Hits: 3You had plenty to be worried about over the last 10 years including ‘will my home ever sell’ or ‘will I ever see my 401-K regain the level it was at before the storm’. You didn’t know if you’d ever get what you paid for when you finally sold that house. You would have […]
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Every dog has his day
Hits: 7…said someone, once upon a time. I am not going to research the origination of that saying, but it sounds like something Mark Twain or Will Rogers would have said. Or possibly Richard Nixon. And so we find ourselves in the third quarter of the year with continued improvement in sales results and still […]
Continue readingThe cat wearing the hat
Hits: 7Your time spent online is yours alone, taking advantage of all the sources and distractions available. This can include reading current news stories, fake or otherwise. It could be sports scores or it could be health advice and new developments in human happiness. A cure for insomnia and relief for those with ingrown toe […]
Continue readingMore or less what you expected
Hits: 4The first two months of 2017 are in the books and the numbers are fairly predictable for unit sales in all price ranges for the market area of Santa Fe NM and surrounds. Not much changes month to month anyway, but we are staying the course and building a solid foundation for future growth, […]
Continue readingYou always hurt the one you love
Hits: 7When and if you ever choose to buy a home in the Santa Fe area, please consider treating yourself kindly and fairly and do the right thing for your family. Too many times a real estate transaction gets sideways because of poor communication or the lack of contact with customers. If you are interviewing […]
Continue readingHome sales up 3.3%
Hits: 4The results of 2016 data as reported to the Santa Fe Association of Realtors show a single digit increase in unit sales year over year: 2016 compared to 2015. The headline is the number: 3.3% increase. Overall the total dollar volume also went up, a decent number of 6.44%. The average sales price went […]
Continue readingThe fudge factor, a strategy
Hits: 7Once upon a time, the Multiple Listing Service was in its infancy and a small group of people sat around a table at La Fonda and talked about their listings; price, location, condition, size, etc. That was the start of the MLS for Santa Fe real estate. Licensing was kind of optional and brokerages […]
Continue readingFast food, fast real estate?
Hits: 7What fast food meal could you name that is actually healthy and satisfying? I am not saying what meal fills you up, because lots of calories and carbs will do that, but in terms we understand meaning healthy? Is it low sodium, high in protein, low in carbs, high in naturally occurring vitamins and […]
Continue reading2014 in review
Hits: 5Greetings and best wishes. I hope your holidays were joyful and rewarding. How are those new year resolutions coming? Most of the statistical reports I post here monthly have been now updated to include the full year of 2014. Probably the key figure is illustrative of what kind of year it was in Santa Fe residential […]
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Hits: 5We can fight and argue and persuade and cajole; we can accept and reject and hold grudges and forgive. But there is only one way to improve
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