detailed blueprints of this week's home design write Real Estate Department, inclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope for reply. space for heating and laundry equipment and for storage. From it there is access to a two-car attached garage.

THE MAIN entrance is through a vestibule in which there is a coat closet. A wide open fireplace at the front of the spacious lilving room is flanked by an oversize window. The room is flooded by daylight from large windows on either side of the doorway to the covered porch at the rear. The living room separates the sleeping quarters from the service section of the house thus assuring desired quiet and privacy. In the modern kitchen there is a breakfast nook with large picture window facing the front.

Entrance to the kitchen is through the utility room. This attractive house was designed by Merle W. Hogan, of Detroit. inch Plus Heat Regulator and Warm Air Limit Switch All Three For 111 45 Cut down fuel costs and modernize your beating system. Hercules furnace designed to give years of dependable service.

Electric heat regulator and warm air limit switch automatically control temperatures. WnM m. MOHUND AtK ur tm- i inrniirn innnn.i.i. i as the new chairman of the Realtor committee of the Detroit Real Estate Board was announced Saturday. succeeds Frank A.

DeBoos, whose term expired July 1. The five man committee has the important task of supervising standards of practice and admission of new members. Reaume to Address Brokers Division Leonard P. Reaume, president of Reaume Silloway, will discuss "Community Home Building" at a luncheon meeting of the Brokers Division of the Detroit Real Estate Board, Wednesday in the Olde Wayne Club. He will develop his talk from experience of his firm in con structing Pittsfield Village, a large rental housing project near Ann Arbor.

R. Bliss Wolfe, division, ctairman, will preside. O'Brien to Speak Bernard F. O'Brien, member of the Michigan Legislature, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of the United Northwestern Realty Association, of which he is a member. Thursday in Fisher Y.M.C.A.

His subject will be "Blight Area Bill," it was an nounced by S. J. Anstey, program chairman. 22 Installation Arranged for and Financed 1 ii.imn., Johnson jrT wuunrn y- En te yjsnf Gates to match, 3 6 lating his home at least partially. This will insure greater warmth next winter when fuel supplies again are expected to be scarce.

Over a period of years the cost of insulation will be returned In lower heating costs. MAKE "CURRIER'S" YOUR Garden Center Sa our saUetion of garden toolt and equipment and compare these pricei: Hoes .79 Rakes 1.25 Spades 1.49 Spade Forks 1.49 Cultivators 1.29 Pruning Shears 98 Edgars 1.49 Sod Cutters .98 Vigoro 100 lbs 3.70 SO-ft. 58" Hose 5.95 Hose Nozzles. 45 Dusting Sulphur 30 Black Leaf 40.... .35 Arsenate of Lead, 4 lbs.

.75 Anti-Dog Spray .30 Grass Seed 5 lbs 2.25 Clover Seed I Ferry vegetable and flower seeds pkg. 1.25 .10 COMBINATION DOORS All Siiet in Stock at Our 3 Yards CREDIT TERMS CURRIER LUMBER COMPANY SOt F. Lincoln Rd. 17M17 Van Djke kl Aft IW V) 8931 Scharfer HO 1300 wide; El Shrub Guards Pergolas Garden Furniture Sets 1 wide Settee, 2 comf ortablt Armchairs (unfinished). Well made, kiln dry stock, can be painted or enameled.

Set complete Wood Reels Fnr rlnthru linrt or fth line. Rnldi appro, aoo ft. elothn Q.E line. Each OOW Rid Cedar Panelling Beautifully grained, random widths. Per sq.

ft 2C $7.20 Knotty Pine Plasterboard Alia Rleaehed Mahogany, Ameriraa. Walnut, large aixe panel, qalckly In-tailed, 4'x8 per eq. 06 U.S.G. Glass Wool Blanket Completely enrioeed, Waterproof bark. Easy te apply.

Per q. 5c 11 till each Sound Pricing Held Check to Inflation In his professional capacity of middleman between buyers and sel lers the reputable real estate broker is in a position to check the trend to inflated real estate prices by sound advice relative to the valuation of properties when ItifZA, listed for sale. Witt This was the statement of Howard Witt, sales director of Post Realty Eastside brokers, in pointing: out that many owners are inclined to greatly over-value their properties. Witt- reported sales by his firm totaling1 $812,000 in four months since its organization March 1. The company is staffed by Henry Witt, Frank J.

Henry, Wallace F. Genca, Martin T. Bertram, H. E. Hardesty and W.

J. Zingrebe. Mulligan with Walter J. Mulligan, formerly treasurer and sals manager of Collateral Liquidation has joined the staff of Reaume Sil-loway, Detroit Realtor firm. He is a member of Detroit Real Estate Board and director of the Society of Residential Appraisers.

A STUDIO or family "all purpose" room, which can double as a guest room when occasion demands, is a "must" for postwar homes, says Practical Builder. Bntt the mrnt shm-tagr; ralne your own rhirkrnt for jnnr own hm or for profit. The poultry house are ntlfirally dniKned and built of wood. Roof, floor, wall, window, door, rrntilator and hardware. Easy to auemble.

Also in 8x10, 10x12, 10x16 -1 -V3U ieMMMal mi no Va Money Down Easy Terns 1 is.puiiii 1 1 ft Conventional or F.H.A. Low Cost Low 300 LAFAYETTE BLDG. i A 1 1 J. At MM i AfLS reported out a bill proposing to liberalize the GI Bill which should facilitate the veterans home buying program that is practically bogged down by restrictions of the original law. Passed by the House, it now goes to the Senate for action.

Loosening up of building materials supplies by WLB and further pioneering by FHA to make good housing more widely available are seen as means of encouraging new home construction. This would tend to relieve the housing shortage and resultant inflationary trend of prices. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on Postwar Economic Planning has suggested broadening FHA loan Insuring policies to activate private building of housing to serve the lower income group heretofore precluded from buying homes. Further, the committee suggested FHA encouragement of repairs and remodeling during the early transition period, firm commitments to builders and government assistance to technical development and financing of housing which utilizes Improvements in materials and construction methods. ANOTHER recommendation was that government insurance be extended to cover a minimum yield from low rental housing and thus attract large capital and invest-1 ment of private savings in low-! cost housing projects.

A salient and timely point of the report was that public construction must not be permitted to compete with private building for materials and equipment until the construction industry returns to full peacetime capacity. Continued efforts on the part of Realtors and builders will be made to insure impartial consideration of these proposals, it was said by Edward F. Lambrecht, president of the Detroit Real Estate Board. Prompt Service Interest Rates CA. 7700 ft 4 It 1 4- Sov.

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