Santa Fe Real Estate Scene
Fall 2006

Parade Of Homes

Parade of Homes 2006, organized by the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association, recently completed it's August home tours. Contemporary Homes are in this year, featuring: floor to ceiling windows, clerestory windows, huge sliding glass doors, multiple views, larger walls, colored cement floors with radiant heat, and more!

Awards were given to the best builders and developers, worthy of noting here for future reference: http://www.santafehometour.com/

Grand Hacienda Award: Hurlocker Properties

Category 1: $285,000 - $385,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: Sage Builders
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Zocalo
Most Creative & Innovative: Zocalo
Best Exterior Character: Zocalo
Green Building: Vermejo Park Construction

Catergory 2: $623,000- $749,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: BT Homes
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Loft Homes
Most Creative & Innovative: Loft Homes
Best Exterior Character: Tent Rock, Inc.
Green Building: Kreger Design Builder, LLC

Catergory 3: $945,000 - $1,200,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: Woods Architects Builders, Inc.
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Woods Architects Builders, Inc.
Most Creative & Innovative: Hughes Builder, LLC
Best Exterior Character: Hughes Builder, LLC

Category 4: $1,300,000 - $1,395,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: Frank Yardman Construction, LLC
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Sonar Developement
Most Creative & Innovative: Hays Associates, Inc.
Best Exterior Character: Saye Builders
Green Building: Saye Builders

Category 5: $1,435,000 - $1,550,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: Barranca Builders
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Barranca Builders
Most Creative & Innovative: Hurlocker Properties, Inc.
Best Exterior Character: Hurlocker Properties, Inc.
Green Building: Saye Builders

Category 6: $1,798,000 - $3,400,000
Best Planning/Circulation/Livability: McDowell Construction
Best use of Surface, Materials, Finishes: Suzanne Williams, Inc.
Most Creative & Innovative: McDowell Construction
Best Exterior Character: McDowell Construction
Green Building: Santa Fe Adobe Design, LLC

"Create Wealth Through Santa Fe Real Estate"

For Advice, call Broker Atwell at 866-264-4848 or 505-670-2177.

Buyer Tips

7 Habits of Successful Investors

1. Save and invest 15% pretax income
2. Buy and Hold. Power of Compounding
3. Utilize Professionals - Realtor, Attorney, Accountant, Title
4. Asset allocation, diversify - cash, stocks, bonds, credit line, real estate, insurance
5. Systematic and unemotional accumulation
6. Expert Team gives you unbiased and objective advice
7. Align reinvestment with growth trends

3 Major Tax Deductions

1. Own your business, Schedule C or K-1
2. Real Estate and depreciation
3. Oil and Gas

Habits of Successful Real Estate Investors

• Finance for 15 years
• Place 20% or more down on your loan
• Invest and Hold
• Invest consistently
• Buy newer properties
• Focus on investment strategy
• Research and know your marketplace
• Hire an experienced Realtor to save time and money
• Utilize property management company for consistent income
• Maintain great records
• Depreciate your properties
• File and Pay your taxes strategically
• Plan and setup estates and LLC with your attorney and accountant

"Create Wealth Through Santa Fe Real Estate"

For Advice, call Broker Atwell at 866-264-4848 or 505-670-2177.

Seller Tips

• Free Home Market Analysis, call 1-866-264-4848
• Strategic Internet Presence
• Proven Marketing Campaigns
• Consistent and Responsive Communication
• Pricing and Negotiation Strategies

"Create Wealth Through Santa Fe Real Estate"

For Advice, call Broker Atwell at 866-264-4848 or 505-670-2177.

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

Statistics

Existing and new single family detached home sales:

City of Santa Fe

Northeast
42 sold, median price $712,500
Northwest
13 sold, median price $360,000
Southeast
54 sold, median price $575,500
Southwest
149 sold, median price $275,000
Total City of Santa Fe
258 sold, median price $352,000

Santa Fe County

North
18 sold, median price $462,250
Northwest
53 sold, median price $836,000
Southeast
91 sold, median price $423,111
Eldorado
54 sold, median price $391,000
Southwest
69 sold, median price $388,784
Total Santa Fe County
231 sold, median price $466,000

Condo/Townhome  City and County
208 sold, median price $278,750
Duplex, Xplex  City and County
6 sold, median price $285,000
Mobile/Manufactured City and County
11 sold, median price $135,000

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

Chuck Watkins, The Watkins Group,
505-989-9900,
charles@watkinsgroup.biz

Whitney 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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