On Santa Fe...and beyond

After Today's Presidential Election... What's Next?

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:52:44 -0800

After today’s Presidential election... what’s next? Today, like most of you I lack a crystal ball on the outcome. However, what I do know for certain that today’s election is about the future of our economy. And for those of us who remain in real estate there are too many issues on the table not only for our small businesses but also for the opportunities home ownership and real investment bring to every community.

What I wonder about today is our post-election economy. Many of us have customers and clients on the fence until after the election.They could not make decisions because of the uncertainty that surrounds any close election race. However, tomorrow many of them will be having kitchen table conversations. They will be deciding whether they can afford to sell their home in their local real estate market. Others will decide if it is a good time to buy for their bottom line. Many of them will be calling us to find out our expert opinion about our local real estate market.

I am still thinking about my answers. I’m wondering if you are too. What is your take on our post-election real estate market? Do you have one?

The Santa Fe real estate market is a local one. Real estate news reports and trends in other communities does not apply here. Search all current properties here with a fast and easy list or map search. If you are thinking about selling your home or considering a lifestyle change in relocating to Santa Fe, I suggest you give me a call at 505-660-4541 to schedule a real estate consultation. No one has time or money to waste in this new landscape of real estate. I am available to help you and make a positive difference in your real estate experience. Remember, dreams can be made a reality when you act on them. Emily Medvec

Today, I work with buyers and represent sellers in all price ranges in Santa Fe and throughout northern New Mexico. My focus is to use my experience, vision and strategies to find you opportunities and solutions. My goal is always to save you time and money whether you are buying or selling any form of Santa Fe real estate, including homes, land, town homes, condominiums, ranches and commercial property.

Monitor Your Credit Score For Free With CreditKarma

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:15:00 -0800

Are you tired of jumping in and out of credit bureau hoops online to figure out and even monitor your credit score? You are not alone, especially if you are in the process of securing financing to purchase a home or even invest in real esate. Let's face it, credit scores are really important today after the housing market crash. It may be a buyer's market everywhere, but the key to a mortgage will be based on our credit score.

Although, you are allowed to obtain a free credit report from each of the big three credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, each one will charge you a separate fee for your score. I highly recommend annualcreditreport.com as a quick and secure way to to get your free credit report. However, the reports are scoreless because the major credit agencies were not required by law to give you your score for free. You have to wonder why or you can write your elected officials who created this loophole.

I am finished with paying the credit bureaus for access to my score. I have discovered another option to review, monitor and track my credit score online. The service is provided by creditkarma.com. It is gaining some interest in the industry and I suggest it to all my customers and clients. The company lets you check your score for free. You do not get to see your credit report, only your score. I recommend using both sites in tandem: one to obtain your report history and the other to monitor your score. Yes, you do have to tell them who you are so they can verify your name, address and social security number. I am comfortable with the security system they have in place to protect me from identity theft. By the way, checking your credit score on a monthly basis does not negatively impact your credit score or your credit. It will educate you about the impact of your debt and spending habits on your ability to borrow when you are ready to enter the housing market.

Regardless of whether you use any of these two free sites, when it comes to borrowing money, your credit report and credit score will make the difference. Before you spend endless hours searching for real estate online or going to open houses, know your score.

4405 Autumn Leaf Ln Santa Fe NM 87507 Nava Ade MLS 201204006

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:52:21 -0700

4405 Autumn Leaf Ln Santa Fe NM 87507 NAVA ADE MLS 201204006

The inside scoop about this Santa Fe home opportunity is simple. First there is a $2000 Seller credit toward your closing costs. Second it is now on the market for the lst time in years in the heart of Santa Fe’s southside. Finally you can own a fine home and begin a Santa Fe lifestyle at an affordable price. The asking price of $275,800 is an opportunity in the Santa Fe real estate market today.

Now imagine a home where you can chill out with A/C or visit the Nava Ade community pool. This popular Mountain Breeze spacious and light-filled model floor plan is designed for living today and retirement tomorrow. Imagine a home with 2 bedrooms on the main level, high ceilings to showcase your art, gas fireplace, great room with dining and kitchen highlighted by light and space, vigas and beams above and Saltillo tile below, 2 views decks for seeing the sun rise and set, a private covered portal (patio), low maintenance xeriscape landscaping and frankly so much more.

Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, master suite retreat withwalk-in closet, open kitchen and living and dining room, Saltillo tile and carpet floors, separate utility room, utility room, covered portal, native xeriscape landscaping, full 2-car garage with work area - all on a cul-de-sac with views from the 2 decks and peace and quiet privacy in your private park-like backyard.

The home is located in the Nava Ade subdivision with walking and biking trails with protected open space. There is easy access to the Santa Fe Community College, shopping, restaurants, schools and everything important.

For more information and to schedule a showing, contact Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541. This fine home is right on price at $275,800 with a $2000 seller credit for your closing costs! To see more photos and the home virtual tour click here.

Twitter Buys Posterous... Now What?

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:08:57 -0700

If you are on Twitter and actually follow @twitter you already know what happened today in the social networking world. Twitter announced their purchase of Posterous. From the post it sounds like an amazing blend of talent and vision. As this moves forward into another blend of powerful communication tools, Posterous says they will remain up and active. If you use Posterous, go to their site learn what they plan to do next. In the meantime, just think about the possibilities of what this relationship means for the future of twitter and blogging. Could it be a new world of tweelogging? What is you take? Will this make a difference in how you use Twitter in the near future?

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ Park Plazas Subdivision

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:52:46 -0700

The Park Plaza subdivision in Santa Fe, NM is another example of the wide range of Santa Fe real estate home opportunities available beyond our Historic Plaza.If you are wondering where to begin your Santa Fe lifestyle, Park Plazas must be on your list if you want to live in-town in a covenant enhanced community where the Park Plazas Community Services Association strives to make this subdivision “a safe, comfortable and attractive place” to live and invest and be a place for your family and friends to enjoy.

Today, Park Plazas is a planned unit development of 442 homes connected by 36 plazas (cul-de-sacs) on 154 acres of trees and xeriscape landscaping. Seventy-five (75) acres are designated as open space and common areas all networked by eight (8) miles of paved pathways. In addition to the hiking trails, there are tennis and basketball courts, off leash dog networking areas, playgrounds for children accompanied by an adult, a recreational vehicle parking lot, storage areas and established landscaping making Park Plazas known as the “Green Place” in Santa Fe.

This community was envisioned and developed by Walt Chapman and Chapman Homes starting the mid 1970’s and completed by the mid-1990’s.The home sizes range from just under 1000 square feet to some of the Park Plazas Estates at over 4000 square feet. Most are between 2 to 4 bedrooms with 1 to 2 baths and one and two car garages. The monthly HOA fees are $105 per month plus your city water and sewer. These are some of the lowest HOA fees in all of Santa Fe for an established community.

Although this Park Plazas neighborhood is surrounded by a peaceful park landscape, you are not far from shopping, restaurants and two strong community magnets. Two community institutions are your nearby neighbors. You can take advantage of the Planetarium and other learning opportunities at the Santa Fe Community College campus. If you love to swim, ice skate, walk indoors and stay in shape, the relatively new Genoveva Chavez Community Center is another neighbor.

Like many neighborhoods in Santa Fe, home inventory is low as many buyers continue to take advantage of low interest rates by jumping off the fence and purchasing second homes or investment property.By clicking on this link, you will find the homes currently on the market in this Santa Fe Park Plazas subdivision.

If you are ready to relocate or purchase a second home here in the Park Plazas subdivision before you do, contact us for experienced professional help and current information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go towww.buysantafehomes.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.

See more FAQs topics about Santa Fe Real Estate by clicking on any of the links below.

FAQWhy Buy A Second Home?
FAQWhat Are Property Taxes?
FAQGem? Fixer? Get Home Inspection
FAQIs The Air Clean?
FAQAny Weather Disasters?
FAQOn Talking Santa Fe
FAQThe Markets
FAQDog Parks Social Networking
FAQRed or Green?
FAQ Why Blue Doors?
FAQ On Green Homes
FAQ Endangered Neighbors!

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ Endangered Neighbors!

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:08:04 -0700

Relocating to Santa Fe, New Mexico can be an opportunity to connect with blue skies, clean air and an occasional endangered species. This was my experience this morning. Although this young creature is endangered, she is not dangerous. In fact, although she looks like a relative of the dinosaur age, she was moving in today as a tenant on my land. We exchanged glances this morning when I was watering a wild mountain mahogany bush just at sunrise while she was busy eating a breakfast of tiny ants. She must have know I had my iphone and paused long enough for me to make this image and tell you her story.

She is a Horned Toad and sometimes called a Horned Frog. However, she is not a toad or frog. She is amazingly smart lizard who was looking for a safe haven to continue growing up. Nearly every year, her many great great grandmothers have returned to this same mountain mahogany bush to begin the next generation. I have been fortunate to share the land with them. I hope they continue to come back every year and they can make into the next century and beyond. If you see one, smile and thank them for letting you cross their path. What ever you do, let them live free. They have much wisdom in their ability to survive on the planet for some many centuries.

For more information on this endangered species, click here. I turned this story into an FAQ because today many Santa Feans come from somewhere else. Hopefully, they will protect these gentle creatures who may be living as an endangered neighbor with them on their land in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

If you are ready to live in our 402 year old community and possibly share your land with this endangered species of Horned Toad, contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go towww.buysantafehomes.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you want to experience our Santa Fe lifestyle everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.

See more FAQs topics about Santa Fe Real Estate by clicking on any of the links below.

FAQWhy Buy A Second Home?
FAQWhat Are Property Taxes?
FAQGem? Fixer? Get Home Inspection
FAQIs The Air Clean?
FAQAny Weather Disasters?
FAQOn Talking Santa Fe
FAQThe Markets
FAQDog Parks Social Networking
FAQRed or Green?
FAQ Why Blue Doors?
FAQ On Green Homes

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ On Green Homes

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:19:06 -0700

A new trend in Santa Fe real estate today is all about making existing homes more green and building green homes. What is a green home? In general, a green home is environmental friendly in its design and energy efficient in its use of natural resources. A green home begins with the intention of reducing a home’s impact on our environment and on our health.

Homes in America now are responsible for 22% of the total energy consumption as well as 21% of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By taking advantage of passive solar construction, green building technologies, built with local materials, photovoltaic renewable energy systems, environmental friendly or xeriscape landscaping to reduce water use and green renovation improvements; your home’s use of energy can make in reducing the carbon footprint.

Like any new concept, the key to understanding and implementing the change is often all in the words. Here are some common ones connected to green homes.

Carbon Footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxido (CO2) producted that supports and sustains human activity,
Energy Star is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consumer program which endorses products from all kinds of appliances and other products that use energy with an Energy Star (blue) logo,
Gray Wateris the waste wash water we create every day in our bathroom sinks, showers, kitchens, washing machines where only biodegradable soaps are uses. When this water is recycled we reduce the demand of fresh water,
LEED is the green building rating system for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The rating system is designed by the US Green Building Council and
Xeriscaping is a water conversation form of landscaping using drought tolerant plants, shrubs, trees and ground cover.

For more information on the City of Santa Fe’s new green building code updated in January 2012 for residential homes, click here.

If you are interested in purchasing a green home or land in Santa Fe to build a green home, contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go towww.buysantafehomes.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.

See more FAQs topics about Santa Fe Real Estate by clicking on any of the links below.

Santa Fe From Behind the Camera

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:49:26 -0700

Do you ever turn a corner and see something new? Santa Fe from behind the camera is all about what I often see next. This climbing natural wonder caught my eye as I rounded a corner behind Rio Chama on my early morning walk. The restaurant was still asleep and the parking lot empty as I took a walk downtown near our round State Capitol. This gentle Wisteria vine now with leaves wide awake and gently leaning against an adobe wall whispered “make my picture” and tell my story. Many of you may know this perennial climbing vine. It has traveled and taken root in many communities in America. What you may not know is its roots are native to China. How and when its seeds arrived in Santa Fe might just be another story. If you love Santa Fe, just favorite my blog and stay tuned to what I see next.

Shocking That Thieves Now Target Children For Identity Theft!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:01:09 -0700

Lizette Fitzpatrick has posted a blog on how Identity Theft thieves are successfully targeting children. Your 3 year old child or your 15 year old teenage could already be victim. Lizette's blog is following up on an ABC news story you may have missed. Pay attention now!

Via Lizette Fitzpatrick - Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes - Horse Farms (Lizette Realty - Lexington KY - Richmond KY):

Shocking That Thieves Now Target Children

For Identity Theft!

Is It Time To Check Your Credit For A Home Loan?

Your identity may have already been stolen by thieves.

Maybe since you've been an infant!

Sounds simple, especially if you are at least 18 and have no debt, just getting started in life. I was watching ABC News a few nights ago with Diane Sawyer and there was a segment on child identity theft.

She said 1 in 10 infants and children have had their identity stolen by thieves. They open accounts after defaulting on others and can run up huge debt.

It can be years before parents can find out.

Imagine as you child comes of age and you are wanting him/her to establish credit and get

started in life.

That would be to buy a home also.

Places where the social security numbers can be stolen are hospitals, child welfare offices and schools.

What can you do as a parent?

Check in periodically with the credit reporting agencies and don't let your child give out the SS# to anyone without your permission.

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Santa Fe NM LAND ON SALE With Financing Available!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:20:21 -0700

SANTA FE NM LAND ON SALE WITH FINANCING AVAILABLE. It is true and like everything in life and real estate these opportunities are not forever. First the lots for sale are all bank owned by one bank. Every residential lot has been very recently appraised and the price is on average 5% below appraisal. Financing is available to qualified domestic and foreign buyers and there is NO requirement to build. It is NOW possible to buy and hold Santa Fe land again with bank financing for select bank owned lots. Or you can convert the purchase to a construction loan and build in the near future.

Here are the terms for the land purchase: Minimum 20% down payment with a 5.5% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for 60 monthly principal and interest payments with a balloon payment of the balance due in 5 years. There is no build requirement.

Here are the bank owned lots which qualify for financing still on the market today.By the way, the bank land sale financing program ends on September 30, 2012. It is not advisable to wait as other bank owned lots have already sold.

29 Plaza del Corazon - $75,000 - Gated Las Campanas Golf - lst Hole Sunrise Course
1705 Painted Sky - $79,900 - Las Lomas Subdivision - View Lot Ideal For Green Home
7 Calle Margosa - 79,9000 - Gated Belicia Estates 3.9 acres
2199 W Alameda - $89,900 - 1 acre residential lot with City water
21 Singer (in Tesuque) - $180,000 - Rio Tesuque Frontage - 1.1 acres
27 Singer (in Tesuque) - $260,000 - Beyond Outstanding Mountain Views - 2.9 acres

When you click on the property address, the link will provide you with pictures and more information. There is no time to waste. Land is selling in Santa Fe to cash buyers. Now if you qualify for financing, you have an opportunity to acquire a bank owned lot today and build your dream home in the future.

Now if you are tired of settling for a non-dream homes and you are ready to build your dream home and live the Santa Fe lifestyle,then contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate land market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go to www.emilymedvec.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends, land prices and to schedule showings in advance of your visit. Remember, Santa Fe land is not made anymore!

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ Why Buy A Second Home?

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:08:32 -0700

Buying a second home in Santa Fe is now becoming a solution for many investment and vacation home buyers who see being in Santa Fe as living their dream sometime in the future. Given this new landscape of real estate and mortgage financing, it is clear times have changed for many for many in the Boomer generation who are living on retirement income. Often, I see they can not afford to purchase a second home in Santa Fe until they have sold their current home. Who are second home buyers today?

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports in the 2011 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey the following trends:

average age of vacation home buyers is 49
income of vacation home buyers is $100,000
63% of the vacation home buyers secured mortgage financing
confidence level is high as 34% of existing vacation home buyers say they will buy again in two years

In between the lines of the survey numbers, it appears these Generation X Second Home Resort Buyers are focusing on short sale properties and bank owned properties in both downtown and close-in neighborhoods where if necessary renters can make the mortgage payment.

Remember the IRS has different rules for when you declare your second home as rental property. Depending on your circumstances you may be able to deduct your mortgage interest on your taxes. It is always best to do the numbers and consult with your accountant as to which option will work best for you.

Today, the benefits for second home ownership in Santa Fe can be a range of options depending on your goals. It can be about a lifestyle change, a future retirement home, a vacation getaway, finishing a dream or a smart investment as a rental property with a tenant paying your mortgage payments.

Remember to look at all your options and contact a Resort & Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS) Realtor®. Why? We specialize in second homes in all price ranges located in resort communities for lifestyle change, investment, retirement and relocation. You can benefit by our additional certification and training as Resort and Second Home Property Specialist. It is that simple. Contact Emily Medvec today at 505-216-6280 for a consultation on your Santa Fe Second Home vacation and investment options. There is no reason to be "too late" to take advantage of our market opportunities available to you now.

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Santa Fe In Black and White...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:34:33 -0700

Do you ever wonder what Santa Fe may have looked like before color film was a new hot technology? Today, I did and decided to let my imagination rule. The image is all about what happened when I stopped to look at a wagon. This one is no longer transporting goods and people along the Old Santa Fe Trail. Today, it is more a home to bright colorful flowers.
You will to use your imagination to see their color.

I wondered what the wagon may have looked like in a black and white western movie.And then it got me thinking about how we see. How did we see reality before color film and color movies, color television and color ad campaigns? Did the black and white images make us see differently when everything in real life was in color? Would the pioneers have ventured along the Santa Fe Trail if they had seen a color ad campaign? Unfortunately, they are gone.
Only the pioneers of today can answer this next question.

Does this black and white image of an old pioneer wagon make you want to visit Santa Fe today? What’s your take on Santa Fe in black and white?

Now if love the history and photography of Santa Fe and now are ready to live here too, contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go towww.emilymedvec.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.

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Residential Land Is Selling In Santa Fe New Mexico!

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:10:41 -0700

Hello! Residential land is selling in Santa Fe, New Mexico! Here is one more example. This residential building lot at 1409 Hickox St is now SOLD. We represented the Seller of this bank owned lot located within 2.5 miles of Santa Fe’s Historic Plaza and within 500 feet of the original Camino Real Trail. The asking price was $75,000 and there was bank land sale financing available with incredible terms: 20 percent down, 5 year balloon and a no build requirement. This dirt was deal and a smart buyer did the math and jumped off the fence.

Now, it is not too late for you if you are looking to buy land in Santa Fe and perhaps buy and hold. Financing does give you this rare opportunity to make this strategy a reality. We have several other bank owned lots all with the same financing terms. Here are three more which are extraordinary values and as of this date still available for you.

28 Plaza del Corazon - $75,000 Las Campanas Gated Golf Community overlooks the lst hole of the Jack Nicklaus Sunrise Course or,

1705 Painted Sky - $79,900 Las Lomas in-town subdivision with extraordinary views and convenient location or,

7 Calle Margosa - $89,900 Belicia Estates 3.95 acres with foothill views, gated and paved road all the way to the Plaza.

Now if you are tired of settling for homes and you are ready to build your dream home and live the Santa Fe lifestyle,then contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate land market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go to www.emilymedvec.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends, land prices and to schedule showings in advance of your visit. Remember, Santa Fe land is not made anymore!

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ Red or Green?

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:23:47 -0700

Normally Santa Fe real estate questions are more about Santa Fe than real estate. At least this is the case when someone wakes up one morning after dreaming about Santa Fe and ready to make a lifestyle change. Given our community is known as The City Different, these FAQs may often appear equally different as well. This time I am turning the table on you with a question you will be asked every time you sit down to eat in one of the many of our Santa Fe restaurants. And I do not mean any of the ubiquitous fast food drive in eating establishments found here too. This one is often the question asked you when you arrive in Santa Fe hungry and ready for our northern New Mexico cuisine.

If you order our classic Huevos Rancheros breakfast meal of eggs, corn tortilla and beans, your wait staff person will immediately ask if you want Red or Green? The same thing will happen again when you order Enchiladas for lunch or dinner. In fact, this question is practically a law given our New Mexico State legislature made it more or less official in 2009 when a Chile Memorial was introduced in the 50th session. New Mexico home grown Chile like everything else in the United States was being threatened by foreign competition. Now every time you eat in Santa Fe state capitol, you will be asked red or green? In a national election year this can appear confusing at first when the networks and news talk about red and blue. Fortunately chile only comes in two colors!

What is New Mexico chile? First it is red or green. Second it is not spelled chili. Chili is different from Chile. The former is a food favorite of our Texas neighbors. The latter is Red or Green. It is a food crop that comes in all shapes and sizes and is primarily red or green. In either color, it can become as addictive as Santa Fe as it releases endorphins when eaten. Sooner or later, when you discover you can not live without it, you will become a Santa Fean.

Now, when asked this question, remember the most common answer is “Christmas” meaning a combination of both red and green chile. If you can not make up your mind, this is usually the best answer!

If after becoming somewhat addicted to the pleasure of eating our northern New Mexico cuisine and you cannot live without it and thus ready to relocate here or invest in a Chile farm, contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land, farms and ranches on the market, go towww.emilymedvec.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.

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See other FAQs about Santa Fe Real Estate

FAQWhy Buy A Second Home?
FAQWhat Are Property Taxes?
FAQGem? Fixer? Get Home Inspection
FAQIs The Air Clean?
FAQAny Weather Disasters?
FAQOn Talking Santa Fe
FAQThe Markets
FAQ Dog Parks Social Networking

Santa Fe Real Estate: FAQ Why Blue Doors?

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:14:57 -0700

Why are Santa Fe doors often blue? Santa Fe style pueblo homes appear to blend quietly into the high desert mountain landscape as if unfolding from the earth. Given these natural earth tones and our days of blue sky, it is not surprising blue appears on the doors and windows of homes and often on wooden gates and fences. In Santa Fe’s downtown and older neighborhoods, blue rules. What’s the story?

Being the City Different, we have lots of different explanations as to why a range of blue colors is beyond popular. The most common story is that blue stops the evil spirits from entering your home. These ideas most likely came from the early settlers and their Spanish traditions. The other stories connect the color to Our Lady of Guadalupe who appeared to the faithful Mexican Indian, Juan Diego in the 1500 hundreds wrapped in a blue robe. And then there is the evidence and tradition found in history. The Palace of Governors built in the 1600 hundreds as the seat of Spain’s government still hasa blue door entry. Of course, then there are the more spiritual stories claiming a deep spiritual connection to the blue sky. In fact,
nearly everyone has a different reason.

For most Santa Feans, the blue door today is simply a sign of welcome to our home and the land of enchantment. For me, our blue doors are inspiring, peaceful and make me smile, especially when I look up and see our endless blue sky.

Now if our blue doors are what you see yourself opening to your next home,contact us for experienced professional help and information about our Santa Fe Real Estate market. If you want to search for current homes, condos, land and ranches on the market, go towww.emilymedvec.com for a easy map or list search of current properties on the market. Or if you know Santa Fe is on your radar and you are ready to talk Santa Fe everyday, call Emily Medvec at 505-660-4541 to arrange for a brief phone consultation on current market trends and to schedule showings in advance of your visit.