Santa Fe is a small, affluent area with a vibrant arts scene and a heavy reliance on tourism.

Because of its small size — the city’s population is less than 70,000 –  and the fact that a large percentage of its housing stock is used as vacation homes, “you see greater market fluctuations there than most places,” said Errol Samuelson, president of Realtor.com.

After falling 20% since 2007, home prices are forecast to rise 9.1% over the next five years — the s [...]

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In the lexicon of Rancho Viejo floor plans, the two bedroom, two bath plus den, 1746 sq ft Fuente shines above the rest.  It is the sense of scale and the excellent way the space is balanced between living and sleeping areas that makes it so winning.

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From the impressive gate of the front entry courtyard and patio area with views to the Sangres de Cristo Mountains, the residence at 1 Pajarito [...]

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Great news for Santa Fe walkers, hikers and general outdoor enthusiasts.  Work finished a bit earlier this year on a new walking trail that extends from the Dale Ball Trail North to the Little Tesuque Creek Trail in the Santa Fe ski basin.  This will mean that you can now walk from the city of Santa Fe to the Santa Fe Ski Basin without treading on paved roads.

The new trail will be about three miles in length, over land that the Santa Fe Conservation Trust now owns and is conveying to Santa Fe County in order to accomplish this ext [...]

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Most of us who own real estate in Santa Fe received our “Notice of Value” in the mail this week.  These notices were sent out Monday—April 1^st.  These Notices of Value tell residential property owners how much their property is valued for tax purposes, and this year include new information, thanks to a law that takes effect for the first time this year.  The law, which was created during the 2012 legislative session, requires assessors to include crucial property valuation information such as value, exemptions, tax rate a [...]

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President Obama has designated five new national monuments, including one in northern New Mexico that encompasses more than 200,000 acres of spectacular wild lands. The Rio Grande del Norte is home to one of the great migratory bird routes in the world, and habitat for bear, deer, elk, and bighorn sheep. The monument designation will preserve this special land and the culture and traditions of its people.

This designation on 240,000 acres in Taos County could also mean an economic boost for Northern New Mexico and even Santa Fe.  The [...]

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HARP may very well be effective in helping keep some New Mexicans in their homes and helping stabilize our Santa Fe real estate market.  A recent report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency states that there were more than 23,000 refinances during the twelve months of 2012 here in New Mexico.  What’s somewhat surprising is that about 5,000 of these refinances were made with the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) which has apparently helped these folk stay in their homes when they have little or no equity in their homes.

HAR [...]

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Adjoining the Santa Fe National Forest in an unparalleled lush and treed setting at the edge of the Rio Tesuque, this stunning compound on Big Tesuque Canyon is simply sensational. From the moment the gate opens to reveal the graciously landscaped grounds, the Territorial-style 3-bedroom, 3.5 bath, 4239 s/f main residence with its broad wrap-around portal and center atrium garden, the quintessential pitched-roof Tesuque Farm-style one bedroom + den, 2-bath, 1744 s/f guest house and the 682 s/f studio/guest quarters with full kitchen, there i [...]

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Life in an Eastside Garden

In the heart of Santa Fe’s prized Historic Eastside, adjoining one of the neighborhood’s treasured walking paths that leads to the restaurants and galleries of Canyon Road and Downtown Subscription on Garcia Street, is a one-of-a-kind property with a storied past.
At cul-de-sac’s end, step through the mesquite entry gates into a garden rich with grasses, flowers and tall trees and glimpse the silhouette of the main residence with its long portal. The entry portal spans the front of the house and [...]

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As long as you’re remodeling, why not cut your utility bill and make your home a bit healthier?

This helpful article by Dona DeZube can certainly work on Santa Fe style and many Northern New Mexico remodels–and a lot involved is just good sense.

“Saving energy wasn’t on the list of reasons we’re finally ripping out the kitchen in our mid-century home (green-veined, imitation marble laminate countertops figured much more prominently). But, a session at the recent 2012 Remodeling Show in Baltimore clued me in a [...]

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Few things signal fall in Santa Fe more than the scent of green chiles roasting.

It’s early September, and fat, electric-green and red-tinged chiles from the southern parts of our state have arrived en masse, filling barrel roasters in parking lots all around town. There are the $5 and $6 zippered sandwich bags of still-warm charred chiles lining the tables at the farmers market; and 13 bucks buys a lumpy burlap sack full of not-yet-popped “Hatch extra-hots” from the roaster inside the chain-link fencing set up outside Lowe’s sup [...]

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