Santa Fe Real Estate Guide March 2014 by The New Mexican

Santa Fe Real Estate Guide

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102 Victoria Street MLS #201400060 $899,000 3 bedroom, 3 bath; 2,367 sq. ft.; possible office/studio

118 La Vereda street $1,275,000 2 bedroom, 2 bath; 1,865 sq. ft. + 333 sq. ft. guest casita 327 East De Vargas MLS #201204288 $1,575,000 3 bedroom, 3 bath; 3,924 sq. ft. + 1,293 sq. ft. guest house

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We Know Santa Fe Real Estate UNIQUELY ELEGANT LAS CAMPANAS HOME Calle Ventoso West This residence is a uniquely elegant and inviting Las Campanas home. It features a wealth of distinctive architectural details, dramatic living spaces with soaring ceilings, and spacious yet comfortable private quarters. Highlights include three bedrooms — one part of a generous master suite — two studies, a gourmet kitchen, a fabulous great room, an enjoyable family room, space for an artist’s studio, and extensive portales and patios. Among the many Southwestern-style finishes are plaster walls in calming natural hues, stone-tile floors, massive vigas, decorative corbels, numerous skylights, and graceful archways. 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, 5,000+/- sq ft on 2.333 acres. MLS # 201400328 Offered at $1,750,000

STRIKING VIEWS Arroyo de las Cuevas Just a short drive from town off Tano norte this 37+ acre parcel (two separately deeded lots) offers a peaceful and private location with views of the Badlands, and the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. The property offers excellent building sites to take advantage of the views. MLS # 201400222 Offered at $1,100,000

STYLISH TIERRA PRECIOSA HOME Paseo del Antilope Featuring stunning Sangre de Cristo views, this three-bedroom, three-bath home is warm, inviting, and stylish. Distinctive appointments — handtroweled plaster walls with a luxurious beeswax finish, adzed wooden doors, casement windows, and reclaimed wood beams accenting soaring ceilings — set this home apart. A cook’s kitchen, a collection of comfortable living and entertaining spaces, and a quiet, desirable setting make this the perfect Santa Fe home. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2,700+/- sq ft on 2.525 acres. MLS # 201305903 Offered at $745,000

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Charming and Private Las CamPanas home 23 via Pampa

$775,000

a charming and private double-gated Las Campanas Park estates home that is perfectly sited to capture the fantastic western Jemez mountains and sunset views. the living, dining and kitchen all with their own kiva fireplaces open to a low-walled entertaining and relaxation portal that shares the same magnificent Jemez view. the chef’s kitchen is outfitted with high-end appliances, eat-in bar, serving bar and adjacent breakfast nook. Lovingly maintained and offering great value! #201400183

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436 W. San FranciSco Street $1,500,000 Sandoval Family Compound. First time on the market. This adobe home is approx. 1,450 sq ft, on approx. 1/2 acre. Utilized as income producing office and retail space. #201305308

Spirit rock ranch – 3261 nM 14 $995,000 Stunning, “once in a lifetime” property. Spacious and private 5,500 sq ft, Pueblo-style home on 130+ acres with handcrafted doors, expansive portales, and vigas. #201304475

48 cerro alto road $945,000 Incredible horse property off 285. This 40 acre offering is a fully functional and working equestrian facility with home. The main barn features 15 stalls with attached runs. #201306031

20 CerrO AlTO rOAD $880,000 elegant european charm in a country setting. Custom built, artist designed steel frame/strawbale construction. 9-year-old vineyard, pine trees, wildflowers, and rock formation. #201400133

pecoS riverFront land $595,000 Abundant documented water rights! Beautiful irrigated property with water rights and 270’ of river frontage. Two separate irrigation ditches on over 7 acres of flat usable land. #201202518

1402-a BiShopS lodge road $449,000 This immaculate home offers a bit of the country near the big city. 5 minutes to the Plaza, the property boasts a new kitchen, a new patio, 2 fireplaces, and a sunroom. #201303465

121 rito guicu $417,000 Privacy and panoramic views. This home features quality upgrades including knotty alder solid wood doors and cabinetry, tongue and groove ceilings, and vigas. #201305215

14 north viSta eStrella $359,000 Quiet Country living, 15 miles to town. Well maintained home with views, landscaped grounds, and oversized garage. On over 4 acres bordering green space. #201303350

apache ridge & MeScalero trail $175,000 Beautiful lot on Mescalero Trail off Apache ridge. Wooded lot with great views. Four 5+ acre lots available. #201305886

3259 nM hWy 14 $175,000 This23acreparcelcanbepurchasedaloneorwith Spirit rock ranch (3261 NM 14, #201304475). This parcel sits in front & adjacent to Spirit rock ranch. Very motivated seller! #201304758

19 via getruditaS $79,000 One of the last lots at Vista Hermosa Subdivision before Pecos off Hwy 50. Beautiful land with shared well, electric, and telephone. Views. Several building spots. #201305081

1267 SpaniSh hill $1,595,000 In prestigious Summit North, this adobe home has been meticulously maintained with many upgrades. On a 1.29+/- acre lot with awesome mountain and city views. #201304330 v i Neya rD

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santa Fe style in all Price ranges 14 tano Point $1.5 million Panoramic views from this grand and spacious adobe castle, built with Santa Fe style and comfort. Enjoy privacy only minutes to the Plaza. Over 10,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, and five baths, on 5 acres. MLS 201302788

314 artist road, #1 $500,000 Walking distance to the Plaza, house and guesthouse, or a spacious two-story home. Main house at street level. Wood and brick floors, great light, open living spaces and turnkey. Enjoy a Santa Fe lifestyle now. MLS 201305366

10 Camino monte Feliz one million Huge sunset views from a Classic Santa Fe-style home only minutes to town. On 2.5 acres with almost 4,000 square feet of quality, a split floor plan and superb finishes. Gated and a 2-car garage. MLS 201303406

189 County road 113, nambe $450,000 Scenic, private setting for single level, gourmet home with high-end finishes and 2,242 square feet. The separate office is 410 square feet. All on five acres. Also a 3-car garage and shop/studio space. MLS 201301730

36 loma blanCa, nambe $795,000 Enjoy stunning views from this spacious and graceful home only 25 minutes to Santa Fe or Los Alamos. Private and gorgeous 2-story home with 3,272 square feet and 800 square foot guesthouse on 5 acres.

637C lower alto street $279,000 Loft living on the Santa Fe River, in the Railyard District is a 1,800 square foot condo. Large master up spiral staircase, main level has 11’ ceiling and open concept living. Gated, storage and two big bathrooms. MLS 201304305

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13 marCelina lane, Galisteo $688,000 Exceptional sanctuary on 3 acres overlooking the River. Enjoy this quality adobe with a soft contemporary design, central courtyard with house and studio/guesthouse, carport, outdoor living spaces and serenity. MLS 201303284

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6 Cerro CirCle, lamy $50,000 Enjoy 1.5 acres in the Galisteo Basin adjacent to open space. Land is on CR-33, so access is easy. The entire lot is buildable, and can be subdivided into two. Build your dream home in this peaceful village. MLS 201302086

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Neil D. Lyon, CRB, CRS, GRI 505.954.5505 • 505.660.8600 cell • neil@neillyon.com Vanessa Rios y Valles 505.954.5522 • 505.231.3708 cell • vanessa@neillyon.com Michaelene Sargent 505.954.5514 • 505.660.3850 cell • michaelene@neillyon.com LaS CaMpaNaS 40 GREywOLf Gorgeous 3 bedroom, 6 bath home situated on a premium building site in coveted Club Estates. Quality finishes abound, along with a few totally unexpected features, such as the wonderful media room, the observation deck, and a private golf hole. #201400445 • $2,895,000

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LaS CaMpaNaS 4 EaSt GOLDEN EaGLE ROaD Dramatic Las Campanas residence with 3 bedroom, 4 bath plus an office/study. The great room harmoniously combines living, dining, family and kitchen areas all perfectly situated with mountain and sunset views. #201400342 • $1,120,000

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2101 fOOthILLS ROaD This 4 bedroom main house and casita is in a coveted location and has been impeccably maintained. Perfectly sited on 1.53 acres to capture views of the Jemez Mountains and sunsets. #201400499 • $1,495,000

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710 CaNaDa aNCha Immaculate Contemporary-style home in the gated community of Vista Canada Ancha, very close to the Plaza. Featuring a dramatic great room, a chef’s kitchen, a spacious master suite and 3 guest bedrooms, plus an efficient office space. Stunning views. #201301636 • $1,095,000

23 RISING MOON Immaculate custom home in a private cul-de-sac location on over 2 acres affording vast views. In addition to 2 bedroom and 2.5 bath, there are also 2 contiguous offices, an activity/family room, and a sunroom. #201305155 • $795,000

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Santa Fe equeStrian center $3,950,000 Near the Santa Fe Airport, this Equestrian Center on 80+ acres features a clubhouse, indoor riding arena, tack room, grooming areas, wash racks, laundry facility, two stables, a hay barn, shop building, and four housing units. mls# 201302172 LAS CA M PANAS

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617 Garcia Street $1,465,000 Located in Las Placitas Compound in the historic Eastside, this 2BR, 3BA Pueblo-style home is LEED Gold Certified offering sustainable living with photovoltaic electrical power and a solar domestic hot water heater. mls# 201305838 Ca s i ta sAtC a nyon Roa d .com – O N Ly 2 L EF T

3 aGua Dulce $1,250,000 Private cul-de-sac location with fabulous views. Elegant exterior with generous brick portales. Richly detailed interior with tile and wood floors, gourmet kitchen, luxurious master suite and attached guest suite.mls# 201300165 N EW L I STI N G – DOWNTOW N

447 cerrilloS roaD $550,000 Lovely 2 bedroom condo minutes to the Plaza and Railyard District. Charming New Mexico style throughout with the historic charm of a turn-of-the-century adobe. Established vacation rental. mls# 201400069

canYon roaD caSitaS $1,065,000 – $1,125,000 Bandolier Garden to be developed with 3 separate condominium homes and community garden. #201306089

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2271 via Manzana $445,000 This pristine home built by Sonny Otero boasts a large living room and a spacious kitchen, which gracefully flows into a warm and inviting family room with a wood-burning fireplace. mls# 201400051

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1103 GaliSteo $1,295,000 This stunning South Capitol home combines superior quality and incredible location. Completely renovated from a chef’s kitchen to wall to wall windows overlooking lush gardens, and an inviting swimming pool. mls# 201303761 CASAS D E SAN JUAN

33 aveniDa la Scala $895,000 Sunset views of the Jemez Mountains, private patios, great entertaining areas inside and out. This sophisticated one-level, beautifully updated, open concept home has brick floors, and high ceilings with vigas. mls# 201303988 NEW LISTING

1575 Kachina riDGe Drive $227,000 Two bedroom, two bath home, masterfully designed by Leeds Certified Builder, Arch Sproul. Energy-star appliances. Includes blown-in insulation, low e windows, and insulated doors to assure energy efficiency. #201400408

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DiVine in-town estate Architectural Digest-style historic double adobe hacienda in a rare downtown setting. 4.5 acres with views in the heart of the eastside. classic spanish floorplan includes 4-5 bedrooms plus a full guest house. 12 fireplaces, a pool, and a chapel! #201300271 $4,850,000

View house & guesthouse A private, gated sanctuary offering peaceful seclusion, mountain views, and a comfortable environment. An open plan living room, kitchen, dining and family room offer comfortable entertaining with double fireplace and portales and decks leading outdoors. #201305054 $950,000

spectacular homesite rare 18.6 acre lot in an exclusive gated rural community, between Albuquerque and santa Fe. sweeping mountain views from atop a private mesa home site. Underground utilities. Amenities include a clubhouse and pool. #201304088 $1,499,000

2013 Designer showhouse of the Year thick adobe walls, high ceilings, vigas, latillas, corbels, many fireplaces, skylights, and nichos. outdoor areas include 2 roomy portales and a patio with an outdoor kitchen. #201303174 $895,000

historic john gaw meem Designed by John gaw Meem in 1935, this historic home features high ceilings with clerestory windows, a Pueblostyle center fireplace, nichos, and original classic oxblood concrete floors. 3Br, 2BA main house plus guesthouse. #201305991 $1,095,000

inVestment opportunitY Adorable historic south capitol 2Br, 1BA house and darling 1Br casita on a shaded lot. original wood floors, and great curved ceilings. Updated kitchen and bath, and formal dining room. cash flows. #201304023 $625,000

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954 santo nino place $1,395,000 sensational sangre de cristo views, coveted in-town location. this stunning one-level adobe home on 1 acre with superb studio/guest house pairs classic southwest beauty of hand-troweled plaster walls, vigas and coved ceilings, with luxurious finishes and modern appointments throughout. Featured are a marvelous great room with magnificent fireplace stonework extending to the 14’ ceiling, a fantastic chef’s kitchen, inviting family room, spacious dining room, and private guest wing. the master includes kiva fireplace, lavish bath, and a 23’ x 11 1/2’ fitted closet. Beautiful tree-studded grounds, flagstone terraces, and lovely dining ramada. Four-car garaging! mls# 201303440

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Art of LIVING 815 easT palaCe avenue

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his exceptional Eastside estate is located a short distance from the Plaza and the vibrant art scene of Canyon Road. The main house is a gracious step into Santa Fe’s past, the house being over 100 years old. The formal entry opens to a classic sala and a spacious green room used as a dining room and for large scale entertaining. The master bedroom has 2 baths and an adjacent study. At the far end of the house is the second bedroom and bath. Attached but separate is a spacious studio/guest quarters with a full kitchen and bath and an open concept living and sleeping area. Additionally there is a 2BR, 2BA guest house that sits at the bottom of lushly planted gardens off the main house. #201304844

Fine properties to suit your Santa Fe lifestyle new p rice

7-aB CounTy road 119 s $979,000 This estate property is well situated on a gorgeous 1.85 acre site with fabulous mountain views. The 4,500 sq ft house is full of light with spacious rooms, many opening to a lovely portal with garden and mountain views. mls# 201302678

90 douBle arrow road $759,000 This 3,035 sq ft home offers mountain views, an open floorplan an upgraded kitchen, and an upgraded master bath. Two lovely water features complement several outdoor patios and decks. mls# 201305053

134 vuelTa Maria $99,500 Exceptional opportunity to acquire a very special lot in Las Dos at a greatly reduced price. This 17 acre lot is not only unusually large but at the top of the ridge has absolutely sensational views. mls# 201103688

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NORTH OF SANTA FE This well maintained end-unit condo, one-car garage, 2 BD’s, 2 BA’s, wood floors, fireplace, high ceilings, beams & tall glass doors opening up to a large east facing patio with mountain views. Shows beautifully. $219,500 Call Beth 505-690-2713

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UNIQUE LIVE-WORK OPPORTUNITY in an ideal urban location. All three units for sale as a single transaction. 1430 sq. ft. Commercial space [office/gallery,ADA compliant, ¾ ba, concrete floors & more], 1300 sq. ft. contemporary Residential space with tenant in place. One of the owners is a NMREB. $895,000 Call Beth 505-690-2713

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DON DIEGO AVENUE SOUTH CAPITOL & Wood Gormley School District Location - Charming home with energy efficient windows, window coverings, appliances, Carrier unit, refrigerated air & tankless water heater.View exquisite gardens from the remodeled kitchen. Office/studio with 3/4 bath has separate entrance. So close to shopping & restaurants! MLS# 201305668 $399,000 Call Roseanna 505-470-5638

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PASSIVE SOLAR has created energy efficiency in this home.Amenities include hardwood, brick & tile floors, French doors to 35’x10’ sunroom, office/studio with bath & separate entrance, 3 BD, 2 1/2 BA. Must See. MLS# 201400099 $214,500 Call Roseanna 505-470-5638

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2.48 ACRES surrounded with mountain views. Fenced, level building sites.Well & Septic needed. I-25 to Eldorado exit - turn left at first light - short drive to end of road. MLS# 201303625 $78,500 Call Roseanna 505-470-5638

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853 Camino RanChitos $1,275,000 This is the dream house for your clients who want to live “walking distance to town”. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath adobe home has been beautifully remodeled with American Clay walls, new radiant heat system and brick floors, updated and insulated windows, antique doors and Streck tinwork light fixtures. Add to that a wonderful casita with sunken living room and charming bedroom (both with fireplaces) and a garage, all surrounded by multiple walled outdoor entertainment areas and lovely landscaping with underground, zoned drip irrigation. The lot is large and private with glimpses of the surrounding mountains.

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Pinon d $785,000 Bright and light 3Br, 3Ba home overlooking the golf course. owners recently completed a tasteful update. mls# 201304495

amenities include 24-hour manned security, golf course, tennis, swimming pool, state-of-the-art exercise facilities, jogging and walking trails, and fine dining.

Pinon C $612,000 Beautiful home with 2Br, 2Ba, and a den. This single story condo is cozy and quiet. Den has wonderful built-ins. mls# 201301996

Pinon B $560,000 Featuring 2Br and 2Ba this home is adjacent to the 1st fairway but privately situated. 2-car garage. mls# 201301545

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PrivaTe loCaTion $549,000 custom casita condo on a private cul-de-sac with views. lots of trees and a lovely outdoor living area. mls# 201304536

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731 Calle PiCaCho $1,500,000 Three bedroom home plus one bedroom guest house on an acre in Eastside location has it all. Fabulous gardens and outdoor living spaces, immaculate home. #201400220

Plaza home $318,500 Beautifully situated Plaza B Unit facing the courtyard. Quiet location with a balcony and a covered portal. mls# 201400361

Plaza home $310,000 Views of the Sangre de cristo and Jemez mountains. nicely appointed. Shows beautifully. mls# 201304021

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813 camino DEl ESTE $775,000 Big views close to town from this 3Br home in gated 800 East. open concept living/dining, updated kitchen and master bedroom all on main level with 2 guest rooms. #201305737

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423 WEST San FranciSco STrEET, #2 $499,000 Dating from the 1880’s, double adobe with high ceilings, vigas, nichos, kiva fireplaces, this 2Br, 2Ba condo is currently a rental, but also is zoned for commercial use. #201303286 NEW L ISTING

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Casas con Corazón One of the Top 3 Santa Fe donors to Conservation International Sotheby’s International Realty partnership 2013, and donor to Dollars4Schools with every closing.

604-1/2 GaliSTEo STrEET $352,000 Walk everywhere from this two bedroom, two bath, 1,465 sq ft adobe. Updated with plaster walls, wood doors, radiant heat, double pane windows, and maple floors. #201204802

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2703 Calle Cedro $249,900 This classic 3Ba, 2Ba Stamm in quiet central neighborhood has been thoughtfully updated. Spectacular kitchen with stainless appliances, and a wonderful garden. #201305824

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5 Altura Vista $545,000 Impeccable Aldea Home with Custom Finishes, Guest Casita and Huge Views

4 Calle Arbusto $98,000 Gorgeous Lot in Las Campanas Spectacular Panoramic Views

10 Via Vecino $1,135,000 Tesuque Valley – Perfect for Entertaining with Magnificent Views

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23 cAmino del monte $775,000 International Modern meets Santa Fe style. Sunlit Hills architecturally sophisticated masterpiece blends NM vernacular with modernist simplicity. 3BR, 3BA, plus office. #201304938

32 AvenidA viejA $699,900 A Galisteo treasure! Views, history, and the best of contemporary architecture overlooking the Galisteo River. Designed by Beverly Spears. 3BR, 3BA, plus guesthouse. #201305842

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Selling your home this spring? The market is improving, and many homeowners are planning to list their homes for sale this spring. A bit of effort, early preparation, and a few simple tricks can help your home stand out from the pack. Let us get into buyers’ heads. Most buyers have an idealistic vision of the home they want to buy: a clean, clutter- and hassle-free way of living that looks more like a magazine than average household life. The most difficult part for homeowners is that it is difficult to “see” their homes objectively. Most have become accustomed to the minor blemishes, stucco cracks or scuffedup paint. Enlist the help of a Realtor, interior designer and/or contractor to help you prepare your home for presentation. The objective point of view these professionals bring may be just the edge you need. Focus on the basics. Your home needs to exemplify a fresh, clean, clutter-free environment. It needs to be free of any inconve-

nient or potentially annoying glitches, like a sticking deadbolt or loose doorknob. Most buyers don’t want to hassle with repairs or do significant updating to the home they purchase. Do your best to have your home in its best condition. Think about what can be done to update the kitchen or bathrooms, consider refinishing the cabinets, adding new drawer pulls and new plumbing and lighting fixtures. Also don’t underestimate the power a neutral color of fresh paint can have in perking up your home’s image. Remember, draperies and blinds can appear dusty, stained or just dated, carpets can be soiled or hold onto odors from pets. Replace shower curtains, bedding, pillows, and throws. Remove any furniture that isn’t in great condition, or consider slip covers. A modest investment in new linens, professional cleaning, and basic handyman repairs will bring great returns in selling

your home more quickly and closer to your asking price. Remember, buyers are shopping for a clutter-free life. Take down the knickknacks, reduce the family photos, and make space in your home for the buyers to imagine themselves there. Buyers open closets and drawers, so let there be space and organization in these places. Keep the outdoor spaces tidy, even if your property has minimal landscaping. A neat yard is appealing and presents itself as an open palette for the new owners to expand upon. Buying a home is a big event. Let your home speak of celebration. Have aromatic flowers in the house to freshen the air. Play music for showings. You don’t have to spend a fortune to prepare your home for sale; however, it takes time to de-clutter and prepare. Enlist the advice of professionals early, so that you make wise and thoughtful investments with your money and time.

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A different take on space heating Most projects I design are fairly standard rainwater or thermal solar systems, but every now and then I get to do one that is far from routine. One such project involved space-heating a small master bathroom for a local couple with a high priority on living with a small energy footprint. A small electric heater would suffice for most folks. But these two, who receive monthly checks from PNM, weren’t about to have an electric heater diminish those checks and the joy they receive in cashing them. The master bathroom occupies the

northernmost room in the house and in the winter the temps hover around a chilly 58 degrees. It is adjacent to the master bedroom, so noise was a concern. From the beginning the idea hovered around how to retain and radiate heat at night. Building a small addition was a possibility, but seemed like overkill to warm such a small space. Fortunately, the owner recalled seeing an apparatus years ago — passive thermal storage tubes — that are used to collect and radiate warmth passively in rooms with southern exposures. They

Letter to the editor How sad that Ms. Talbott [aka Merrily Pierson] wasted all those “hours and hours” on the internet to select masks from out of state corporate retailers when there are beautiful masks available right here in the town that supports her business. The Museum of New Mexico gift shops carry masks from all over the world, the Travelers Market offers stunning handcrafted masks, and the Rainbow Man has an extraordinary selection acquired during decades of collecting. Costumes, Ltd. and

the Costume Salon are just two of several local businesses with wonderful masks to rent or buy. I encourage people planning to attend the Masquerade Charity Ball, which benefits Santa Fe’s school children and which deserves our support, to shop for their finery locally and extend their admirable dedication to our community to our own fine retailers. — Dorothy Massey, Santa Fe

are reasonably attractive, translucent and lightweight. The manufacturer had never installed these tubes in an active-solar system, but assured us they could handle temperatures up to 180 degrees, which was more than we needed. From here all that was needed was to find a low-energy, low-noise pump that could handle the lift from the bathroom to the roof. We settled on a DC pump that barely provided the lift needed but was extremely quiet and used very little energy. The pump would be powered with photovoltaic panels to avoid a new electrical load. Adding a single 4x10 solar thermal panel, we were ready to install. The temperature of the panel started reaching 120 degrees late in the afternoons with the bathroom heating to a comfortable 72 degrees in the daytime and a drop of 4-6 degrees overnight. As long as the sun shines, the room warms up, and when it’s cloudy, the room retains heat for a few days. So what seemed like a mission impossible not only became possible, it met the criteria of warming the room, low noise, no new energy consumption and low maintenance. And it didn’t look too shabby either. Warming a bathroom or other rooms with solar

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tubes, actively or passively, is a great idea. The resulting system heats not only the north bathroom but releases heat into the adjoining master bedroom. It is quiet and should supply decades of heat with very little maintenance. Best of all, the owners still have their monthly checks from the power company. Bring on the sun! Doug Pushard, founder of the website www.HarvestH2o.com, has designed and installed residential rainwater systems for over a decade. He is a member of the Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee, a lifetime member of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, and an EPA WaterSense Partner. He can be reached at doug@HarvestH2o.com.

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PROFILE Judy Camp

This interview series focuses on the people in Santa Fe’s real-estate industry. Judy Camp is qualifying broker at Keller Williams Realty Santa Fe.

How long has Keller Williams been here now? It was two years in September. That followed the dissolution of Prudential Santa Fe? That’s right. Fulton Murray [who was qualifying broker at Prudential Santa Fe and Prudential Sandia] was just sick of it and walked away. I tried to find somebody to buy the company. There were a lot of people employed both in this office and in Albuquerque. Our office has been running with a profit for two years. We owe no one, not a penny, not even the original investors; they’ve all been paid back. I think that’s a miracle, coming from a company that was bankrupt. Keller Williams employs a program that is more broker-centered, as it were? It’s a total different model. When I realized Prudential was going to hell no matter what I tried, I flew to Austin and met with the Keller Williams people. I said I don’t know much about you, but Santa Fe doesn’t need another traditional real-estate company, it needs something different, something that really fits the next thing in running a business, not just selling real estate. They’re different things, and the Keller Williams business model is incredible. How many were in the Prudential office at the end? There were 73 and we kept more than half. They didn’t know anything about it. It was just kind of a leap of faith, to tell you the truth. What made you think that Keller Williams was different enough to fill this void you perceived? Most of the old-school companies run with the model where the broker gets X amount and the agent gets X amount. When I first started in real estate in 1985, it was always 50:50 and the broker paid for everything. The sales professional begins to want more money, but still wanting the broker to pay for everything. The company dollar began to shrink, so they started adding fees to cover expenses such as advertising and copies. The thing that immediately caught my eye about Keller Williams is they said, Once we get X amount of money, we’re going to give you back your money. It’s the cap. Right. And after the cap, the money’s all theirs. Why doesn’t anyone else copy this if it’s so good? Because they don’t understand it. The company doesn’t stand in front of the associate. They don’t take a piece out of any relocation business or referral business. It’s all yours. Let’s talk about you. Where were you born? Raymondville, Texas. 16

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What did your parents do? My dad was a homebuilder. He died when I was five. He was electrocuted on the job. My mom went from being a stay-at-home mom to being pretty frantic with a 3- and a 5-year-old. Then we moved to Bishop, right by the King Ranch. I grew up with horses and cattle everywhere. You start in first grade on one end of the street and graduate on the other end of the street. My undergraduate degree is from Texas A&I, which is part of Texas A&M now, and my master’s in education is from Stephen F. Austin. I taught school in Houston and I was an administrator, but I hated the bureaucracy. Someone said why not be a Realtor? You’d be good at that. I got my license and I never looked back. The same man offered me the company for $10,000. This was right at the beginning of the oil crash in Houston and I was so stupid. I took my money out of teacher retirement and did it. Leap of faith. I’ve always been a risk-taker. But I grew it to five offices. I sold my share in 2001 and I went to work for Prudential as a business consultant traveling and working with their offices all around the United States. One of them was here in Santa Fe. I’d been seven years on the road, so I was ready to stay put. Are you a fan of New Mexico chile? I love it. When I first got here, I couldn’t wait to get back to Texas to get some Texas-style enchiladas with the meat gravy, then at a certain point I was in Houston and

I thought I couldn’t wait to get back home for some green chile. What’s next for you? I just bought a house in Palm Desert. I play golf and the plan would be at some point that will be my winter home. Also I recently self-published a cookbook. Where are you selling it? I’m not, but when I put it on Facebook I got like 172 orders for it. I put some photos of a listing on Facebook yesterday and I saw it had been shared 19 times and today I got three e-mails saying, “We’re coming to Santa Fe. We want to see that house.” So, my list for last year was buying a house in Palm Desert, getting a new Range Rover, and finishing my cookbook. You got a new Range Rover? I did. How’s your golf game going? My handicap is not good. It’s like 24. Where do you like playing in Santa Fe? Marty Sanchez. Some of them are so difficult. I want to have fun. At Marty, you can get pars. I always say I play resort golf. I resort to whatever I need to do to have fun. What else do you like doing in your spare time? Gardening. I have vegetables and perennials. I live in Eldorado, in one of the first houses they built. I always say Eldorado is where the real people live. I like it because it’s diverse. You have families, retired people, young people with babies. I think it’s a wonderful place to live. Tell us about your family. I just got married to my partner in November and I have children by another marriage. What’s your take on the market? I’m really encouraged. I haven’t seen the prices rising to make sellers happy, but I have a lot of websites where I’ve been incubating leads and I’d say there are 1,500 people actively looking. So many people that have been “Gonna” and “Some day” have been here and they’re buying, and the price ranges are anywhere from $200 to a million. People had trouble selling their homes in other places to buy here. Yes. That’s been primary, because what people used to do was they’d buy a house and get a bridge loan until they sold their other house. Those loans went away but they’re starting to come back. Are you seeing demand for what’s called “aging in place” or “universal design,” for example homes with no steps and wider hallways? That’s what everybody wants. Sellers don’t want to hear this, but these houses that have the interior steps that were so popular. The baby boomers are being smart with their money and they want the home to last them.

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New chapter for La Fonda By Paul Weideman

ery soon after a substantial renovation was completed at La Fonda on the Plaza, it was learned that the hotel was awarded a Four Diamond rating by AAA for the first time. Much of the work was invisible, upgrading plumbing, wiring and soundproofing, but it also meant new stucco, repaired windows and balconies, new rugs and artworks, and in some cases rebuilding rooms. Most of the venerable building’s walls are made of pentile, the dense, very hard material produced at the old penitentiary during the first half of the 20th century. But interior walls in the 1949 addition — in the middle of the block facing Water Street — were Pyrobar gypsum blocks, according to Barbara Felix, the most recent architect to be involved in La Fonda over the past 95 years. Those walls, which were awful in terms of sound transmission, were demolished and rebuilt in the recent remodel. Barbara Felix Architecture + Design (BFA+D) has been involved in design-related upgrades at La Fonda for seven years. On the recent job, the firm worked with local and regional artists to design new furniture and lighting, and with Robin Gray Design on guestroom rugs based on colcha designs. “What we were able to do is reinvigorate that romantic notion of Santa Fe,” Felix said. “I am an architect and a designer but really I’m a storyteller. I love the idea of pulling all those pieces together based on cultural and personal anecdotes.” Felix is a native of Fenton, Michigan, and did her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Michigan. She first worked in architecture in Richmond, Virginia. Last year, her company celebrated 15 years in business in Santa Fe. One interesting detail about the 2013 La Fonda remodel is that the hotel remained open the whole time. That necessitated the use of Hek lifts, or scaffolding elevators, on the exterior to move materials in a manner that would not impact guests. The remodel did not add to the height of the 179-room hotel. The footprint was slightly increased in the addition of a stairway enclosure near the southwest corner, and a ramp was added to the rooftop Bell Tower Bar. “What is still to be done is the main lobby, the central space, but everything we’ve done, and the vision of the hotel, is not to change it but to clean it up,” Felix said. “It’s gotten kind of cluttered and there are competing stories. You go into the lobby and you have the old tile and the original Mary Colter/John Gaw Meem light fixtures, then you have some fixtures from the Rapp & Hendrickson work.” During the 19th century, a hotel on this site went through various incarnations as the Santa Fe House, U.S. Hotel, and the Exchange Hotel, according to the 2011 booklet From Every Window: A Glimpse of the Past, written for La Fonda by Barbara J. Harrelson. A much smaller La Fonda building than we see today was on the corner closest to the Plaza; it eventually grew to the south and the east. The hotel that opened in 1922 was designed by the Rapp, Rapp & Hendrickson firm (Trinidad, Colo.), which had also done the 1896 capitol, 1906 First Ward School, 1908 Marian Hall, 1914 Gross Kelly Ware-

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house, 1917 Fine Arts Museum, and 1917 New Mexico School for the Deaf. In 1925, La Fonda was acquired by the Atchison, Topeka

& Santa Fe Railroad, then leased to the Fred Harvey Company, which ran it as a Harvey House for four decades. In 1929, Meem and Colter designed the addition that

includes the iconic bell tower feature at the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Water Street. The 1949 addition on Water was designed by Holabird & Root & Burgee out of Chicago. “It’s interesting to look at the back portion, which gets ignored because it’s not the Plaza side and it’s not the Meem side,” Felix said. “It’s clear that someone took photos and said, ‘Here’s what New Mexico architecture looks like.’ If you look at it straight on with the inset balcony, you think that looks OK, but then if you stick your head up underneath, all the corbels are two-by’s. They clearly never realized that corbels are big, fat pieces of wood.” Although these may be the most pathetically cosmetic wood features in the hotel, the fact is that none of the vigas in the building are structural, the architect said. She has been involved in La Fonda since two months before the longtime owner, Sam Ballen, died in February 2007. “At this point, today, the Ballen family has owned the hotel longer than the Harvey Company did. That’s pretty impressive,” she said. What do we see of Mary Colter in La Fonda? “There are no Colter drawings that can be directly attributed to the hotel, but she absolutely talked about her preferences on exterior features, on the towers and window placement. “If you look at the Rapp, Rapp and Hendrickson part, it’s definitely schlumpy: it has more of that melted-butter quality and the parapets are more uneven. When you look at the 1929 portion that Meem was responsible for, it’s very straight lines. I think what Colter brought was the feminine piece of the story. “The more I study Meem’s architecture, it’s beautiful, it’s well-thought-out, it’s well-detailed, but there’s a heaviness to it. Colter brought the delicateness, the lightness, and the storytelling.” In 1976, architect William Lumpkins added another chapter of the La Fonda story, converting an interior courtyard to La Plazuela restaurant. --—--—--—--—-Another highlight project of BFA+D — this one a joint venture with Tom and Sara Easterson-Bond, Wood Metal Concrete — was the Sky City Cultural Center and Haak’u Museum for the Pueblo of Acoma. “The Pueblo put out that proposal right after 9/11 and nobody was doing any work, and nobody knew if there would be any work. Sara and Tom and I felt it was a great opportunity. “There were a lot of firms with Native people and on some level I think we got it because we treated it like a competition. From the beginning we talked about how to integrate the art and culture, both historic and contemporary.” The cultural center and museum won a Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects-Santa Fe and a Special Jury Prize in Southwest Contractor’s Best of 2006/ New Mexico awards. Felix’ firm is planning a renovation of Acoma’s casino restaurant, a new dispatch building for the New Mexico State Police, and a couple residential renovations. The firm also is working with the Los Alamos School District as owner-representative on projects at Los Alamos Middle School and Aspen Elementary School, designed by Dekker/ Perich/Sabatini and Vigil & Associates, respectively. Some architects like talking about square feet and elevations, geometries and color and shapes. Felix, whose company motto is “Woven Architecture,” is interested in dimensionality.

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“For me, some emotional stewing has to take place in architecture. It’s drawing and cogitating and drawing and visiting the site and laying drawings and colors and fabrics all over the floor and all of us in the office walk over it for two weeks. It’s a very tactile process for me. I want to have

program needs but that it feels good to be inside. “That’s the piece that interests me,” Felix said. “It’s the senses, and the sound. The old buildings here have that quiet, that gravitas. “When I was young I was always getting in trouble for touching and sniffing and licking things. I would love to

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people have curiosity about wanting to see what’s going on around the corner or inside the building.” It is of course a challenge to generate a useful and interesting arrangement of spaces — whether simple or mazelike, the test is not only that it nicely satisfies the client’s

figure out how to work with smell in architecture. My whole office laughs, because I’d love to be able to do some kind of scratch-and-sniff in a building. I want people to be curious and interested.”

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23 calle Mi Gusto, lot 34 Las Campanas - Not only is this residential lot an easyto-build on home site, but it has the stunning western mountains and sunset views along with the Sangre de Cristo mountain views. 0.97 acre. www.LasCampanasExperts.com MLS #201301794

$95,000

ONE-PLUS ACRE LOTS IN LAS CAMPANAS

IMAgINE yOUR DREAM HOME HERE 6 hacienDa vaquero, lot 2 Here is one of the great home sites in Las Campanas, offering commanding Sangre de Cristo Mountain views and an elevated building site above the golf course and water views. Located on a cul-de-sac in The Estancias, and a guesthouse is allowed. 3.24 acres. www.LasCampanasExperts.com MLS #201202562

17 Green MeaDoW looP This beautifully remodeled Las Campanas home has an open living area and big views to the west and east. Three bedroom suites, study, large studio with north light. The ‘Corn Maiden’ sculpture by Frank Mcguire in the back yard is included. www.LasCampanasExperts.com

bEAUTIFUL HOME SITE IN PARk ESTATES

17 Plaza Del corazon This authentic adobe home embodies Santa Fe style with gracious lines, finishes and a spectacular view of the lake, golf course and sunsets. Enjoy two master suites and a resort kitchen. Furniture package available! www.LasCampanasExperts.com MLS #201400480

$1,495,000

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1103 BishoP’s loDGe roaD Mesmerizing views of the Sangres from this completely remodeled adobe/concrete home on 2.5 wooded acres less than two miles from the Plaza. Four bedrooms and 4 full baths with stunning finishes including oak floors, plastered walls, Carrera honed marble, granite, travertine. www.LasCampanasExperts.com MLS #201305598

MLS #201304806

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WHEN yOUR gOAL IS LIFESTyLE

MLS #201305065

9 senDero centro This beautiful, sophisticated home is part of the Las Campanas Club Casitas, with a private and spectacular setting that overlooks the lake and the finishing holes of the two Jack Nicklaus courses. www.LasCampanasExperts.com

$395,000

7 caMPo De la veGa & 8 caMPo Montoso Lot 49 or 56 - Enjoy the spirit of the West! beautiful one-plus acre homesites in Las Campanas are waiting for your dream home, with beautiful mountain and sunset views. The two lots abut 68,000 acres of Federal land. buy one or two. www.LasCampanasExperts.com MLS #201302355 & #201302350

$210,000 each

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54 SOl GrANDe $1,975,000 • An elegant house, guest house, office and pool house in Taos • Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, gorgeous views in all directions • English gardens, lush perennials, manicured pathways, stone fountain • 450 foot well, covered portals, courtyards, koi pond • 4 br, 5 ba, 6,000 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 9.77 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201304524 Marg Veneklasen 505.660.9151

334 GArciA STreeT $1,900,000 • Historic eastside home on a double lot; half-acre and third-acre lots • Attractive vigas, corbels, wood floors, three fireplaces • Spacious grounds, mature landscaping, old-growth trees, irrigation well • A new listing with a fabulous setting, character and views • 3 br, 3 ba, 2,622 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 0.82 acre • SantaFeProperties.com/201306095 Marilyn Foss 505.231.2500

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1013 PlAciTA DON ANDreS $1,595,000 • Authentic and traditional adobe house, & separate guesthouse • 10 kiva fireplaces, hand-hewn latillas & corbels, many custom details • 1.3 miles from the Plaza with spectacular mountain and city views • Private well and city water; large courtyard; covered outdoor dining • 4 bedrooms/5 baths, 7,200 sq.ft., 5 garage spaces, 1.06 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201304766 Matthew Sargent 505.490.1718

22 eNTrADA lA cieNeGA $1,495,000 • Property includes an 8,600 sq.ft. heated car storage facility • Magnificent master suite, office/library, and formal living/dining • 360-degree views of the Sangre, Sandia and Ortiz Mountains • Next to the Santa Fe Canyon Ranch, overlooking Las Lagunitas • 3 br, 4 ba, 7,410 sq.ft., 19.6 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201204490 Jim Weyhrauch 505.660.6032

1103 BiSHOP’S lODGe rOAD $1,250,000 • Completely-remodeled adobe/concrete home on wooded acreage • Open kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances, mesmerizing views • Oak floors, plastered walls, Carrera honed marble, granite, travertine • Detached 800 sq.ft. 2-car garage with large storage room • 4 br, 4 ba, 3,164 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 2.34 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201305598 Paul Geoffrey 505.660.6009

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1104 MANSiON riDGe $1,195,000 • Sophisticated contemporary close to downtown • Chic kitchen/dining/living. Ample outdoor living spaces • Flooded with natural light from walls of glass • Attached studio and office (or additional bedrooms) • 3 br, 3 ba, 3,342 sq.ft., 2 garages (three cars), 1.79 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201300967 Gavin Sayers 505.690.3070

17 GreeN MeADOW lOOP $1,125,000 • Located in Estates 3 of Las Campanas; Equity Membership included • Three bedroom suites, plus a study and large studio with eastern views • Wood floors, plastered walls, cherry wood cabinets, large portal • Walled front and back yards, with the dramatic sculpture included • 3 br, 5 ba, 3,481 sq.ft., 3-car garage, 1.78 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201305746 laurie Farber-condon 505.412.9912

8 BONANZA TrAil $1,100,000 • A serene setting with spectacular views • Celebrates elegant interiors • Currently furnished as a seven bedroom home • A one bedroom guesthouse and a chapel • 3 br, 5 ba, 6,791 sq.ft., 3-car garage, 13.2 acres • SantaFeProperties.com/201304784 The efrain Prieto Group 505.470.6909

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Mountain Luxury in High Summit

Clean as a Whistle

Environmentally Clean & Beautiful Views

Custom built in 2012, this 4-bedroom, 5-bath home achieves a “Gold” rating and a HERS rating of 59. Green, efficient and beautiful in 3,980 sq.ft. with panoramic views. Wood, stone and tile floors throughout. On waiver.

This spacious like-new home sits on one of Las Estancias largest lots, and has a remodeled dine-in kitchen, and the formal dining and living are central to this two-story floorplan. Two-car garage and a fenced backyard. #201400371

Northern New Mexican architecturally designed pitched roof. Pumice-Crete, huge views, courtyard, portals, and gardens on 6+ acres. Chef’s kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2-car garage 3,100 sq.ft. heated. #201305685

1145 S. Summit Ridge

2719 Via Venado

5 Vista Del Mundo

$1,785,000

Historic Frank Applegate Estate

$398,000

Las Campanas Hacienda

$950,000

Fabulously Romantic Galisteo Village Compound

This historic adobe estate in the heart of the Eastside has 6 bedrooms, 7 baths and a detached guesthouse, all on 1.74 lushly landscaped acres with water rights. Over 10,000 sq.ft. in a private compound. #201204218

Comfort meets elegance in this view-filled home. Custom water features greet you in the gated courtyard entrance. Sumptuous owner’s suite and separate guest quarters, each with a private bath. #201303014

This walled acre has 3 unique dwellings totaling 5 beds, 4 baths; the 1800’s adobe is restored/updated, a detached fully appointed guesthouse and studio with a chef’s kitchen & theater. Fireplaces abound. #201205400

El Caminito

7 Falling Star Circle

12 La Vega

$3,300,000

Hilltop Adobe Minutes from Plaza

$1,398,000

Charming Updated Adobe

$1,799,000

Northern New Mexico River Home

4,441 sq. ft. adobe on 1.5 acres. Four bedrooms each with ensuite baths. Built by Bryant Construction as their personal residence, no attention to detail was missed. Sweeping Sangre views from every room including the hilltop hot tub. #201305111

This adobe main house is updated, charming with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, featuring high-beamed ceilings and updated fixtures. The contemporary casita is way cool, and would make a perfect office. #201304426

Rastra pitched roof on 17 stunning acres. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, basement and free standing art studio. Enjoy a rural lifestyle of peace and nature on over 1,000 sq.ft. of covered portals. #201304465

6 South Camino Don Carlos

1735 Jay Street

51 Rio en Medio, CR 78B

$1,285,000

In Town, Old Charm, All New

$407,000

Dirt Yurt

$697,000

An Extraordinary Adobe Cabin

Vigas, latillas, nichos, kiva fireplaces, old world charm all newly-redesigned and remodeled. Chef’s kitchen, top-of-the-line appliances, new baths, views and lush landscaping on 1.3 acres downtown! #201303608

Retreat to 95 acres of peaceful privacy in this self-sufficient, high mountain desert oasis. It features a main adobe residence, a 300 sq.ft. greenhouse all energy-efficient and sustainable. Runway/hanger too! #201302982

Custom built in 2007 and located on 10 acres, this sanctuary is green and a gardener’s paradise. The charming 2,531 sq.ft. home has modern amenities and the detached greenhouse is solar heated. #201304473

1100 Old Taos Highway

64 Clay Hill Road

169 Tierra De Dios

$898,000

$895,000

$445,000

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facebook.com/Santafeproperties • Luxuryportfolio.com cuStom HomE witH Studio 3013 Sandia circLE $389,900 This custom-built Pueblos Del Sol home includes an approximately 293 sq.ft. studio and 308 sq.ft. basement. The floorplan is perfect for entertaining, and the kitchen has granite and a two-way fireplace. There is a formal living area with wet bar, too. 4 br, 3 ba, 2,813 sq.ft., 2-car garage. #201400203 BEautifuLLy LandScapEd 6952 goLdEn mESa $289,500 Beautiful home with an excellent floor plan that includes 3 full baths, and 3 bedrooms. It features beautifully-landscaped outdoor living areas with drip irrigation system and separate formal living and dining area. Kitchen opens to the family and breakfast area. Solid core doors, kiva fireplace, A/C cooling. 2,186 sq.ft. #201300212

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is a newly created nature-conscious and uniquely designed community that cherishes the beauty of nature and protects its fragile resources. Set in a landscape of juniper studded hills and endless skies. A lovely meadow with native plants and wildflowers. Half of the land is reserved as open space, parks and trails. Come and view nature at its best. cLoSE to SuBdiviSion park

7519 Snow BLoSSom $225,000 Beautiful home with updated stucco, windows and hot water heater. Kitchen has granite counter tops, breakfast bar and dining area. Lots of charm, vigas, kiva fireplace, great landscaping. Call the realtor for gate code. 1,410 sq.ft., 3 br, 2 ba. #201301380 potEntiaL convErSion to commErciaL uSE

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426 Brunn ScHooL road $450,000 This is a great piece of land with residence, a 1.12+/- acre lot with potential to convert the zoning to commercial use for a better investment or additional homes. Surrounded by commercial and residential. Located just off of St. Michaels Drive and Brunn School. #201301326

contract pEnding $285,900 20 caBaLLo viEjo (Lot 195) model Home The Coral Berry is an open concept floor-plan with large windows and raised 10’ ceilings in the great room. The kitchen flows directly into the great room, with a dining area off to one side. #201304134

SunfLowEr modEL - Aptly named for its bright, sunny and open design, the Sunflower invites you to enjoy the best possible combination of private space and gathering places, inside and out. The gourmet kitchen serves as the hub of this extraordinary home, with the impressive living room and formal dining room. Two of the bedrooms and the 3-car garage are on one side of the home and the luxurious master suite on the other. 3 br, 2 ba, 1,856 sq.ft. (Under construction) 49 caBaLLo viEjo 2-car garage. #201304129 $339,900 19 caBaLLo viEjo 3-car garage. #201304128 $349,900 70 La pradEra olivia floor plan

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Olivia floorplan - 1,582 +/- sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Grand 10’ ceilings in great room and master suite. Gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops, built in microwave and breakfast bar. Large master suite with separate shower and jetted tub. 2-car garage. #201304146 “Haciendas Parade of Homes Winner!” undEr conStruction $295,900 68 La pradEra girasol floor plan The Girasol is an open, flowing floor plan with the kitchen and great room at the heart of it. An octagonal entryway with vaulted 16’ ceilings opens into the main living area, which has raised 10’ ceilings. 3 br, 2 ba, 2-car garage. #201304144 contract pEnding $273,900 112 BoSquEciLLo casa verde floor plan Casa Verde floorplan - 1,463+/- sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath which includes an attached 1 bedroom casita with 3/4 bath. Interior courtyard between main house and casita. Granite counter tops complete the gourmet kitchen which opens to dining and living areas. 2-car garage. #201304145

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Lot 13 HigH Summit $489,500 Truly the top lot in The High Summit. 360 degrees of absolutely fabulous mountain and city light views of Santa Fe and Los Alamos. Paved roads, all city utilities, best night views. Call to schedule a showing or for the gate code. 0.62 acre. #201002339 186 tract 2 EL rancHo $119,900 El Rancho - Vacant tract of land in El Rancho. The property has well and septic tank in place and is ready for you to build or place a mobile home. Horses are welcomed, close commute to Los Alamos and Santa Fe. 0.84 acre. MLS #201306005 Lot 30 HigH Summit (2618 Summit court) $198,000 This vacant lot is ready for your dream home to be built. Mountain living just minutes from historical Santa Fe Downtown Plaza. Located in the community of Santa Fe Summit. All paved roads, underground city utilities. Spectacular views. 0.76 acre. #201305240

SoLd $285,900 La Pradera Model Home: The Oliva Floor Plan, featuring approximately 1582 sq.ft. by Rachel Matthew Homes. This home features three bedrooms and two baths, grand 10’ceilings in the greatroom. 2-car garage. #201305471

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Price reduced! adobE HiLLtoP EStatE witH Car StoragE FaCiLity 22 ENtrada La CiENEga $1,495,000 Southwestern-style adobe overlooking dramatic 360-degree views. The 5,994 square foot main home has a magnificent master suite, office/library, formal living/dining, a comfortable kitchen, wet bar, and spa room. It is surrounded by walled courtyards and beautifully landscaped gardens. The property includes a 9,580 square foot heated car storage facility with a small office and bath, and a 1,416 square foot mobile home used as a caretaker’s house or office. MLS #201204490

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wEStSIdE CottAGE CLoSE to thE pLAzA 122 duran Street- Charming, mostly adobe home with traditional features and modern amenities, very close to Downtown, the DeVargas Mall, the Railyard and Farmers Market. Located on a quiet street in an old Santa Fe neighborhood off West San Francisco. Excellent value for its amenities, which include plaster walls, vigas, wood floors, fireplaces and walled gardens. 2 br, 2 ba, 1,526 sq.ft.

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1104 mansion Ridge - Sleek light-filled contemporary home sited for sunset views. The sophisticated design and walls of glass maximize natural light and solar gain. Large studio with loft office. On 1.7 acres, and only a five-minute drive from Downtown. 3 br, 3 ba, 3,342 sq.ft., 3-car garage.

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215 Camino Encantado - Classic Bill Lumpkins home built in 1950 and authentically refurbished for modern living. Abundance of entertaining spaces. On two acres with 100 mile views but only two paved miles from Downtown off Bishop’s Lodge Road. 3 br, 2 ba, 3,600 sq.ft., 2-car garage.

$1,195,000 mLS #201200650

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114 Coyote Ridge trail - Genuine country living on 2.2 acres only three miles to Downtown. Well-designed passive solar with Santa Fe style, Sangre de Cristo and Jemez views. Office/4th bedroom. Nice outdoor areas. Adjacent to an arroyo/greenbelt. 3 br, 3 ba, 2,457 sq.ft., 2-car garage.

$895,000 mLS #201302149

$435,000

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447½ Camino monte Vista A - Authentic (1930’s) adobe condo remodeled in 2012. Romantic piedà-terre loaded with Santa Fe style, with an office/ studio/2nd bedroom option. Lush communal gardens. On a little lane off Old Santa Fe Trail convenient to Downtown. 1 br, 2 ba, 957 sq.ft.

$545,000 mLS #201302821

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4 Senda mescal - This former ‘Parade of Homes’ residence includes a state-of-theart active solar system that provides hot water for all domestic uses. The spacious floor plan features four bedrooms and three baths, a large living room with corner fireplace and wet bar, a separate dining room, and a cook’s kitchen with granite. 4 br, 3 ba, 2,536 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 2.5 acres. mLS #201304396 ................ $499,500

1070 old taos highway - In-town property on over 2 acres. First time on the market, this delightful, original-owner property exudes Santa Fe charm and character, and provides great views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the foothills and city lights, and is just 1.5 miles from the historic Plaza. The two-car garage is heated. 2 br, 3 ba, 2,650 sq.ft., 2.15 acres. mLS #201303659 ..................... $725,000

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322 magdalena #4 - A beautiful setting heightens the appeal of this Magdalena Compound condo, just three blocks from the Plaza. With high ceilings an elegant and comfortable living space, great outdoor areas, including a large roof top deck with mountain views, sunsets and the lights of Santa Fe, it is a delightful and rare offering! 2 br, 3 ba, 2,025 sq.ft. mLS #201305466 ......................................................$755,000

1463 upper Canyon Road - Gorgeous home in Santa Fe’s oldest historic district, just above the art galleries and minutes to the Plaza. This lot has 250 feet of the only always-flowing reach of the Santa Fe River meandering through it, plus a robust well. Set well back from the street with high privacy walls bordering much of the site, this is truly a sanctuary. 2 br, 1 ba, 0.56 acre. mLS #201203849 ......... $850,000

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11 Monte Alto Place - $360,000 Tucked down a quiet cul-de-sac and protected by a greenbelt lies this charming, unique home with two separate living areas.This is a traditional home with tile and wood floors, a lovely brick insert hearth with a wood stove, clerestory windows, sliding glass doors, a light-filled kitchen, plus a delightful bedroom wing. Incredible views! 3 br, 3 ba, 2,683 sq.ft., 1.69 acres. Santafeproperties.com/201304714

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This wonderful free-flowing house is at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. This 3,600 sq.ft. treasure has gracious living spaces including an attached (but private) guest apartment, a yoga room and one of the best studio spaces ever. Light and bright it has a fabulous deep portal overlooking the carefully landscaped back yard, which in turn looks out over green belt and the Sangre de Cristos. 5br, 5ba, 0.5 acre.

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Hacienda Las Barrancas, a former Bed and Breakfast and one-time site of the famous Babbitt Trading Post, is an oasis of serenity on 4.3 acres. Mature trees and gardens surround the house, and its expansive views, incredible sunsets and crystal clear night skies make every day a visual treat. The great room warmly welcomes you with flagstone floors, a kiva fireplace and 14-foot ceilings. 6br, 5ba, 4,900 sq.ft., 2-car garage 4.3 acres.

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Stay in a historic house full of fun things to see By Paul Weideman What to do When you’re facing foreclosure? everything you can think of! especially When you absolutely adore your digs. Luellen Smiley already had a crazily eclectic “job description” before the crash. Now she bills herself an Artventures and Lifestyle Columnist and her abode isn’t just a home, it’s Gallery LouLou, vacation home and gallery of photography, music and film. She and her partner Rudy Funk opened Gallery LouLou in a building on the San Francisco de Assisi Church plaza in Ranchos de Taos in December 2006. The inaugural exhibition featured photographs of rock ’n’ roll musicians and other Sixties counterculture figures by Baron Wolman, Jim Marshall, and Michael Zagaris. Seven months later, Smiley and Funk had to vacate the space due to lack of business. Smiley moved Gallery LouLou to her new home, a well-known, Dutch Colonial Revival house at 343 E. Palace Avenue. The building dates to about 1907, but it is remembered as the domicile of Elliott and Ethel Barker beginning in 1936. Elliott Speer Barker is perhaps best known as the forest ranger who took in a bear cub after it was rescued from a 1950 fire in the Lincoln National Forest. Under Barker’s authority, it became known as Smokey Bear, the “Only you can prevent forest fires” motto-bearer of the U.S. Forest Service. At one point the man was director of the State Department of Game & Fish, and he is the namesake of Elliott S. Barker Wildlife Area northeast of Cimarron. He married Los Cerrillos native Ethel Margaret Arnold. Barker was an expert on the mountain lion, pronghorn, and grizzly bear. Among his books are Ramblings in the Field of Conservation (1976) and Smokey Bear and the Great Wilderness (1982). He died in 1988 in Santa Fe, 101 years old. His wife, who was awarded the American National Red Cross Citation for her World War II efforts and was honored as colonel, aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Bruce King, died in 1996 at age 102. The owners for much of the 1990s and 2000s were Susan Stockdale and Al Robison. They spent their first two years restoring the house’s systems, adding computer-network wiring, and replacing 11 windows with antiqued-glass fabricated by a La Cienega craftsman. The restoration won historic-preservation awards from Santa Fe and the State of New Mexico. Smiley, here since 2007, continues the stewardship of a Santa Fe standout — and it is a house boasting nothing of the Santa Fe Style. Like its owner, it is eclectic, loaded with cozy couches, egg-and-dart moldings on the door frames, and a unique living-room fireplace and a Heartland refrigerator that recall an earlier day. “I repositioned this as a vacation rental, because I had done that since 1996 in Saratoga Springs and other places,” she said. “I did everything I could think of to avoid foreclosure: vacation rentals, a boutique, a gallery, an antique shop, I rented it out for booksignings and script readings and weddings, parties, and other events. I had opera musicians here.” Smiley lives in an addition that was once Elliott Barker’s office. She keeps the house in good shape. The four bedrooms are very comfortable, peppered with interesting décor items such as framed photos of the actresses Charlotte Rampling and Jacqueline Bisset. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Her collection of framed pictures is a veritable fantasia. You might notice the old, hand-painted photograph of women rodeo riders. But most striking are the black-and-white photographs: Philip Townsend photographs of The Rolling Stones (very young), of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, of Winston Churchill and Aristotle Onassis; and Jim Marshall photos of The Beatles. There’s a framed Vogue magazine cover of Smiley’s mother. “She was an actress in MGM musicals. My dad was a gangster and his partner was Bugsy Siegel. People come and want to hear the stories.” For more on that, see http://liliespen.com/writing-with-the-ripples. She is a writer, a frequent contributor to More magazine who previously authored a column called “Smiley’s Dice | Adventures in Livingness.” Smiley is also a Turner Classic Movies junkie. She keeps a projector in the garage for showing films. For information about vacation rentals and other gatherings in this house, contact Luellen Smiley at 518-859-7828 or folliesls@aol.com. HOME

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There are three reasons buildings settle: bad soil, poor construction and age. In Santa Fe, we find the causes fairly evenly split between soils and construction, with the spice of ancient adobe with no footing at all tossed in. Although there are only three causes, there are many more permutations than one would guess that can lead to disaster. In the case of soils, for example, sometimes they swell when they are wet, but often they collapse; sometimes they shrink as they dry and sometimes they “flow.” When poor construction practices are thrown in we find footings without reinforcement, footings on non-compacted fill and, a classic, slabs that are poured with the steel mesh left lying on the soil underneath, rendering the floor unreinforced. For each of the various combinations we have a solution. Where water from the surface or sub-surface is leading to uplift in expansive soils, we can install redundant interceptor drains and, over time, dry soils out. In the case of collapsed soils, we can underpin with the elegant helical pier system. We can even use piers to support and sometimes level broken slabs. The next time you have to climb out a window because the door is jammed shut, or when the toddler trips into the corner, give us a call.

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About r.e. restrictions, covenants Have you been in a real estate closing and heard for the first time the words “restrictions” and/or “covenants”? Did anyone take the time to explain them to you or were you allowed time to seek counsel for clarification based on the contract you and the seller executed? Before going to the closing? I hope so. Covenants related to land are called real covenants that impose restrictions on land. A restrictive covenant is a provision in a deed limiting the use of the property and prohibiting certain uses. Restrictive covenants apply to a group of homes, and lots, specifically developments or subdivisions. They are usually put in place by the original developer and they are different for every area in Santa Fe. Restrictive covenants as noted above are deed restrictions that standardize appearance and control specific activities that take place within the development boundaries. When enforced, they protect property values. Deed restrictions by developers preserve the land values.

Covenants may also be imposed through homeowner associations and the association can be the enforcer. For example, for my property’s acreage, covenants allow only 21 chickens and two horses, and no breeding for profit. I am glad I read them before I bought four horses and 36 chickens! The enforcer is the association. Generally what you see in restrictive covenants is the allowed minimum-size residence and what types of construction are allowed. Other things you may see are setbacks, or, explicitly, how far the homes must be from the streets and interior lot lines. It provides specific easements for power lines, water, sewer, or roads, and any fees for road maintenance, or entry landscaping. They specifically state rules for changing or voiding the covenants. You may find rules about pets and other animals. Rules could prohibit owners from storing a vehicle that does not run or parking a recreational vehicle on the property.

Your real estate agent or the seller should give you a copy of the restrictions before you make an offer on the property. Be sure you have a contingency in your contract concerning your review of the restrictions. If no one has copies, then go to the county courthouse for a copy. When you receive a title insurance commitment, review it for restrictions and if a copy has not been provided, ask for it. Do not assume that there are no restrictions on undeveloped property. Go to the county courthouse and review the current deed on record. “No mobile homes” or “No commercial use” may appear in the deed, which can limit the property use. Look for easements giving rights to others to use the property. Be sure you understand. If there is a reference to a prior deed in the present deed, find the referenced deed and read it. Restrictive covenants do not address zoning or governmental regulations. But they may still affect the property use. You should be allowed to review the deed re-

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strictions and have an exit or contingency clause in your contract. Deed restrictions may have a term of life. A real-estate attorney should be able to answer questions and interpret any unusual or confusing clauses. Otis Phillips has been in the title business since 1978 and has served as an independent title agent, in direct office management, and in the underwriter arena in 14 states. Contact him at nmabop1@yahoo. com or 505.577.3601.

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Innovations change brokerage ops Over the last two decades the realestate industry has gone through tremendous changes due to the advances of technology. Primarily, the dissemination of information has been transformed through computers. It used to be that brokerages considered their listings proprietary and in order to find out what was available in the market you would need to be a client of a particular firm. Now the multiple-listing service (MLS) provides a computerized database that instantly syndicates listings throughout the internet, allowing potential buyers to view virtually every detail of a home without leaving the comfort of their living room. When it comes to managing transactions, a successful real-estate broker can usually handle 18 to 20 transactions a year. After that point it becomes necessary to hire an assistant to manage the details. Since most brokers have more training in sales than they do in management, hiring and managing an assistant is sometimes counterproductive. There are now many companies such as My Out Desk in San Diego and Real Estate VS in Las Vegas, Nev., that provide virtual assistance to

brokers. These companies offer a range of services, from transaction coordination to preparation of valuation reports like the comparative market analysis (CMA), to prospecting, and social media. This new form of geo-arbitrage allows brokers to focus on their sales efforts and transfer administrative work to specialized virtual work centers around the globe where it is done faster and more efficiently. As for marketing properties, most brokers agree that buyers often have a hard time visualizing how a vacant home is going to look. Some companies use computerized animation to show buyers what they can expect. With virtual staging, a broker uploads photos of a vacant property and designers add furniture, artwork, and even houseplants to every room. The show “Property Brothers” shows how 3-D animation helps buyers not only visualize a renovation but estimate the costs as well. Soon a virtual showing, where the buyer can walk from room to room in an interactive virtual experience, will be as common as a property brochure. The most revolutionary changes appear to be happening in the capital markets.

Crowdfunding has undergone some legislative changes and now allows for “debt funding.” Up until recently there were only two types of crowdfunding allowed, charity funding (in which you simple give someone money) and reward funding (you get a reward for donating, such as a signed copy of a book). Companies like Kickstarter have proven that the internet is a powerful way for people to get their messages out and raise money for projects. Congress has approved a third form of crowdfunding called debt funding, where you can invest in a project with the expectation of a return. If a restaurant owner gets turned down for a loan from the bank, he can turn to crowdfunding and raise money for the restaurant from the public at large. Likewise, if residents of a community want a coffee shop on the corner, they can become investors in the coffee shop and recruit a business owner to that location by providing the financing. The implications for the real-estate market are staggering. The whole world seems to be moving faster and even though there are still a few

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brokers around that thought the world ended when the MLS was created, change is inevitable. Innovation in how people buy and sell real estate is unstoppable. For brokers who are willing to embrace change, this is the most exciting time to be involved in an industry that is redefining itself almost daily. Roger and Melissa are Realtors at KW. Call them at 505-699-3112, email twicethesellingpower@gmail.com, or follow them on Twitter @CarsonandCarson and at www.facebook.com/carsonandcarson

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Contemporary, and elevated By Paul Weideman

he living room of this new, splendidly contemporary condominim boasts a gas fireplace of simple, elegant design and glass doors on two sides out to balconies. The views from this fifth-floor unit take in much of northeastern Santa Fe, the Cross of the Martyrs, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains beyond. Builder Jay Parks worked with designs by Dorman & Breen Architects, Albuquerque, on the condo located at 142 Lincoln at the corner of Marcy Street. It’s on the top story of the building now called The Lincoln — formerly Lincoln Square, formerly La Esquina Building, built in the early 1980s by the Bybee family and designed by Richard Halford. The ground level is retail users, as it was when this was an office building before conversion to luxury high-rise residential condominiums by Lockwood Construction and Pinson Brothers for the owner, Allegiance Realty Corp., Charleston. “We sold the big one, 3,100 square feet, nearly half of that in outdoor living space — a big, wraparound balcony — for $2.1 million,” said Gary Hall, who lists The Lincoln condos with Meleah Artley. This contemporary, 2-bedroom residence (Unit 501) has an exceptionally clean feeling. The walls are white Variance plaster and the main living space is accented with exposed

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steel trusses and an upside-down “V” of hefty steel girders, all painted white as well. These contrast with the dark wood of the floors and kitchen cabinets. The open-concept floor plan has the kitchen and dining area right off the living room. Except for the built-in Sharp microwave oven, the kitchen appliance package is all Kitchen Aid; this includes the oven and 5-burner range in the granite-topped island, as well as the refrigerator and dishwasher. There is a glass-doored pantry. The simple, refined master bedroom also has doors out to a sitting balcony, looking down to City Hall and beyond to the Jemez Mountains. A closet in the master bathroom holds over-and-under washer and dryer. Unit 501 is 1,578 square feet, with two full bathrooms and a powder room. The highdesign faucets are from Kohler’s Stance line. (It’s a Kohler Purist in the kitchen.) Finishes are by Brenda Bunting of Interiors and More, Albuquerque. The condo has air conditioning and forced-air heat. It is listed by Meleah Artley and Gary Hall, Barker Realty/Christie’s International Real Estate, for $1,150,000. Two other condos at The Lincoln are also on the market. Unit 401, just shy of 2,500 square feet, sports a “soft contemporary” design and is priced at $1,647,000. Unit 402, Santa Fe Style with vigas, is about 2,380 square feet for $1,425,000.

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Tips on vacation homes Every time I travel, I will pick up a realestate guide and look at potential vacation homes. After all, I chose the destination for travel because of a personal enjoyment for the area. Before making any offers, here are some things to consider: Motivation for Purchase: A majority of the owners I have the pleasure of working with are not in the vacation rental industry for its investment returns, as they are low compared to other real-estate investment options. These owners have made a decision that Santa Fe is their primary vacation spot and are planning to retire to the area. Offsets in operational costs and building of equity are an acceptable return. Rules and Restrictions: Check with homeowner associations and city regula-

tions before choosing a home. There may be outside factors that will prevent you from operating a vacation rental. Financing: Purchasing a second home will likely require a significant down payment of 20 percent or more. I recommend working with a mortgage broker who will have the ability to shop loans and rates from a wide range of lenders to help find the ideal form of financing for your situation. Understand the rental market: Check online to see the number of rentals in the area. One of the best places to check is VRBO.com. This will give a fair estimate of the number of rentals, prices being charged, and occupancy levels, all of which will help to determine annual rental revenue. To get more accurate fig-

ures, speak with a rental agent in the area with actual revenue and occupancy data by rental type. Calculate the costs: When calculating costs, consider property taxes, homeowner association fees, permit fees, insurance, utilities, phone, cable, internet, marketing costs, management fees and breakage as they can all add up quickly. Try your best not to underestimate costs as this can leave you in a sticky situation. Consider your usage: If you plan to use the property in peak rental times, be sure to take that into your financial analysis. In many seasonal destinations, a majority of annual rental revenue can come from as little as eight weeks in the year. This may completely change your perspective and help to rationalize your motivation.

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Homewise Inc., 7275 Ave. El Nido. $188,000. — 4409 Lumbre Del Sol. $229,000. Pulte Development of NM, 4215 Luz De Estrella. $225,714. — 5901 Violeta Virtuoso St. $109,662.

Building permits issued by the CITY OF SANTA FE during the month of January included the following:

Patricia Kushlis, 1820 Cristobal Ln. $578,222. Gordon Lawrie, 508 Cam. De La Familia. $250,000.

SANTA FE COUNTY building permits issued from mid-January to mid-February included the following:

Bruce Wollens, 152 Ave. Frijoles. $220,000. George Goettel, 59 Cloudstone Dr. $225,000.

Sales data for the period Jan. 19-Feb. 18 from Santa Fe Association of Realtors MLS reports. Not all sales are reported.

Homes 92,500 115,000 115,000 133,000 140,000

140,000 160,000 160,100 165,000 174,000 178,550

197,000 205,000 207,500 214,900 228,000 230,000

Homes 360,000 444,000 550,000

237,000 245,000 253,750 258,000 275,000 295,000

302,772 304,500 308,500 315,000 350,000 356,037

Land (None)

580,000 660,000 680,000 835,000

Land 35,000

Homes 250,000 395,000 450,000 505,000

Ryan Goodman is chief marketing officer at Kokopelli Property Management (9821013, 877-496-4989) and has been in the business all his life. Ryan’s background is in small-business management and entrepreneurship.

Douglas Patrick, 3 Old San Marcos Trl. $76,000. Craig Locklear, 60 Paseo Del Conejo. $444,000. Sivage Community Development, No. 3 Ave. Malaquena. $258,050. Duane Cogburn, 86C Martin Ln. $185,000.

Recent Home & Land Sales Homes 179,000 220,000 227,900

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265,000 534,272 840,000 975,000

1,130,000 1,150,000 1,500,000

Land 30,000 63,000

Univest Rancho Viejo, 11 Cibolita Pk. $140,574. — 56 Via Punto Nueva. $108,170. Gardner Associates, 37 Caballo Viejo. $124,978. — 28 Bosquecillo. $127,704.

Homes 215,000 365,250 402,500 456,000

Homes 55,000 125,000 195,000 253,000 280,000 295,000 330,000

Land (None)

595,000 650,000 651,136 798,000 849,000

338,600 360,000 375,160 440,500 490,000 527,000 575,000 810,000

975,000 1,285,000 1,300,000 Land 339,378

815,000 985,500 1,350,000 1,525,000 Land (None)

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310,000 380,000 614,000

Land 87,500 Homes 182,000 290,000

387,500 410,000 424,000

484,000 Land (None)

Homes 223,000 367,500 405,000 475,000 509,500

561,100 590,000 593,880 Land 105,000 110,000

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Word-of-mouth marketing According to a recent report from Pew Research Center on social networking, as of September 2013, 73 percent of online adults use social networking sites. With this reality, it is critical for anyone in any kind of business to understand social networking as more than a marketing vehicle. It is a communication tool that has empowered customers. Word-of-mouth is now online and your customers are connected on social media sites and they are talking about their experience with your product or service. Buyers today are more informed than anyone ever imagined. They often know more about your competition than you do. They use their social networks on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus and YouTube for market research and recommendations. In 2014, it is no longer possible to misrepresent, overprice, or ignore customer service. In this world of social customers, how do you connect your products or services to your customers and prospects? The first step is gathering information about

your audience. Are your customers male or female? Are they first-time car or home buyers? Do they need more education about your profession or product? What is their age range, education, income? Are they early adopters of new trends? Or do they wait to see if “what’s new” actually takes off. Are they an influencer because they review products and services online? Do you know how they prefer to communicate or at all? If you use your customer profile as a social marketing benchmark, you can more easily match which social-networking platform is best for your time and return on investment. The best platform is where your target audience is online. You can find out the demographics of each social media site by researching each site or asking Google for the profile of a Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest user, to name a few. You will discover that LinkedIn connects over 50 million influential professionals. If your product is New Mexican chile, LinkedIn would not be the place to market the benefits of your product. If you

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By Paul Weideman wo months into their new venture, the owners of Reside Home are happily positive. “Today marks our 2-month anniversary,” Fenton said on Feb. 13, “and business has exceeded our expectations. People have been excited by the look and the price point. Our walk-in traffic is also terrific.” Neighbors of the new furnishings business at 340 Read Street include Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Kowboyz, Tomasita’s Restaurant, and Barker Realty. Fenton was previously senior vice president and general manager for ACC Fine Furnishings, Santa Fe; his partners in Reside Home are Chris Martinez and Kendra Henning and Paul Henning. The building, at the corner of Guadalupe Street, was formerly occupied by Bosshard Fine Furnishings, a guitar store, and a gallery. Going way back, it was likely built to accommodate Capitol Auto Body, Martinez said. There was a Ford dealership right across the street, where the Design Center is today. The new showroom holds an eclectic offering in furniture as well as rugs, lighting, occasional pieces, artworks, and accessories. The owners believe in mixing it up, not matching it up. Thus the range “from modern industrial-chic to transitional rustic and refined.” “The idea behind what we’re doing was to bring something new to the Santa Fe market, bridging contemporary and tradi-

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tional, with a price point more comparable to Crate and Barrel,” Fenton said. On this day, in between browsers and customers, he was selecting frames and fabric for their next floor set. “The whole store changes about May 15. The idea is to bring in a diverse collection of [sofa] frames, so people can sit in them and choose.” There are a dozen good-looking sofas on the floor. There’s also a huge clock on the wall. Bought from a Miami company, it has a Hugo steam-pump vibe. There are interesting table sculptures by Santa Fe clay artist Tamara Cameron. Large birds fabricated from galvanized sheet metal are placed high up on a wall — one is the beautiful, yellow Sky Lark, 60 x 54 x 16 inches. The birds are by Don Kennell, another Santa Fe artist. “We found him at the Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival in November,” Fenton said. “One of the things we really try to do with some of these local artists is show their art in context. Rather than seeing it on some sterile gallery wall, here you can understand more of how it might look in your house.” Kennell is the artist behind a huge, popular metal dog that was installed in Santa Fe Railyard Park two years ago. There is a mix of new and vintage pieces. “Our mantra is, For the way you really live. We try to show people that living with things that you mix is a much more authentic and interesting way to live.” For many of us, it can be difficult to see that bringing a certain piece of furniture into a house or room is harmonious, interestingly jarring, or simply wrong. “Modern design can reference not only the shapes

in the landscape here but the shapes in the architecture. Think about Pueblo style and it’s all about geometry and stair-stepping, and to introduce modern themes plays back into that.” He pointed out the pillows in the store — pillows with designs that he says offer opportunities to punctuate your decor, not necessarily blend with it. Here’s a small grouping: a fairly traditional chair next to an adjustable coffee table that references an architectural drawing table (from Go Home, Dallas) under a big, bold reprint of a 1968 Vogue magazine cover. That coffee table is $1,800. Most of the coffee tables in the showroom are about $1,000. Most of the sofas are approximately $2,500 and the club chairs are around $1,500. Against one wall is a whimsical accoutrement: a credenza covered with

hand-painted “bottle caps” fabricated from recycled tin. “When we bought this for the showroom, we thought it would just be a statement piece that we’d have for a while because we’re not sure anyone else is as crazy as we are, but Santa Fe people love it. We sold one a week and a half later.” A cabinet full of pillows is topped with a stuffed ring-necked pheasant. Here and there in the store are faux-fur throws, treasures of warm softness from Donna Salyer’s Fabulous-Furs in Covington, Ky. Along the showroom’s longest wall are removable feature walls created by Chris Martinez; he and Fenton were married in Santa Fe on Christmas Eve after 25 years of togetherness. “These are chalk-drawn aspen trees on a black ground,” Fenton said. “When we refresh the showroom in May, we’ll change them out with a more summery idea.” If you’re worried that you’re heading into

the hodgepodge zone at home, you can hire Reside Home for its design services. This represents about 40 percent of their business. (And designer Edy Keeler, Core Value Inc., leases office space in a loft at one end of the showroom.) “People may need help with balance and color, and placement,” Martinez said. He added that they work with clients to preserve particular items they love, and incorporate them into fresh design schemes. One of the hanging objects at Reside Home is a large stick chandelier with upright lights. “It’s handmade with hickory in Pennsylvania,” Martinez said. “There’s a secret stick you pull and a down-light comes on. This one is a natural finish but it can also be ordered in any Benjamin Moore paint color.” The chandelier is by Deanna Wish Designs, New Castle, Pa. Kendra Henning said they see a good share of people who are getting ready to settle into a new home. “Some of them want to embrace Santa Fe Style and others don’t. This showroom is an option for people who want to stay true to the region but not do it in a clichéd way.” She is head broker at RE MAX of Los

Alamos; her husband works at Los Alamos National Laboratory. ”Jeff and Chris obviously have the design side here, but before I was a Realtor, I was an IT project manager, so I kind of have the technology and business management side,” she said. Henning is accustomed to talking to

homebuyers about appropriate decor for particular houses, and to sellers about the importance of staging their houses for sale. “Something else we find with our clients is that, while there are plenty of folks even through this recessionary period who are still perfectly capable of spending an awful

lot of money decorating their homes, there’s a little more of a sensibility of fiscal responsibility now. You know: lessons learned. If I can have a beautiful, customized, welldesigned home at a mid-market price, why wouldn’t I? I could spend $10,000 on a sofa, but why should I?

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Allen Stamm’s ‘Swan Song’ I spent a quiet Friday, Feb. 7, this year. It was an anniversary falling on the same weekday of two memorials: my mother’s and Allen Stamm’s. I couldn’t attend both, for obvious reasons, but I can certainly say that while family and friends gathered in celebratory and nostalgic fashion at Libby Hancock’s house to celebrate Mom, my mind did wander now and then to Allen. Every Realtor in Santa Fe knows who Allen was. Everyone who ever bought one of his homes in Casa Alegre, Casa Solana, on Salazar and Kathryn Streets — and many other streets — also nods to the builder, even if they do not remember his name. In the post-war era, Allen’s houses set a standard for quality and affordability that I believe has never been matched. That in itself is a great story, but I will tell another. Allen was a client of mine. More specifically, he was a client of my father’s when, in 1955, my father established a water well drilling business in Santa Fe. In 1971, at Dad’s request, I took over the drilling business and, naturally, the clients. Allen

was one of the longest standing, my father having drilled a well for him in Sol y Lomas around 1957. During the ’70s, we maintained all of Allen’s pumping systems and wells and drilled one or two more. In 1980 we sold the drilling business and I moved on to other things. I have to admit that for eight or nine years Allen never crossed my mind. One of the pastimes that I moved on to was getting all my contractor licenses and joining the mid-1980s building boom. I built a few houses, pretty much hated every minute of it, never made much money, and finally decided to join the crowd and build a spec house. I had assets that I could borrow against, found an easy banker, and built a house on the theory that quality would sell. It might have, but I perfectly timed a market dive. I struggled through debt service, changed Realtors several times, lowered the price, and stood at the edge of extinction. Then Allen called. I have to this day no idea who had told him I was in trouble. He simply

said that he knew I was having a few problems and would I be willing to meet with him at Eric Sommer’s office in the next day or two. I do not have to make a long story short here; the story is short. To my astonishment (and Eric’s as well, I believe), Allen asked Eric to draft a short agreement by which he, Allen, would pay off the bank and give me a liberal amount of time to sell, in his terms, “the damned hous.e” He said it with a smile, having been, as he recalled, in my shoes a time or two in his life. Three months later the debt was paid. Allen had asked, appropriately, that I secure the note with another asset, which I was happy to do. It, remarkably, sold at a premium. Then? Well, Allen offered me a job overseeing a development off South Galisteo that he referred to as his Swan Song. The job gave me time to re-establish myself and move on. That my Mother’s and Allen’s memorials conflicted disturbed me at the time. I even thought about running out of Libby’s for a

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half hour just to put in an appearance. That was a nonsense thought that passed almost immediately. I know Allen would agree; I also know that his Swan Song was my resurrection. Edward Crocker (982-2448 or eec@ crockerltd.net) is a principal of Crocker Ltd. Architectural Conservation, which specializes in historic-preservation contracting and consulting. He is a trustee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites.

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New year, new mortgage options If it’s a new year, you can bet there are new mortgage regulations. New regulations from the Dodd Frank legislation and the new government agency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have changed the climate for mortgage choices. CFPB has become one of the most powerful government agencies affecting your decision when choosing the type of lender that is right for you. For many years homeowners had plenty of mortgage lenders in the market. Federal- and state-chartered banks, national mortgage companies owned by major banks, and many mortgage companies created a very competitive market, benefiting the consumer seeking a home mortgage. In 2014, the number of lenders has shrunk. Almost all lenders have a fixed method of determining a rate, causing many loan officers to become ordertakers. Loan officers have left the business rather than deal with the strict regulations now in effect. A mortgage broker, without support staff, cannot handle all the com-

pliance regulations required. Here are the types of lenders remaining in the market: – Banks – Net branch lenders – Internet-based lenders – Credit unions and savings-and-loan institutions – Mortgage brokers Banks have pricing departments that determine the day’s pricing. There is little or no flexibility in the fixed rate of the day. The bank’s loan officer lacks the ability to consider variables. The rate is the rate, period. Net branch lenders have sprung up over the last few years. Net branches are primarily mortgage brokers that have banded together to form companies with centralized underwriting and pricing. Once again, there is a pricing person whose job is to fix the rate and cost of loan offerings each day. Credit unions are consumer friendly, with competitive rates. They are well

suited for home equity loans and consumer financing. Remember, they are owned by the members. Mortgage brokerage companies, unlike those described above, remain in a position to competitively price their mortgages. They represent multiple investors and have the flexibility needed to consider all facets of a loan request and the unique situation of the borrower. In a sense, they are the old-time method of financing. They must also handle the federal compliance but have retained the ability to negotiate the loan interest rate and closing costs. Oh, I forgot Internet lenders. Well, be very cautious with them. Most will not lock the loan until the approval in completed and the appraisal is paid. Be very careful. Use a local lender. So , take youe pick. You can go to a large bank. They will tell you what the rate is that day. Remember, they represent the bank. Or go to a net branch company. They are new and have limited options as

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far as pricing. The mortgage company has the ability to be very competitive on your loan costs. They are more independent. The best advice is to shop hard and pick who you believe will represent your interests best and secure you the most economical home mortgage. Jim Gay was a real-estate broker for over 20 years and has been a consultant to Fortune 500 companies. He is currently a broker/owner with Home Buyers Mortgage ( 986-9080) and can be reached at jim@ jimgayhomemortgage.com

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Fighting winter’s warming temps The month of March can be a tricky one when it comes to weather. Named after the Roman deity Mars, also known as the god of war, March is a month that has lived up to its fighting reputation not only in military battles, but in nature. Marked by high winds and radically fluctuating temperatures, this month can seem like a combat zone for even the most experienced gardener. While it is still technically winter, the past month and a half has felt more like spring, and in some parts of the state, even summer. This January and February were New Mexico’s driest months on record, according to the National Climactic Data Center. Prolonged warm temperatures can bring molds, bad bacteria and insects that can destroy a garden in no time. The warm snap can cause plants like tulips and hyacinths to prematurely bloom, which means they will not bloom again later when they are supposed to. The same thing goes with fruit trees. If there are no more frosts, which is highly unlikely, then the fruit will develop. But those chances 44

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are very slim, and that means trouble for the fruit farmers. Donna Nash, owner of A Woman’s Touch Landscaping, says she and her team started working in late January, the earliest she has ever started. “This is the warmest winter in 38 years; we’ve had

to get out there to protect and prepare for the worst,” Nash said. “Traditional landscaping methods are going to change in this decade — this erratic weather is a killer that takes growth and beauty as its casualties.” So, what can be done to prevent plant loss this season? While there is no quick miracle fix, Nash suggests practicing

preventive maintenance now as a way to help strengthen plants’ infrastructure and tolerance to drought. Supplemental watering is one of the best things you can do for perennials and trees. This can be done manually with a hose or buckets, or by soaker hoses, which use less water while providing even and steady watering. Greywater is fine to use, too. Please note, only water when it’s above 40 degrees during the day so plants can soak before evening temperatures drop. This is recommended weekly until spring. Amending the soil with organic mulches that contain micro-biotic nutrients is another way to protect plants and trees. Doing this will help strengthen the roots and retain moisture for later when the winds start. Your local nursery can recommend good winter mulches and nutrient-rich plant food. This month may feel like a war with the erratic weather, but if you help fortify your garden now, you may be on the winning side come spring. And please do not start planting during this warm snap. The

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frosts will kill whatever you plant (except for winter perennials and vegetables). Wait until May 15. Carole has been in the floriculture industry for over 23 years, from wholesale and retail sales to public outreach and events planning. She is a Master Gardener and is an advocate, lecturer and supporter of New Mexico’s sustainable, local flower farms. Her floral design studio, A Garden of Earthly Delights, has two locations: Santa Fe and Baltimore. She can be reached at 443.257.8833 and clangrall@gmail.com.

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Cover thy walls Ever consider wallpapering? Many homes in our region are graced with plaster walls that offer their own subtle, tactile beauty. However, sometimes it is a good idea to break away from solid color and introduce a bit of whimsy or make more of a statement. Wallpaper has been around since the 1700s and is no doubt here to stay. It has made a revival in recent years and we have seen an outpouring of offerings from wallcovering manufacturers. If wallpaper sounds like an interesting prospect, but is new to you, a powder room or guest bedroom could be the perfect testing ground, and offer opportunities to delight and surprise your guests just as a good hotel design does. You might even find yourself spending more time in those rooms. Think past floral, sailboats, seagrass or flock. Although all of those options still exist, wallcovering manufacturers have made great strides in technology and actual content by working with a variety of talented designers to produce a wide spectrum of product. Now there is a range of wonderful textures, from faux shagreen, basketweave, mica, and stitched details to look like leather or patent leather. Reproductions of something natural or organic such as stone or woven grasses are designed to look very lifelike.

Graphic patterns are another big trend in wallpapers and are an easy way to make a bold statement. They are found in geometric, organic and scenic patterns, and their repeat can range from small to an entire wall’s width. A large graphic pattern can make a small room look larger, so a powder room is a perfect application. Wallpaper types are typically grouped into vinyl or paper, and each is appropri-

Around the World, a paper wallcovering from Weitzner Limited, New York, is made of strips cut from maps from all over the world

ate for different applications and budgets. Vinyl wall covering is often specified for commercial projects and most commonly seen in hotels and health-care facilities because it provides a durable and cleanable wall covering that meets applicable fire codes. It can also be used for a residential area that might receive abuse or high traffic. On the other hand, wallpaper is appropriate for residential use and can be made by machine or hand. Of course, the handmade options can be more delicate so those should be considered for outof-the-way areas such as a ceiling, a foyer focal-point wall, behind a headboard, or that powder room. Specialty handmade wall coverings include a magnetic-backed linen that would make a good magnet wall over a desk or in an office. Woven strips of maps and cinema posters are made into a wallpaper that could offer a colorful back-drop for a bedroom headboard or focal wall in a dining room. Other handmade papers incorporate glass beads and crystals. For commercial or public spaces, custom graphics can be printed on vinyl wallcovering and fitted precisely to the wall size to create large-scale installation pieces. If you are not quite ready to bedeck your walls, there are other ways to utilize

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wallpaper and coverings. Try insetting them into a frame of either wood or steel to create a room divider or screen that offers some separation between areas, or within a large wall-mounted frame to create a backdrop for an artwork grouping. With the myriad of options out there, there is probably a wallcovering that is right for you and your interior. Consider the possibilities and new ways to make your interior sing. Heather Van Luchene, ASID, and Steffany Hollingsworth, ASID, are partners in HVL Interiors, LLC, an interior design firm offering professional residential and hospitality design services. Both are New Mexico-licensed interior designers. They can be reached at (505) 983-3601 or info@ hvlinteriors.com.

Friends of Architecture offers film screening, exhibition Friends of Architecture Santa Fe presents a screening of the 2013 film If You Build It at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 23. It follows designer-activists Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller working with high-school students in North Carolina’s poorest county.

The kids learn about the power of good ideas and good work, in the process making models for chicken coops and ultimately building a new farmers’ market for the county. The screening is at the Center for Con-

temporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Call the CCA at 982-1338 for tickets. Friends of Architecture also has arranged an exhibition of drawings and models of designs that recently won awards from the Santa Fe Chapter of the American Institute

of Architects. The show, is on view through Friday, March 7, in the Design Warehouse Gallery, 101 West Marcy Street. For more information about these and other Friends events, see www.architecturesantafe.org.

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