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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1946
Page
11
Architects and builders urge livability value with expansion ready designs for $6000 houses. Fences and landscaping mimic wider lines to boost appeal, while plans anticipate future additions and rooms as G I families grow. Magazine editors push bathroom mirrors and first floor utility emphasis.
Norval H Curry of Iowa State College outlines steps to modernize and enlarge a small farm home with plans adaptable to city dwellings. The improvements include basement storage, a first floor bath, rear service entrance, front entry, office space, and a first floor utility room with staged upgrades from four rooms and a bath to two bedrooms and a garage. Costs shown include projects at 511 First Avenue SW, 837 Thirty-sixth Street NE, 306 Sixth Avenue SE, and Fruitland Boulevard SW with price tags from $1,000 to $15,000.
Special to The Gazette Chicago Arthur Arnold Canadian Housing administrator expressed keen interest in nailable steel framework displays at the exposition tied to the National Association of Home Builders convention. It costs more than wood but promises no shrinkage or plaster cracks, with nailing in a patented groove and metal clinching.
A long list of Cedar Rapids building permits highlights remodeling and new construction. Projects include remodeled dwellings at multiple addresses, new homes in southeast and northwest areas, commercial renovations, a moved dwelling, and a garage relocation with varied costs from $200 to $5,000. The itemized ledger notes specific addresses and the nature of each permit.
In Des Moines AP report, 1946 data show 4207 licensed real estate brokers and salesmen in Iowa, up about 10 percent since before the war, with over 100 new licenses this year. Hart notes postwar turnover peaks in cities in 1944 and smaller towns last year, while farm sales slacken 25 to 30 percent. Returns of veterans and interest in real estate fuel the rise in licensees.
Hart notes that servicemen and veterans who sold wartime items left those trades and moved into real estate. About one fourth of current real estate exam applicants are veterans from the last war, many beginning new careers after service and intending to stay in real estate.
Local lighting refers to fixtures placed where concentrated light is needed such as over sinks ranges worktables or laundry trays. It notes use in decorating to illuminate art shelves or paintings and warns that trailing cords are unsightly and hazard ous and should be avoided by installing outlets where needed.
H C Burleson of Cedar Rapids, president of the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents, urges increasing fire insurance on homes and business properties to match rising values. He notes property values have surged and policies pay only face value, risking savings in fires or storms. He cites a case of 82 owners with losses totaling 570000 against 287000 insured, leaving 283000 to cover. Burleson warns buyers to adjust coverage accordingly.
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