Enchanted Homes December 2014 - January 2015

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO’S REAL ESTATE & LIVING MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015

THE

MOUNTAIN RETREAT ISSUE

A SKI-IN/SKI-OUT HOME STANDS APART IN TSV EVERY MOUNTAIN HOME DESERVES A GRAND FIREPLACE

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Evan R. Blish, Broker 575-776-8106 Greg Jaramillo, Associate Broker • (575) 770-1270 Jolie Jones, Associate Broker • (575) 741-0603 Peter Blake, Associate Broker • (575) 779-1869 Chris Stagg, Associate Broker • (575) 776-7490 Website: pinoninvestmentsoftaos.com E-mail: pinoneb@newmex.com

VISTA GRANDE

DES MONTES

Magnificent Hacienda style adobe home in Des Montes, "Casa Alegre", built in 2005 by Ken Wolosin. Almost 5000 sq ft of exquisitely maintained home, great room extraordinaire, the ultimate in a gourmet kitchen.Master suite with attached office and separate wing for guest suites, each with own bath. Great exterior spaces, with interior courtyard and huge portal for western vistas. Water features, hot tub and landscape on drip. An entertainer's delight with a plethora of storage space. MLS #92605 $995,000

Charming honeymoon cottage in Des Montes on 4.2 acres, adjacent to Taos Pueblo lands. 2 bed/1 bath home with brick floors, vigas and 2 kivas.

A very private spot at the end of the road and views in every direction.

West facing landscaped courtyard with outside Kiva. Detached 2 car heated garage, has excess storage for skis, bikes and fishing gear. Access the "martini deck" from the wooded staircase and enjoy the sunsets and panoramic views. A really cute house in an awesome setting. Additional acreage available. MLS #93141 $495,000

GALLINA CANYON

DES MONTES

Private and peaceful. Lovely two-story pueblo style home in Gallina Canyon. Designed for solar gain with an abundance of natural light, this home is spacious and comfortable. Open country kitchen with large dining and living room. There are 2 bedrooms and 1 bath downstairs with a 2nd floor master suite. Included is a separate 1 bedroom 1 bath guesthouse for additional rental income, all on 1.85 acres of mature forested serenity. MLS #95298 $315,000

Lovely 3 br/1ba adobe on ~6 acres of pinon & juniper. Very private and serene with tremendous views. Brick floors, vigas and latillas.

Passive solar with trombe wall. Private portal and buffalo grass yard.

Drip irrigation. Incredibly efficient energy saving home. Excellent neighborhood with 4 acre minimums and smart restrictions. This home has never been on the market. Pristine and lovingly cared for, this adobe calls out peacefully. MLS #95395 #449,000

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SUBLIME IN-TOWN OASIS

JOLIE JONES qualifying broker

575.776.8106

This sublime private oasis in the heart of Taos, New Mexico exudes refinement and unparalleled quality.

Sited on 4 meticulously landscaped and irrigated acres with astounding views of Taos mountain, every room has direct access to private outdoor space with covered portals and lush vegetation. Attention to detail is an understatement, as the design and quality of construction of the main residence and guest house surpasses all other offerings in the area. The art of living has just been elevated... MLS #93330 $2,345,000.00

PROTECT YOUR HOME

letter from the editor Mountain living in winter Hello again!

About this time of year, all eyes turn to the mountains. We get in that last hike up to Williams Lake. And, most of all, we wait anxiously to see the first hints of snow on the peaks.

AND DISCOVER WHY SO MANY NEW MEXICANS TRUST THEIR HOMES WITH WANDA LUCERO

This edition of Enchanted Homes also looks to the hills for its inspiration. Living near or in the mountains is a dream-come-true for many, so this edition focuses on what mountain living is all about. Here’s what we have for you …

Photo by Tina Larkin

Oh, wait! I almost forgot: This is the 100th issue of Enchanted Homes! Way back in 2001, the first edition came out. So to commemorate this milestone, we put together a montage of 10 short excerpts from stories about homes we’ve featured through the years. That begins on Page 64.

Now, for the rest of the stories in Enchanted Homes’ Mountain Homes issue: A classic ski-in, ski-out home in Taos Ski Valley gets our featured-home nod. On Page 40, writer Yvonne Pesquera tells us about her visit with Debbie and Mike Houx in their contemporary concrete-glass-metal ski house on the Rubezahl Trail overlooking Lake Fork River.

On Page 52, columnist Vishu Magee makes a case for why a grand, elegant fireplace is essential in a mountain home, and the Taos home designer takes us through some of the details of fireplace design.

Wanda Lucero, Agent 211 Kit Carson Road 575-737-5433 wandalucero.com

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Page Patterson is our featured Realtor. On Page 24, Page explains the ins and outs of not only buying and selling real estate in a mountain setting, but also managing vacation properties for owners.

And, on Page 18, we caught up with Gordon Briner, newly minted CEO at Taos Ski Valley, to ask him our Nine Questions about what’s new and what’s still around up on our favorite ski and snowboard mountain.

Columnist and broker Harvey Blaustein stays with the theme on Page 70 to point out some of the benefits and pitfalls that come with buying a home in or near the mountains. And his fellow columnist Ted Dimond unravels the intricacies of buying a vacation condominium on Page 63.

Finally, on Page 56, writer Andy Dennison spends time in the gallery and print shop of Jack Leustig, and gets the story on why so many prints of work by renowned artists have found their way to Arroyo Seco.

That’s it! Hope you enjoy our 100th issue.

Think snow!!

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ADOBE HOME WITH STUDIO

REDUCED TO SELL

40 ACRES of magnificent mountain and foothill views. Stunning 3 BR 2 BA adobe home with 2233 sf with high ceilings, brick floors, 3kiva FP. commercial Wolf range. GUEST HOUSE is 781 sf with 1 BR 1 BA , STUDIO has 400 sf, 1500 sf Garage with 17 ft ceilings, electricity, and roll up door. MLS 94456 Asking $469,000

AUTHENTIC ADOBE HOME with 400 sq ft heated studio located in the Weimer area with foothill and mountain views. 2 courtyards with gardens 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, with family room/office and living room. Kiva fireplace in living room and family room. tile floors, vigas in the ceilings. Total heated sq ft of 2629. Excellent value for an adobe home. MLS 95679, Asking $499,000

GOOD LOCATION IN TOWN

FORECLOSURE

ATTRACTIVE PUEBLO STYLE HOME in good location close to schools, medical facilities, consumer services. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1688 sq ft on 1.78 acres. Cement floors in living room and kitchen, carpet in bedrooms, Kiva fireplace in living room. Nice mountain views. Buyer must submit prequal letter with offer MLS 95895 Asking $217,900

SUPERB LOCATION IN TOWN with foothill and mountain views. Well maintained 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths with apprx 1560 sq feet. Large 1 acre lot with many fruit trees and pine trees. 3 car heated garage.

Community and well water. Close to schools,medical facilities, consumer services and recreation venues.

MLS 95557 Asking $249,000 NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

Charming territorial style home in idyllic location. Wood stove in living room, turquoise counter top tile in kitchen, cozy dining room. 2 bedrooms downstairs with large studio upstairs which could be an additional bedroom. Great pasture and foothill views from the large upstairs studio.

Enclosed sunroom is light and bright for all your plants.

Garage has water and electric. Property is fenced with board and wire fencing. Acequia is a nice water feature.

MLS 93952 Asking $189,000

MOTIVATED SELLER

SUPER CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED 3 bedroom 1 bath home with fenced back yard and mountain views.

Convenient location in town, close to schools,parks, youth and family center. Office space off of master bedroom has 220 volt electric outlet. New furnace in 2012, new washer and dryer. New carpet in summer. Very motivated sellers. MLS 94343, Asking $155,000

NICE WOODED LOT that borders the Carson National forest. Several good building sites. Year round access with utilities at the lot line. Close to many recreation areas for hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, golfing, medical facilities, schools. Located in the well maintained Lavender Farrell subdivision with restrictions and a homeowners association for snow removal. MLS 96118 Asking $60,000 GET-AWAY CABIN WITH VIEWING DECK

CABIN WITH FANTASTIC VIEWS of Jicarita Mtn and the valley. Lots of windows so the cabin is light and bright. 2 bedroom 1 bath A frame with apprx 900 sq ft and large deck for bbqing, viewing the changing colors of the aspens or snow capp'e d Jicarita Mtn, or watching the elk heard in the meadow. Cabin has been well maintained and is in move in condition. Close to ski ing, fishing, hiking.

AFFORDABLE HOME

EXCELLENT STARTER HOME with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, apprx 990 sq ft on quiet street in town with mountain views. Owner has painted entire interior, refinished cabinets, put in new tile flooring and new carpeting, new hot water heater. Mostly fenced with board and wire fencing, carport, with a large yard. Walk to grocery store, banks, restaurants. Ideal location. Very cute and very clean. Move in condition.

MLS 95978 Asking $149,900 GREAT LOCATION IN HISTORIC DISTRICT

CHARMING CONDO IN TOWN with 1 bedroom and 1 bath, wood floors, large eat in kitchen. Adobe walled courtyard looks into common area with pond and mature trees and plantings. Easy walking distance to restaurants, shops, museums, park. Square footage per assessors records. MLS 95219 Asking $205,000

FORECLOSURE

GOOD LOCATION IN HISTORIC DISTRICT on Montoya Street. Very short distance to the plaza, shops, restaurants, galleries. 3 bedrooms plus den, 2 car detached garage and large workshop.

MLS 95916 Asking $192,500

MLS 92700 Asking $119,000

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DOUBLE D RANCH The only Taos area ranch on the market. 1800 spectacular acres with owner’s custom home, 2 guesthomes, vintage log cabin, horse facilities & more. MLS #91124 http://taosnewmexico.com/ double-d-ranch/

FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET! Luxury two story 3 bed/3bath home on 10 acres surrounded by National Forest. Designed by a legendary Taos architect with exquisite finishes/fixtures/features throughout. This exceptionally private home also features an office/ guest bedroom, large pantry & 2 1/2 heated garage plus colorful landscape filled with shade trees & perennials. Stunning views from every room plus numerous outdoor living spaces.

Qualified buyers only. Call Pavel for a private showing. $2,390,000

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MODERN ART This gem of contemporary architecture embodies both artistic vision and contemporary design. This “Modern Adobe” sits on 3 park-like acres in the heart of Taos, adjacent to Pueblo lands.

MLS #93101 $1,497,000 http://taosnewmexico.com/ modern-art

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THE ADOBE WALL MOTEL A Taos historic landmark on 2 acres in the heart of town with frontage on Kit Carson and Las Cruces! Explore the possibilities. MLS #90910 $1,099,000!! Call Pavel at 575/770-1116 now and avoid the rush!

HACIENDA DEL VIENTO CANTANDO Meticulously remodeled century old adobe on 2 acres. Appointments in this 4 bed/4 bath home represent authentic New Mexican style, with local craftsman talent in every detail along with awe-inspiring balcony panoramas. $749,900 MLS #91602 http://taosnewmexico.com/viento-cantando/

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NEW CONSTRUCTION Vigas, nichos, lintels, satillo tile & more in this classic pueblo style home. Approx 1600 sq ft with 3bed or 2 plus office/2 bath with two kiva fireplaces and smooth plaster finishes. Serene area with access to the Rio Pueblo. Act now…..There is still time for buyers to customize. MLS #94331 $259,000

THE SUNSET HOUSE!! 3 bed / 2 bath 1630 sq ft home in immaculate condition. Open plan with vaulted ceilings, very large kitchen with island & lots of natural light.Master bedroom is spacious with an ensuite bath with luxurious soaking tub.

Outside features a new deck, perennial gardens and drip irrigation. Storage shed and hot tub are included. Incredible views of both the mountains and spectacular sunsets.

MLS #95948 $215,000

EL RITO HOMESTEAD Lovely & Comfortable 3,800 sq.ft. 3 bed/3 bath adobe home with splendid touches by ceramic artist in residence. Secluded 5 acres with solid 2,400 sq.ft. workshop. Solar powerback-up and cistern augment the property’s on-grid electric & well.

MLS #93821 $369,000

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WEEKEND RETREAT Escape to this picturesque high-mountain getaway with year-round access, located within the former Ski Rio Ski Area. Updated & inviting 1 bed/1bath 750 sq condo with beautiful new hardwood flooring. Almost new furnishings are negotiable. MLS #96129 $119,700

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John

Lisa

Snowbear @ TSV

Comfortable living

A traditional style adobe farmhouse with wonderful covered portal is ready for a new owner. Set back off the main road surrounded by large trees, this cozy home shines with pride of ownership. There are two large bedrooms and den. Large, open kitchen to dining & living room. Radiant heat throughout.

The large portal adds lots of outdoor entertaining space and there is a studio/workshop building. Huge yard with room for gardens/chickens…2 Bedrooms/1 Bathroom with 1,455 Sq Ft and on 0.52 acres.

While many properties in the Taos Ski Valley claim ski in/ ski out, this is the real deal… and that is only the beginning. These luxury units are furnished for comfort, warmth and style by a very hands on management team that takes care of all the details. Located slope side just below the day care center at TSV. Check out our fees and the rental history of these units and compare. You will not be disappointed. All units are turnkey with great amenities, sweet views and income when you are not visiting yourself. Call us to arrange a tour and come meet the team.

Open floor plan provides great living & entertaining space in this gorgeous 1,550 sq ft, 2bed/2bath home. Well built & energy efficient this house sits on 1.30 acres off BB Hill Road. Custom features include vigas & beams, smooth plaster finish walls & granite counter tops along with tasteful tiled tubs, showers and vanities. Beautifully well designed upscale kitchen with abundant cabinets & counters.

Enjoy the view’s from your portal, patio or from the lovely landscaped backyards surrounded by a coyote fence!

MLS # 95986

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Live in Luxury

Sophisticated, elegant & tastefully appointed this gorgeous 3 Bdrms/2.5 Bath home has a guesthouse, detached 2 car garage (with wine cellar/workshop), along with beautiful patios & decks on 3.78 ac. Sitting just outside the village of Arroyo Seco is this secluded oasis of mature trees, sweeping lawns, lush gardens and a koi pond! The main house has fabulous areas for entertainment & dining with views directly of the Sangre de Cristos. The chef’s kitchen is perfect for large family gatherings & parties. A detached cozy one bedroom guesthouse across the lawn is the perfect in-law or rental. An additional 1.011 ac is available for sale insuring your privacy and protecting your views.

Really a must see!

MLS# 92520 $1,200,000

Stunning 2.77 acre parcel located off Hwy 230 and looking directly at the Sangre de Cristos Mountains. Lots of options and no restrictions make this a nice investment parcel. Build a house or several of them. Also, works for future family transfers.

All irrigated for agriculture, horses, or a mini farm. A really sweet piece and access couldn’t be easier!

MLS # 95220

$335,000

La Lomita * In –Town

You won’t believe your eyes...this spacious & lovely 4 bedroom/4 bath In town home is beyond fabulous. Owner has transformed every room into a living work of art. Both kitchens have been renovated along w/ all 4 bathrooms. New closets & wooden doors throughout the house. Incredible outside spaces have been improved so you can enjoy the beautiful vegetable gardens, mature trees, grass and fruit trees surrounding the property AND views. Looking for a rental income or mother-in-law space...this is the spot.

$210,000 MLS #95602

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Holiday Season!

$315,000

Historical El Mirador

Live well in Dos arroyos

Every once in a while a remarkable property comes on the market. The historic El Mirador, built in 1945, is one of those properties. This is a lovely sprawling hacienda set on 3 acres high in the Canon Foothills with indoor gardens and a Japanese koi pond. The estate encompasses the main house w/ 3 Bdrm/ 2 Baths, a 2 Bdrm guesthouse, a writer’s cottage, a covered outdoor kitchen & dining area with storage and a wine cellar. This house encourages self-sustainability and artistic expression, the two quintessential Taos energies. El Mirador was historically a Bed & Breakfast and most recently an Organic Farm.

In pristine condition....this 3 bdroom/2bath home in the desirable Weimer area is ready for the next owner. Built in 2004 by respected builder Bob Orner this 1410 sq ft remains in excellent condition.

Kiva fireplace, vigas, split cedar ceilings, stained concrete floors with radiant heat are just a few attributes to this home. Lovely outdoor space with 2 private patios & beautifully landscaped areas. Easy living in this complex with paved roads, close to the hospital, and U.S. forest service trails.

MLS #94053

MLS # 95951

$539,000

High Country style

Relaxed elegance

This elegant 4,300 sf home sits on three acres at the exclusive Taos Country Club. Designed & built to perfection, this southwestern pueblo style 3 Bedroom/2 Bath home features: a generous living room, large family & dining room, spacious bedrooms, separate laundry/storage room, a beautiful cooks kitchen & attached 2 car garage. In addition there is a cozy 950 sq. ft. 2 Bedroom/1Bath guest house. The tile/wood floors, viga beams, high ceilings, kiva fireplaces, custom cabinetry, upscale appliances all add to the warmth & beauty of this adobe home.

Thoughtfully landscaped courtyards & patios give you the opportunity to enjoy the 360 views and make this the perfect home to relax, entertain and enjoy the peacefulness of Taos. $279,000 MLS# 93531 $735,000

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Wonderful light filled home set in the privacy of large Pinon, Juniper and Ponderosa trees. House has formal entry and living/dining area with high ceilings and lovely stone fireplace. Large open country kitchen, 2 bedrooms and large deck all on first floor. Upstairs is master suite with large bath, bedroom, sitting area and fireplace opening onto large deck. Enjoy views and privacy up here and don’t forget the sunsets.

Ahh this is really good value priced to sell

Located within the private community of the Huggett Estate is a stunning 5.39 acre pacel ready for your dream hacienda. Wonder through these well maintained country roads to this site and the end of a cul-du-sac, for maximum privacy. Walk through a pine and juniper forest onto large open areas with sweeping vistas of the entire Taos Valley. Visits to the quaint village of Arroyo Seco for morning coffee, lunch or dinner, are just minutes away. Call us to see why this is unique and not for the faint of heart. Property wired for high speed internet and electricity.

This is surely one of the best maintained buildings in the downtown historic district. Originally built in 1920 and remodeled in 1997 with beautiful grounds and walkways. Great visibility on 2 of towns busiest streets, Ranchitos and Ledoux. Across from the worldrenowned Harwood Museum. Long-term tenants Salon Majorie and Black Mesa Winery willing to continue. Adjoining lot has 20 parking spaces and can be purchased for $200,000 or leased long term from Seller. Lots of options for investor/User.

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MLS # 95984

MLS # 94724

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From the Editor

18 9 Questions: Gordon Briner, CEO of Taos Ski Valley Inc.

Contributing Writers Harvey Blaustein Andy Dennison Ted Dimond Teresa Dovalpage Vishu Magee Yvonne Pesquera

56 JLI Gallery: Sharing the creator’s vision with the master craftsman’s touch

24 Realtor Profile: Page Frances Patterson

58 Red River Community Profile

29 Inside Out: Creative elements and furnishings for your home

62 Questa Community Profile

60 Angel Fire Community Profile

40 A ski-in/ski-out home stands apart in TSV

63 Real Estate Finance: Mountain property financing — post 2008 ins and outs

48 Here & There: Real Estate in Taos vs. Durango, CO

64 Top 10 Homes: 10 Outstanding homes featured in our first 100 issues

51 Taos Ski Valley Community Profile

68 Enchanted Circle Area Map

52 Building Green: Every Mountain home deserves a grand fireplace

70 Market Share: Mountain top retreats and other treats

Cover Art: "December Dawn" Diana Smith 575-224-0062 Giclées of this image are available.

54 Taos County Community Profile

Correction from Enchanted Homes Vol. XCIX: The Taos News would like to acknowledge that the Taos Academy is under charter with New Mexico Public Education Department not with "Taos Municipal Schools" as published.

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Your Taos Ski Valley Specialist!

Keith Dowell, Qualifying Broker Phone: (575) 776.0600 www.TSVRealty.com

Land in Taos Ski Valley!

EDELWEISS LODGE AND SPA

TAOS SKI VALLEY’S PREMIER SKI-IN / SKI-OUT CONDOMINIUMS. Luxurious one, two, or three bedroom units available. Turn-key with great rental history and on-site management. Property amenities: spa, exercise room, hot tub, dry sauna, boot lockers with dryers, owner storage, underground parking, game room, and cafe, bar, and restaurant. Solid HOA with healthy capital reserve.

MLS# 92692 ......Unit 201 .......$329,000 .........................SOLD MLS# 94623 ......Unit 206 .......$559,000 .................2BR / 2BA MLS# 93774 ......Unit 212 .......$541,000 .................2BR / 2BA MLS# 95141 ......Unit 303 .......$859,000 .................3BR / 3BA MLS# 92811 ......Unit 407 .......$725,000 .................3BR / 3BA MLS# 92812 ......Unit 409 .......$550,000 .................2BR / 2BA

SNAKEDANCE CONDOMINIUMS

Elegant ski-in/ski-out condominiums, steps from the slopes. Granite counter tops, stone tile floors, travertine tiles in bath, gas log fireplaces.

First class amenities include ski-valet, hot tub/sauna, locker/exercise and massage room, restaurant, bar, and package/convenience/deli store. On site management company with proven record and aggressive promotion make these condos convenient and a great investment.

MLS# 89887 ........Unit 309 ....... $399,000 ......... 2BR / 2BA MLS# 89854 ........Unit 402 ....... $519,000 ......... 3BR / 3BA MLS# 92781 ........Unit 406 ....... $519,000 ......... 3BR / 3BA

RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN TAOS SKI VALLEY

MLS# 95878 ....$235,000 ..........90 acres MLS# 95643 ....$279,000 ...... 1.14 acres MLS# 95644 ....$299,000 ...... 1.20 acres MLS# 95645 ....$309,000 ..........78 acres

POWDERHORN CONDOMINIUMS

SNOWBEAR CONDOMINIUM

Upscale SKI IN - SKI OUT Condominium in TAOS SKI VALLEY. Featuring a Modern but Rustic Decor stimulated with OUTSTANDING VIEWS. This unit features a living/bedroom combination and an additional separate bedroom. LOW HOA DUES that Includes a hot tub, parking and shuttle.

Established Rental Program already in place . Check out prices of other ski in-ski out condo’s. Enjoy Cool Mountain Summers!

MLS# 93547 ........Chamonix #3.....$179,900 ..... 2BR / 2BA

RIVER SPUR HOME

Upscale condominium’s in the heart of Taos Ski Valley. Perfectly positioned to benefit future development in the core of TSV. Awesome HOA package with affordable dues. Includes hot tub room, high-speed internet, owner’s locker, laundry facilities, snow removal and ALL UTILITIES!! Proven, on-site management and good rental history. Available units have good variety and price range. All units feature scenic balconies with slopeside views.

MLS# 94640.........Unit 102 ........$209,000 ..............1BR / 1BA MLS# 92472.........Unit 204 ........$181,000 .............. 1BR / 1BA

LOTS IN AMIZETTE

Commercial and residential lots available in all prices and sizes. Located on the highway or tucked away from the road. A variety of opportunities available!

MLS# 79481 .....$195,000 ......... .88 acre MLS# 83330 .....$125,000 ......... .56 acre MLS# 83331 .....$309,000 .......1.44 acre MLS# 87732 .....$780,000 ........... 2 acres MLS# 92137 .....$169,000 ......... .98 acre MLS# 92139 .....$169,000 ..... 1.01 acres MLS# 92140 .....$219,000 ..... 1.41 acres

Majestic home located on the Hondo River! Modern and rusitc with casual elegance. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Steps away from the new Pioneer Glade Lift!! Excellent construction and world class location. Water views and features are second to none with three decks and one large patio. Granite counters and quality appliances throughout the home. Great investment as vacant lots next door sold for $500,000.

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Your Taos Ski Valley Specialist!

Keith Dowell, Qualifying Broker Phone: (575) 776.0600 www.TSVRealty.com

LAKE FORK CONDO

Upscale SKI IN / SKI OUT condo! On the Rio Hondo. Great views of the river and slopes. Lots ofsun light. Great ploor plan.

Affordable dues. NEW roof, Jacuzzi bathtub, wood stove, storage closet, steam shower, COVERED PARKING! Good Rental history.

MLS# 94152 .........Unit #9 ..............$349,000

SIERRA DEL SOL CONDOMINIUMS

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!! Nice and roomy three-bedroom condominium at Sierra del Sol. HIGH ceilings. Scenic balcony with OUTSTANDING MOUNTAIN VIEWS of the slopes and the Rio Hondo River. World-class location just steps from the ski lift. Good rental history and management.

UNDER CONTRACT! MLS# 95400 .................$249,000 .................... 2BR / 2BA

LAKE FORK CONDO

SKI IN / SKI OUT! Top floor unit with HIGH vaulted ceilings! Great views of RIVER and SLOPES. Lots of sun light. Deck is right above River!! UPSCALE turn-key unit. Affordable dues, NEW Roof, Jacuzzi bathtub, wood stove, steam shower, large storage closet.

COVERED PARKING! Owner/Broker MLS# 94072 .........Unit #5 ..............$439,000

TAOS EAST CONDOMINIUMS

Deluxe mountain condo in the heart of the Rockies directly on the Rio Hondo. Exudes a rustic, casual elegance. Well appointed with new appliances and decor. Enjoy the ambiance of the river and the alpine scenery. Only 4BR condo in TSV! MLS# 92911 ....$199,000 $149,000 ............4BR / 2BA MLS# 93759 ........ $85,000 $64,000 ............1BR / 1BA MLS# 94482 ..................... $129,000 ............2BR / 2BA MLS# 94750 ..................... $199,000 ............4BR / 2BA

BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY HOME

Quality custom home designed by the late architect Gary Embler. A great location just a mile from world-class Taos Ski Valley. The two decks and oversized windows enhance the STUNNING ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS. This house exudes quality craftmanship.

MLS# 93596 .......$699,000 Reduced to $649,000

LUXURIOUS HOUSE CLOSE TO THE LIFT!

Custom Home with Exclusive Remodel in 2010. Winner of the 2011 ASID STUDENT DESIGN AWARD, located just steps from the new Pioneer Glade ski lift. Modern, rustic home features high end appliances. Gourmet kitchen with granite island, spacious enclosed loft with reading nook. Great room with vaulted ceilings, fans, and high efficiency fire place. Scenic “TREX” Deck, radiant heat and fiber cement siding!

MLS# 95814 .........$779,000 ............... 3BR / 3BA

QUALITY HOME ON THE HONDO RIVER!

This well constructed home takes complete advantage of the river. You can BBQ, hot tub, or fish off the patio and deck and take in the sounds and views of the river. Enjoy everything the mountain has to offer from skiing, hiking, snowboarding, and more! Large, user-friendly kitchen, efficient wood stove, and neat bath tub. Just 3 miles from TSV and a short drive to the Town of Taos truly makes this a world class location!! Excellent rental income history and comes almost completely furnished.

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Ranchos Home Peaceful, Easy Feeling 3BR/3BA/2496sf 2CG2CG ononone 4BR/3BA/3240sf two-story home frame andwith adobe attached home with attached 0.25 tranquil, park-like acre. solar acres with additional flex space suitableExcellent for carport orpassive workshop/studio. gain, beautiful landscaping, custom Completely remodeled in 2014, bright sunny rooms with lotswoodwork, of windows, tile idealvigafor entertaining. floors, ceilings, town sewer, natural gas, deck, covered porch.

Ridgetop HomeLight-filled with FantasticHome Views Wonderful 2BR/1BA/1325sf home home with oversized 1CG and picture-perfect 3BR/2BA/2498sf with contemporary style, 925sf of deck & acres patio,just & south a 797sf workshop, all on landscaping on 0.75 of Ranchos.

Immaculate two acres. includes driproom irrigation, neutral palette, Landscaping large picture windows, & a great that lives grassy trees. roomy redwood deck. uplush to the name!lawn, Central100+ air conditioning,

Blueberry HillQuemado Pumice Home in Llano 2BR/2BA/1138sf home 1CG on 0.63 acres of 4BR/3BA/2650sf with oversized & carport on 3has acres.lots Roomy lovelyareas details, including living/dining & common on open floor plan,large large master suite with area luxurious niceseparate kitchen.

Sound-insulated, bath, guest wing with 2 BRs. Patios & private gardens withsetting, views of drip irrigation, water rights. mountains, charming breakfast nook, loads of storage & closet space.

MLS94938 90864 MLS

MLS94187 92988 MLS

MLS94950 92928 MLS

$568,000 $239,000

$448,000 $209,999

$225,000 $448,000

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Refurbished UpscaleHistoric In-townDistrict CondoHome 3BR/2BA/1587sf home two-story with oversized 1CG like on This 2BR/2.5BA/1850sf condo feels a single-family home.

High-end finishes, granite 0.11 acres retains vintage appeal.

Furnishings, counters, stained floors, floor kitchenware, etc.,concrete available for open separate plan. Walk to shopping,for dining, transaction.

Facilitated futurePlaza! solar conversion.

Adobe Home on Hondo Home Mesa Spacious Contemporary 3BR/2BA/1601sf authentic adobe 1.43 acresattached with magnificent 3BR/2.5BA/2695sf withonheated 2CGviews. on 0.78 acres.

Perfect blend of contemporary style & Ceramic tile floors, viga/T&G ceilings, covered back porch, terrific traditional features.

Spectacular views open floor plan.Southwest Cozy wood stove, nice stainless steel appliances. from indoors & out, covered portal.

Contemporary Southwest style.

Comfortable, relaxed living.

MLS 94286 82293 MLS

MLS 95967 91401 MLS

$368,000 $259,000

$548,000 $299,999

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Weimer Area Valle Escondido Lakeview 3BR/2BA/1308sf home ongetaway 0.19 acres with towndetached utilities & natural 3BR/2BA/1700sf with 1CG gas. on 0.34central acres in our beautiful valley is Great location, superown convenient to hospitalhidden and medical services, move-in2014. ready! ceilings, remodeled FrameHigh construction, stuccocustom exterior, cabinets, washer/dryer large deck.

Exceptional lotlawn, & setting. hookups, nice outdoor living areas with trees, and views.

Cañon Heights Split-level Three for One! 4BR/2.5BA/3116sf home offered with3BR/2BA/1654sf furnishings! Architecturally Three independent homes: main house, floor 2BR/2BA/880sf two-story impressive plan, sunken living room, manyguesthouse, points of access & to 2BR/1BA/1208sf studio 0.78 acres.landscaping, Each home is porches, decks, & portals.

2.08on acres, beautiful patio appropriate forseating rental.

Landscaping, with built-in stone & fire pit. Steeped inprivacy, Southwestviews! style!

MLS 95959 92306 MLS

MLS 93805 92315 MLS

$242,000 $149,900

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$599,000 $628,000

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.Looking . . there’s for a way!the Thisperfect 12.09-acre land ofonlandwhich to build parcel has old-growth trees, the views perfect home? Look huge & a solar-powered well no great water further! with production and2.2 two beautiful, forested holding tanks. The well tapsacres into an less than minutes to aquifer that is 10 not part of the Lama Taos Plaza.

Spectacular Community Water System.

Many trails building for hiking & sites. riding. Lovely secluded location borders USFS. MLS 89983 $280,000 MLS 95540 $468,000

Taos Ski Valley Land Lush Land with Water Rights

Lot 18 in the Kachina

Three 1.33-acre tracts of landacres offered Subdivision is 0.78 as 3.99-acre mountain parcel. Water of a single pure splendor.

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Plenty of room for hay, round pens, and arenas.

Giddy-up!$188,000 MLS 89709 MLS 96086 $478,000

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19 in Taos Ski Valley's

Kachina Subdivision, 0.8 Well-share, amazingly beautiful acres paved with road, favorable views, electric CC&Rs and the bluest at lot--and it’s still an easy, skies drive in into NewTaos!Mexico. breezy This 10Adjoins Lot 18 (MLS acre parcel of land is a rarity.

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MLS 93057

$175,000

MLS 95884 $100,000 Well, Well, Well!

Your Choice of Choice Land!parcel of This 10-acre land on the West Rim

Hondo BentArroyo St. Garden District Affordable 3BR/2BA/1232sf home onon0.360.11 acresacres in a sweet This lovely, pristinemanufactured 1575sf adobe is location.

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In-town Condo Architectural Appeal & Big Views 2BR/2BA/1113sf condo withhome kiva fireplace, floor plan,2CG & stellar 3BR/2BA/2212sf with split attached onlocation.

1.21 Move-in Viga/T&G ceilings,Gourmet tile floors, lots of Southwest appeal, but acresready! in Vista Linda. kitchen, open floor plan, luxurious pristine condition.

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$98,000 $875,000

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$229,000 $449,900

Looking buy in theamazing stunning Road tooffers San Cristobal MLS 95000 views, withValley? a functioning offers 4.5 aacres $135,000. well on wellfor share and electricity Need more room?at Just the add lot—rare assets west of acreage! MLS 95001 offers this the Gorge! land plus an additional 1.43 acres for a total of 5.93 acres MLS 89997Beautiful $80,000 at $195,000. location, easy & scenic drive to Taos.

MLS 95000 $135,000

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Elegant Arroyo Seco Home Outstanding 3BR/2BA/2507sf adobe home with detached 2CG on one pretty acre with views. Luxurious baths with vessel sinks (master has sunken spa tub with doublesided fp that also opens onto master BR), large windows, upscale kitchen, much more!

Taos Canyon Pueblo-style Home 2BR/1.5BA/999sf home with attached 1C carport on 0.42 acres midway between Taos and Angel Fire.

Convenient access to both towns. Only minutes from US Forest Service land. This comfy getaway has a sweet covered porch. Breathe in the mountain air!

MLS 94148

MLS 92448

$595,000

Own a Ski Cabin!

Has the mountain been calling you? Answer it! This 1BR/1BA/800sf cabin is nestled on 0.36 acres in the trees. Sited on the outskirts of the resort, it’s in a great location for enjoying the great outdoors as well as the Taos experience. Built in 1980, holding tank.

$145,800 MLS 93075

$215,000

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Gorgeous Adobe in Upper Colonias

Energy-efficient Arroyo Hondo Home

Beautiful design with soft, curving lines, quality construction, & fantastic attention to detail are the hallmarks of this 3BR/3.5BA/3361sf home on one acre. Fireplaces in library & great room, which is on an open floor plan with the kitchen, breakfast nook, & dining room. Master wing includes office, master bath with spa tub & separate steam shower with pebble floor, & large walk-in closet that opens directly into laundry room, which has high-end front-load waqsher & dryer & agitator sink. Custom kitchen cabinetry matches wood-paneled upscale appliances. Oversized heated attached 2CG has a workshop & additional enclosed storage. Lush, inviting landscaping & breathtaking views.

MLS 95611

$739,000

Magnificent In-town Property 8BR/8.5BA/5717sf adobe and frame property on 0.5 acres with town utilities. Spacious & elegant, with hardwood and cork floors, fireplaces, and an amazing addition with two en suite bedrooms. The addition connects to three more guestrooms, all en suite, via a wide, window-filled hallway that looks out on mature landscaping in a private back garden. Once home to renowned author Frank Waters, formerly a B&B, now owned by Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, who have performed a heavenly remodel.

MLS 94303

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$1,650,000

Set amid trees, meandering gravel paths, and both veggie and flower gardens, this very green energy-efficient 2001sf house on 0.668 acres has two bedrooms, two baths, two sunrooms (including one with hot tub), a cozy office space, and a fantastic great room encompassing the perfect country kitchen, living room, and dedicated dining area. Beautiful grounds, water rights, detached 2C carport, roomy shed. Adobe, post&-beam, and strawbale construction, built 1998, remodeled 2009.

MLS 96100

$319,000

Contemporary Pueblo-style Adobe This 3BR/2.5BA/2101sf contemporary adobe home with an attached 2CG is set on 0.86 verdant acres in Arroyo Seco, with spectacular views of El Salto. The formal living room, which has a beautiful corner kiva fireplace, is on an open floor plan with the dining area, which in turn opens on to the kitchen. Off to the side is a small room that could serve as a breakfast nook or library. The master suite has french doors that open on to the patio. The master bath has a spa tub, separate shower, and walk-in closet. Water rights!

MLS 93718

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$398,000

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Christmas in Taos

Check out Big Arsenic Springs in the Wild Rivers Recreation Area within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

Don’t miss the petroglyphs!

Celebrate the new Kachina Lift in TSV opening in the 201415 ski season! Send us your address and we’ll send you a great pin while supplies last.

Taos Pueblo’s Christmas Eve celebration is a must for all locals and savvy visitors.

The fantastic Buffalo House in Arroyo Seco (MLS 94148)

The Love Apple, featuring local, organic home cooking.

Visit TaosHomePage.com for details.

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Adobe Home on Hondo Mesa

Land of Enchantment

With three bedrooms, two baths, a dedicated laundry room, and an oversized attached garage, this home measures 1601 square feet. The great room encompasses the living room, dining area, and kitchen, with sturdy viga ceilings and a cheerful woodstove. The kitchen features nice stainless-steel appliances. Throughout the home are solid-core doors and low-maintenance, attractive ceramic tile floors. The property has a covered back porch, fenced backyard, and a playground area that could easily be xeriscaped into a peaceful rock garden.

This two-acre homesite in the Este Mirada subdivision offers you your choice of building sites--and each lot comes with a well share.

This home is easy to show and easy to love. Call us today at 575-758-7890 for an appointment to see the house that could become your new home.

This is a wonderful opportunity to own your own piece of land in the Land of Enchantment.

MLS 95967

MLS 96141

$299,999

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Only five and a half miles from town, Este Mirada has sensible restrictions that ensure architectural styling is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and terrain, safeguarding the tranquility of the environment. Xeriscaping and water conservation are encouraged, and horses are allowed. Each lot is a minimum of two acres, which helps preserve the expansive views.

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$50,000

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COUNTRY CLUB – (93397) This beautiful, spacious 3BR/3BA adobe home at Taos Country Club has been immaculately maintained. Extensive portals and courtyards were designed to maximize sunrise and sunset views. The thoughtful floor plan features 2 master suites; open living and dining areas are ideal for entertaining. Traditional southwestern details are found throughout the home. $745,000 CALL JAN! MLS 93397

VALDEZ NORTH (95560) Wonderful getaway in the tall trees.

2BR/1BA home with open living area, sunrooms on both floors.

Master opens to deck & hot tub. Great views, private setting.

Hike & bike from home. Convenient to Arroyo Seco, Taos Ski Valley & Taos. Home offered fully furnished & equipped. $249,000 CALL JAN! MLS 95560

TAOS CANYON-(96088) Large 4/BR, 2/BA home on the sunny side of Taos Canyon. 1.4 acre hillside site provides privacy, views and allows solar gain. Attached workshop & detached 2 car garage are ideal for hobbies or home business. Master bath features jetted tub, separate shower & sauna. Manufactured home on permanent foundation.

Priced to sell! $178,000 CALL JAN MLS 96088

Corner of Paseo del Pueblo Norte & Civic Plaza Drive

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WEIMER – (96021) Fantastic views from this 3 BR/2/5 BA home with spacious rooms, lovely courtyards, front and back easy care landscaping.

An excellent floor plan features separate dining area, gourmet kitchen and a private master suite with kiva fireplace and huge walk in closet with California system.

The entire Taos Valley and our surrounding mountains are your vista, but close to the hospital and shopping! $525,000 CALL JUDY BUCK : Liam

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COSTILLA – (94608) Historic 1850’s home lovingly restored with several original architectural details intact.

This 2 bedroom home on 1.5 acres is surrounded by huge trees, orchard, and room for horses. Bordering the Rio Costilla and the old Costilla Plaza, a separate old adobe on one of the lots could be restored or expanded with plans available. A unique opportunity to own a part of historic northern New Mexico. $149,500 CALL JUDY BUCK

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Corner of Paseo del Pueblo Norte & Civic Plaza Drive 800-829-8673

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Gordon Briner | CEO of Taos Ski Valley Inc.

from the top of Lift 2. The “hike to terrain” is an important part of the Taos experience and something we work hard to maintain. The Wild West has one of the most consistent fall lines in Taos and the location makes it a part of the mountain that will provide a bit of solitude. Definitely an experience that will be worth the hike!

3 Taos Ski Valley is also a popular destination during the spring and summer. Which new recreational activities and upgrades have been planned for these seasons? We opened up to lift-served mountain biking this past summer and received a great response to the offering, which included a beginner chair-lift ride and beginner trails, as well as the more advanced trail that is served from Lift 1. We will look to expand the trail offerings off of Lift 1 and other possibilities such as mountain bike clinics. Entertainment and festivals will also be a big part of the summer and we will promote them much more than we have in the past.

4 How will the purchase of the Bavarian Restaurant by Taos Ski Valley affect the way the place is run? The inclusion of the Bavarian was a natural for us. Like all of Taos Ski Valley, the Bavarian is authentic, alpine and unique. We love it the way it is.

And having Thomas and Jamie Schultze join us will be critical in maintaining the Bavarian experience. We will keep what has made the Bavarian great and look for ways to make it even better. The beer offerings stay the same!

5 What is the biggest challenge for a construction company in Taos? The biggest challenge is the impact of our national economy and the how that factor affects a small tourist community.

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6 What can skiers expect to find on Thanksgiving Day when Taos Ski Valley opens? We have installed significant upgrades to the snowmaking system that will allow us offer a great start to the season. We can make more snow, and faster, than ever before. Our snowmaking system gives us a big edge over any other ski area in the Southern Rockies. Off the mountain everyone will see upgraded facilities in the Martini Tree, Rhoda’s, the Whistle Stop, and Tenderfoot Katie’s. We have relocated the shuttle drop-off area as well. The walk from the shuttle drop-off to the lifts is along Thunderbird Road, which has great views of the ski slopes and the Sangre de Cristos.

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1 How will the new Kachina Peak Lift improve the ski area experience? The Kachina Peak Lift will allow guests to participate in one of the most unique experiences in North America. From the top of Kachina Peak you get wonderful views of Wheeler Peak, the mountains of Southern Colorado, the Taos plateau to the west, and the peaks surrounding Kachina Peak. Then there’s the skiing — a great variety of terrain including the K Chutes, which are challenging and steep, Hunziker Chute, and Main Street, which is wider and flatter than the other terrain on Kachina Peak.

2 Which are the benefits of the new Wild West Glade? The Wild West will increase our terrain that is available only by hiking

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7 Are there new skiing and riding events planned for this season? We have a full schedule of events for the 2014-15 season, including the beer festivals, wine festival, Paint For Peaks Free Ride competition and the Not Forgotten Outreach weekend. And new events are placed on the schedule throughout the year. We continue to look for events that welcome guest participation.

8 Will there be changes to the shuttle services? The shuttles that serve the parking lot area will be the same system we have used for years, very efficient. We have relocated the shuttle drop-off area to the east end of Thunderbird Road. Additionally, we have updated our shuttle service to the Albuquerque Sunport. This is a great service for all the guests, and residents, of Taos. The service runs on a daily basis throughout the year.

9 How will rates change for locals? We will continue to provide the best rates possible to locals. Last spring we lowered the price of all of our season passes for the 2014-15 season and we received a great response. We have extended special season pass pricing to student, youth and senior passes throughout this season.

Taos Ski Valley, Inc. Post Office Box 90, Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525 (866) 968-7386, (575) 776-2291 skitaos.org

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VERY COMFORTABLE & WELL BUILT - 3-BR + office/2-BA adobe home. Pleasing floor plan, excellent condition. In-floor radiant heat, massive vigas, tile floors, wood stove. Great outdoor living spaces w/ covered patio, lawn, gardens, hot tub. Oversized heated garage. Fine views on 2.76 acres in nice neighborhood, just 15 minutes north of Taos. $399,000 MLS #95912 http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3428972

STUNNING CONDO – Luxurious 1600-sq. ft. 2BR/2.5BA in Taos’ best condo development. Vibrant colors, highend finishes, private walled patio, upstairs deck w/ hot tub. Beautifully landscaped grounds. Next door to El Monte Sagrado Hotel, and just 0.6 mile from Taos center. Fine furnishings included. $399,000 MLS #94654 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3231959

WIDE OPEN SPACE - Spacious 2-bdrm/2bath home offers a pleasing floor plan, magnificent views, nice outdoor living areas w/ fruit trees, gardens, hot tub. large attached/heated garage, plenty of storage. Classic Pueblo style, mud plaster interior walls, “kiva” fireplace, Pella windows, steam shower, and more. On 5 acres in a quality area just 12 miles north of Town. $429,000 MLS #95215 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3337867

GREAT VACATION & RENTAL HOME! 3BR/2BA adobe in premier Arroyo Seco location, 15 min to Taos Ski Valley, 20 min to Town. Classic SW style w/ vigas, kiva FP, Saltillo tile. In-floor radiant heat. Open floor plan. Upstairs master suite with deck.

Two patios, hot tub and terrific views. Fully furnished. Attached garage. HOA tennis court & indoor pool.. $495,000 MLS #96057 http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3454390

STEP BACK IN TIME - in this authentic classic adobe home. Originally built ca. 1860, renovated 2005.

3BR/2BA, 1800 sq. ft. of authentic Taos charm. Large living room has sunny exposure. Enclosed front courtyard overlooks the beautiful valley. Slow down and enjoy the old ways! $199,900 MLS #94036. www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3127976

ELEGANT ADOBE - 3BR/3BA with 2,506 sq.ft. flexible living space + 750 sf attached heated studio. Beautiful mud plaster interior walls, granite, vigas in every room, luxurious master bath. 2 walled courtyards w/ trees, gardens. Wonderful views & privacy on 1.7 acres in excellent neighborhood less than 5 mi from Town. $489,000 MLS #95554 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3383572

FABULOUS VIEWS - Beautiful 2,800-sq. ft. 3-BR/3-BA on a ridge overlooking scenic valley. Gorgeous master suite w/ luxurious bath, private deck. Four fireplaces, two patios, hot tub. Excellent vacation rental property. Lockoff bedrooms for flexible rental potential. $529,000 MLS #93550 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3076231

VERSATILE COMPOUND - 3BR/2BA main home 1,870 sq, ft. rastrablock construction, in-floor heat, FP, brick floors, 3 covered porches.

1BR/1BA guest house 1,012 sq. ft. pumice-crete construction w/ fireplace, nice kitchen, tile floors, washer/dryer, lots of solar gain and great views. Studio is 580-sq. ft. w/ kitchen, 3/4 bath, closet, W/D hook-ups. 2-car garage. Quality neighborhood. $645,000 MLS #95588 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3388619

LOCATION, LOCATION! - Walk to everything in heart of Taos. 1,274 sq. ft. + separate office/studio w/ ½ bath.

2-BR/2-BA upstairs with deck. Main living area downstairs has ample kitchen, living-dining area, 1.75 BA + deck.

Nicely remodeled, light and bright. Perfect in-town living or rental potential! $229,000 MLS #95269 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3358846

MARIPOSA RANCH - Spectacular 11.45-acre home site in one of Taos’ best subdivisions. Magnificent panoramic views of mountains and sunsets. Underground utilities, thoughtful restrictions. Well-share in place. Preferred north side location, near charming Arroyo Seco, just 15 minutes from Town, and 20 minutes from Taos Ski Valley. $249,000 MLS # 88677 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=2182656

RARE LAND IN TOWN - Beautiful 2 acres in prime residential area only 0.3 mile from Taos Plaza. Gorgeous valley land with fine views, upscale homes around it.

Perfect for larger luxury home sites, or zoning would support 8 homes on smaller lots. Seller financing is possible. $565,000 MLS #95273 www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=3345910

BUSINESS FOR SALE - Outstanding income opportunity!

Established storage business with high occupancy rate.

Currently 78 units of different sizes. 1.8-acre lot will allow for additional storage units. Buildings are only a few years old, in excellent condition, fully enclosed in chain link fence with automatic gate. $745,000 MLS #94847

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~ Los Altos Luxury ~

~ 441 Acre Ranch~

~ Bordering the Rio Grande ~

Entertaining is easy here. A chefs kitchen, butler pantry and formal dining room make this adobe home perfect for entertaining. 3BD/2BA/2CG, a garden room, extra large living room , patios and gorgeous landscaping. Located between the Ski Valley & Town.

Clubhouse Pool and Tennis courts in HOA MLS# 95338 $795,000

High Mountain Ranch- Diverse wildlife gather here and you can, too. 441 acres of rolling sage with pinon & juniper, cottonwoods, 40 foot cliffs, seasonal streams and ponds. The main house is solar & built commercial.

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Ranch, retreat or recreational headquarters?

MLS# 94996 $990,000

Perched on a Knoll and just above the hike down to Manby Hot Springs and the Rio Grande sits this custombuilt, poured-earth contemporary home on over 14 acres of pinon and juniper. A sweet retreat with thoughtful attention to details.

Stunning location and super-efficient home.

MLS# 96019 $517,000

~ Walk to The Plaza ~

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~ La Buena Vida ~

Gorgeous 1.5 acres. Rare and lush land in a parklike setting that is walking distance to Taos Plaza.

Lots of trees & shrubs, utilities at lot, natural gas, irrigation, views and live water from May-Oct. Come see what a beautiful setting this is.

MLS# 96059 $240,000

On the Rim Road with the Acequia Madre running through it. This passive solar, spacious home, offers 3BD/2.5BA/2CG, solar rooms, an office, workshop, guest apt., & is horse friendly.

One of a kind, lush property on 1.72 acres.

MLS# 95328 $599,000

The Good Life Awaits. Lovely 2BD unit, with kiva fireplace, vigas and new stainless appliances and a patio. Built with that Old Taos Feel, and just a few blocks to the plaza.

Live here or use it as your Taos getaway!

MLS# 95924 $155,000

~ Artistic Home in the Trees ~

~ El Salto Land ~

Details, details, details- that’s what you’ll find in this custom home and guest quarters. With over 6,000 square feet, you’ll still feel cozy. Stunning environment surrounded by evergreens, eagles & those famous Taos sunsets & rainbows..

Majestic Views, Privacy & Serenity!

MLS# 93959 Reduced to $899,000

Views Galore from this pastoral parcel in desirable El Salto. One beautiful irrigated acre with panoramic views. Great location between the Town of Taos and The Taos Ski Valley.

Beautiful location in a lush setting!

MLS# 95734 $149,000

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~ Rustic Cabin in Seco ~

Cute Fixer-Upper– Functional, but needs some work. The cabin and a barn sit on 1.32 acres of lush irrigated valley land just off the Hondo Seco Road. Well, septic, irrigation and natural gas.

Call me to see this one!

MLS# 96136 $187,500

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441+ acres of rolling sage bisected by the Aguaje de Petaca Commercial grade 5500 sq ft main house • 1360 sq ft guesthouse 3600 sq ft workshop • Active solar / passive solar pumice block construction Water membership • 30 gal per min Well • 2 hand dug wells Reservoir and seasonal stream • 40 ft volcanic lava cliffs In Tres Piedras (30 miles west of Taos) MLS# 94992 $990,000

Originally built in the 1880s and extensively remodeled in 2008, this historic adobe located next to the Harwood Art Museum has been home to several creative luminaries. Once a successful vacation rental, called Casa Artesia, the property has a flexible floorplan that would accommodate division into three apartments, configuration as a house with guesthouse, or use as a luxuriant dwelling.

HORSE PROPERTY

PIED À TERRE

Spacious light-filled home on lush irrigated 1.2 acres 2628 sq feet — 3 bed 2 bath • Library/den with built-in shelving Vigas and T&G ceilings • Skylights • Dead-end lane Secluded & close to town • Tile floors – in floor radiant heat 2 fire-places + wood stove • Willows and Cottonwoods Chicken coop and horse corral

Furnished turn-key 1 bed 1 bath condo.

Pied à terre or rental • Walking distance to Plaza, etc.

Saltillo tile, berber carpet, tile counters • Off-street parking and on-site laundry • Corner unit on 2nd floor

MLS# 95702 Price $399,000

MLS# 95766 Price $81,000

CARSON RANCH

DIXON SMALL FARM

643 acres surrounded by Carson National Forest 160 ac. fenced pasture • 1,039 sq ft, restored chinked-log, settler’s cabin Stephen Kilborn designed fountain • Carmen Velarde fireplace Expansive porch & gazebo • 920 ft well & solar pump Two 1700 gal cisterns • 3.12 & 1.56 kw PV arrays • Hunting permits

MLS 95357 $825,000 Sanjay Poovadan Associate Broker

575-779-1021

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MLS 96131 $849,000

Back to the Land - Rare, rich and remarkable Dixon farm on 1.67 irrigated acres. Cabin with 2 lofts, straw bale studio/workshop, chicken coop & greenhouse.

MLS #95971 $233,000

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Page Frances Patterson | Realtor Profile

to the property that they want. My job is to facilitate the process so they can live in it.”

Patterson shares office space with her husband, Douglas Patterson, of Living Designs Group.

They started buying, managing, renovating and selling properties in the ’90s. She got licensed as a Realtor in 2005.

Now Patterson works with properties all over Taos County but she spends a lot of time in the mountains.

“My kids are competitive skiers and we all go to Taos Ski Valley several times a week every winter,” she said. “The Valley is a very important part of our lives.”

The renovations going on now at the Taos Ski Valley are nothing but exciting and Patterson has been a witness to many of them.

“The change of owners has brought new life to the Valley,” she said.

“Since that happened, many properties have been sold — houses, condominiums and even cabins. There are many upgrades and new structures are being built right now. Things are definitely moving up there!”

Patterson not only sells, but also manages and rents property in the Taos Ski Valley so she has first-hand experience with that area.

The real estate market is showing signs of improvement in the entire county, Patterson says, and the upward trend is likely to continue.

The right person for every home

“Real estate agencies in town have been good about getting their sellers to put realistic prices on their properties,” she said. “That has been a catalyst for the market. The recent unveiling of the UNMTaos Student Success Center is another positive sign.”

BY TERESA DOVALPAGE | PHOTO BY KATHARINE EGLI

When she is going to sell or rent a property, Patterson researches it first. She says she likes to get a sense of the home’s history.

Page Frances Patterson lived for 10 years in an Earthship she and her husband built. An avid climber, trail runner and skier, she enjoys showing properties and meeting new people more than sitting in front of a computer.

Being a property owner in the historic district of Taos has also allowed her to be in touch with the town’s rich past. Patterson has a profound respect for the traditions and diverse cultures of northern New Mexico.

“But my smartphone gives me the freedom to do business anywhere,” she said. “It’s a very useful tool for a modern Realtor.”

“Taos is a place with so much history,” she said. “We need to acknowledge that. It’s not the same to sell a 100-year-old adobe home that has belonged to the same family for several generations than a recently built house.”

Every day, after she gets her children off to school, Patterson goes for a run with her three Australian shepherds. Then she sends email, shows properties and takes care of the rentals she manages.

“In my real estate practice, as well as in my other businesses, I respond very fast to people’s calls and focus on finding exactly what my clients want,” she said. “I work mostly through referrals, because many people appreciate the benefits offered by a personalized service like mine.”

Since she is the owner and only employee at her firm, time management can be stressful, but Patterson likes the challenges of entrepreneurship and the rewards of helping clients get their dream home.

“It’s wonderful when people arrive to that special place that really speaks to them,” she said. “They tend to have an intuitive reaction Enchanted Homes Vol. C •

One of Patterson’s main goals as a Realtor is finding the right person for every home.

“I very much want to make properties feel happy and to get the perfect people to nest in them,” she said.

But when a place is having troubles getting the proper occupant, Patterson is not afraid to use some unorthodox methods.

“Sometimes I have noticed the presence of disturbing energy in certain places,” she said. “I haven’t hesitated to ask a trusted shaman to make a spiritual cleaning and it has worked perfectly well.”

Patterson was a professional potter for over 20 years.

“I started Taos Clay Studio when there was nothing like that here,” she said. “And I sold thousands of pots and kitchenware at galleries, shows and my own studio.”

Though she moved to real estate later, she doesn’t rule out going back to her first love — the arts.

“I may go back to being a potter someday,” she said. “But for now, real estate is great.”

To contact Page Patterson call 575 770-6563, email pagefrances@icloud.com or visit her website pagetaos.com

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Your Resource For 21st Century Living Members of Taos, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque MLS

Cute 1 bedroom, 1 bath log cabin on the sunny side of the canyon. Has a studio building that is ready to be converted to a guest house. House has a log rock interior with loft, flagstone floors and a lot of charm. Come have look! $170,000 mls#91874.

Cozy adorable cabin in Valle Escondido. Two BR, 1 1/2 BA with a wraparound deck. Stocked fishing pond is across the street, also the 5th hole of the golf course. Aspens and Blue Spruce tower around the home. Chalet style home with a new metal roof to shed snow. Insulated storage area beneath. Community water. New wood stove. Very comfortable cabin in lush, green Valle Escondido $195,000 mls#95518

Traditional pueblo style, charming old adobe with detached territorial guest house in the heart of Arroyo Seco. Vigas , wood floors, community water, one car garage, trees and irrigation ditch . Close to shops , church , bar and coffee shop. Easy to view.

Live in one rent the other. $279,000 mls#95211

Beautiful 3 bedroom/2 bath home with separate studio/workshop. Fantastic views from the living room and a great covered patio area to the south.

Must see to appreciate! Lots of handmade doors, beautiful fireplace in the living room and lots of sun. $360,000 mls#94998

Spacious family home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on 1.6 green acres. Addition built in 1986 with a large family room, wood stove, sewing / laundry room and bath.

Two car garage is insulated and has a wood stove. Well maintained with a nice yard and lawn. House is on town water and sewer. Property is fenced, and has easy access off a paved road. Home has all new plumbing. $99,000 mls#95994

Very well maintained 4 bedroom 2 bath home in the Costilla valley with a comfortable back yard deck/ patio area wonderfully landscaped with an irrigation ditch running through it. Detached 672 sf double car garage and 112 sf shed located on 1.15 acres. $175,000 mls#95972

This 3 BR/2BA double adobe “castle” was featured in the 2008 New Mexico Magazine. Sits high above the Rio Grande Gorge with huge views. Power is supplied by six solar panels, wind power, passive solar and local electric company when needed. Also 3-1,700 gal cisterns! $649,000 mls#94621

A very dramatic unit in Monte Vista with terrific views of the muntains and lights of Taos. Upscale finishes, generous room sizes and loads of natural light, this condo and the overall project exude professionalism from concept through design and construction. $369,000 mls#95411

Wonderful opportunity for in-town living. Rare R-14 lots with access from Dolan or Liebert Street. House is a bit dated however can be a palace with the right vision. Plenty of space and well insulated adobe home. Large detached 1,000 sf garage with additional storage unit. Additional .32 acres are available across Dolan Street. Mls#92198

Nice commercial property just south of town with good rental history. Nice vacant 1 acre of C-1 land included along Roy Rd. $650,000 mls#95932

The JD Challenger art gallery: Now available for sale, the most visible commercial building in the heart of Taos, NM. Located at the north-east corner of Paseo del Pueblo Sur and Quesnel, just a block from the historic Taos Plaza. Heavy traffic counts at this location. This 3,600 sf building is suited for various commercial uses, including art gallery space, traditional commercial “art” related operations and much more. $995,000 mls#95861

This property includes parts of Lots 50, 51 and 52 of Moreno Valley 3rd Subb 3B, lot 50 borders SR 434. Property within Lots 51 & 52 have hookup rights to Angel Fire Village utility Services. All expense to hook up will be borne by Buyer. Two wells are on the property! $895,000 mls#95762

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Linda Knief

Associate Broker 575-758-0080 OFFICE EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED 575-770-4758 CELL lindaknief@taosnet.com

829 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Taos, NM 87571

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Spacious two story, two bedroom, two and a half bath with open concept living space. Designed for family or two separate residences. The second story living area and large deck have splendid views. The acequia runs clean and clear along the side of a cool and calming green space.

MLS# 94884

$325,000

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OFF BLUEBERRY HILL RD. LOOKING IN TAOS? Put my 28 years of Real Estate experience to work for you!

575-770-1850 Direct Line propertyintaos@gmail.com

Mary Gugino Associate Broker

829 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Taos, New Mexico 87571 575-758-0080 Office

TAOS MOUNTAIN SKI LODGE Taos Mountain Lodge features 10 Suites right beside the premier ski destination of TAOS SKI VALLEY. Live your dream, own and operate a ski lodge in this area that is quickly changing and growing! Taos Ski Valley is a destination for people who love to ski, snowboard, rock climb or just wanting a great summer or winter vacation. Separate private owners quarters with Fireplace and 2 bedrooms.

MLS 96137 $1,375,000

Sitting on an acre of land this is a Mike Reynolds original earthship. There is a wonderful wall of South Facing windows and tall vaulted ceilings in the open concept living dining room. Nice passive solar gain for winter warmth. House has lovely views of the Truches Mountains. Very private setting. Forget Heating bills! MLS 96143 $195,000

VALLE ESCONDIDO

TAOS CANYON

It’s like being on Vacation all year long! This is a lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with an oversized 2 car garage and a nice wooded lot. Valle Escondido has a nine hole Golf Course, 2 fishing lakes and is surrounded by National Forest.

Just 20 minutes to downtown.

MLS 94790 $299,900

PUBLIC LAND ALL AROUND Just north of Taos in the Area known as El Rito Latir sits this sweet Passive Solar home featuring 2 Living Rooms, 2 bedrooms downstairs, 1 bdrm upstairs, plus adjoining office and ensuite bath. Great Decks and the most amazing views-hike, ride your horses or just relax and listen to the water running along the border of the land. $275,000 MLS #95965

16.5 Forested Acres in Taos Pines. This community is surrounded by the National Forest giving you miles and miles of hiking opportunities and just minutes to Angel Fire for world class skiing and golf. Priced at $139,900 MLS 93657

AWAY FROM IT ALL

3 BUILDING LOTS ON EOTOTO Large 2.69 acre building lot or subdivide into 3 lots with county approval. Big expansive views of the mountains plus easy and quick access to Historic Downtown Taos and the Taos Ski Valley.

Of course you have the best all around 360 degree views...and oh the amazing sunsets. MLS 90758 Priced at $149,000

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12.5 Acres for sale surrounding the Carson Post Office. Lots of possibilities for homes, or maybe even a commercial venture in this area between Ojo Caliente and Taos. MLS 94382 & 94379. Price $50,000 or buy 6 acres for $25,000

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Page Patterson Real Estate real estate & property management SPECTACULAR VIEWS

Solar powered house with well on 23 acres on Mesa 20 minutes from Taos Plaza. $380,000 MLS # 94158 Solar powered house on 6 acres with pinon trees and meadow, bordering national forest in San Cristobal. $239,000 MLS # 95497

“Whether buying, selling or renting a space, commercial or residential, I will give you great service.”

Page Patterson, Qualifying Broker 575.770.6563

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InsideOut Pieces and More Pieces cover over 25,000 square feet chock full of consigned treasures. Find unique furniture for your home, rental or office. Available in a wide variety of styles and prices. From fiberboard to mid-century modern, from unfinished pine to great antiques and vintage finds - Pieces may have it.

Decorative home goods include artwork, pottery, linens, dishware and glassware.

A trip through Pieces may score you a local artist’s work, a collectible treasure or just some needed goods. New items are added daily. Come browse with us!

Pieces & More Pieces, 1024 Paseo del Pueblo Sur M-S 10-6, Sun 11-5, 216 & 218 Paseo del Cañon M-S 10-6, Taos, NM 87571, 575-737-0500, More Pieces 575-737-5112, www.piecestaos.com

At Taos Lifestyle, find every style of furniture from contemporary, and traditional to rustic. Fine furniture brands like; La-Z-Boy, American Leather, Norwalk of Ohio and Riverside are in stock and available to special order. Rugs, lighting, bedding, accessories and occasional pieces finish off your look. Design service is available. Taos Lifestyle has the largest selection of mattresses in Northern New Mexico from Serta, Tempurpedic and more.

Delivery and set up are available throughout the area. Find Taos Lifestyle in the Albertson’s Shopping Center @ 710 Paseo del Pueblo Sur 575-758-5885. Online @ www.taoslifestyle.com Open 7 days a week.

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Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Taos Real Estate has come to your neighborhood.

Rachel Singer

Associate Broker 575-613-3027 rachels@taosnet.com 314A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571 BHHSTaosRealEstate.com • 575 758 1924 • 800 530 8899

Arroyo Seco

Great Building Site

Well maintained 2bd/2ba home near charming Arroyo Seco. Stunning mtn views from front portal. 1518 sf home on 0.82 acres, convenient to town and Ski Valley. $325,000 MLS 96119

GREAT site for your dream home just a short hike to the Rio Pueblo. Well share in place, good neighborhood & covenants, near UNM. Each one lot for $70,000. MLS 95095/95096

BHHS Taos Real Estate

(formerly Prudential Taos Real Estate)

Joel K Schantz, CRB Qualifying Broker 314A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos NM 87571 (575) 758-1924 www.BHHSTaosRealEstate.com

Price Reduced

Rio Grande del Norte

INCREDIBLE pinon/juniper 5 acre building site with well. Beautiful views of mtns & the Rio Grande Gorge. Close to Latir Peak and Carson National Forest. Utilities nearby. $65,000 MLS 93430 ©2014 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates,LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity.

Wide open space near Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Sustainable community with sensible restrictions.

This lot includes buy-in to community well. $22,000 MLS 92146

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Your Taos Ski Valley Specialist 20+ Years Serving TSV and Taos County Real Estate

Liz Jamison, RRS

EcoBroker 575-770-1190 cell lizjamis@newmex.com www.enchantedlizard.com

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Mountain Living Take a short detour on your way up to Taos Ski Valley to settle in at the base of the Sangre de Cristos This hidden mountain style home offers spectacular views of the pines and Taos valleys to the west. Relax on the Deck in your built in hot tub with your favorite beverage after an exhilarating day on the slopes and take in northern New Mexico's skies and stunning sunsets. This home offers quality craftsmanship and quality construction through out. 2bedrooms 2baths loft 1697sqft oversized 2 car garage on 3.91acres $409,000. MLS 95104

Come Stay Awhile

Enjoy efficiency and an environmentally conscience plan. This small in town condo complex portrays a contemporary loft style with a southwestern influence in design and character.

2 bedrooms 2 baths, 1288 sq feet. Kitchen is open and has stainless appliances and granite counter tops.

Home has many upgrades with component storage systems, a state of the art Fujitsu ductless mini split air conditioning and heat pump unit, a very efficient wood burning stove. $220,000. MLS 96115

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DIANE ENRIGHT, Assoc. Broker diane@taoshomes.com 575-758-5478 (direct)

BRANDON ROSE, Buyer’s Broker Prudential Legend Chairmen’s Circle 2013

brandon@taoshomes.com 866-758-5478 (toll free)

www.taoshomes.com

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A Rare Find

Paradise Found

Nat’l Historic Register. This classic 4,000+/-

This exceptional estate is a hidden treasure

sq. ft. adobe circa mid 1800’s has been

right in the heart of Taos. Combining the

thoughtfully remodeled to create a home

timeless beauty of adobe w/ awe inspiring

with the conveniences today without compromising the character of the Taos of

trees & grounds, this property includes a 3BR/3.5BA main house & 1BR/1BA

old. The secluded park like setting within walking distance to historic Taos Plaza

guest house joined by an incredible courtyard w/ old world fountain,

is a rare find too. Once the home & studio of Oscar Berninghaus, the home

bancos, & kiva FP. Other delights are the wall painting by Jim Wagner in the

boasts 5 kiva fireplaces, vigas, nichos, bancos, Saltillo tile and a beautiful flow

DR, private patios, & old studio. Lots of storage too. 2 unmatched acres

w/ 3BR/3.5BA/2CG plus generous den, formal dining, large kitchen and beauti-

zoned R-4 are a plus. Location an A+.

ful patio and portals. A find! $925,000 MLS#96139

$1,185,000 MLS#95459

Live Large

House Beautiful

Whether you need room for your baby

This property steps right off a magazine

grand, your grand babies, your grand multi-

page w/ colorful gardens, stunning views,

generational family, your friends, or your

lots of outdoor living spaces, tennis

grand plans, this treed 21 ac. estate in the heart of Taos has room for all. The

courts, & even a putting green. The spacious 5,700+/- sq. ft. adobe home w/

lovingly maintained 5,000+/- sq. ft. adobe compound has 3BR/3BA main w/

3BR/3.5BA/studio/office/sun room, & attached deluxe guest quarters marries

den/family room w/ kiva FP, a 1BR/1BA guest house, & 3CG w/ workshop,

the best of a mountain home with the character & tradition of thick walled adobe.

patios & portals too. Park like setting w/ trails, ½ ct. basketball court, golf

Bold decks & covered porches promote mtn. views under towering pines. Kiva

fairway, stone benches, & rock BBQ. Don’t hold back. LIVE LARGE!

fireplaces, plaster walls, vigas & soft lines evoke Taos past. Private. Quiet.

$1,850,000 MLS#94814

$1,690,000 MLS#94098

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DIANE ENRIGHT, Assoc. Broker diane@taoshomes.com 575-758-5478 (direct)

BRANDON ROSE, Buyer’s Broker Prudential Legend Chairmen’s Circle 2013

brandon@taoshomes.com 866-758-5478 (toll free)

www.taoshomes.com

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Perfect Taos Mountain Views This 4,000+ sq ft adobe home on 4 ac. is imbued w/ huge views. 3BR/3BA/2CG, deluxe office, workout room, covered patio w/ 2 kiva FPs, plus grand living room, great kitchen, & incredible dining room.

Borders Pueblo land. $925,000 MLS#93944

A “WOW” In Weimer Follow your dreams to this 2,600 sq ft 3BR/3BA home in a dream location. Lg kitchen, open living area w/ lots of light & big views. Private courtyard w/ deck. Nat’l gas, sub floor radiant heat, tile floors, & 2 whirlpool tubs. $415,000 MLS#95492

Good Things Come In Small Packages Let this cool, in town condo be your romantic retreat or week-end hide-a-way. 1BR/1BA condo remodeled w/ granite countertops, Jotul gas stoves, thermopane windows, hardwood floors, & skylights.

Walled private patio. $164,000 MLS#94976

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Bright Outlook This 3BR/2BA/2CG 2,000 sq ft ridge top home has the workshop for you (w/ 2,400 sq ft even Santa would be envious of). On 2 ac., this home has all the SW touches plus wrap-a-round views. At just $350,000 things could be looking up!

Light Touch This 1BR/2BA condo could be your gateway to easy living. Attached carport w/ extra storage & private patio w/ kiva FP are just a couple of the perks.

Northside location provides swell access to TSV, etc. yet only minutes to town. $130,000 MLS#93457

Hello Mother Nature This 2,750 sq ft 4BR/3BA home on 2 ac. is tucked in the trees for privacy views in El Salto. Lots of windows make the outdoors ever present. Relax on the beautiful deck & watch nature go by or walk to the El Salto waterfall. $499,000 MLS#93939

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Eco-Friendly

Bold & Beautiful

1700 sq.ft. 3BR/1BA strawbale on 9.76 irrigated acres w/ panoramic views. Passive-solar, off grid, and sustainable features. Lovely outdoor living areas with fenced garden. Detached studio/workshop + lg storage barn, 40 min. north of Taos. $250,000 MLS#90652

This mountain cabin w/ floor to ceiling windows provides an abundance of light w/ dramatic mtn. vistas.

The LR, dining, & kitchen are open w/ high vaulted ceilings. 3BR/3BA w/ heated 2CG & access to El Salto waterfall. $649,000 MLS#94867

Out Of The Ordinary This remodeled 3BR/2BA home w/ artistic touches is kid & pet friendly (the entire acre is totally fenced). It’s great for artists or tinkers w/ a separate studio or workshop, or to grow your business from home w/ room for office, equipment, & vehicles. $275,000 MLS#93983

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Handyman’s Delight

This 2BR/2BA condo is in a small complex w/ central location. Open floor plan, 10’ ceilings & Kiva FP, lots of windows, tile floors, mountain views & large fenced yard. Energy efficient. Good living and all at a price to fit your pocket book. $225,000

This 2BR/2BA adobe w/ office & sunroom, finished guesthouse/studio, 2 kiva FPs, hardwood floors & fantastic views just needs a prince with some paint & power tools. At just $289K there WILL be a happy ending! MLS#94983

In Town Multi Family Walk to Taos Plaza from these 2 adobe residences.

Adobe walls surround w/ an ancient willow in courtyard. Front home has 2 offices/studios + 2BR/2.5BA & study. Guesthouse has 2 BR/2BA +3rd BR/office, sunroom & patio w/ hot tub. $650,000 MLS#96107

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DIANE ENRIGHT, Assoc. Broker diane@taoshomes.com 575-758-5478 (direct)

BRANDON ROSE, Buyer’s Broker Prudential Legend Chairmen’s Circle 2013

brandon@taoshomes.com 866-758-5478 (toll free)

www.taoshomes.com

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It’s Just Right

Kudos To Quality

This in-town 2BR/2BA condo is spacious enough for 2 w/ room for guests. A corner kiva fireplace enhances the great room and the kitchen is roomy too. Tile floors & sub floor radiant heat are cool in summer & toasty in winter. Private patio. $235,000 MLS#95347

So many upgrades – So many thoughtful touches – it even has air conditioning. This 3BR/2BA/2CG, 2,800 sq. ft. home enjoys a pastoral setting on 1.4 ac. Custom kitchen. Office. Updated alarm & smoke detecting systems. $425,000. MLS#93173

The River Runs Through It! You’ll find this 3.2+/- ac property with river frontage & park like setting enchanting. 3,000+/- sq ft main house w/ intriguing floor plan & 1,400 sq ft 2BR/1BA guesthouse & office. Room for more building. Horses OK. Minutes to town. $850,000 MLS#95345

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Earth-Friendly Home Energy-efficient, 3BR/1.5 BA, 2,518 sq ft adobe home w/ open floorplan & classic finishes. Passive-solar, kiva FP, sauna, greenhouse, + wrap-a-round porch.

1,400 sq ft guesthouse (studio) on 41.85 ac. overlooking the Hondo valley. $990,000 MLS#94910

SO-O-O-O Southwest This beautifully remodeled 2,707 sq ft in-town adobe home w/ 3 kiva FPs, vigas, coved ceilings, Saltillo tile, & courtyard. Upscale kitchen w/ granite & stainless, bar, spa room, artists studio, & den. Divine portal w/ fenced, landscaped backyard. $465,000 MLS#95930

Southwest Chic The flavor of Old & New Mexico combined. This well maintained 3BR/2BA/2CG w/ 2,435 sq ft home on 3 ac. w/ colorful tile accents in the spacious kitchen w/ stainless appliances. Fantastic great room w/ high ceilings & kiva FP. $514,000. MLS#96011

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Size Does Matter!

If you need lots of space look no further…. This in-town home has 4,000+ sq ft, 5BR, 3BA (2 master suites or convert to guest house). Airy kitchen, formal dining, room, den/family room & T.V. room + 2CG on .99 ac. $499,000 MLS#95099

Sea Of Tranquility This 3BR/3BA/heated 2CG pueblo style home sits on 5 ac. amidst a sea of trees w/ privacy & tranquility. Open living spaces & big windows, 2 master suites (or family room) & kitchen w/ stainless, granite, large island, & pantry. $649,000 MLS#95415

Simply Gorgeous!

This 5 ac. parcel overlooks the confluence of the Rio Grand & Rio Hondo Rivers, bordered by the Rio Grande del Norte Monument (BLM) & is a spectacular building site. Walk to the Rio Grande, Rio Hondo, John Dunn Bridge, & Hot Springs. $119,900 MLS#96112

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Hacienda Hide-A-Way This unique adobe home w/ 2BR/3BA & studio sits on 1.8 ac w/ trees, flowers, a hogan & views. Vigas, nat’l. floors, 4 kiva FPs & hand hewn wood lend character to this 3,400 sq ft home. Private. You won’t be found unless you want to be! $349,000 MLS#93026

Good Vibrations This 1,841 sq ft 2BR/2BA/2CG pueblo style home w/ studio in Weimer is just the right size for enjoying retirement, vacations, or just your life. Cool portal for enjoying good views. Front patio affords ringside sunset views + hot tub. $425,000 MLS#95194

The Great Escape Whether you’re escaping the big city, a big corporation, or Big Brother, you’ll find refuge in this mountain retreat. This 3BR/2BA/heated2CG, 2,000+/- sq ft style home on 2 treed ac. provides privacy, yet not remote. Stellar kitchen. $449,000. MLS#94762

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Quail Ridge Resort 2 Condos close to TSV and Town of Taos. Upstairs 526 sf studios; 141U furnished, move-in ready with vacation rental history. 143U is a new listing! 141U reduced to $85,000 MLS 93097; 143U at $79,000 MLS 95987 or both for $150,000!

Casita In Desirable Cañon Close to plaza, restaurants, galleries and retail shops.

1 BR/1 BA home plus finished and insulated oversized garage. Convert garage to guest house or studio. Septic permit approved for TWO 1 BR units.

Price reduced to $197,500 MLS 94704

Home On Blueberry Hill French doors from LR/DR lead to covered patio.

Corbel archways, vigas, saltillo tile floors, FP and gas stove. 3 BR/2.5 BA 2846 sf; attached 2 CG. 3rd BR used as studio could be apartment.

Price reduced to $415,000 MLS 95548

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Cañon Foothills Remodeled in 2010, 3 BR/2.5 BA 2590 sf home features a spacious open floor plan. Beautifully staged! High ceilings, FP and wood stove. Large deck off of dining/living area perfect for entertaining!

Priced reduced to $425,000 MLS 89682

Stylish Townhouse 3 BR/3 BA 2220 sf solarium style entry. Great room design features kitchen with granite counters and custom cabinetry. Upstairs Master suite, office area and deck. Attached 1 CG, private flagstone courtyard. $425,000 MLS 96149

Los Pandos Estates Beautiful in-town location. Energy efficient, pumicecrete construction. 3 BR/2 BA 2385 sf with attached 2+ CG. Fantastic outdoor kitchen great for entertaining! Green belt and conservation easement protect views! $514,900 MLS 93747

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Authentic Adobe In Des Montes renovated in 2007. 4 BR/3 BA 2600 sf features pine floors, viga ceilings, 2 FPs, and butler’s pantry. 2011 Great room addition using green materials. Pond, acequia and water rights on 1.35 acres. Price reduced to $585,500 MLS 95922

Pueblo Style Home Staged 3 BR/2.5 BA 3220 sf home; open floor plan.

Kitchen has ample cabinets, island and breakfast bar. High ceilings, custom cabinetry and doors.

Attached 2 CG and private outdoor areas. Priced reduced to $595,000 MLS 93835

Exquisite Craftsmanship Luxury Pueblo style home. 3 BR/2.5 BA 3100 sf, attached 3 CG. 3 kiva FP, high ceilings, Viking appliances, sandstone counters and high end finishes throughout. Expansive covered portal with sunset views. $715,000 MLS 95155

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Custom Build With Sunset Views 3BR/2.5BA 2886 sf custom home. 872 sf portal off LR/DR and MBR. Reclaimed oak floors, Alderwood cabinetry and doors. 11’ viga ceilings, Viking appliances, CO sandstone counters and 4 kiva FP. Attached 2 CG. $725,000 MLS 93188

Enchanting Adobe Hacienda Taos Country Inn B&B. 8 luxury suites with hand carved doors, kiva FP and ensuite baths; plus private owners’ quarters. Perfect as a family compound. Lush gardens on the Rio Pueblo, bordering Pueblo land. $895,000 MLS 94622

Masterpiece on the Rio Pueblo Bordering the Rio Pueblo designed to capture the serenity of this picturesque setting. 3 BR/4 BA 4000 sf of living space. 665 sf studio/guesthouse with green features. 2 CG with workshop on 2.84 acres. $1,650,000 MLS 93651

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Great Opportunity In Weimer Close to Hospital and Youth & Family Center. 4200 sf building, open floor concept. Upstairs apartment has kitchenette and bath. Easy access, ample parking on 1 acre. City sewer, well water and natural gas. Price reduced to $425,000 MLS 92512

Classic Adobe Within walking distance of Taos Plaza. Built in the 1930’s awaiting transformation. Great for a family compound, condos, or apartments. Zoned R-14, 0.86 acre. Bring your imagination and your passion. $449,000 MLS 93875

Professional Office Good investment, great tenants. Converted from residential property; remodel completed in 2005.

4,268 sf on .565 acre borders Pueblo land. Town sewer, natural gas, well and zoned C-2. Can tie in to town water. ADA accessible. $475,000 MLS 96054

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Prime Commercial Property Prime commercial property across from Walgreens.

Develop into a commercial condo or strip mall, currently used by Taos Trade Days (local flea market). $760,000 MLS 95527

Inn On The Rio On the banks of the Rio Fernando. 12 room B&B celebrates Taos art and style in every room. The lobby features a custom Carmen Velarde kiva FP. Private onsite owners quarters, with hot tub and pool on 1.8 acres. $840,000 MLS 93961

Taos Tennis Ranch Commercial Tennis complex. 6820 sf club house features pro shop, meeting room and restaurant with full kitchen. 10 tennis courts, 35’x65’ swimming pool, 988 sf pool house/sauna, 10’x10’ children’s pool and hot tub. $1,400,000 MLS 95453

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Great Investment Property Great investment property; can be divided! 360 degree views and easy access to town or Taos ski Valley. Both tract B-2 and C (MLS 95755) may be purchased together. $98,000 MLS 95754

Los Pandos Estates Great in-town building site on 1 acre with city water, sewer, and natural gas. Conservation easement protects your views to the east. Build your dream home! $120,000 MLS 94794

Pastoral Setting In Cañon Pastoral setting in Cañon on 2.35 acres. Rio Fernando runs through property. Close to town, yet secluded. Great building site. Additional acreage available. $150,000 MLS 91592

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Build Your Dream Build your dream home on the Rio Pueblo!

Picturesque setting under shady cottonwood and Russian olive trees on 2.40 acres. Serene and verdant surroundings just 10 minutes from anywhere in town. $179,000 MLS 95723

Great Location!

Great location for development! R-4 zoning on 1.39 acres, ideal site to build five condos and still have views. Conveniently located to all town amenities and easy to tie in to town utilities. $215,000 MLS 95224

Cottonwoods And Canyons 150.89 acres with cottonwoods, piñons and junipers bursting with fall colors. Hike, bike and fish.

Rio Cieneguilla, natural springs and pond bordering BLM. $525,000 MLS 96122

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Live The Simple Life!

Adobe charmer w/studio! Built around 1934 and remodeled in 2003. 1062 sq ft, 1 bdrm, 1 bath plus office. Wood floors. Vigas. Flagstone courtyard.

Mature trees and shrubs. .3 acre lot. 300 sq ft studio.

Greenhouse! The charm of yesteryear!

MLS 95384 $169,000

Greater World Home With Style

A perfect, peaceful get away! Open kitchen/dining room. Concrete floors. Laundry. Soaking tub. Huge bedroom with kiva fireplace. Simplicity and clean lines evoke a feeling of calm. 1.41 acres. 1380 sq ft.

Endless views! Bright, sunny and open!

MLS 93842 $184,900

Room For Everyone!

1.1 acres. 1633 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths.

Great mountain views. Welcoming front porch and entry. Open living room and dining area. Galley style kitchen with wood cabinets, nice counter tops and stainless appliances. Convenient laundry room.

MLS 95159 $239,900

Easy One-Level Living!

House And Guest House

Weimer Area Home With Views!

One level. 1.2 acres. Gorgeous views! 1760 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Stained concrete floors. High wood ceilings. Great room. Kiva fireplace. Lots of natural light. Two walled courtyards. Fully fenced backyard.

Two car garage! Affordable and ready to go!

MLS 95661 $299,000

Weimer area. 3 acres! Beautiful views! Main house is 1781 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Super high efficiency radiant wood stove. Charming 480 sq ft guest cottage.

Decorative wall and wonderful garden gate. Easy care landscape with drip irrigation. Lots of possibility!

MLS 95163 $350,000

Southern orientation for light and warmth. Convenient location. 1970 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Walled and gated front yard. Great room. Vigas. Dramatic kiva fireplace. New heating system. New carpet. Skylights.

Alarm system. Attached 2 car garage. 1 acre.

MLS 94832 $357,000

House With Office~Views~Style!

1681 sq ft 2 bdrms, 2 baths PLUS office! 2 courtyards.

2 car carport with storage. Great room design. Kiva.

Open kitchen. Dining counter. Pantry. High ceilings with vigas. Smooth plaster. Stylish finishes. Great sunset portal. Wonderful 360 degree vistas.

MLS 93732 $365,000

Pastoral Setting House And Studio

Located in Des Montes. Home and studio on 2.48 acres with water rights! Mountain views. 2958 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths and a huge 628 sq ft studio. Large living room. Kiva fireplace. Big, open kitchen.

Central, walled courtyard. Fruit trees! Pasture!

MLS 95260 $485,000

One Level Condo Right In Town!

One level condo in the heart of town. 1 bdrm, 1.5 baths. Lovely finishes throughout. Energy efficient RastraBlock construction. Nice backyard. Fireplace.

Slate tile floors. Vigas, beams and corbel accents.

Upgraded stainless appliances!

MLS 95322 $184,900

Freestanding Condo With Views!

Mariposa Ranch ~ Des Montes

Weimer Building Site!

1672 sq ft, 2 bdrms, 2 baths, and office nook. Attached garage. Close to historic downtown. Extra large outdoor space with beautiful views, patio and hot tub! Stone fireplace. Brick floors. Cozy, open kitchen. Timeless finishes in kitchen and baths.

MLS 92832 $369,000

10 acres with smart building covenants to protect your views and values! 360 degree views sunrise to sunsets! Well maintained access road. Underground utilities in place, electric, natural gas and telephone.

Shared well. Close to Ski Valley and Arroyo Seco.

MLS 93764 $199,000

Thinking about building? Quintessential Weimer setting. Fantastic views of Taos Mountain, the east foothills and the valley. Sunrise to sunset! Easy access to utilities. Good road. Close to town. Great walking! The perfect spot for your dream home!

MLS 89708 $65,000

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North Mesa Road Adobe Home! Close To Town And Taos Ski Valley!

Classic Taos Style!

2.27 acre lot. 2983 sq ft, 4 spacious bedrooms, 4 baths plus office/studio! Quality adobe construction. Walled and gated entry courtyard. HUGE great room with a dramatic fireplace and glass doors that open to a wonderful portal and walled and gated backyard. High wood ceilings with vigas. Arched doorways. A cook’s kitchen with work island, stainless appliances and planning desk. Master suite with fireplace, walk in closet, sumptuous bath, and access to the entry courtyard. Attached heated 3 car garage.

MLS 94269 $625,000

2109 sq ft which includes a 466 sq ft north light studio. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces. 2 car garage.

Wood floors. Open kitchen. Roof top deck. Trees.

2 courtyards one in front with a water feature and one in back with a hot tub. Close to town.

MLS 96040 $365,000

Historic Hobby Horse Ranch

22 Forested Acres With Elk Tag

Investment property! Just as it is with 6 residential units, or a B&B?, or a retreat center? Gorgeous irrigated alfalfa pasture surrounds the cluster of homes.

6.92 acres. Located close to town but feels like a walk back in time. Each unit reflects true Taos character.

MLS 96041 $775,000

22 beautiful forested acres off paved US Hwy 285.

Borders Carson National Forest. Property owner is member of the Tres Piedras Mutual Domestic Water Assoc. Includes elk tag from NM Game & Fish.

Bladed graveled road. Electricity on property!

MLS 95807 $64,000

Go Fish! Rio Pueblo Frontage

8.32 acre building site with Rio Pueblo frontage and Pueblo land across the river. Dramatic vistas. Access to 1.25 miles of riparian land. Birding, hiking and challenging trout fishing. Horses allowed. Telephone and electric close by. Smart restrictions!

MLS 95695 $240,000

Classic Northern NM Territorial

Gracious Living And Stunning Vistas

5.23 acres. Borders Carson National Forest! Dramatic setting, and walking access to miles of hiking trails!

2980 sq ft. Adobe construction. 3 bdrms, 3 baths.

(3rd bedroom would make a great office). Wonderful salon/library. Brick floors. Country style kitchen.

Spacious master suite with walk in closet. Huge great room with and elegant and dramatic fireplace and glass doors opening to a wonderful portal which spans the northerly side and captures the views.

Mature landscape. A true private Taos retreat!

MLS 95743 $749,000

You get to have it all! 3 acres in a dramatic high desert setting with the Sangre de Cristo mountains as your backdrop! 4651 sq ft, 4 bdrms, 4 bath PLUS office. A hint of Mediterranean flair! Paved driveway.

3 car, heated garage. Walled front yard. Dramatic entry. Remarkable, spacious, open floor plan with spaces that are versatile to suit your designs. Cooks kitchen. Amazing back portal and roof top deck to take in the views! Mature, thoughtful landscape. Pond.

Greenhouse. Private well. Close to Golf Course!

MLS 93090 $995,000

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Millicent Rogers Road

Great location! Huge mountain views. 2.5 acre lot.

3080 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Original garage converted to a wonderful studio/office/exercise room.

PLUS a 794 sq ft workshop with a separate garage door that keeps the dusty hobbies out of the house!

Attached 2 car garage. Gated courtyard and fenced back yard with thoughtful landscape. Open kitchen with rich Cherry cabinets. Spacious living room with dramatic fireplace and picture windows that frame the mountain view perfectly.

MLS 94923 $595,000

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BEAUTIFUL LAND Unique Northern New Mexico land near Taos. Almost 4 acres covered with old growth pinon & bordering National Forest. Serene & secluded with good building sites, & views. Owner financing available! $45,000. MLS 95448 Also two 3.24 acre pieces for $32,000 each.

MLS 95449, 95450

NICE You can put your mobile or modular home on this land. 1 acre for only $20,000 MLS 92286 LARGE PARCEL

25 Acres in the Village of Questa.

Excellent development potential. Power and phone at the lot. Town water and sewer and natural gas nearby. $55,000. MLS 94547

WONDERFUL HOME Move right into this immaculately maintained home with huge views and lots of light. There's Saltillo tile throughout, and coved ceilings with vigas in the living room and dining room. The 18" thick pumice-crete walls provide excellent insulation along with the new efficient boiler for radiant floor heat that has 3 zones and runs on natural gas. Heating bills are very low. All windows have topdown bottom-up cellular shades. Quality Sierra Pacific windows, whole house water filter, new water heater, new stucco 5 years ago, roof painted last summer, one owner. The third bedroom has a sink and is currently being used as an artist's studio. Two walled patios provide lovely outdoor spaces. Another patio is landscaped with aspens. Evergreen trees dot the spacious yard. And there’s an attached 2 car garage. Excellent and convenient location between the Town of Taos and Taos Ski Valley. You'll be happy here! $390,000. MLS 94846

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Associate Broker 575-770-4502 ricklreaves@gmail.com 314A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571 • BHHSTaosRealEstate.com • 575 758 1924 • 800 530 8899 This wonderful off-grid home on Cute 1700 sq ft home in 20 acres in Cielito Lindo offers convenient location with stunning 360 views. The spectacular views of the 3BR/2BA/2CG straw bale luxury mountains. This 2BR/2BA/2CG home features numerous upscale (Heated) features a large living and unique features. An upstairs room with kiva fireplace. New library/loft with spiral staircase stucco and outdoor copper opens to a large 2nd story deck. fixtures. Bright and cheery with An alternative without sacrificing tile floors and radiant floor heat. the luxury you’ll love.

Fenced backyard and patio.

Elegant Solar Home Vista Linda Living MLS #95859 $325,000 MLS #95172 $519,000

Paradise in Taos Canyon

Custom built 2019 sft home offers numerous one-of-a-kind features including vaulted cielings with skylights, fans and a well-lit artist’s studio. Two wood-burning stoves provide lots of heat in the winter. A 1400 sft garage/carport offers lots of space for your projects. A hot tub and deck sit in the back.

MLS #95524 498,900

Cute Adobe

Inviting old adobe 1BR/1BA with many improvements including new electrical, new thermopane windows and new efficient heaters. This 1BR/1BA has a kiva fireplace, vigas, Saltillo tiles and French Doors to the back. Mature fruit trees and water rights. Perfect newly renovated office/studio offers an extra space to get away. Fenced backyard.

MLS #96148 $214,900

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BY YVONNE PESQUERA

PHOTOGRAPHY BY K ATHARINE EGLI

A SKI-IN/SKI-OUT HOME STANDS APART IN TSV

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ki-in/ski-out” is the ultimate luxury for skiers.

It refers to a real estate property’s access to ski out to the lifts, and ski in from the trail to the front door.

After a day on the slopes, skiers and snowboarders experience a good kind of tired. But instead of facing a long drive, you just want to be home already.

That’s what home ownership at Taos Ski Valley is all about. And the ability to ski to your front door –– well, it’s more than just a convenience. It is a dream quest for snow enthusiasts.

Debbie and Mike Houx know about making dreams come true.

When visiting their lovely home in Taos Ski Valley, the Houxs were celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary.

“We come up here a lot,” Debbie says. “And always every year for our anniversary.”

The Houxs’ 5-bedroom, 5½ bath home is a distinctive property. It is a five-story structure built in a contemporary design of steel, concrete, and glass.

The total property consists of three lots right on the streaming and gurgling Lake Fork River. The house itself sits on two lots, and is fully ski-in/ski-out to the Rubezahl Trail. There is a small skier’s bridge over the river with a private access gate.

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n avid skier, Mike says, “Last year, I got in 30 ski days.”

And as any skier who works full-time can attest, that is indeed a number to be proud of.

Mike is the president of Sandia Automotive Corp. He is the BMW (cars and motorcycle) and MINI dealer in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The Houxs have lived in the North Valley of Albuquerque since 1986.

“The Houxs’ home in Taos Ski Valley is of high-quality design and construction,” says Evan Blish of Piñon Investments. “As a car dealer, that appeals to Mike.”

Blish and Greg Jaramillo represented the Houxs in the purchase of the 4,500-square-foot home in 2006. The Houxs are the second owner of the home. It was built in 1996 by its first owner/builder, who was from the country of Cuba.

On the outside of the home, the south-facing side consists of four floors of floor-to-ceiling windows.

Blish explains, “When it was originally built, it was meant to be an experimental home. The builder planned to grow his own food on the top floor.”

The first floor consists of a centered two-car garage, a wood garage, and dual entrances: a main entrance and a mudroom. These two entrances have separate stairwells that lead up to the main living area on the third floor of the house.

There also is a ski-tuning room and a redwood hot tub room with a large four-by-six foot window on the first floor.

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t is great for a hot soak with a streamside view,” says Mike.

The master bedroom and an equally sized guest room are on the second floor of the home.

Both have south-facing sunrooms for sitting areas.

A separate apartment (a “mother-inlaw” unit) with its own bathroom and kitchenette is on the north side of the second floor; and the fourth and fifth floors consist of a game room and guest bedrooms.

All of the bedrooms in the house have queen or king beds, except for the mother-in-law quarters which has two twin beds.

The main living area is a welcoming blend of outdoor beauty and indoor comfort.

The bright bluebird sky and majestic treetops of the Carson National Forest are as much a part of the décor as the furnishings hand-selected by the Houxs.

“The peak seen from our sunroom above and to the left is Fraser Mountain. In my opinion, that is a major highlight of the various views from our house and property,” says Mike.

The south-facing open kitchen has Viking appliances, aspen cabinetry, and granite countertops. A sunroom adjoins it. The outdoor patio overlooks the Lake Fork River.

The living room has a Swedish fireplace with soapstone that absorbs the heat. A built-in armoire discreetly conceals the Bang & Olufsen entertainment system.

And on the recessed shelving, the Houxs display what they call “an eclectic grouping” of personal collectibles from their travels around the world.

“M

ike and I decorated. We complement each other,” says Debbie.

The Houxs love sharing the home with their adult children (and their spouses). And that is because they all possess a love of the outdoors, and especially skiing.

Daughter Meredith Houx-Remiger, 33, is married to Eryn Remiger. Eryn is the son of Kyle and Bob Remiger, part owners of The Boot Doctor in Taos Ski Valley.

“For the past eight years Meredith has owned and operated Sandia Farm, a hunter/jumper equestrian center in Albuquerque,” says Mike. “Eryn manages my MINI dealerships in Albuquerque and (opening this spring) in Santa Fe.” Son Grant Houx, 31, has owned and operated two fly-fishing shops in Fort Collins, Colorado, for the past six years.

“Our son Grant used to ski with Eryn on the Taos Ski Team; he introduced Eryn to his sister,” Mike says.

The yard has a pond, stone picnic table and six-foot metal flower sculptures.

One sculpture is a blue columbine, a popular wildflower.

Pointing out that the area fills with snow in the winter, Debbie says, “It’s very serene in the winter.”

The master bedroom and an equally sized guest room are on the second floor of the home.

Both have southfacing sunrooms for sitting areas.

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575-751-0013 Office 575-770-0655 Cell CASA ENCANTADA REALTY 7276 Highway 518 Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557

751-0275 Fax fishrman@newmex.com www.tedterryintaos.com

Ted Terry Qualifying Broker

D UCE D E R

In Town Compound on Quesnel St. Just listed three units on .58 acres, everything zoned CBD. One two story with 1bed/1bath upstairs and and 2beds/2bath downstairs.

All adobe with fireplaces in both. The neighboring 1bed/1bath home is adobe too and features 2 fireplaces. 3185 sq/ft. One block from the Plaza.

MLS# 95209 $743,000.

Live in the wilds of Southern Colorado. Off the grid cottage style 2bed/2bath home on 40 acres. 14 acres fenced for stock. Battery system backed up by propane generator.

Permitted 400 foot well produces plenty of water for home, grounds and animals.

MLS#94817 $169,900.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Llano Mesa Tract - 24.76 affordable acres suitable for subdivision. Owner will consider financing part of the purchase price with a good down payment.

MLS# 94778 / $247,500

Riverbend Subdivision - 16 lots totaling 67.67 acres with all County approvals in place. There is a conservation easement in place that protects over a mile of the lower Rio Pueblo. Borders Pueblo land.

MLS# 95402/ $899,000 Owner/Broker

1.09 acre zoned R4 with frontage on Ranchitos Rd and Santistevan Lane.

Close to the Plaza location for your next perfect home or maybe four developed homesites.

MLS# 95633 / $150,000.00

LAND DEALS FOR YOU! CED U D RE

Lower Des Montes - 4.08 acres with over the top views and vey secluded building sites in the pinon and juniper.

This tract may be divided and there is more acreage available.

MLS #92122/$193,738.00

Country Club Lot 63 - 3.00 acres on Baird Drive. Still the lowest priced country club lot.

MLS #81675/$79,000.00 Owner/Broker

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Lower Ranchitos - 8.77 acres with frontage on the Rio Fernando. Five minutes from town with access from Adreinne Lane. Power/phone and natural gas very near the acreage. There’s a gorgeous building site of 1.5 acres and the balance of the property is a developed equestrian tract protected by a conservation easement dedicated to agricultural use.

MLS #s 94887, 94889 / $283,000.00.

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7276 Highway 518, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557

575-779-1498

Brian Stenum Qualifying Broker

www.TaosRealEstateInfo.com

Grab this absolutely gorgeous 20-ac parcel with wide open unobstructed views of the mesa west of Taos and the Taos Mountains to the east. Only about 3-miles from the Rio Grande River. MLS 94793 $70,000

Restaurant or Retail. Breath-taking views of the Taos Mountains from back patio, with gardens & a pond.

If you can dream it, they will come.

Includes 1300+/- sq ft 2-bed 1-bath home. MLS 95149 $529,000

Enjoy wide open views & peaceful living in this cozy 3BD/2BA home.

Large windows for maximum light & solar heating. Watch spectacular sunsets from back porch. Fully fenced yard. MLS 91887 $224,000

3-ac Lot in Weimer with spectacular views of the Taos valley and Taos mountains. Utilities available at or very near the lot. You can’t beat this site for building your dream home! MLS 95120 $189,000

Enjoy lush green surroundings and an irrigated orchard in this 1891-sq ft 2-bd/2-ba home on 0.76-ac with great outdoor living areas. Take in the wonderful views of the Hondo valley. MLS 95613 $325,000

Spacious 4BD/3BA 2630+/- sq ft home on large partially fenced 2.18-ac lot. Huge 2-car garage/ workshop. Just minutes from town - enjoy “country-like” living. You will love this one. MLS 95406 $280,000 1.24-ac Lot on Vista Linda Rd; wide-open views; near golf; owner-financing possible.

MLS 91581 $45,000

Don’t miss these prime retail or gallery units in Taos Central Business District. 3 units with high-volume sidewalk traffic in main tourist district. Space available for lease as well. MLS 94952 $690,000

Large 1 or 2BD/2BA condo, full kitchen with all appliances, private covered parking, private storage room, & private courtyard. North end of Taos convenient to town or the Ski Valley. MLS 79448 $129,999

AMALIA MLS#95186 - Enjoy the beauty of the area for this 1.16 Acres. Water & sewage connections at lot. Part of Rio Costilla Subdivision. Offered for only $40,000.

BLACK LAKE MLS#95019 – 1.0 Acres.

Forested land with some steepness on north side. Two great building spots.

Offered for $33,000.

CONDO UNITS MLS#95973 Investment potential Four units available as all in one sale or a combination of 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 can be sold.

Unit 4 can be sold individually.

Call for details. Close to Town and Taos Spa. Offered for $580,000

0.85-ac Lot with dbl-wide mfd homes allowed. Wide open views of the valley & mountains. MLS 94275 $47,500

7276 Highway 518, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557

Albino Martinez Qualifying Broker

BLUEBERRY HILL MLS#94961 2.0 Acres on Blueberry Hill Road.

Building site for your next home. Offered for only $60,000

RICE

ER P

LOW

LOWER COLONIAS MLS#88503 – 1.50 Acres with views and nice building spot. Check into this one for your next home site.

Offered for $39,000

QUESTA MLS#93511 – Spacious home with lots of room. 3bd/2ba, over sized garage, open dining, living room area and much more.

Located in the Village of Questa.

Offered for only $129,000

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www.SearchTaosRealEstate.com

PEÑASCO MLS#93133 - Large home with many extras.

4bds/2.5ba, 5 car carport, with upstairs currently being used as beauty salon. Lots of room for the price. Only $258,300

COMMERCIAL BLDG MLS#94340 - Great office space with highway frontage!

Approx. 4116 sq.ft. Lots of options for any necessary conversions.

Spacious lobby with ample office space and cubicles.

LOWER PRICE OF $448,000 (owner/agent)

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price comparison | here & there

Living in Season Enjoy seasonal living any time of the year. Compare these ideal properties where summer, winter, spring and fall each have their own unique appeal.

Taos, NM

Durango, CO

$319,000

$475,000

2BR/2BA 2001 sq. ft., 0.668 acres MLS 96100

3BR/1BA 1442 sq. ft., 1.04 acres MLS 692093

Set amid trees, meandering gravel paths, and both vegetable and flower gardens, this very green energy-efficient 2,001-square-foot house on 0.668 acres has two bedrooms, two baths, two sunrooms (including one with hot tub), a cozy office space, and a fantastic great room encompassing the perfect country kitchen, living room, and dedicated dining area. Beautiful grounds, water rights, detached two-car carport, roomy shed. Adobe, post-and-beam, and strawbale construction, it was built in 1998, remodeled in 2009.

Built with love and maintained with pride of ownership, this home is so inviting!

Enjoy abundant wildlife and sweeping views of Animas Mountain and Missionary Ridge while being minutes from downtown Durango.

The property is scattered with old-growth fruit trees, aspens, firs, and deciduous trees. The home has three bedrooms, one bath with hardwood floors and a spacious kitchen. Would make a great horse property. There is an attached garage, a detached garage, and an additional covered carport and entrance. The property has an irrigation well. Natural gas is available in the neighborhood but is not currently hooked up to the home.

Energy-efficient Arroyo Hondo Home

Contact: Page Sullivan Page Sullivan Group Coldwell Banker Lota Realty, Inc. Telephone: 575-758-7890 page@taoshomepage.com

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Ranch-style Home in Valley Acres

Contact: Coldwell Banker Heritage House Realtors Telephone: 970-259-3333 info@realestatedurango.com

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THINK SNOW!

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Traditional - Contemporary - Green Remodels - Custom Homes www.vishumagee.com

HIGHFALUTIN HICKORY The Hickory Collection

by Fireside Lodge

Available exclusively at Taos Lifestyle.

Everything Home Furnishings 710 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Taos 575.758.5885 taoslifestyle.com

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TAOS SKI VALLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE

SCHOOLS/HIGHER ED

Taos Ski Valley sits at the head of the Río Hondo Canyon, surrounded by Carson National Forest in what is known as the La Cal Basin. The state’s highest peak, Wheeler Peak (13,167), rises to the east, and the ridge off Kachina Peak (12,481) sets the western boundary. The climate is montane and alpine, with winter lows below zero and summer highs in the 70s.

None; area within Taos Municipal School District

The economy of the area is dominated by Taos Ski Valley, a world-class winter sports mountain that is known for its steep trails and an average of 300 inches of snowfall. The basin first attracted settlement when gold and copper were discovered in the early 1900s.

Ski valley founder Ernie Blake put up the first ski lift in 1956. The Blake family has recently sold the resort to billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon.

The base area, at 9,200 feet elevation, includes day and overnight facilities. The mountain has 14 lifts and 110 trails, with a vertical drop of 2,612 feet. Typically, about 250,000 skiers and snowboarders (admitted in 2010) hit the slopes every year. Other winter activities include snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country and backcountry skiing, and tubing. In the summer, the main chairlift takes hikers, mountain bikers and sightseers to mid-mountain.

The Village of Taos Ski Valley, incorporated in 1996, encompasses 2.3 square miles in the valley and administers municipal services, such as water, sewer and police.

PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES Hiking/Mountain Biking/X-C: Carson National Forest, www.fs.usda.gov/carson, (575) 758-6200; popular trails include Williams Lake Trail, Bull ‘O The Woods Trail, Gold Hill Trail, Yerba Canyon Trail, Gavilan Canyon Trail Fishing: Rio Hondo, Lake Fork

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Your Taos Ski Valley Specialist!

LUXURIOUS HOUSE

CLOSE TO LIFT IN TAOS SKI VALLEY! Custom Home with Exclusive Remodel in 2010. Winner of the 2011 ASID STUDENT DESIGN AWARD, located just steps from the new Pioneer Glade ski lift. Modern, rustic home features high end appliances. Gourmet kitchen with granite island, spacious enclosed loft with reading nook. Great room with vaulted ceilings, fans, and high efficiency fire place. Scenic “TREX” Deck, radiant heat and fiber cement siding!

MLS# 95814 .........$779,000 ............... 3BR / 3BA

Mayor and four-member village council, staggered four-year terms; village administrator

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Taos Chile Line www.taosgov.com (575) 751-4459 (Winter Only) Taos Express Winter Shuttle www.TaosExpress.com (575) 751-4459 (Winter Only) TSV daily shuttle to Santa Fe and Albuquerque airports, (800) 776-1111 (Winter Only)

HEALTH SERVICES

POPULATION Estimated Taos Ski Valley 2012: 69 yearround; up to 4,000 seasonal (winter) Source: Village of Taos Ski Valley Master Plan

TAXES Gross Receipts Tax Rate: 8.6875 percent Lodgers Tax Rate: 5.00 percent Residential Property Tax: 21.066 mills Sources: UNM Bureau of Business & Economic Research; N.M. Department of Finance and Administration

Mogul Medical Urgent Care, open during ski season only; www.mogulmedical.com, (575) 776-8421

DRIVING DISTANCES Taos: 19 miles Santa Fe: 87 miles Albuquerque: 149 miles Denver: 297 miles Oklahoma City: 543 miles Dallas: 693 miles

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Every mountain home deserves a

GRAND FIREPLACE STORY, PHOTOS AND HOME DESIGN BY VISHU MAGEE

Have you ever seen a great mountain home that doesn’t feature an equally great fireplace?

I

f so, that would be an exception to the rule: it’s no mystery that the perfect end to a day of hiking or skiing is to kick back around a roaring fire. In an environment of timber and craggy stone, nothing provides a more fitting centerpiece than a big, beautiful fireplace.

Too many mountain homes pay mere lip service to the archetypal hearth by offering gas inserts, sterile “cultured stone” finishes and even phony flames on a flatscreen. In my view, these “fireplaces” miss the key point that home is where the hearth is – all the more so in a mountain aerie.

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This massive fireplace, faced with world-class stonework by Ben Edwards of Earthtones, forms the centerpiece of the living room. With its solid ten-foot mantle and hearthstone, it truly anchors the house into the mountainside.

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Top Left: This massive corner fireplace dominates the living room of this mountain retreat, providing ample display space for objects of contemplation.

Top Right: A slender chimney and tall opening are two hallmarks of the traditional Pueblo fireplace – simple, sculptural, graceful.

Bottom Left: Silhouetted against an El Salto sunset and supported by a huge stone outcropping, this firebowl is the perfect outdoor gathering place.

F

ire is virtually synonymous with human evolution, so let’s give it its due. First of all, the “sacred hearth” should be centrally featured – not a sideshow to a nearby TV, not relegated to an obscure corner, but front and center to the primary sitting area.

Second, it should be a commanding presence. Powerful! Elemental! Big! Third, the fireplace should be beautifully rendered. After all, a fire may only burn a tiny percentage of the time on a year-round basis. So the fireplace has to stand on its own as an architectural element, whether it’s a plastered Pueblo-style piece or a massive stone construction.

Of course, there are plenty of other factors that come into play. Our wonderful Taos vistas often compete with the fireplace for wall space – and so does art. So any design will be successful only to the extent that these three features are accommodated in a balanced way.

That being the case, a corner fireplace is often the best solution, since art and windows seldom occupy corners. A graceful corner fireplace, well crafted, is perhaps the height of Pueblo style. If in addition the mantle or nearby nichos bear sacred objects or fine art, you’ve got a winner.

Yet the classic European-style fireplace with a rectangular opening and a big mantle is extremely evocative — not only of our history, but of an ancient way of life when a single hearth was where the food was cooked and the body was warmed. Such a fireplace can certainly be built in a plastered Southwestern style (visit the downstairs gallery at the Harwood Museum, or the dining room of Doc Martin’s). But

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stone construction with a substantial hearth and mantle is more powerful, as well as more appropriate to a mountain setting.

Finish details, accent lighting and display objects put the final touches on a fireplace and give it your own stamp. What goes on the mantle – candles? Sculpture? Flower arrangements?

Many of us must accept shoehorning our grand fireplace visions into smaller spaces with smaller budgets. Corner fireplaces are excellent in this regard, as are some woodstoves that are both beautiful and energy-efficient. There is also an array of gas units such as “fire ribbons” which are especially effective in contemporary design.

Last, we come to patios and portals where clay chimeneas, corner fireplaces, fire pits and fire bowls come into their own. Frequently these features are little more than landscape elements. Yet a wellpositioned fireplace can extend the outdoor dining season by several weeks, or allow a group to linger after dinner for an extra hour or two on an August night.

As always, there’s a green angle to consider. You can boost a fireplace’s energy efficiency by providing external combustion air – or even fit the fireplace with glass doors to reduce the loss of heated air out the chimney. You can use an EPA-certified steel core and finish the fireplace surround any way you want (visit www.epa.gov/ burnwise). Or, if you are a seriously green pyromaniac looking for a challenge, consider a “masonry heater” (visit Biofireinc.com).

Vishu Magee has designed homes in Taos for 40 years and is available to assist with your project at www.vishumagee.com

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TAOS COUNTY

COMMUNITY PROFILE

The boundaries of Taos County stretch from the Colorado border on the north to the Cañon del Río Grande on the south. Containing 2,203 square miles, the 7,000-foot high Taos valley is bounded in the east by soaring Sangre de Cristos of the southern Rockies, and in west by the lower Tusas Range. The terrain crosses a half-dozen ecological zones, from high-alpine tundra to sage grasslands; thus, weather is often localized. The Río Grande carves a deep gorge down the center of the valley, which is dotted with old volcanic cones and necks.

Tribal members of Picuris Pueblo have lived above the Río Pueblo near Peñasco for centuries.

Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the United States and the northernmost of the 19 Rio Grande Pueblos.

Pueblo history traces back some 1,000 years – centuries before the first Europeans arrived in the late 1500s. These conquistadors claimed the land for Spain, and soon Spanish and Mexican land grantees settled in the Taos area. Ancestral acequias still divert water from seven watersheds along the Sangre de Cristo front into pastures, fields and orchards.

Roughly 50 percent of Taos County’s 1,444,480 acres is federal land, primarily U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. About 38 percent of the county is private. Native Americans own 4.3 percent, and state lands make up 6.7 percent.

Federal lands accommodate hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, ATV and snowmobiling, hunting and fishing. Golfers tee off at Taos Country Club and Valle Escondido; skiers and snowboarders carve up Taos Ski Valley and Sipapu Ski Area.

Government jobs predominate in the local economy and, in the last several decades, tourism has replaced agriculture as a primary economic driver. Real estate and home construction provide revenues and jobs. Visitors come to experience the

tri-culture atmosphere, the hundred-mile views and adobe stylings – and many return for good.

The county is home to a significant number of retirees, many of whom have already purchased second homes. It is also home to several off-the-grid communities west of the Río Grande, including the Earthships of the Greater World Community.

TOWNS, VILLAGES & SETTLEMENTS Incorporated (population): Taos (5,676), Questa (1,760), Red River (475), Taos Ski Valley (69) Unincorporated: Amalia, Arroyo Seco, Costilla, Ojo Caliente, Pilar, Peñasco, Ranchos de Taos, Talpa, Tres Piedras, Valdez Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research

POPULATION Estimated 2012 population: 33,114 Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research

PUEBLOS Taos Pueblo: Sovereign government, governor with nine members, war chief with 12 members, all serving one-year terms: www.taospueblo.com Picuris Pueblo: Sovereign government, governor serves two-year term: www.newmexico.org/picuris

WORKFORCE STATISTICS (2013) Civilian labor force: 16,622 Employed: 15,130 Unemployed: 1,491 Unemployment Rate: 9.0 percent

AGRICULTURE Number of farms: 637 Total farmland: 456,932 acres Average size: 717 acres Market value of ag products sold: $5,992,000 (61 percent livestock, 39 percent crops) Largest crops: Cattle/calves, hay/alfalfa Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service (2007)

TEMPERATURE Month

High

Low Precip. Inches

January

42

11

0.62

February

47

18

0.57

March

55

24

0.79

April

63

30

0.80

May

73

39

1.14

June

83

47

0.98

July

87

52

1.49

August

84

51

2.06

September

78

43

1.49

October

66

32

1.31

November

53

21

0.80

December

43

12

0.74

Average

65

32

1.06

Source: National Climatic Data Center

SAMPLE OF RENTAL PRICES

Source: Department of Workforce Solutions

(all prices are approximate) Small one-bedroom apt. near plaza: $575-$600

VOTER REGISTRATION (2014)

Two-bedroom adobe, Talpa: $750

Total registered voters: 25,056 Democrats: 17,094 Republicans: 3,274 Declined to state: 3,748 Other: 940

Mid-range two-bedroom house, El Prado: $800

Source: Bureau of Elections

Source: Kokopelli Property Management

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Two-bedroom condo w/courtyard, Taos: $900 Three-bedroom house, Blueberry Hill: $1,150-1,250

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Photo by Katharine Egli

TOWN OF TAOS COMMUNITY PROFILE The 5.4 square miles of incorporated town of Taos spread out beneath the shadow of Pueblo Peak (12,305), bounded roughly by the Río Lucero on the north and Río Grande de Ranchos on the south.

At 7,000 feet in elevation, Taos experiences winter lows in the single digits and summer highs in the low-90s.

Taos Puebloans inhabited the sage-piñon-juniper mountain front for several centuries before Spanish explorers arrived around 1600. Soon, Spanish settlers returned, armed with land grant decrees from the king. The central plaza became the hub of activity and the site of conflicts — often bloody — between the Spanish, natives and late-arriving Americans. Long isolated from the outside world, Taos began to grow in the 1960s with an influx of hippies to nearby communes, and continues to this day with young ski bums and rafters, and older retirees.

Commercial activity centers on the plaza area and along north and south ends of Paseo del Pueblo, the main thoroughfare. A popular home for Southwest artists, Taos boasts dozens of galleries, boutiques and craft shops – plus renowned studio tours, and art and crafts festivals. Dozens of restaurants serve up all variety of cuisine; the Northern New Mexico red-sauce dishes are renowned. Just south of town in Ranchos de Taos sits St. Francis de Asís Catholic Church, reputed to be the most-photographed church in America. The Catholic influence can be seen in the cemeteries, roadside descansos, and neighborhood churches called capillas and moradas.

The locals speak a patois of Castilian Spanish and English.

As the county seat, Taos is home to the county

government and district courts. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have a strong presence in town. On the outskirts of town, pastures, fields and gardens irrigated by ancestral acequias, extend out from the rivers and streams.

POPULATION Estimated Taos 2012: 5,676 Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research

TAXES Gross Receipts Tax: 8.1875 percent Lodgers Tax: 5.00 percent Residential Tax Rate: 15.897 mills Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research; N.M. Department of Finance and Administration

SCHOOLS/HIGHER ED Taos Municipal School District: Ranchos Elementary, Enos García Elementary, Arroyos del Norte Elementary, Taos Middle School, Taos High School, Chrysalis Alternative School, Taos Charter School, Anansi Charter School, Taos Cyber Magnet, Vista Grande High School, Taos Integrated School for the Arts, Taos Academy Charter School, Taos International School

Ute Mountain and Río Grande del Norte National Monument; popular trails include Devisadero Loop, South Boundary Trail, Rim Trail Athletics: Taos Eco-Park (soccer, lacrosse)

FORM OF GOVERNMENT Mayor and four-member town council, staggered four-year terms; town manager; www.taosgov.com

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Chile Line: local and area service, (575) 751-4459, www.taosgov.com/transportation/chile-line.php; North Central Regional Transit District: regional service, (505) 629-4725, www.ncrtd.org Taos Regional Airport: general aviation (575) 758-4995, www.taosairport.org

HEALTH SERVICES Holy Cross Hospital (575) 758-8883, www.taoshospital.org Taos Urgent Care (575) 751-1006 Taos VA Clinic (575) 751-0328 Mountain Home Health Care (575) 758-4786, www.mtnhomehealth.com

University of New Mexico-Taos, University of New Mexico Bachelor and Graduate Programs

Tri-County Community Services (mental health) (575) 758-1125

PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES

Taos Women’s Health Institute (575) 751-0334, www.taoswomenshealth.org

General: Taos Youth and Family Center, www.taosyouth.com, (575)758-4160, with game room, video games, swimming pool, ice rink; Fred Baca Park, Kit Carson Park Hiking/Biking: Carson National Forest, www. fs.usda.gov/carson, (575) 758-6200; Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field Office, (575) 758-8851;

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DRIVING DISTANCES Santa Fe: 70 miles Albuquerque: 131 miles Denver: 287 miles Dallas: 674 miles Phoenix: 595 miles

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BY ANDY DENNISON | PHOTO BY KATHARINE EGLI

JLI Gallery

Sharing the creator’s vision with the master craftsman’s touch Walk into JLI Gallery in Arroyo Seco and you are struck by how much art is in the place.

T

he mass of color and shape literally jumps at you.

There’s no more room on the walls, the floor racks are chock-full. Greeting cards stack 10-high in revolving displays.

Where does all this art come from?

First of all, it comes from some of the foremost painters and photographers in the Western United States. Whether on the wall or in a rack, you may find prints of a mountain at sunset by photographer Lenny Foster, a mystical forest by painter Ted McNeil, a still life by Joe Anna Arnett, or an R. Crumb-like music poster by Nate Bocchicchio.

But again, why at this gallery tucked away in Arroyo Seco?

What makes JLI Gallery different, however, is that every piece at the gallery shares its creator’s vision with the master craftsman’s touch of Jack Leustig, one of the most accomplished printmakers in America.

“These are the highest-end prints available,” Leustig told Enchanted Homes during a recent visit to the gallery. “And that’s because of the equipment we have, the materials we use but, most of all, the skills we have to make them work to their highest levels.”

JLI Gallery is a retail storefront for Jack Leustig Imaging, home to the workhorses of digital printmaking: Photoshop software and an Epson large-format ink-jet printer. With Photoshop, Leustig can upload a digital image file and enhance the image in many ways without jeopardizing the essence of the art.

With the Epson printer, that image can be reproduced with archival inks at 2,800 dots per inch (magazines print at 300 dpi) on museum-quality papers and canvases.

“Purity is an illusion,” he said. “A camera doesn’t capture what the brain captures; we adjust the exposure and lighting in our brain, and that’s what we see. With Photoshop and Epson printing, we are dialing up to what the human eye and brain sees.”

The emergence of these high-tech tools in the 1990s brought the French term giclée into the art world lexicon. And, they gave Leustig the inspiration he needed at a seminal moment in his life.

A filmmaker of note, Leustig was no stranger to things on the cutting edge. He was among the first in Hollywood to experiment with 3-D modeling for film, and his groundbreaking documentary “500 Nations” – an eight-part TV mini-series history of the indigenous tribes in North and Central America – was a milestone for the small screen.

However while filming in Moscow in 1995, his casting director wife, Elizabeth stepped off a curb and was killed by a passing vehicle.

“There were just too many condolences, so I quit,” Leustig said.

For a while, he shot photos for UPI in New York but, through a friend, he discovered Nash Editions. Started by famed rock ’n’ roller Graham Nash, Nash Editions opened America’s first fine art digital printmaking studio in 1990. The technology of giclée, aka ink-jet printing, was just taking off and Leustig was hooked.

“When I started working with giclées, I fell in love with the work,” said Leustig, who has likened the job of printing an image to that of a gem cutter. “I worked on some of the first versions of Photoshop and realized I could marry the mother load of an artist with computer graphic technology.”

After a couple of years at Nash Editions in California, Leustig, his new wife and new child moved to Taos in 1998: “I’d come to Taos from Ohio in 1970 after the Army. I stayed at a commune and knew, from that point on, I had a connection with Taos.”

Spurred by the release of the Epson Stylus Pro 9600, Jack Leustig Imaging opened in 2002. Over those 12 years, the business has grown to where some 900 artists and photographers get their work printed to museum-grade quality – and many of them hang their work at JLI Gallery.

“The Epson has 11 inks so the potential of color is much higher than what is seen in (four-color) magazines or posters,” Leustig said. “And, these pigmented inks – actually with physical particles crushed for the ink – create more than 100 years of longevity.”

Over the years, the business has expanded into the field of old photo restoration through experience of Photoshopping: “We work with families that want to save their old photographs. It’s amazing how, when they are restored to pristine perfection, they look like they were shot that same day.”

And, hundreds of greeting cards now adorn the floor of the gallery, all giclée prints produced to same high standards as the largest canvas that hangs on the wall.

The concept of preserving fine art for years to come holds true for all of Leustig’s work. Whether with a photograph or a painting in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor or pencil, Leustig likes to see what he does as enhancing the value of the piece of art.

“Every day, I get to take a digital file and make it beautiful,” he said. “That’s what gets me to work and keeps me here six days a week, often 10 hours a day.”

Jack Leustig Imaging is located at 482 State Highway 150, Arroyo Seco. Phone: (575) 776-3899. Website: www.jliprints.com.

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RED RIVER

COMMUNITY PROFILE The town of Red River nestles along the Red River, a mountain tributary to the Río Grande. The settlement sits at 8,750 feet elevation, surrounded

by Carson National Forest and the Sangre de Cristo mountains. The climate is montane and alpine, with winter lows below zero and summer highs in the 70s. Thunderstorms often roll through on summer afternoons.

Gold miners first settled the area in the mid-1800s.

These days, the local economy relies upon winter tourists who ski and snowboard, and summer tourists who come to hike, mountain bike, drive ATVs and relax in the cool temperatures. Some 1,200 seasonal homes house many of these visitors.

Red River Ski Area rises to the south of town with a vertical drop of 1,600 feet. The mountain includes 58 trails and six lifts on 290 acres, and typically attracts more than 120,000 ticket-buyers in a winter season. In the summer, lifts run for mountain bikers, hikers and sightseers.

For a fee, wintertime enthusiasts can explore the 21 miles of groomed skiing and snowshoeing trails at Enchanted Forest Cross Country and Snowshoe Area, located three miles east of town. In town, private rental services lease out snowmobiles and ATVs, and trail riding on horses is a popular summer activity.

The town of Red River administers municipal services for residents, visitors and nearly 200

businesses in the community. The town hosts a number of popular summertime events, beginning with the Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally that typically attracts more than 20,000 motorcyclists for the long weekend.

National Forest, www.fs.usda.gov/carson, (575) 758-6200; popular trails including Red River Nature Trail, Columbine Trail, Sawmill Park Trail, Middlefork Trail, Goose Creek Trail

POPULATION

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Estimated 2012: 475 year-round; approx. 4,000 seasonal

Mayor/town council and town administrator, with mayor and four councilors serving four-year, staggered terms; www.redriver.org, (575) 754-2277

Sources: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Red River Comprehensive Plan

TAXES

Fishing: Red River; Town Ponds

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Gross Receipts Tax: 8.4375 percent Lodgers Tax: 5.0 percent Residential Tax Rate: 18.522 mills

Red River Miner’s Transit: free yearround service, with door-to-door service, redriver.org/public-transit, (575) 770-5959; town-operated heliport

Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research; N.M. Department of Finance and Administration

HEALTH SERVICES

SCHOOLS/HIGHER ED

Main Street Medical Clinic, 421 East Main St., (575) 754-6330: Family health and urgent care.

Questa Independent School District: Red River Valley Charter School, Questa Elementary, Questa Middle School, Questa High School, Cimarrón School District: Eagle Nest Elementary, Eagle Nest Middle School, Cimarrón High School, Moreno Valley High School

PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES General: Brandenburg Park, Woerndle Park, Mallette Park, Hiking/Biking/ATV-Snowmobiling: Carson

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UltiMed Clinic (winter only), urgent care, in Lift House building of the Red River Ski Area, 200 A Pioneer Road; ultimed.com/pages/red.html, (575) 754-1773

DRIVING DISTANCES Taos: 36 miles Santa Fe: 106 miles Albuquerque: 165 miles Denver: 275 miles Dallas: 648 miles Oklahoma City: 511 miles

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Current Happenings in Taos Real Estate

RE/MAX SELLS 1 HOME EVERY 42 SECONDS!

Mountain Realty Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

www.taosmls.com remax@newmex.com 575-758-5400

Linda Valaika, Associate Broker

COMPARISON OF 2013 - 2014 REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY January 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014 2014 2013 % of change

CURRENT REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

152 276,000 41,987,000

151 318,000 48,106,000

.01% -13% -16%

Current Residential Properties Average Listed Price Volume

42 131,000 5,505,000

44 119,600 5,262,000

-.05% 11% 6%

Current Land Listings Average Listed Price Volume

Multi-Family Sold Properties Average Sold Price Volume Sold

1 299,250 299,250

0 0 0

Commercial Sold Properties Average Sold Price Volume Sold

1 660,000 660,000

5 414,600 2,073,000

Residential Sold Properties Average Sold Price Volume Sold Land Sold Properties Average Sold Price Volume Sold

.06% -68%

215 $497,101 $106,877,000 316 $173,313 $54,767,149

Current Multi-Family Listing Average Listed Price Volume

7 $503,714 $3,526,000

Current Commercial Listings Average Listed Price Volume

28 $676,532 $18,943,000

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Courtesy Angel Fire Resort/Chris McLennon Photo

ANGEL FIRE

COMMUNITY PROFILE Angel Fire is located at an elevation of 8,382 feet above sea level in the high Moreno Valley of Colfax County. The climate mirrors the Rocky Mountain setting that includes some of the highest peaks in New Mexico. About 210 inches of snow typically fall on Angel Fire in the winter, and average temperatures range between zero and 30 degrees F. Summertime highs rarely exceed 80 degrees F., with frequent afternoon thunderstorms that cool off midday temperatures.

Surrounded by U.S. National Forest and private ranches, the incorporated Village of Angel Fire covers 18,450 acres. The village includes the general aviation Colfax County Airport and the Angel Fire Ski & Golf Resort, a private membership community overseen by the Association of Angel Fire Property Owners.

The resort hasw more than a thousand private homes, a 500-acre ski and snowboard mountain, a championship golf course, country club, fishing lake and other amenities for member-landowners.

Non-members can pay to use most resort facilities.

A favored hunting ground for the Utes, the Moreno Valley grew in the 1860s with the discovery of gold. Ranching dominated the local scene until the 1960s, when the first ski runs of Angel Fire Resort were cut on Aqua Fria Peak.

Tourism fuels the local economy, although several large working ranches still operate in the area.

Trails; Elliott Barker Trail Complex; Greenbelt Trails; Oeste Vista; Lake and Lady Slipper Trails

POPULATION Estimated 2012: 1,181 year-round; approx. 2,000 summer

Fishing: Eagle Nest Lake State Park, (575) 377-1594; Cimarrón State Park, (575) 377-6271; Valle Vidal.

Source: UNM Bureau of Business & Economic Research; local Realtors

Athletics: Angel Fire Sports Complex – soccer, softball, rugby

TAXES

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Gross Receipts Tax: 7.4375 percent Lodger’s Tax: 5 percent Sports & Recreation Fee: 2.4 percent Residential Tax Rate: 20.272 mills Average Colfax County Property Tax: $458/year on $150,000 property value

Village Council with four members and mayor, four-year, staggered terms: www.angelfirenm.gov

Source: N.M. Dept. of Revenue; N.M. Department of Finance and Administration

Moreno Valley Health Care Clinic 11 Elliott Barker Road No. A (575) 377-3301

SCHOOLS

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION None

HEALTH SERVICES

Cimarrón Municipal School District: Cimarrón Elementary/Middle School; Eagle Nest Elementary/Middle School; Cimarrón High School; Moreno Valley High School

UltiMed Clinic Ski Patrol Building Angel Fire Ski Resort (open in winter only) (575) 377-1805

PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES

DRIVING DISTANCES

Hiking/Biking/Snowmobiling: Carson National Forest, www.fs.usda.gov/carson, (575) 758-6200; Cimarrón State Park, (575) 377-6271; Valle Vidal; popular trails including Sendoro and Bobcat

Santa Fe: 92 miles Albuquerque: 154 miles Denver: 295 miles Dallas: 659 miles

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Stanley R. Samuels, Qualifying Broker PO Box 122, Angel Fire, NM 87710 575.377.6651 | 800.284.0378 | Fax 575.377.2978 Cell 575.447.6295 | stan@northcountrynm.com www.aboutnorthcountry.com Property Management | Summer & Ski Vacaction Rentals | Ranch Land | Acreage | Lots | Houses | Condominiums | Cabins

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Beautiful Mountain Retreat

2 BR/2 BA 1372SF Open Living, dining, & kitchen with lots of windows. Fabulous deck. 2 lots combined within walking distance to Monte Verde Lake. MLS #94346 $279,000

Wonderful House Nestled in Aspen & Pines

4BD/3BA 4540 SF on 5 acres, Huge Garage 800SF, Large loft & Large family room. Open living, dining, & kitchen. Breathtaking Views. MLS #94322 $549,000

Stunning Mountain Home

3BR/3BA 2640SF including large loft, 2 wood burning fireplaces, attached 2 Car Garage, Beautiful wood decks. Near Monte Verde Lake and National Park. MLS #94483 $369,00

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Val Verde Subdivision

2 BR/2 BA Wood deck. Wooded Breathtaking Views! Convenient to skiing, golfing, ATV trails, hiking, biking. MLS #95841 $139,000

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QUESTA

COMMUNITY PROFILE The incorporated area of the Village of Questa encompasses 5.1 square miles around the confluence of the Red River (Río Colorado) and Cabresto Creek – both tributaries of the Río Grande. The area is bounded by the Latir massif of the southern Sangre de Cristo Range to the east -- with Venado Peak (12,734 feet) as the highest – and the Guadalupe Mountains and the Río Grande Gorge to the west.

At 7,461 feet elevation, residents of Questa and the surrounding community experience at highdesert climate, with summer highs in the 80s and winter lows in the single digits.

Located between the San Luis Valley and Taos, Questa has long been a gateway for travelers heading north or south. The ancient trade route Kiowa Trail ran nearby, connecting tribes to the north with Río Grande Pueblos. Later, French fur traders used the route to reach the trading center in Taos and, in the 17th century, Hispanic land grantees settled in the area. Many land grant heirs still live on their original properties.

Agriculture has long been a mainstay of the Questa economy. Irrigation acequias draw water off the rivers and streams, and distribute it to hay, alfalfa and winter wheat fields surrounding the community. Raising sheep once dominated livestock production, but that enterprise has been largely been replaced by cattle ranching. Local forest traditions of wood gathering, piñon nut collection, grazing and hunting still persist.

In 2014, Chevron Mining closed its molybdenum operation and began reclamation of the Red River. In conjunction, Questa leaders have pushed to increase tourism in the scenic village, promoting fishing along the Red River and hiking in the mountains as the main attractions.

The village has opened a hiking trail from the village to the BLM’s Wild Rivers Recreation Area, which sits at the confluence of the Red River and Río Grande, and the downtown area has had a facelift. Passersby often pause in town to eat at a half-dozen restaurants that boast spicy Northern New Mexico cuisine.

Another attraction is the historic San Antonio de Padua church that is undergoing massive renovations, funding by local donations and performed by Questeños, after a wall collapsed and church leaders in Santa Fe considered closing it down.

POPULATION Estimated Questa 2012: 1,760 Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research

TAXES Gross Receipts Tax: 8.1875 percent Residential Tax Rate: 16.108 mills Source: UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research; N.M. Department of Finance and Administration

SCHOOLS/HIGHER ED Alta Vista Elementary and Intermediate School, Questa Junior and Senior High School, Roots & Wings Charter School

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FORM OF GOVERNMENT Mayor/Village Council, with mayor and four council members, serving 4-year, staggered terms; www.laplaza.org/ government/questa, (575) 586-0694

PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES Hiking/Camping/Fishing: Trails and waterways in the Carson Nat’l Forest, Questa Ranger District, (575) 586-0520, www.fs.usda.gov/carson; hiking and river access to the Wild Rivers Recreation Area, (575) 758-8851, www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/ prog/recreation/taos/wild_rivers_rec_area. html; Río Grande del Norte National Monument, (575) 586-1150, www.blm.gov/nm/ Ríograndedelnorte; Las Vistas de Questa trail

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION North Central Regional Transit District: regional service, (505) 629-4725, www.ncrtd.org; Questa Municipal Airport, general aviation, www.airnav. com/airport/N24; (575) 613-2853

DRIVING DISTANCES Denver: 262 miles Albuquerque: 154 miles Santa Fe: 94 miles Taos: 24 miles Red River: 12 miles

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real estate finance | Ted Dimond

Mountain property financing — post 2008 ins and outs

BY TED DIMOND

We’re praying for snow but meanwhile things are heating up in Taos Ski Valley. There’s snow atop the 12,450-foot Kachina Peak as well as a brand new lift. There’s great excitement over the changes and expansions set to greet us on opening day and correspondingly, there is renewed and greater interest in shopping for a vacation home or condo in Taos Ski Valley. This may turn out to be the perfect time to invest in some mountain property in the legendary, off-the-beaten-path , enhanced and expanded Taos Ski Valley.

There are numerous appealing condominium projects in the Ski Valley and should you be interested in financing the purchase of one of these, there are a number of things to consider. Mortgage lenders pay particular attention to the buyer’s intention regarding the use of that condo. When making an application a buyer needs to state the intended occupancy of the property, that is, whether they are buying a property as a primary residence, a second or vacation home, or an investment (also referred to as a “non-owner-occupied” – NOO) property. Mortgage rates and terms are similar for primary and vacation homes but a mortgage for a NOO property costs more, either in the form of additional closing costs or a higher rate.

The amount of additional costs depends upon the size of the buyer’s down payment. For example a 25 percent down payment earns better terms than a 20 percent down payment.

Another important consideration when financing a condo is the condo project itself. A mortgage lender will not only evaluate the borrower and, as with any property, require an appraisal to establish market value of the condo unit, they will also evaluate the full condo project. They will typically review the project’s budget, the master insurance policy, the bylaws and the occupancy and status of the other units. To obtain conventional financing ( i.e. a Fannie or Freddie loan) which carries the best long-term rates, the condo project must meet Fannie/Freddie guidelines. Lenders require a representative of the HOA (Home Owners Association) to fill out a questionnaire that asks for specific details about the project to help assess whether the project is “warrantable,” meaning eligible for conventional financing or not. There are a number of key issues that are reviewed to determine the “warrantability” of the project and that determination impacts anyone who wants to finance the purchase of a unit in that project.

Here are examples of some key characteristics that cause a condo project to be considered “non-warrantable” direct from Conventional Underwriting Guidelines supplied by Fannie and Freddie: Ineligible Projects (projects containing any of the following characteristics are not eligible for full, limited or streamline review) • Mandatory rental pool; • Bell captain, luggage service; • On-site rental agency or check-in desk; • Room service; Enchanted Homes Vol. C •

• Central telephone system; • Central key system; • The overall project cannot include a hotel or similar type of entity, and may not be a project with fragmented or segmented ownership, or a project with fractured interest; • Condominium projects that include weekly and/or daily rentals are not acceptable if the HOA is involved in rental of units; • The project has blackout dates restricting the owner’s use; • Timeshare or segmented ownership projects; • A single person or entity owns more than 10 percent of the total units; • Houseboat projects; The prohibition against houseboat projects is not of great concern in Taos Ski Valley but many of the other specifics listed are. Those characteristics that resemble hotel amenities typically cause a conventional lender to consider a project a “condo-tel” and as a result “non-warrantable” or ineligible for conventional financing. The lender depends upon the questionnaire, the appraisal and the condo project’s website to verify such characteristics.

Obviously many of the condos in TSV are considered condo-tels and therefore are not eligible for conventional financing.

Back in the old days, pre-2008, there were numerous lenders that offered financing for non-warrantable projects alongside loans for approved projects. The rates were a bit higher and the down payment requirements a bit stricter but it was possible to finance such properties. There was also a large market of “sub-prime lenders” (remember them?) that offered various nonconventional programs including financing for ineligible condos and condo–tels. As “sub-prime lenders” closed their doors post 2008, condo-tel financing sources dried up.

That has begun to change and should you want to purchase a unit in a condo-tel it would be wise to check with a couple of banks or mortgage brokers to see what kind of financing they may have for such properties.

We have seen a few lenders roll out new non-warrantable loans making it possible to find financing for condos that don’t meet conventional guidelines.

The down payment requirements are much greater than for conventional loans. You can expect to have to put 40 – 50 percent down on the unit and the interest rates are higher. Currently, conventional 30-year notes carry an interest rate about 4 percent. The rate for non–warrantable condos is about 5.5 – 6.5 percent. Obviously the terms are less attractive but there is, for the first time in years, some financing available and we expect to see that expand over time.

Ted Dimond has lived in Taos since 1976. He has been a residential mortgage broker since 1994 and has owned and operated Dimond Mortgage with his wife Vanessa since 2003. Ted can be reached via email Ted@dimondmortgage.com.

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Issue 18

At home with R.C. Gorman

Artist R.C. Gorman, who died in 2005 at age 74, lived in a lavish, four-building gated compound north of Taos.

True to his Navaho roots, his small bedroom and adjoining library were the original rooms of a sheepherder’s adobe shack that stood on the property for more than 200 years.

The ceilings of each room had a different design, from rough latillas to sculpted plaster or woodcarvings. “I wanted this home to be strictly Southwestern and it all just fell together,” he said.

Gorman’s estate included an outdoor sculpture garden, a nine-room main house and the two-bedroom guesthouse.

One feature was the indoor swimming pool fed with water circulated through three lions head figures.

His home was filled by his art collection, which included works by Jackson Pollack, Auguste Rodin and New Mexican artists. Then, there were autographed photographs of the many famous celebrities who collected Gorman’s work.

Tom Worrell’s labor of love

Tom Worrell turned a 19th-century adobe house behind Taos Plaza into a labor of love.

Worrell, the former owner of El Monte Sagrado Resort and Spa, worked with an historical architect to maintain the building’s authenticity during its restoration.

Using what Worrell described as “forensic architecture,” the house was stripped to its bones. The renovation revealed the home’s transformation from a two-room adobe into an expansive two-story, nine-room modern dwelling.

“They built an adobe box, and then another box and then another,” Worrell described.

Straw and mica peek out from the original walls that could be preserved; rotted doorframes were replaced with 250-year old hand-hewn beams of oak and chestnut salvaged from buildings in the East.

The one diversion from Southwestern style was the “biolarium” — a tropical outdoor environment brought indoors. Worrell said it was an enjoyable space, especially on a snowy day.

Issue 22

Fechin House:

An artist’s handiwork abounds

The Fechin House is more than the home and studio of noted Russian artist Nicolai Fechin, it is one of his works of art.

Fechin, his wife, Alexandra and their daughter, Eya came to Taos in 1927 at the invitation of Mabel Dodge Luhan, patroness of the arts.

The couple bought a simple adobe, which was remodeled using local craftsmen. The result was a Pueblo and Mission Revival-style house.

Fechin’s handiwork can be found in the home’s carved furniture and woodwork.

The home had ultra-modern conveniences for the day including an electric stove and icebox, plus steam radiators.

Fechin left Taos in 1933 after he and Alexandra divorced.

Issue 34

The Guacamole House in Weimer

The Weimer-area home of Yale and Barbara Jones is known affectionately as “The Guacamole House” for its sage green stucco.

The home, now the Taos Art Museum and Fechin House, located at 227 Paseo de Pueblo Norte, is open to the public. The museum's collection includes the work of about 50 other artists, including the Taos Society of Artists, Taos Moderns and of course, Fechin’s drawings and paintings.

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For the Joneses, former San Francisco residents who have enthusiastically made Taos their community, the interesting color choice achieves their intent that their home blends in with the surrounding landscape.

For the home’s design, Barbara Jones sought flowing curves, plentiful light, and the element of an indoor-outdoor feel.

Strategically placed windows and glass doors take full advantage of mountain views and New Mexico’s big sky. Eight-foot-tall glass doors in the great room, office and master bedroom slide open to portals and tranquil private garden areas.

Local and international art pieces are found throughout the home.

Curving walls randomly display nichos.

Outside, landscaped gardens weave around the nooks of the home’s exterior and contain a variety of rocks, trees and native Southwestern vegetation.

A walled portal off the back of the house leads to a combination guesthouse/work area for Barbara.

Spirit House: Exceptional, livable

Spirit House is named in honor of the American Indian ruins located on a portion of its three acres.

The property built in 2002 includes: a one-bedroom apartment for owners Roger and Lisa Bartels; a four-bedroom home rented; a painting studio; a studio apartment; and a two-car garage.

Roger Bartels, an architect from Connecticut who designed the collection of buildings, said they reflect his philosophy that a home be exceptionally livable.

A labyrinth of courtyards with curved adobe walls and arches connects the buildings. The second-story outlook sheltered by a latilla ramada provides shade and a 360-degree view of the mesa and Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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Roger Bartels concentrated on select raw materials – adobe, wood, Arizona sandstone and metal – with some unorthodox approaches.

The flooring is locally harvested fir rough-sawn and sealed with a water-based polyurethane. The bark was left on the latillas and vigas in the ceilings.

Other touches are nichos, kivas inside and outside, and old doors from Mexico.

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Issue 51

Immersed in

Taos’ artistic history

Step back into Taos’ storied past at the Couse House on Kit Carson Road where E.I. Couse, one of the six founders of the Taos Society of Artists, lived and painted.

From an early age Couse wanted to be an artist and to paint American Indians.

In 1902 Ernest Blumenschein, another of the Taos Society of Artists, encouraged Couse and his wife, Virginia to leave New York City for Taos. Couse had found his artistic home.

The nationally designated historic site includes not only the adobe home and studio of E.I. Couse, but the garden designed by Virginia, the workshops of their son, Kibbey, and the two studios of neighbor and fellow artist, Joseph Henry Sharp.

Couse’s studio is off the living room, complete with a model’s stage and props.

The porch was a focal point of Taos’ early art scene, as the society’s artists would gather there at the end of the day to discuss their work. The Couse-Sharp Historic Site is open for tours by appointment May through October.

Issue 55

High-desert living off the grid

Perched on a hillock near the Río Grande Gorge, the home of Karen Paull and Wendy Robbins is defined by texture, character and shape.

Surrounded by expansive views of Taos’ sagebrush mesas and the Sangre de Cristos range, the hemispherical home offers the epitome of high-desert living and energy-efficiency.

Picture second-story interior walls that resemble pueblo parapets, a winding staircase, plus art and furnishings tastefully arranged throughout. The interior space is supergenerous and enclosed by the rounded ceiling that towers 27 feet above, And then there is a 9-feet deep, 9,000-gallon indoor pond populated by koi fish swimming in its depths.

Best yet, the 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom home is energyefficient and off the grid — deriving its electrical power from the sun. Cisterns store rainwater and a gray-water system uses shower water to irrigate outside vegetation. In addition to being energy-efficient, these steel-reinforced concrete structures could withstand just about anything.

Lumina Home and Gallery:

a New Mexican Eden

“It was love at first sight,” says Felicia Ferguson, describing the moment she first set eyes on what would become “Lumina,” her home and gallery north of Taos.

The property’s previous owner, artist Nan Lipsett not only constructed the buildings and laid the adobe, she did all the woodwork and gardening. Then, when Ferguson bought the property, she began to transform Lipsett’s creation into her own.

She partnered with an architect to collaborate on new floor plans and more efficient uses of space. Color and texture was added to the walls.

The south side of the main house serves as the Lumina Gallery. Inside, art hangs on the white adobe walls. Overhead, vigas are painted white to match. The gallery windows look on to the lush garden outside.

The property includes three guesthouses.

A teahouse within the garden has a hot tub — the perfect place to soak while listening to the babbling Río Lucero.

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Thom Wheeler gets creative in Cañon

Here are a few words to describe this home: Original, playful and artistic. But then again, this two-story adobe home and guesthouse in Cañon belongs to artist Thom Wheeler and his wife, Lavinia.

Thom Wheeler, a sculptor and painter who moved to Taos from Texas, built the main house with local traditions in mind, using 38,000 adobes for its walls. Both buildings have Germanic stone and Victorian gingerbread detail, in addition to Northern New Mexico design. There are catwalks and cupolas.

The first floor of the 3,4000-square-foot main house also serves as Wheeler’s studio gallery, which has a fireplace capable of accommodating 4-foot logs. The vaulted ceiling has pine vigas harvested from trees from the Wheeler Peak area. Accents include six arched, stained-glass windows and antique doors, many of which have been retrieved from buildings all over the world.

“The main house was going to be just my studio, but it just kept growing and growing,” Wheeler said.

Issue 79

Winding down at the

Double D Ranch

Located about four miles from the Gorge Bridge, the Double D Ranch owned by Dee Dee Miller blends with the vistas around it.

The property spans 1,835 acres and includes six structures – the main house, a five-bedroom guesthouse, a log cabin built in 1838, a ranch manager’s house, an eight-stall barn and an old rock barn.

The main house was built in 1964 after the construction of the Gorge Bridge and was originally designed to look like a Malibu beach home. But after Miller bought the property, she was inspired to use local building techniques and reclaimed materials, such as the wooden cabinetry made from deconstructed sheep pens.

Encompassed in all the houses on the property are 15 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. Guestrooms in the main house have French doors leading to private patios and ranch-themed details, such as cow-shaped telephones, covered-wagon replicas and antique headboards with custom ironwork by the late Posi Franzetti.

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CERRO

To Costilla & Colorado

El Norte

QUESTA

RED RIVER

SAN CRISTÓBAL

To Tres Piedras & Chama

ARROYO HONDO

ELIZABETHTOWN

TAOS SKI VALLEY

VALDEZ EL SALTO

HONDO MESA

EAGLE NEST

ARROYO SECO

Taos Pueblo

EL PRADO

Taos Municipal Airport

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BLUEBERRY HILL

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Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial

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Taos RANCHOS DE TAOS Country Club

Taos Visitors Center

LLANO QUEMADO

STAKEOUT AREA To Santa Fé & Albuquerque

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ANGEL FIRE

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WEIMER FOOTHILLS

To Pot Creek & Las Vegas

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GET TO KNOW THE ENCHANTED CIRCLE

The Enchanted Circle encompasses Taos, Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Red River and Questa. Known for its magnificent scenery and outdoor activities, the Enchanted Circle makes an outstanding day trip. Drive time is approximately 3 1/2 hours, but make plans for frequent stops along the way. It’s worth the extra time to discover the hidden treasures of Northern New Mexico.

TOWN OF TAOS

TAOS COUNTRY CLUB, STAKEOUT AREA

Taos Plaza rests at the heart of the historic district, surrounded by shops, galleries and restaurants within easy walking distance, in the midst of quiet residential areas. It has a relatively flat landscape filled with cottonwood trees.

Average home sale price: $233,704

A relatively new area of development with broad expanses of land affording unbroken mountain views, as well as the piñon-and-juniper covered “Outlaw Hill,” where Old West outlaws hid out from the law.

Average home sale price: $413,250

RANCHOS DE TAOS, TALPA, LLANO QUEMADO

BLUEBERRY HILL An area of sagebrush mesas which a popular area for houses.

Average home sale price: $308,477

UPPER LAS COLONIAS A varied area of sagebrush and juniper, with easy access to the town of Taos and affordable home options.

Average home sale price: $207,807

ARROYO HONDO, HONDO MESA

Home of the most photographed church in the country (San Francisco de Asís), Ranchos de Taos is accented with quaint adobe structures, galleries and shops. High terrain and ridges afford views of the Río Grande Gorge and mountains.

Ranchos de Taos average home sale price: $150,683 Talpa average home sale price: $241,083 Llano Quemado average home sale price: $213,800

WEIMER FOOTHILLS

A village of old adobes and other dwellings along the Río Hondo, with a rolling high desert mesa stretching toward the Río Grande Gorge. Includes popular fishing spots, as well as the historic John Dunn Bridge.

Arroyo Hondo average home sale price: $112,000 Hondo Mesa average home sale price: $167,000

An upscale neighborhood of rolling hills It is close to schools, Holy Cross Hospital and the Taos Youth and Family Center.

Building restrictions keep mountain and foothill views relatively unbroken.

Average home sale price: $406,694

ARROYO SECO, EL SALTO, DES MONTES

El Prado is comprised of meadows and ranch lands with small shops, cafes and other businesses along the highway.

Ranchitos and Los Córdovas are similar but more residential.

All have excellent views of Taos Mountain.

El Prado average home sale price: $325,173 Lower Ranchitos average home sale price: $340,000 Upper Ranchitos Average home sale price: N/A Los Córdovas average home sale price: $310,000

Arroyo Seco is a picturesque village of galleries, shops and cafes, surrounded by the beautiful landscape and gorgeous views of the mountains. El Salto and Des Montes have rolling terrain with orchards and ranches.

Arroyo Seco average home sale price: $318,100 El Salto average home sale price: $468,500 Des Montes average home sale price: $378,213

TAOS SKI VALLEY, VALDEZ

EL PRADO, RANCHITOS, CÓRDOVAS

ANGEL FIRE

Taos Ski Valley is world-renowned with both national and international clientele. Most of the businesses are open yearround for outdoor enthusiasts of every season. Valdez sits at the foot of the canyon accessing Taos Ski Valley, providing high-altitude living amidst woodlands and valleys along the Río Hondo.

TSV average home sale price: $293,910 Valdez average home sale price: $435,000

TAOS CANYON, CAÑÓN This area is replete with hiking trails and campgrounds.

Picturesque views of the mountainsides and the Rio Fernando combine to form a lush, green landscape.

Taos Canyon average home sale price: $216,667 Cañón average home sale price: $424,333

Cradled in the beautiful Moreno Valley, Angel Fire is a favorite destination for skiers in the winter and golfers, hikers and music lovers in the summer.

Average home sale price: $292,632

RED RIVER This historic ski town invites visitors to explore its Wild West history along with its many shops and restaurants.

Surrounded by the Carson National Forest, the village rests in a valley, with the Red River running through it.t Average home sale price: $251,4967

QUESTA An agricultural and mining town at the mouth of the Red River, with a compact downtown of shops and restaurants, and a variety of rural housing tucked between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Río Grande Gorge.

Average home sale price: $113,698

Information was provided by Jim Kimmons of Gallery Realty (www.galleryrealtyoftaos.com) and trulia.com. DISCLAIMER: Statistics are based on MLS information for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Neither the REALTORS® Association of New Mexico nor the Taos County Association of REALTORS® guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data is maintained by the Taos County Association of REALTORS® and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

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Market share | Harvey Blaustein

Mountain top retreats and other treats

BY HARVEY BLAUSTEIN

Taos sits in a valley west of the Sangre de Cristos, the southern range of the Rocky Mountains. As such, most folks I meet and work with aren’t so interested in a mountain hideaway, but some are. The reality is Taos is a mountain hideaway — set in a magnificent valley – but a mountain hideaway just the same.

One of the first things I tell anyone who wants more information on this paradise is that one pays extra for trees and surface water in a high-desert climate. That cools some fervor from the get-go as most folks coming here do have price considerations. Few have no budget.

And mountain hideaway suggests trees and plenty of them.

These days, the place I recommend most for those seeking this type of housing is the Taos Ski Valley. With new owner Louis Bacon and his folks working like mad to upgrade the experience on the mountain, one won’t be alone — but one can find a hideaway.

Or consider the Taos Canyon, the area between Taos and Angel Fire.

There are some drawbacks to that area — one side gets no sun at all — but price can overcome some obstacles. Or one can go north of Questa, to a subdivision called Mountain Valley Acres, where the land is as pretty as any, but not everyone is comfortable with the town. Here prices are relatively cheap, the trees large, and the hideout quotient quite high.

I actually have a pocket listing on most of El Salto mountain, some 190 acres, much of it hard to get to or explore. Priced at several million dollars, it is for the people who want to win all the time, want the best that money can buy. But I can’t say that the land itself is any prettier or the trees bigger or more plentiful than in Mountain Valley Acres in Questa. El Salto is easier to live because of its proximity to town but if you don’t have to be in Taos each day, it may not be important.

El Salto is one of the two most desirable living places, in my opinion, but one can get snowed-in up there although that doesn’t happen as often as it used to. If access to town is key, this might not be as good a location as the foothills discussed immediately following. But it has an alpine feel, more than a high-desert one, and many are drawn to that. There are more aspen trees and less piñon and juniper here.

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Another very desirable location is the Cañon Foothills, just east of town. Called by some Gringo Hill and by others, Cañon Heights, here one can walk into town if need be — but also head up the hill to the east to some of the most popular hiking trails in this region.

I used to live there and loved bushwhacking up the hill to get on to the Devisidero Loop, a 5-mile trail that can get real hot, as there is little shade along the way.

If the goal is to be invisible, or not found, you may want to go west rather than east where the mountains are. Just a half hour from the Plaza is Carson, a wild and wooly area where one can disappear and folks do go to hide out. I once had a piece of land out there that I advertised as a great place for someone in the witness protection program, warning you can’t order in a pizza from here. That land sold quickly and now one can get a pizza out there — at least on the weekends — at Poco Loco, a real store just across from the post office.

If you do try Carson, be aware that some of what you see you might want to avoid. There is land out there that is not insurable by a title company and ought to be avoided. Yet there are folks who I might call renegades, those that don’t play by traditional rules — believe it or not we do have some here — and those folks don’t seem to care about the end game — selling. They just want to buy cheap, which one can do.

The ramifications of this choice might not be felt until one needed an exit strategy — and there were few options other than finding another renegade. I know one really good guy who built a real house on land out that way and now can’t find a buyer. An inability to provide title insurance can be a deal-killer, retreat or no retreat.

We all have different tastes and wants. And Taos can provide for just about anyone. Those seeking mountaintop retreats need to come with extra money or be willing to be away from town and its offerings.

There are always tradeoffs in life and this paradise is no different.

The key is to get educated so you can make intelligent choices. And the goal is to find a place that makes you smile, that fills your needs, and follows your vision.

Harvey Blaustein lives in Taos, is a real estate broker and used to be a practicing attorney.

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Bringing you the Best in Real Estate in Taos & the Enchanted Circle Unique Homes, Land & Ranches IN / SKI

UPSCALE ADOBE

GREEN LIVING AT ITS BEST

Primary residence? Vacation home? This lovely adobe is just what you need. Light and bright, lots of windows for the incredible views, 2 bedrooms and baths.

SPECTACULAR SLOPE-SIDE RETREAT

This stunning handcrafted property is a hybrid between classic & modern architecture with a flexible floor plan for enjoying the outdoors. Borders National Monument. Completely off-grid.

MLS 95926 $288,000

Enjoy breathtaking views of Wheeler Peak form this 4000+/- SF 5BD/5/BA architecturally designed home. A refined rustic retreat that sleeps 20! A one of a kind Ski In/Out home!

MLS# 95084 $330,000

CED U D RE

MLS 93416 $875,000

CED U D RE

SERENITY IN TAOS CANYON

TAOS MOTEL

PEACEFUL IN PENASCO

6.88 acres of lush meadow, stream and pond.

3BR/2BA, 2558 sf with 1100+/- sf studio/guest house. Simply perfect.

The Taos Motel consists of 26 units + a separate office/support building which offers a vending utility/laundry including a 1 BD/1BA apartment.

This Cavco Cedar Cabin offers 1 BD, 1BA w/loft + 400 SF log barn + outbuildings on 1.42 acres surrounded by Picuris Pueblo on the River! Seclusion, yet close to town.

MLS 95377 $449,000

MLS 91440 $550,000

MLS 94943 $160,000

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Land Listings Ranchos Orchard

26 acres of private and pristine land along the Rio Pueblo MLS 96103, $520,000

Sandia Canyon 3+ acres, views.

MLS 85196, $189,000

Vista Grande

3.5 acres, Des Montes, stunning views MLS 94619, $169,000

AWARD WINNING DESIGN + QUALITY CONSTRUCTION = MAGNIFICENCE

Villa Ventosa

Add Location and you get Harmony in the Hills This home has everything....over 4000SF, 3BD, 4BA, atrium with fountains, 2 offices, art studio, meditation room, deck and private patios

2.3 acres between Taos & Ski Valley.

MLS 92274, $184,900

MLS 95659 $1,200,000

Gorge View Estates

Call one of our Taos Brokers!

2.5 to 6-acre home sites from $110,000 WALK TO THE GORGE!

Breathtaking Building Site on Gorge 5 acres. MLS 90964, $150,000

Calle Feliberto

10 Acres Adjoins Wild & Scenic Rivers

MLS 86826, $350,000

Taos Pines Ranch

10-20 acre parcels starting at $179,000

BORDERS NATIONAL FOREST Hidden Lake

10-20 acre parcels starting at $84,000

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Paula Madappa

Qualifying Broker 575-770-3306

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Associate Broker 575-770-4140

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Associate Broker 575-770-5222

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Associate Broker 575-770-5023

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