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. […]
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Selling Your Santa Fe Home in a Buyer’s Market
Abundant inventory is described as a buyer’s market: great if you’re a buyer, but what if you’re a seller? The tough news is that the value and appeal of your home will be measured against a greater number of homes than in a neutral or seller’s market. You’ve got competition and potentially lots of it. […]
State of the Santa Fe Real Estate Market at start of 2010
On Sunday, January 3rd, The Santa Fe New Mexican rang in the new year with the article Promising Signs in Santa Fe’s Housing Market Slide. Statistics compiled by Alan Ball, a title officer with Southwest Title and Escrow, showed the number and price volume of Santa Fe residential home sales at their lowest point in […]
Christmas Eve on Santa Fe’s Canyon Road
The cold was frightful. Snow and ice covered much of the ground. But those who braved Nature’s buffets for the annual Christmas Eve walk on Canyon Road in Santa Fe reaped the rewards of a sweet, community ritual that defines the winter holiday for many in the City Different. Tradition reports that luminarias, the little […]
Santa Fe Local Biz Review: Violante + Rochford Interiors
We met Paul Rochford and Michael Violante through “The South Capitol Treehouse:” their moniker for the second home and rental property they own at 111 East Santa Fe Avenue. Paul’s persistent good nature, preternatural politeness, and highly attuned sense of responsibility made me want to know more about him. In time, I met Michael–gracious and […]