"A Glimpse at Housing Advertisements in The New York Times [1894-1939]" by Pedro Soto UMass, Amherst

  • "Desirable Apartment to Let," New York Times

    "Desirable Apartment to Let," New York Times
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1894
  • "73rd Street, West"

    "73rd Street, West"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1894
  • "New Jersey Houses to Let"

    "New Jersey Houses to Let"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1894
  • "Extra Site Dwellings"

    "Extra Site Dwellings"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1900
  • "Strictly Fireproof, New Apartment House"

    "Strictly Fireproof, New Apartment House"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 4, 1900
  • "Corn Exchange Bank Building"

    "Corn Exchange Bank Building"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 6, 1900
  • Irvington and Rockland

    Irvington and Rockland
  • "Special Sale Day"

    "Special Sale Day"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1910
  • "The Apartment you WANT is in this House"

    "The Apartment you WANT is in this House"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1910
  • "Apartment for Let"

    "Apartment for Let"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1920
  • "At Riverside, Conn"

    "At Riverside, Conn"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1920
  • For Rent

    For Rent
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1920
  • "Own your own Aprtment"

    "Own your own Aprtment"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1920
  • The Stock Market Crash

  • FDR's New Deal introduced

  • Homes in Qweens, Long Island

    Homes in Qweens, Long Island
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1933
  • 1933 Listings

    1933 Listings
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1933
  • The Federal Housing Administration was created

  • Levitt & Sons

    Levitt & Sons
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1939
  • "The New 4 1/4 Mortgage"

    "The New 4 1/4 Mortgage"
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1939
  • Own your own Home!

    Own your own Home!
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1939
  • New Salem Developments

    New Salem Developments
    New York Times, Real Estate Section April 1939 “Until the late 1930’s, residential mortgages in the United States were available only for a short term (typically 5-10 years) and featured ‘bullet’ payments of principal a term” (Green, 94).
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  • New FHA Mortgage

    New FHA Mortgage
    New York Times, Real Estate Section, April 1939