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Authentic old adobes on winding dirt roads, mature trees, bountiful gardens and seasonal water from the acequia or Santa Fe River: this is Santa Fe’s Eastside. A mesh of grand estates, modest adobes, condos, and galleries, the Eastside is a comparatively pastoral, tranquil slice of Santa Fe, walking distance from the cultural bounty of the [...]

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Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren’t. –Anonymous Recently we had an tipping point experience that coalesced a lifetime of observations and encounters into a need to speak.  A woman who has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) contacted us to help her buy a home in or [...]

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Unsure what makes a home Green?  Befuddled by Green terminology? Concerned about the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule? Or just want to know more about what makes Santa Fe a leader on the Green living front? Following is a “nothing but the facts” post on matters Green: an aggregation of links to sites that [...]

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“Will the Home Buyer Tax Credit be extended?”  Lately, we’re asked that question even more often than “How’s the Market?” Dr. Ted C. Jones, economist for Stewart Title, answers this with a firm and definitive “No.”  He also thinks interest rates are going up soon.  Jones should know.  Besides his considerable qualifications, he has lunch [...]

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Setting a New Standard
Green Features of Oshara Village
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oshara Village, located in the Santa Fe Community College District is gaining attention as one of the nations greenest communities with three sustainable elements already in place and operating. (Google: Obama Future Today)
Oshara Village is designed around a central Plaza and brings together places to [...]

15 Top Retirement Cities
 
Boomers are willing to move farther than previous generations when they retire, and they are choosing places unlike stereotypical retirement hotspots, says Tom Brokaw in his report on Boomer retirement, airing on CNBC, Thursday, March 4 at 9 p.m. ET.
The top places listed by AARP and explored on the show are:
1. Loveland/Fort [...]

There has been quite an increase of activity since the first of the year.  Of the 68 homes currently on the market, 13  are under contract – that means 20% of the Eldorado homes are pending.  Yaa Hoo!
Also, there are about 50% fewer homes on the market than 6 months ago.  Buyers are getting off the [...]

Rail traffic and an expanding middle class fueled the development of South Capitol in the early twentieth century. A rich and appealing collection of single family homes, condos, and small compounds, South Capitol charms with its architectural diversity. Craftsman bungalows intermingle with Pueblo Revivals, Victorians and Territorials. Construction materials run the Santa Fe gamut: adobe, [...]

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Learned of a website last night at a crime watch meeting – www.crimereports.com – has all types of crimes and sex offenders in the database (gives exact address of offender.) The local sheriff and police use it. Mapping feature is easy. User friendly.  Any state or city.  Check it out.

Ready to get radical?
You think you’ve done it all: decluttered, staged, priced and marketed your property appropriately, and it’s still not selling.  What now?
Through open houses, in-house broker tours, MLS tours and showings, your agent has had opportunities to gather feedback as to what people do and do not like about your home.  In some [...]

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