The numbers are good, getting better constantly and we still are reaching levels not seen since 2006, so all is wonderful, correct? Mostly wonderful and yes, this success is welcome! We keep reading about how hot the markets are in cities and states near us and admit to feeling left out. Lets make 2016 a […]
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What does your market look like today?
So many experts, so little consensus… If one agrees the phrase “All Real Estate is Local” is mostly true, then comparing our market to other markets might reveal some disparities. Some think Santa Fe real estate’s recovery is lagging the rest of the country. What do you think? Nationally, many areas have a shortage of inventory of […]
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If you are reading this post, you have access to an extensive array of statistics compiled over many years of tracking the Santa Fe residential real estate market. This is not all that complicated, but one does need to be consistent to have meaningful data. The promise of learning is attractive to some and to […]
Continue readingSales keeping marching on as inventory drops
Welcome to an update of the residential real estate market for Santa Fe city and county, circa early September, 2015. Mostly the news continues to show improvement in unit sales along with a gradual shrinkage of inventory edging the the market more into balance and creating urgency with buyers. As is always true, the under […]
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A short announcement concerning this Blog and its author, Alan Ball… The Keller Williams Realty office in Santa Fe recently made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Or I made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. I am in the process of becoming the Qualifying Broker for the KW office in Santa Fe, where I […]
Continue readingShow me YOUR double digits and I’ll show you mine
If Santa Fe residential real estate gets any hotter, we are going to have to jump in the pool. At this point year-to-date we are 11.5% ahead of last year’s unit sales pace. Through July 31, 2015, 1139 sales had been reported while the same period in 2014 saw 1022 sold. That fact alone should […]
Continue readingThis just in: pleasing everyone is still impossible
The City of Santa Fe has a short term rental ordinance that attempts to regulate and control the activity of leasing a dwelling unit for a period of time less than 30 days. There are several reasons why many think this is necessary and just as many people think it may be invasive of property […]
Continue readingThe Power of Teamwork
Keller Williams is fortunate to have a great team of people serving the Angel Fire/Taos/Eagle Nest/Red River area (known regionally as the Enchanted Circle). I recently stopped by their Angel Fire office, newly relocated right across the street and now in the same building as the town’s Visitor Center. Tara Chisum was there getting the […]
Continue readingGreat numbers!
Best single month of residential sales since October 2006!!! Best rolling 12 month count of residential sales in all price ranges since 2006!!! Whats not to like? If your home is not selling, there is a reason and it needs to be resolved soon while the buyers are ready to buy. Contact me with your […]
Continue readingAuld Lang Syne (in June?)
A song of goodbye and farewell, of happy trails, sayonara, adios, ciao… a song marking the end of a time and the grand hopes of the beginning of another time… Thank you Robert Burns. We have arrived at the end, the bitter end, of the deep and dark recession that has buried Santa Fe residential […]
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