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Santa Fe Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Quick Sketch: Santa Fe’s Historic Eastside

by Malissa Kullberg on July 13, 2010

Authentic old adobes on winding dirt roads, mature trees, bountiful gardens and seasonal water from the acequia or Santa Fe River: this is Santa Fe’s Eastside. A mesh of grand estates, modest adobes, condos, and galleries, the Eastside is a comparatively pastoral, tranquil slice of Santa Fe, walking distance from the cultural bounty of the [...]

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Santa Fe Neighborhood Quick Sketch: Acequia Madre

by Malissa Kullberg on April 30, 2010

The very phrase Acequia Madre–Mother Ditch–suggests something rough and elemental: a primordial slash in the earth from which life springs.  Yet Acequia Madre is one of the priciest streets in Santa Fe.  But then that’s Santa Fe, where mud homes on dirt roads are prime real estate. A few minutes’ stroll will convince you of [...]

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Santa Fe Neighborhood Quick Sketch: South Capitol

by Malissa Kullberg on February 4, 2010

Rail traffic and an expanding middle class fueled the development of South Capitol in the early twentieth century. A rich and appealing collection of single family homes, condos, and small compounds, South Capitol charms with its architectural diversity. Craftsman bungalows intermingle with Pueblo Revivals, Victorians and Territorials. Construction materials run the Santa Fe gamut: adobe, [...]

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What It Takes to Sell a Home in Santa Fe

by Malissa Kullberg on January 29, 2010

Ready to get radical? You think you’ve done it all: decluttered, staged, priced and marketed your property appropriately, and it’s still not selling.  What now? Through open houses, in-house broker tours, MLS tours and showings, your agent has had opportunities to gather feedback as to what people do and do not like about your home.  [...]

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Selling Your Santa Fe Home in a Buyer’s Market

by Malissa Kullberg on January 14, 2010

Abundant inventory is described as a buyer’s market: great if you’re a buyer, but what if you’re a seller?  The tough news is that the value and appeal of your home will be measured against a greater number of homes than in a neutral or seller’s market.   You’ve got competition and potentially lots of it.  [...]

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Barrio La Canada, Santa Fe: more neighborhood details

by Malissa Kullberg on October 13, 2009

More nuts and bolts on the Barrio la Canada neighborhood in downtown Santa Fe: The local elementary school is the once struggling  Larragoite STEMM, now a magnet school, which has partnered with the University of New Mexico, Highlands University, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, to reinvent itself.   Through “rigorous and relevant instruction in [...]

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Santa Fe Neighborhood Quick Sketch: Barrio La Canada

by Malissa Kullberg on September 15, 2009

Location, community, possibility–that’s my REALTOR’S gut take on Barrio La Canada: a neighborhood I can’t claim to know, but plan to discover. I sense that Barrio la Canada is a good, longterm bet for a home purchase in greater downtown Santa Fe, and here’s why:  It’s quiet, but not without activity.  Its park, The John [...]

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Neighborhood Market Watch: Casa Alegre

by Malissa Kullberg on August 26, 2009

2.5 miles from the Plaza  is another desirable denizen of downtown Santa Fe, Casa Alegre. A residential oasis close to the bustling heart of Santa Fe, Casa Alegre strikes a winning balance between access to the action and serene removal.  Although bounded on the south by Cerrillos, one of the city’s major commercial arteries, Casa [...]

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Neighborhood Market Watch: Casa Solana

by Malissa Kullberg on July 22, 2009

Close to the Plaza, comparatively affordable, blessed with broad streets, mature trees and an old-fashioned neighborly feel, Casa Solana is one of our top picks for a first home, trade-up or investment in downtown Santa Fe. Located about a mile west of the Plaza, Casa Solana’s streets finger northward from West Alameda toward the neighborhood’s [...]

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