Whether you are an architect, interior designer, artist or just a lover of beautiful home and landscape design, Houzz.com is website worth visiting to enjoy stunning photography, keep up with home design trends or get ideas for your new home construction or renovation. Inman News is even quoting Houzz’s professional members about upcoming trends in popular home design.

On this site, homeowners and professionals mingle, share ideas and build business relationships. Members upload photos to ideabooks and projects to give others a taste of their style, talents and interests. There are discussions about topics such as landscaping, color schemes, fabric combinations and contemporary artwork. Houzz.com is free to join if you are interested in showing off your own home creations or meeting other like-minded design lovers.

Don’t forget to browse some of the Santa Fe area’s current listings to see local home design wonders!

Enjoy an exclusive resort-style lifestyle in the Las Campanas community!

Signature golf courses, an equestrian center, tennis center, full spa and clubhouse await your enjoyment at Las Campanas. It is the best of both worlds; serene and secluded, yet only 10 minutes from the cultural district of Santa Fe.

Outdoor lovers will be able to play to their heart’s content as members of the Club at Las Campanas.  Two highly rated Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses along with driving, chipping and putting practice areas. The club also features one of the best equestrian centers, with boarding and instruction in all riding disciplines. If tennis is your passion, the beautiful tennis center offers seven synthetic clay courts, leagues for all levels, and instruction by Pro Tour and USPTA tennis pros. Enjoy the outdoor pool with spectacular mountain views.

You’ll enjoy your time indoors at the Club as well, with a well-appointed fitness center with personal trainers, an indoor pool, and a spa and salon for rejuvenation. The stunning 46,000-square-foot Hacienda Clubhouse features peaceful meeting areas, cozy fireplaces and restaurant and bar facilities. Members create lasting friendships with their neighbors and celebrate life with their family and friends here.

Return after your days of activities to the serenity of your own Las Campanas home. The community offers Pueblo and log inspired homes with all of the amenities that you would expect in an sophisticated resort community. Homes prices sell from mid $500,000 to the multimillion dollar range.

There is still land in Las Campanas available to build your custom dream home. Homesites range in size from less than ½ acre to over 5 acres, and are priced from the mid $20’s to over $500,000.

Here are some pictures of current Las Campanas listings. Click the pictures for more detailed information:

Browse more Las Campanas listings on my website. Feel free to contact me to explore this remarkable community.

Here are some links for more information on the Las Campanas community and the Club at Las Campanas:

Las Campanas Owners Association –http://lascampanasowners.com

Club at Las Campanas  – http://www.theclubatlascampanas.com

Mountain and Valley Views

Introducing 56 Polmood Farm Rd

Contemporary Paradise!

This property features a wonderful contemporary / pueblo style 5,301 square foot main home and a 1,735 guest house with attached studio. Enjoy breathtaking mountain and valley views of the property’s fifteen acres adjacent to the National Forest. The open floor plan of the main 2 bedroom house is perfect for entertaining, with highlights including a tranquil color scheme, hand plastered walls, tile floors, custom wood cabinetry, hand forged iron work, a large library and handsomely equipped kitchen. The one bedroom guest house makes a wonderful retreat for visitors or a serene artist’s getaway with the well-lit studio.

This secluded estate in the hills above Tesuque is available now for $2,399,000.

Contact me today for more information on this gem, or browse through some of my other great listings.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico -Residential Sales show Improvement in Absorption Rates

 Having just completed the first month of 2012, it is encouraging to see that residential absorption rates have continued to improve across all price ranges.  This means that it takes fewer months for a home to sell (provided it is priced properly, etc.), compared the past several years.  At its worst, the absorption rate for all price ranges was at 23.47 months in June of 2009.   At the end of January 2012, this rate had dropped to 12.37 months.     

As always, however, it is crucial to parse data for a clearer picture as the absorption rates vary widely depending on price range.  The best news is with homes priced under $500,000.  This absorption rate has fallen from a high of 17.48 months in June 2009 to 10.22 months at the end of January.  The rate for homes priced over a million dollars has improved; however, there is still a significant time headwind.  At the peak in September of 2009, the absorption rate for home over $1,000,000 was 57.85 months.  Now it is down to 27.49 months. 

Since the number of sales has not increased significantly, the reduction of the number of homes for sale indicated properties are being sold and fewer people are putting their homes on the market.  We do expect inventory to increase over the next few months as spring, summer, and fall are our best selling seasons. Yet, as inventory rises and sales rise seasonally, we do not expect a huge change in absorption rates in the short run.

 I hope this information is helpful.  Just let me know if you would like more in-depth detail!

Greetings and Happy New Year! We enjoyed a snowy white Christmas in Santa Fe and welcomed the New Year with good skiing and sunny skies. It is encouraging to step into 2012 with more positive national economic news than we have had the past few years, particularly the increases in the number of pending homes over the past few months as well as residential price stabilization across many markets.

We have also been pleased with the resiliency of Santa Fe’s real estate market as seen in the following bits of data:

• The number of residential sales essentially equaled that of 201
• The average sales price rose slightly (the median price was down slightly
• The number of currently listed properties has dropped
• The number of high end sales $1,000,000 + improved over the numbers sold in 2009 and 2010
• The number of homes sold in Las Campanas essentially doubled from 27 homes in 2010 to 50 in 2011
• The number of homes sold in the Historic Eastside is rose back to 2008 levels
• The absorption rates in all price ranges, while still elevated, have continued to nudge downward, indicating that the time to absorb current inventory has improved.

For centuries, Santa Fe has been an important desitination and crossroads in the history of the southwest.  Our history spans from the indigenous Pueblo Indians, the Spainards, to the migration of merchants, treasure seekers, and homesteaders from back east.  Throughout this period, as Santa Fe has grown, its changes have been reflected in its housing and architecture which are truly unique in the United States.   As an example of how lucky we are, I wanted to share with you a blog post on historic homes that our Sotheby’s team put together for us. Just click on this link to read:  http://santafesir.com/featured-properties/10-historic-homes-in-one-of-the-nations-oldest-cities.   Enjoy!

Another week blown out of the water, and a pretty good week after all is said and done. As a company, Sotheby’s put  23 properties under contracts in a variety of price ranges (60 in the entire MLS system), 17 solds with six of those in-house (30 for the entire MLS system), and 21 new listings (77 in the entire MLS system). A  good number of prices changes are still coming in, and there were approximately 400 Sotheby’s showings for the week.  It looks like fall is going to be a strong selling season!

If faith is defined as “something believed with strong conviction” and hope is “to value a wish with expectation of fulfillment,” then I suspect most of you will join me in seeking a big helping of both in the New Year. Combined with hard work, a bit of luck  and the view that embracing pessimism is simply not an alternative, then I think the stage is set for 2011 to be a better year than the one to which we have just said a fond farewell.

You’ll note that we have a new look to our monthly newsletter. On November 30, 2010 Sotheby’s International Realty (SIR) acquired Santa Fe Realty Partners (SFRP), bringing together the established local presence, global reach and brand recognition of SIR and the well known performance and perspective in Santa Fe of SFRP. Under the Sotheby’s International Realty banner, our combined team of brokers share considerable optimism about the future of the real estate market in 2011.

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Santa Fe, NM

This completely renovated adobe home is situated on historic Upper Canyon Road , an area known for its country feel although it is still in town.  With three bedroom and 2 1/2 baths, this home appeals to today’s lifestyles with its open floor plan,  beautiful cook’s kitchen,  spacious master suite, cozy fireplaces, and outdoor patio.  This is truly a Santa Fe gem!

Click on the virtual tour below for a quick look!

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Its been a hot summer in Santa Fe and our dog Ellie knows how to handle the heat!   Click here to see how a heeler cools her heels!    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulC2PCb6wc.   Have a great weekend!