Santa Fe Real Estate Scene
January 2006

Happy New Year!

Happy new year to all. In this time of new beginnings, may you and yours enjoy happiness and prosperity throughout 2006.

Santa Fe has just enjoyed another outstanding year in real estate. Sales and median prices are up for the Santa Fe investor. Affordable housing, living wages and progressive water management continue to move forward at the City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County government. Santa Fe quality of life remains the focus: clean air, pure water, views forever, a multi-cultural community, effective education, alternative healing, fine arts, outdoor activities, safe and healthy children.

Santa Fe Wintertime Activities

• Art Galleries and Shopping Galore
• World Class Dining
• Santa Fe Desert Chorale
• Ski Santa Fe, Ski Pajarito, Ski Taos
• Santa Fe Resources, http://santafeone.com/links.html

For these and other Santa Fe lifestyle tips, call or email for your free Santa Fe relocation package, Call toll free Now 1-866-264-4848, tony@santafeone.com

During this New Year, think of others in Santa Fe. Take the opportunity to meet creative people, while growing with the City Santa Fe. Join or donate to a non-profit organization, some suggestions among many:

Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe 505-670-2177
Museum of New Mexico Foundation 505-982-6366
Santa Fe Community Foundation 505-988-9715

Air Quality

Did you know...

Bleach is not effective in killing or suppressing mold growth. Spraying mold with bleach may actually cause mold to release spores. Even if mold spores could be killed, dead spores are still allergenic and toxins are not neutralized. The only effective way to deal with mold growth is to physically remove contaminated materials and to clean the remaining surfaces. Chlorine bleach lacks the ability to cut through dirt. In a study of five different household products to try to clean a moldy shower curtain, The Wall Street Journal reported that the least effective product was chlorine bleach.

What the best product to use to clean mold?

• Soap and Water or any appropriate surfactant that effectively removes dirt
• TSP (Tri-Sodium-Phosphate) found at Home Depot works well on walls.
• Dr Bronner’s Peppermint Soap – peppermint is an anti-microbial
• Vinegar
• Borates have mold-inhibiting properties - 1 cup 20 Mule Team borax to 1 gallon water.

For more information about mold, click here. We are getting a lot questions from people regarding air filtration now that the windows are closed for the season. Questions about which air filter is best to help keep germs from people with colds from spreading and what reduces dust, allergens and mold indoors.

What does not work:

• Ozone-generating air cleaners such as the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze for which class action law-suits are pending. Consumers Union tested these units “for their ability to remove dust, smoke, and pollen from the air” and found them to have poor performance. They are also harmful to our health. The EPA, in a document stating the agency’s position on “ozone generators that are sold as air cleaners,” lists harmful health consequences: “When inhaled, ozone can damage the lungs.”
• Ultra-violet light. There is not enough contact time between microorganisms and the UV lamps sold in air cleaners. The UV energy in these is not powerful enough to “kill” mold.

What does work:

• Hospitals use HEPA air filters. Hospitals used the IQAir Health Pro Plus room air purifiers to control the SARS virus. For the press release, click here. For more information about the IQAir Health Pro Plus, click here If you have questions or concerns about mold, indoor air quality and your indoor environment please email Dan@HealthyLivingSpaces.com or call us at (505) 992-9904.
  
  Healthy Living Spaces
  369 Montezuma Ave #169
  Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

  Buyer Tips

  Are you aware of the following financial loan options?
  
  

  • 40 year fixed rate
  • 30 year fixed rate
  • ARMS – adjustable rate
  • Interest Only
  • Construction
  • Purchase to Remodel
  • Commercial
  • Mixed use
  • Piggy Backs, Helocs
  • Veterans Administration Loans
  • Owner financed New Mexico Real Estate Contracts

  New Mexico Personal Income Tax Rates continue to fall, making PIT rates more competitive with surrounding states. New Mexico Deductions for capital gains continue to expand. Taxes on homes and land continue to be some of the lowest in the United States.

  New Mexico Tax and Revenue, Santa Fe 505-827-0951, 827-0700 http://www.state.nm.us/tax/ City of Santa Fe 505-955-6500 http://www.santafenm.gov/index.asp
  
  Santa Fe County 505-986-6200 http://www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/
  
  Federal Real Estate Tax Rules for Property Owners http://www.real-estate-owner.com/
  
  

  Financial Pre-Qualification is nothing to fear and is free. Call Santa Fe mortgage brokers listed in this newsletter. Financial pre-qualification process simply requires: a phone call, define your financial objectives, your social security number. Mortgage brokers will call or email you with a range of value in which you are pre-qualified to shop for your Santa Fe real estate.

  Gary Miller, Northern New Mexico Mortgage
  877-988-2276 toll free, 505-920-4239, gary@santafemortgagesource.com
  
  Jim Gay, American Capitol Mortgage 1-888-663-4422 toll free, amtsantafe@aol.com
  
  Rich Zimmerman, The Watkins Group 866-989-8996, rich@watkinsgroup.biz
  
  Whit Smith, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 505-989-3260, 505-315-1908 william.w.smith@wellsfargo.com
  
  Interest rates, See www.Bankrate.com

  See Buyer Tips http://www.santafeone.com/articles/buyers.html

  Want to search for all available properties in Santa Fe, Eldorado and Los Alamos? Click here to search the MLS.

  Seller Tips

  Broker Anthony Atwell and his team of experienced Realtors are committed to bring you great results.

  • Free Home Market Analysis, Call Now 1-866-264-4848
  • Listing Team for Fast and Effective Sale of Your Home
  • Strong Internet Presence for Out-of-Town Shoppers
  • Proven Advertising Campaigns
  • Property Management for Santa Fe Real Estate.
  • Consistent and Responsive Communication
  • Investment, Pricing and Negotiation Strategies

   

  We promise to be your partner throughout this important process. We'll keep it simple. We'll keep you informed and we'll sell your house fast, at the right price. Thank you.

  Call Direct toll free, 1-866-264-4848

  See Seller Tips http://www.santafeone.com/articles/sellers.html

   

  

STATISTICS
Santa Fe Association
of Realtors
2005 Third Quarter
Santa Fe Area

Existing and new single family detached home sales:

City of Santa Fe

Northeast
42 sold, median price $682,500
Northwest
24 sold, median price $432,500
Southeast
44 sold, median price $610,000
Southwest
106 sold, median price $260,000
Total City of Santa Fe
216 sold, median price $364,000

Santa Fe County

North
89 sold, median price $692,000
Southeast
97 sold, median price $398,000
Eldorado
63 sold, median price $365,000
Southwest
135 sold, median price $259,000
Total Santa Fe County
537 sold, median price $360,000

Total City of Santa Fe/Santa Fe County
488 sold, median price $386,250

Condo/Townhome  City and County
210 sold, median price $232,500
Duplex, Xplex  City and County
12 sold, median price $232,500
Mobile/Manufactured City and County
24 sold, $148,500

Note: The City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County offer homes and land for all levels of buyers and sellers.

Note: This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by the Santa Fe Association of Realtors or its Multiple Listing Service. Neither the Association nor its MLS guarantees or is any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

FINANCE

New Mexico Mortgage Brokers
Call or email today for your free financial pre-qualification.

Gary Miller, Citivest Mortgage
1-877-982-9530 toll free, garym@hubwest.com

Jim Gay, American Capitol Mortgage
1-888-663-4422 toll free, amtsantafe@aol.com

Rich Zimmerman, The Watkins Group
866-989-8996, rich@watkinsgroup.biz

Interest rates, See www.Bankrate.com

Whit Smith, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage,
505-319-1908,
whit.smith@wellsfargo.com

Interest rates, See www.Bankrate.com

Jobs in Santa Fe

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Also:
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http://newmexicojobs.com/

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