Hits: 13The 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 […]
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The Russians are coming!
Hits: 11That old movie was a hoot, as I remember it. The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming! Oops. The Russians have landed here, by the way. If you own or post to a website, your visitor numbers might resemble mine lately. I asked my web designer Kendra Arnold, highly recommended by yours truly, […]
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Hits: 10Transitional times are the most unsettling; spring is a case in point. New green shoots appear everywhere (more weeds than flowers). Changes to national beliefs create huge divisions among those who want same gender marriage and those who want to keep the status quo. Our neighbor to the North, the lovely state of Colorado, […]
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Hits: 9Santa Fe New Mexico is by many measures a smallish town. We are well-known by name and cherished by many current and future residents. Some say millions visit Santa Fe every year, making it feel much larger, but those visitors stay and then leave. Other residents only live here part-time. So you could say […]
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Hits: 25Someone once said “trust your gut” and others have said “follow the money” while an obvious good rule of thumb is to pay the most attention to facts when considering something. Is it possible to do all of these, and more, when you are about to make a decision? If you are selecting a […]
Continue readingThe certainty of taxes
Hits: 16For a couple reasons, it is time to think about property taxes for a few minutes. Usually we just pay them and sometimes complain that they are too high. We never complain if they are too low.
Continue readingTierra Contenta – a study
Hits: 23As requested, I have compiled some sales information on homes in the Tierra Contenta area in the western part of Santa Fe. Generally it is the area
Continue readingActually I feel much better now
Hits: 25Years of sluggish sales and few buyers have removed many hundreds of Realtors from the Santa Fe real estate market. We are in the 700 count range these days compared to about 1200 back in the heyday of 2007.
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