q W. A. Sadier "Stanine uit bal tne buldilng OUtlook for the nati-on was prePared recently by IIugh Potter, member, of, the 'Housing Advisory council of the Federal HousingAdministra.tion and former president of the National Association of Real Estate boards., Mr. Potter sum!s up the fi ve- biggest factorsý affecting -the next lO-year' period of, construction activitv,- among them the obstacle of rising building costs on which he comments: CON IQw CONCU AIR7csr j, TIONING y th oc hm ei ese 4 -alysîs He points out that to accompiish a graduai. shift in the. proportion of the People - who- ar-e able. to own, their own .homes cati. be douîe eithelr by increasing incoTe or decreasing the cost of homes. Pointing out further that there is no reasonabie expectation that wages or building materials w1ill decrease and backing up this anwith indisputable facts, he concludes: tobave o ma It dicourgbtfor i "It i discuragng av one see such a statement,-btifroe*. e no chance for a decrease in theprc of new homes ini this countrv. on the contrary, I feel there wifl be a grad uai and continuingiucrease during the coming- decade and that this miovement will cons titute a primary *obstacle. to the production and niarketing of a million homes ini short o-dr. - continuing. to inin the hands of the. associacrease beyond the ability of tbe man placed tiou's active mnembers iu more than, who wants a homne to pay for it." 450 principal, cities 'of the c oun try. Aunouiice Meetings General'sessions of the convention,, with president Walter W...Rose, Orlando, Fia.,, :inithe chair, are .annlounced to open Wednesday moruing, November 18, and to be held aiso on the afternoon of Novemiber 19 and the morning of November 21. Meetings of the association's institutes, and divisions as now schèdede will cover three- haif days each,. butiil not ail be simultaneous. They doveti ahoervrtermin alec te vrterran ing- portions of Novemiber 18, 19. and 20. With important matters in preparation for strengthening real, estate advance sclieduled to corne before it, the regular quarteriy meeting of the association's' board of dirfctors wiIi inuk.17 ', - that prices1 are Do it even in small and mnedium sized houswt BOU1LER-AIR CONDITION[ER Combining in a single;, compact unit: (1) Cleaned, humidifiec, tempered, circulate4AIR; (2) Efficient STEEL DOILER HEAT; (3) Ye'round tankds DOMISTIC IHOT V*TEI. Takes op no more floor space than an ordinary heating boiler. Full Jetai!, on reqaoest. Get thent today. FITZGIBBONS BOILER CO. lac. M11iddle W'est Distributors Dealer 2427 S. Mi'chigan Victory 1617-18 D A '7'DI'INT7'7j~ J~~I IMAL VIN & MAY, INC. WM. 8. LUCKE S14 E. Railromd Ave. Wil. 202 £eting, Down to Cases If Mr: Potter's views are correct, and certainly no one is better * equppedj to know, we cani get down to cases. There %vas a tinie when the ownership of a home was iookedj forward to as the ultimate achievment. Oniy famillies t who couid afford * to, heid themi for any leugth of time. Duriug recent years the illusion has been held out th-at this goal was attainable for ail. If it must be dispeiied. the soofler it is done the better- For manv. it must be deferred Outime Sessions WVith meetings of the association's specialized institutes-, -dhÀsions and, three initial sessions for eaclî wil l e days, as follows: councils staggered of a period ofý American Institute of Real Estate' Appraisers: Wednesday P.M., Nov. 18. Institute of Real Estate Management: Thursday A.M., Nov. 19. National Mortgage Board: Thursday' A.M.. Nov. 19. isthe tiine te BUILO convention of the National Associa- and divisions are tucked in, largely in tion of Real Estate boards in New breakfast conferences, through, the Orleans, November 16-21, is being week. JI A tentative schedule of meetings With important national commitcovering an entire week that wili tees to boid meetings, some 25 special mnake up the twenty-ninth annuai committees of the varlous institutes~ 'Real e&tate 'Building 140- Center, Street,)Winnetka *Insurance Loans Phone: Winnetka 3250 *1