Rachele Griego 
Home values appreciated by about ten percent in 2020, and they’re forecast to appreciate by about five percent this year. This has some voicing concern that we may be in another housing bubble like the one we experienced a little over a decade ago. Here are three reasons why this market is totally different. 1. …
—¡OLÉ! ByThe Santa Fe Travel Insideron Feb. 11, 2021 Note: All businesses, state and national parks, and monuments should be contacted prior to visiting to ensure accessibility and safety. Flamenco in the City Different—¡Olé! In Santa Fe, a legendary Spanish dance flourishes, along with other performing arts. Since her introduction to flamenco at age 18, Midwestern-raised Estefanía …
VISUAL ARTS SWING FROM TRADITIONAL TO CUTTING EDGE ByThe Santa Fe Travel Insideron Feb. 11, 2021 Note: All businesses, state and national parks, and monuments should be contacted prior to visiting to ensure accessibility and safety. Elaine Ritchel’s high school memories of Santa Fe art are a mosaic of color and texture, from Spanish colonial-inspired colcha embroidery to Native American …
Get set, leaf peepers. Your favorite season is here. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad cuts through aspen groves. Photograph courtesy of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Gold hunters, rejoice! Autumn delivers the shimmering yellows of aspens and cottonwoods, and the reds and oranges of mountain shrubs. We picked a few ways for everyone to bask in the …
The current COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world and continues as a dominating force influencing daily life is offset positively by an opportunity it has created. People, for the most part — other than front-line essential personnel and business owners — have sequestered themselves at home to a large degree since mid-March, allowing much …
2020 has been a tough year, an anxious year. Isn’t it time to let go of that gloom? You can do just that! Just submit your gloom to burn with Zozobra, Santa Fe, New Mexico’s original burning man! A 50-foot tall functioning marionette, filled with the gloom of this difficult year, Zozobra will battle with the Fire …
You may have heard that pre-approval is a great first step in the homebuying process. But why is it so important? When looking for a home, the temptation to fall in love with a house that’s outside your budget is very real. So, before you start shopping around, it’s helpful to know your price range, what you’re …
When shelter-in-place orders brought the economy to a screeching halt earlier this year, many believed the residential housing market would follow suit. Countless analysts predicted buyer demand would disappear and home values would depreciate for the first time in almost a decade. That, however, didn’t happen. It appears the opposite is taking place. After the …
By Teya Vitu tvitu@sfnewmexican.comJul 20, 2020 Santa Fe County had the highest median home sales price in the state in June, and New Mexico had its highest statewide median sales price of $231,000 since the New Mexico Association of Realtors started keeping statistics in 2008. Santa Fe’s median price was $415,000, far ahead of $368,000 …
Even with the challenges presented by COVID-19, real estate continues to be a bright spot in the New Mexico economy. “June 2020 sales numbers reported to the New Mexico Association of REALTORS (NMAR) surpass those reported for June of 2019 and reflect pent-up demand and continued low mortgage interest rates,” according to James Russ II, …
