In 2022, being prepared for a wildfire is year-round in Santa Fe NM is beyond important, especially when your neighbor is the Santa Fe National Forest! This image from the spring of 2022 is of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range and Hermit Peak/Calf Canyon fire.  This view is from my neighborhood, the Vista Encantada S/D. Although this fire was not in Santa Fe County or the City of Santa Fe, the fact it happened changed the risk factors for a wildfire in many Santa Fe neighborhoods. This has changed both the availability and cost of home hazard insurance. Unfortunately, having a conversation about the wildfire risk in a particular neighborhood was not on the minds of many buyers, sellers or their Realtors and Brokers in the past Hot Market. Why?Until this past spring, being a fire-adapt... 11/13/2022

Election Day is November 8, 2022. Many people have relocated to Santa Fe in the past two years. This is your guide to voting in Santa Fe County. Election Day information for Santa Fe County, New Mexico residents for voting and polling locations. All Santa Fe County voters can choose ANY location to vote. All early voting and election-day locations will feature same-day registration. In the general, same-day registration will only be available unregistered voters. Please bring 1.) photo ID showing your address, or 2.) a photo ID and a bill or document showing your name and address or 3.) a student ID and current school financial statement. Here is the link to the Office of the Santa Fe County Clerk, voting hours, polling locations and a map. Polls open at 7am and close at 7pm.    11/07/2022

Buyers, you may remember the famous line in the Dirty Harry movie when Clint Eastwood has just had a shootout with bank robbers and is standing in front of the lone surviving thief who is considering going for his gun. Harry with his gun pointed at the bad guy says to him ""Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya?" Ok what are some facts? Our economy has had a long recovery from the great recession, due in most part to the housing crisis of 2007-2009.  Then, the Pandemic hit in 2020 which tanked the worldwide economy but the surprise to hom... 10/27/2022

The lst Snow arrived in Santa Fe yesterday, October 24,2022 on the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range seen here from a vantage point on Old Taos Highway overlooking the Vista Encantada subdivision. Beautiful, isn't it! Now what else is up there?  Well if you love Santa Fe and love to Ski, you are looking at the Santa Fe Ski basin approximately 16 miles from the Santa Fe Plaza.Here is the link to the web cam for 3 separate snow views at the Ski Basin from SkiSantaFe. There you can spend your day on the ski slopes and experience everything at Santa Fe as well. Expected opening is November 22, 2022. If you want this view everyday, check out homes for sale in this Vista Encantada subdivision with views of the mountains here.Thank you for reading and/or commenting on this blog post... 10/25/2022

Here is what happens in Santa Fe NM when the sky shifts at Sunset! It is both a blessing to witness and a reminder that change surrounds us with opportunities. Sometimes a sunset can spark our imagination to see things differently. In our real estate world now, the word "shift" has another meaning. Maybe it is time to see those as opportunities and explore new ways to respond to change.Now if you are sold on New Mexico and on the move, you can search for homes and find valuable real estate information, facts and news here. Let's connect soon and maybe someday you can see these glorious sunsets!Thank you for reading and/or commenting on this blog post. Words and image created by Emily Medvec. 10/23/2022

941 Calle Mejia Unit 715 Santa Fe NM 87501Asking $300,000   2 BD 2BA  Sq Ft 868 Updates: New Stove, Water Heater, Custom PaintingVirtual Tour LinkAmenities: All Year Pool, Fitness and Clubhouse, Gated Community, Low HOA at $279/month --- minutes to Plaza, shopping, Santa Fe Opera, Ski Basin and Los Alamos Lab. Call 505-660-4541 for more information about how Emily Medvec sells Santa Fe NM properties. Or if you are interested and ready to jump in to a 2nd home or investment one like this condo home near the Plaza, let's connect today.  10/23/2022

Where else can you experience Santa Fe and films to inspire your imagination, a festival to remember and an event for movie lovers? Santa Fe IS a film community!The 14th Annual Santa Fe International Film Festival is presented by the Santa Fe Film Institute from October 19th to 23rd, 2022. In these five days you can experience not only independent and cutting edge films, film Q & As, community events, educational workshops and so much more... along with Santa Fe. Want to learn and see more about the festival and Santa Fe, here is the link to the 2022 promo reel. Get some popcorn! Better yet, add this to your bucket list!Here is the link for all the 2022 Santa Fe International Film Festival film winners, photos and interviews. Check this out if you want to see something more than houses ... 10/16/2022

The Santa Fe City and County home inventory remains LOW at 373 properties but with a slight increase from 317 properties a year ago. The median sales prices between Sept 23 - Sept 29, 2021 is what it is at $680,000 from ($575,000) a year ago but with a drop of only 31 home sales (from 47) from a year ago in both the city and county. There is still steady buyer demand due to our Santa Fe, New Mexico destination. At the same time, you will see fluctuation and changes within the Seller market due to Low Inventory and now rising mortgage rates. Next is the by area detail snapshot with number of homes sold and median price.[Note Black color means Increase and Red color means decrease from a year ago.] Northeast City - 1 sold -    $1,100,000 median price  Southeast City - 5 sold -   $680,000 ... 10/02/2022

Meet "Arroyo" and Arroyo Barranca!In Santa Fe, New Mexico an "Arroyo" is a dry rivulet or small stream. Most of the year our Arroyos are dry, except during Monsoons of July to August, our rainy season, when the water transforms them into a running drainage channels.  Santa Fe's nearly 20 arroyos have fed the Santa Fe river for over 400 years to keep it flowing. The Santa Fe Watershed is beyond important to Santa Fe's water heath. This short video from the Santa Fe Watershed Association will give you an overview and show you how you can help keep our rain water here and let it filter into our aquifers.   The map below shows you the Arroyo Barranca location. It is approximately 2 miles, running north to south through almost the center of the northside foothills of the private Vista Encand... 10/01/2022

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a powerful symbol of faith and Mexican and Mexican American identity and heritage in Santa Fe today. Often her image outside of the Catholic faith is connected to motherhood, social justice and feminism and the poor. In Santa Fe, her image is everywhere and on everything and holds a special significance going back to 1531 when the Virgin Mary was said to have appeared to an indigenous Mexican, in the last of her several apparitions.This framed image has been in my home her for several decades. I acquired her after I photographed a wedding (pre-real estate) when we arrived in Santa Fe  from Capitol Hill in DC. This past year, I decided to take her out into the community that respects and celebrates her presence...and to see what happens next. Here she is as about... 09/27/2022

There’s no denying the housing market is undergoing a SHIFT this season as buyer demand slows and the number of homes for sale grows. Actually this gives you some unique benefits when you sell. Here’s a look at the key opportunities you have if you list your house this fall.Opportunity #1: You Have More Options for Your MoveOne of the biggest stories today is the growing supply of homes for sale. Housing inventory has been increasing since the start of the year, primarily because higher mortgage rates helped cool off the peak frenzy of buyer demand. But what you may not realize is, that actually could benefit you.If you’re selling your house to make a move, it means you’ll have more options for your own home search. That gives you an even better chance to find a home that checks all of ... 09/26/2022

Santa Fe Real Estate: Homes With 3 Car Garages and on One Level with no steps are on the market in all price ranges. Why? Three car garages are rare. Today there are 26 single family homes on one level with no steps on the market with a 3 car garage. The story does not end there. The highest price home with a 3 car garage in Santa Fe is $3,795,000 and the lowest priced home is $699,000. The median price for these all of these 26 homes is $1,400,000. These numbers say that a Santa Fe home on one level with no steps and a 3 car garage below $700,000 is beyond RARE!  This fine property at 6 Vista Lagunitas, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 is the least expensive of all 26 properties. Asking price is $699,000 and your opportunity today. And if you want a custom built (2004) Santa Fe style home wi... 07/05/2019

Santa Fe Condo for sale near Plaza with heated pool, gym, clubhouse and updated in 2018 and affordable at $159,900.This [1BD 1BA, evaporative cooling, stainless steel appliances, tile and new carpet flooring, west facing balcony, storage] only has the sky and stars above. This location is one of Santa Fe's best kept secrets for your lst or 2nd home. Your benefits include: year round heated pool and spa, first class gym (24/7), secure entry, clubhouse, on-site management, laundry facilities (24/7), extra parking - all in a non-smoking and 16 acres of park-like setting. Here you are free to enjoy Santa Fe. There is no roof or stucco to maintain or landscape to create and nuture. Your low HOA fees provide worry free value. Home is staged and can quickly be move-in ready. Conventional finan... 08/10/2018

4350 Village Loop This is an incredible home! This four bedroom home is ready for immediate move-in! This home features an open kitchen which leads into the living room. All the bedrooms are upstairs, making the downstairs perfect for entertaining. This home also features tile throughout and great natural light! The backyard is spacious and has a large covered patio. There are no side yard neighbors! Now is your time to make this home yours! Contact Information:Valerie AlmanzarKeller Williams RealtyYour Casa Team 505-923-4670 / 505-897-1100 07/10/2018

It does snow in Santa Fe is the answer I frequently give to buyers seeking to relocate to the Southwest. This is often a surprise to people in the northeast who dream of never shoveling snow again. However, Santa Feans know snow is a blessing of water from Mother Nature. And an opportunity to see our adobe walls differently. Here is what I discovered this morning just before sunrise. And the rest of the story is our nearly 365 days of sunshine often melt the snow quickly. There is no need to bring your snowblower when you relocate to Santa Fe, New Mexico.       02/11/2018

Sometimes in Santa Fe when the sun rises in the East, mother nature adds a gift of color to the sky in the West. Here is what happened this morning when I went out to get the paper. Yes, looking up and looking WEST of Santa Fe towards the Jemez Mountains! One of habits my Dad taught me when I was growing up was to look up. In part, I think it was to make sure I knew where I was going. I grew up in Connecticut in a small city and then an even smaller town. In both places, lots of buildings and trees got in the way of seeing the sky forever. Back in those days, I only really saw a forever sky was when I went to the beach. All that changed when I moved to Santa Fe decades ago. Now the sunrise is part of my life. Frankly, I think it extends it because it is a great source of positive feelin... 02/09/2018

A Blessing is more than a kind word in Santa Fe... and today in a Walgreens store, a blessing became a gift.Here is the rest of the story. Turn on your imagination and join me in this experience. Imagine being in the check out line of your local Walgreens. The line is small. There is one customer, a woman, in front of me and another behind me, a gentleman. No one is speaking. The woman is rummaging through her purse to find something. A crisp $20 dollar bill quietly falls on the floor. I quickly said, "Ma'am, you just dropped a twenty dollar bill." She looked surprised, bent over and picked it up. She turned to me, looked me in the eye and she said, "Bless you".  Nodding, I said "thank you". And then from behimd me, the gentleman said, "I will give you a dime for your blessing".  As if ... 01/27/2018

 News flash...it is snowing in Santa Fe! You may wonder why this is news. Here is why. Santa Fe has been my home for over 25 years and this winter began without snow and even cold temperatures. The deer in my northside foothill neighborhood never left for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. My lilacs began to sprout new growth. Robins appeared two weeks ago and other birds began building spring nests in my portal. All this happened in Santa Fe in the months of December 2017 and January 2018. And every day I wondered when Jim Rohn's line "winter follows fall" would finally be a reality!Today snowflakes arrived unexpectedly. Whether it will be a weather shift or not depends on what happens next. Now it is time clear a path for another day in Santa Fe...the city different! Thank you for readin... 01/21/2018

This post is about another example of how my adoption of test marketing for sellers is making a difference in both the time and speed of their property sale. Although this property is a home and guest house, the value was tied to how Meow Wolf and its exposure to surrounding neighborhoods is exposing future visitors to properties and locations away from the typical request for close to the "Santa Fe Plaza" area.  The marketing campaign positioned the property in the Meow Wolf neighborhood and focused on test marketing ads for a coming soon property on my Facebook Business page  and Twitter page to create interest and buzz. This was followed by a 1 hour open house posted on Zillow. This test marketing plan worked. I learned that the home buyers were tracking social media and Zillow more ... 01/20/2018

1141 Harrison Road Wow! Check out this fantastic property! This home looks practically brand new! This cute three bedroom two bath home features a spacious kitchen with a spacious 1 car garage. The backyard offers great space and it’s perfect for entertaining and relaxing! The floorpan is very open! This is a rare gem in Santa Fe and now is your chance to make it yours! Call today for your own private viewing! Contact Information:Valerie AlmanzarKeller Williams RealtyYour Casa Team 505-923-4670 / 505-897-1100 01/11/2018