Show R A TE VALUES HELD BElU N NORMAL AMAL Prewar Prices Prevail in Local Realty Says Realtor That real leal estate has practically returned to a prewar basis bassis in Salt Lake is the belief of Blair Richardson Richardson Rich Rich- Richardson ardson of the Ashton company comI com corn pany In comparing existing values values values val val- I ues with those prevailing before the war var Mr Richardson finds little variation va- va va nation except It is found in im- im pro which w were ere not included Included ed in the tho war pre pre house When we studY land values as they exist here today said Mr 11 Richardson we find they are approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately the same as t the ey were before the war We can regard this In no other light than a return to normalcy which means that Salt SaltI I Lake ake real estate now offers moreo more fro o the investor than it ever did before be be- I fore Lore Homes which were built before the tho war to sell seU for foi now sell for approximately the same base I value Of course it is to be understood un- un that new frills have been added to building which make e the tho building cost today seem someWhat somewhat some some- somewhat what higher We Ve are using a different different dif- dif ferent type typo of brick and a different different different differ differ- ent interior finish Both of these departures are regarded as distinct improvements Incidentally they COst cot more moro money and seem to make I the home of today cost more snore than the home erected before the war 1 There however is comparatively comparative comparative- ly little difference in the construction construe construe- tion cost of the average home built before the war and the one which is erected today In other words it would cost very little more to build a h home m id today if if the builder builder adhered strictly to the lines which were in vogue ogue in hi me tile days preceding preceding preceding ing the conflict This condition should attract the attention of Investors It offers prewar value for dollars donars which are still sun somewhat stimulated Salaries today are higher In al almost a- a most every line Une of endeavor This in brief means that dollars buy m more nOre re real estate today than the they did before be pe- fore The individual earns more with the sam same effort lIe He has to because most commodities still sun command prices above the prewar average Real estate seems to be the clearest exception S |