Santa Fe Real Estate Guide April 2013

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WONDERFUL DESIGN, FABULOUS VIEWS ON WILDHORSE This wonderfully designed, beautifully executed fourbedroom home is ideally positioned on five acres, affording it a rare combination of fabulous mountain views and highly desirable privacy. The floor plan includes a generous master suite with spacious bath and walk-in closet, a distinctively stylish country kitchen, a dramatic living area perfect for large, elegant gatherings, two comfortable guest bedrooms, an office, a studio or a 4th bedroom, and a three-car garage. Several portales and patios and a rooftop deck afford magnificent panoramas of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountain ranges.

Offered at $1,995,000 mls# 201300243

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6,811 sq ft on 5.262 acres $1,750,000 mls# 201104029

4,960 sq ft on 11.052 acres $849,000 mls# 201202560

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3,835sq ft on 2.77 acres $798,000 mls# 201204813

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2844 Pueblo bonito $249,000 Three BR, 3BA home, 15 minutes from the Plaza, near shopping, public schools, and the SF Community College. This Pueblos del Sol charmer has been refreshed and features a comfortable floor plan with many Pueblo-style accents such as viga and plank ceilings, beautiful Southwest solid wood doors, newly refinished Saltillo tile floors, and a kiva fireplace. mls# 201202330

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10 Miners trail $675,000 Exceptional adobe home and guest house with that great Santa Fe feel and timeless traditional Pueblo Revival character! The residence features 5 fireplaces, beautiful brick floors, artfully hand-crafted plaster walls, sensuous mud plaster, archetypal vigas, plank & herring-bone ceilings, elegant corbel, beam and coved plaster ceilings. 11 acres, privacy and views. mls# 201300108 10Minerstrail.com

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23 caMino de las Minas $637,000 End of the Road Fabulous Adobe! On a quiet and private 2.8 acres with lots of trees and vegetation is a classic Santa Fe Pueblo Revival-style adobe home with all the qualities; flagstone, brick, Saltillo, and hardwood floors, plaster walls, wooden lentils, solid wood doors and cabinets, viga with latilla, plank, and cove ceilings. mls# 201204263 23caminodelasMinas.com

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322 Magdalena road, #6 $619,000 This Pied a Terre with the utmost in Santa Fe Style is two blocks from the Historic Plaza! Designed by Blaine Young and built by Sharon Woods, this 2BR, 2.5BA residence in the beautiful Magdalena Compound has an elegant yet comfortable feeling. Extra thick adobe walls, brick and hardwood flooring, gorgeous kitchen, and lovely bathrooms. mls# 201201992 322Magdalena.com

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680 garcia street $1,800,000 Adobe residence on one acre in the Historic Eastside not far from the Plaza and Museum Hill was originally built in the 1930’s and has grown over the years to a 4BR, 5BA, 5,600 sq ft home with 5 fireplaces plus an indoor swimming pool in a 1,570 sq ft heated room. Enjoy wonderful outdoor living with a fabulous portal and walled garden.

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616-b Paseo de la loMa $595,000 Rare offering downtown a few blocks from the Plaza with Amazing Views! Spectacular city lights, and remarkable vistas over Santa Fe to the Sandia and Ortiz Mountains, as well as gorgeous views of the Sangre de Cristos! Relax in this 2BR, 2BA residence with bountiful light in an open-concept living room, kitchen, and dining room/sunroom. mls# 201201987 616Paseodelaloma.com

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12 valencia ranch road $749,000 An absolutely stunning adobe home in Apache Canyon, this fabulous residence is really a treat!

Experience elegant living in a wonderful setting on 8 acres with picturesque views of Apache Canyon over the Galisteo Creek. Over $240,000 in thoughtful and gorgeous improvements have been added. 20 minutes to the Plaza. mls# 201201017 12valenciaranch.com

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100 Mountain toP road $835,000 Extraordinary 9.5 acre property has a captivating feeling from gorgeous rock outcroppings, huge boulders, tall pines, and spectacular panoramic views. Bill Lumpkins designed residence, wonderful studio, and writer’s cabin. High in the hills above Santa Fe with crystal blue skies, awe-inspiring sunand moon-rises, and incomparable starry nights! mls# 201204731 100Mountaintop.com

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954 cerro de la Paz $3,375,000 Elegant Estate with stunning views on 12.5 gated acres near the Plaza comprised of an impeccable residence built by Doug McDowell in 2005 with superb finishes, 11 fireplaces, 8 baths including dual master baths, fabulous kitchen, 3,000 sq ft of portales, 1BR guest casita, and gorgeous swimming pool with cabana and bath. mls# 201005922 954cerrodelaPaz.com

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neillyon.com OCASO DEL SOL 705 CAMINO OCASO DEL SOL Landmark adobe compound on almost 20 acres on the Eastside.

Constructed by Doug McDowell, this fabulous property consists of a 3 bedroom, 2 office main house, a 1 bedroom guest house, and a studio.

Dramatic mountain views and gorgeous outdoor spaces. #201204214 • $2,800,000

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407 CAMINO DEL MONTE SOL This charming two-story Eastside home features 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, an office, two studies and an elevator. Incredible location only one block from Canyon Road’s art galleries and restaurants. #201203643 • $1,495,000

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22 NORTH VUELTA HERRADURA Breathtaking views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountain ranges from this fabulous residence on 11+ acres. 4 bedroom main house, 2 bedroom guest house, studio/office, and horse facilities.

14 MILLERS END Beautiful custom home on 5 acres in Arroyo Hondo. 5 bedrooms, 2 offices, den, chef’s kitchen and horse facilities. The property benefits from extensive solar electric and geothermal heating systems, resulting in zero utility costs!

#201105652 • $1,995,000

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1010 MONTE SERENA Lovely 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath residence in Sierra del Norte. Enjoy sunset views and Jemez Mountain vistas from the fabulous portal easily accessed from the great room. This is a great house for entertaining and indoor/outdoor living. #201203224 • $1,195,000

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MUSEUM HILL 960 OLD SANTA FE TRAIL Gated property in a desirable location. The 6,319 sq ft, 3BR main house also includes an office, formal living and dining rooms, chef’s kitchen, plus a recreation room with 2 fireplaces. The detached guest suite provides excellent privacy. #201205163 • $1,600,000

4 CAMINO SABIO Magnificent views from this compound in Los Caminitos on 11.7 acres featuring a dramatic and immaculate 2BR main house, a detached 1BR guest house, and an attached duplex that encompasses a 1BR guest house and a 1BR caretaker’s house. Beautiful grounds.

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791 PASEO DE FLORENCIO Wonderful 3 bedroom residence sited above Upper Canyon Road to capture fabulous views. This impeccably maintained Pueblo-style home features traditional finishes and Old World architecture including plaster walls, Saltillo tile, carved vigas, and lovely outdoor spaces. #201203665 • $950,000

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1109 Don Cubero avenue $389,000 Pure enchantment in South Capitol, awash with light. the sparkling 2,094 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with office and studio has a marvelous 20’ 7’’ great room addition with high ceilings and kiva. Featured are a sunny eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, skylights, and hand-troweled plaster walls. outdoor areas include a charming patio, generous organic gardening area, established perennials and 5 fruit trees. Impeccably maintained, wood Gormley school, and walking distance to market, shops and the Plaza. Delightful! #201300717

32 Montoya CirCle $855,000 Located a short stroll to Canyon road’s delights and offering mountain views and lavish finishes, this sensational 2 bedroom plus den 2,150 sq. ft. home is a romantic jewel. Completed in 2005, it merges Spanish architectural elements with modern luxury amenities. Flagstone floors, soaring ceilings, glowing plaster, sculpted fireplaces and adobe walls are enhanced with magnificent antique doors, rich custom detail, a superb master suite, stunning kitchen and charming private garden with water feature. Short term rental permit and rental history. Indulge yourself!

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this Betty Stewart designed home was one of her first and features all the elements and qualities that have enchanted Santa Feans for decades. 3 plus bedrooms, library, greenhouse, open kitchen, lush landscaping with abundant fruit trees and fabulous lap pool all located in a wonderfully private area on Bishops Lodge road. this magical and art-filled home should be seen by anyone wanting a truly exceptional home in Santa Fe. Price upon request.

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Just 20 minutes from downtown, this delightful 3BR, 2.5BA, 2,177 sq ft home offers essential Northern NM living in a pastoral setting. The main level features a 2-story living room with beamed ceiling, lightinfused den, large kitchen and dining room opening to deck and garden. The 3 bedrooms are up, down is the family room and a darkroom. Plus 2-car garage and acequia rights. MLS 201300432

Authentic and exquisite house and guest house: 2BR, 2BA, 2,240 sq ft mostly adobe main residence circa 1920+ with formal living room, dining room and kitchen overlooking lush gardens updated with care and graced with a handsome master suite, 4 fireplaces, alcoves and nichos plus a free-standing 1BR, 1BA, 1,247 sq ft guest house with kiva circa 2005 in an incomparable setting. MLS 201202834

A world of its own on Big Tesuque Canyon adjoining the forest and the Rio Tesuque, this stunning compound includes a gracious Territorial-style 3BR, 3.5BA, 4,239 sq ft main residence with wraparound portal, pitched-roof Tesuque farm-style 1BR + den, 2BA, 1,744 sq ft guest house, studio/guest quarters, treehouse + painter’s shed on 3.59 acres in an unparalleled one-of-a-kind lush setting. MLS 201200912

Be charmed. United into a 2,679 sq ft single family home with 3BR, 3BA, the living, dining and sunrooms flow together with ease, overlooking the enclosed entry courtyard. Two wings, one with 3 living areas, 2BR, 2BA and remodeled kitchen; the other a full guest suite living/dining and 2nd floor sleeping room that could be a home office or independent living, create unique opportunities for in-town living. MLS 201300328

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229 Camino del Norte $1,000,000 mls# 201300850

Northside Elegance & Sangre Vista 307 Vistoso Place $650,000 mls# 201300979

Spectacular Views & Residence 60B estrada Maya $950,000

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4508 ceDarcreSt circle $215,000 This one-owner home is in impeccable condition. When you walk in the front door you think this is a new house. Features include four bedrooms, two baths, open floor plan with 1,524 square feet – all on one level, and an attached 2-car garage. Drip irrigation in the frontyard, backyard has mountain views, refrigerated AC. mls# 201300817

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124 cantera circle, lot 20 $1,250,000 Beautiful to be built home in the gated Cantera subdivision, bordering open space. Designed by Lorn Tryk this one level, 3 bedroom home has custom cabinets, tile and wood floors, granite countertops, separate office space, outdoor fireplace, multiple portales, 2-car garage and views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. mls# 201203370

laS colinaS DriVe $699,000 – $945,000 Rare new construction – 14 homes just minutes to the Santa Fe Plaza and Canyon Road. Modern Pueblo-style designs with spectacular views. To be constructed to the highest green building standards with high-end finishes throughout. mls# 201300112 neW price – cloSe to center oF toWn

111 Michelle DriVe $1,175,000 From its elevated perch on 1.31 tree-covered acres, this 5,033 sq ft, 4BR home enjoys stunning mountain views and is minutes from the Plaza. Ideal for entertaining, the open-concept living area accesses the expansive portales that surround the home. Includes 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and multiple gardens and fountains. mls# 201203547

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3 aGua Dulce $1,395,000 Very private cul-de-sac location with golf course and fabulous Sangre de Cristo views. Elegant exterior with generous brick portales for outdoor living and entertaining. Richly detailed interior with tile and wood floors, connoisseurs kitchen and laundry with custom wood cabinetry and granite countertops. Luxurious master suite and attached guest suite. mls# 201300165

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1008 calle Dorthia $730,000 Sangre de Cristo home, 4BR, 3BA plus guest house that has an amazing rental history. This home is immaculate with many designer features; slate flooring, shepherd’s fireplace, Viking range, large pantry, hot tub, fountain, rod iron front gates to the entrance, manicured gardens and trees, outbuilding, and an attached 2-car garage with California Closet systems. mls# 201300009

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931 alto Street, c $589,000 Final Unit! Contemporary new Condo near completion in an incredible urban location, along the Santa Fe River. Very close to parks, restaurants, shopping and schools. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with attached 2-car garage. Close to the Plaza and the Railyard. mls# 201204536

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hIStOrIc EAStSIdE cOmpOUNd P.L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, once lived here! 1898 adobe house, guest house and art studio. Off Canyon Road. So special! High old trees. Plenty of parking. Ambiance, charm, character. New wiring, plumbing and unseen necessities—authentic, original interiors! One of a magical kind! $950,000

SINE QUA NON! Architectural Digest-style design and quality join in this historic double adobe hacienda in a rare downtown setting on Old Santa Fe Trail. Rare 4.5 acres with views in the heart of the historic Eastside. Classic Spanish floorplan includes 4-5 bedrooms plus a full guest house. 18th Century doors, 12 fireplaces, pool, and a chapel! $4,850,000

mAGIcAL SANtA FE Beautiful and luxurious 3,000 sq ft custom home! Surrounded by green hills and blue sky, yet minutes from the Plaza, this lovely 3BR, 3BA property has high ceilings with vigas and beams, hardtroweled plaster, 4 fireplaces, a sumptuous master suite with a luxurious travertine bathroom, and an open plan entertaining kitchen. $875,000

pALAcE AVENUE Michael Mahaffey produced two condos – five years old, absolutely gorgeous finishes. Hard-troweled plaster, brick floors with radiant heat; travertine baths and walk-in closets; kiva fireplaces, bancos and skylights.

AttENtION ArtIStS Wonderful full guest house and real artist’s studio built in 2002 accompany this comfortable 3BR house on over 1/3 acre in a close-in, established neighborhood. Intelligent floorplan has master suite on one side of the public areas and two additional bedrooms and bath on the other. Beautiful floors, newly painted. Move right in! $390,000

15 BAckrOAd, mAdrId, Nm $699,000 If you’ve always dreamed of living in a wonderful old church, this is your opportunity to own one of the most unique properties in Northern New Mexico. mls# 201204903

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16 chIcOmA AVENUE, ABIQUIU, Nm $695,000 Artist’s adobe dream with incredible O’Keeffe country views! This 3 building compound is beautifully designed and executed with the finest Japanese-style aesthetics and craftsmanship. mls# 201300832

2 bedroom and 2 bath $695,000 1bedroom UNdEr cONtrAct $475,000

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751 cANAdA ANchA $898,000 Adobe masterpiece! By Doug McDowell, with spectacular views, this 2,700 sq ft, two master suite home with spacious office/third bedroom and 2.5 bath is loaded with Santa Fe style. #201300085

cASA SErENA The single-level home and guest house offers a warm ambiance with smooth, plaster walls in every room and an easy floor plan with many custom features including 3 fireplaces, bancos, nichos, handcarved woodwork, many skylights, a gourmet kitchen, and a versatile rear portal. $795,000

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8 FIrSt StrEEt, cErrILLOS, Nm $699,000 Double adobe with guest house, built in 1886, has been a saloon, dance hall, and movie theater. Now a beautifully renovated 4BR, 3BA luxury house and professional gallery/studio. mls# 201204967

A rEALtOr SINcE 1992 ANd cONSIStENtLy IN thE tOp 5% OF BrOkErS IN SANtA FE. AGGrESSIVE, INtELLIGENt, EthIcAL. Born in Pueblo, CO, Bob has a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy earned while a Benedictine monk, an MA in Art from the U of Northern Colorado, and a Doctorate in Art Education from Arizona State U. He has been a professor at the U of Northern Colorado, Ohio State U, U of Arizona, and Boston U (where he was Director of the Program in Artisanry). He has been president of the San Antonio Art Institute and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation. He is an exhibiting artist of his wood sculptures of churches of New Mexico and from around the world.

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Quail Run

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922 HiCKox StREEt $230,000 Live/Work opportunity blocks from the Railyard. Creative and whimsical Pentile 50’s home comes with architectural plans to turn garage into studio or guest casita with rooftop view deck. mls# 201300847

• 2, 3, 4 Bedroom • 2, 3, 4 Bath • 2-Car Garage • 1,600-3,500 sq ft • Kiva Fireplaces

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80 MAGooSH tRAil $1,500,000 Nestled in the high desert foothills near the Gila National Forest, this magnificent, furnished private compound is perched on a ridge between two mountains and offers spectacular views. #201300202

70 CAMino BARRAnCA $875,000 Perched on almost 2 acres on a Placitas hilltop with jaw-dropping views. This newly re-designed 3,000 sq ft home with a 2,000 sq ft 4-car garage, is unique, tasteful and immaculate. #201300669

707 EASt PAlACE AvEnUE #7 $550,000 Fabulous walk to Canyon Road or Plaza location in La Vereda, this lightly lived in 1,800 sq ft, 2BR, 2BA condo has many Santa Fe architectural details and private outdoor living spaces. #201201955

901 AllAHnA WAy $845,000 No steps in this light, bright, quiet and close to town 3,200 sq ft, 3 bedroom plus office/studio home on 1.39 acres. Wonderful spaces for art, fabulous storage, delightful outdoor courtyard. #201204805

One of the Top 3 Santa Fe donors to Conservation International Sotheby’s partnership and Supporter of Dollars4Schools with every closing.

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SPACIOUS ESTANCIA PRIMERA with a terrific in town location less than a mile up Artist Rd, just a hop, skip & a jump to Santa Fe National Forest year round recreation! Natural light fills this split level home with 3 very full-size MBD suites complimented by sitting areas, open kitchen & pantry, storage galore, numerous patio areas, mountain & city light views & sense of privacy.The Estancia Primera area is complete w/ pool, tennis court & club house. $695,000 MLS# 201201288 Call Beth 505-690-2713

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727 GREGORy LaNE $624,000 A rare opportunity to own a beautiful home in a charming historic neighborhoods. Gorgeous plaster walls, Travertine tile, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, vigas and beams, walled courtyard, back patio with a new hot tub. mls# 201203704

52 cENTauRuS RaNcH ROaD $675,000 Thoughtful, quality living is what you expect from a superb architect, designer, and builder. This Madera built home boasts 2 Master Suites, 2.5BA, gorgeous finishes, and lovely Sangre views. #201300171

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1082 MaNSiON RiDGE ROaD $925,000 A wonderful north Hills home offering 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, a grand living room, a sunlit kitchen, a lovely sunroom, a laundry/hobby room, and a sweet studio. Sited perfectly on 3.4+ acres with Sangre de Cristo views. mls# 201300241

8 caMiNO SERPiENTE $725,000 Beautiful custom single level home with a great open living area floor plan, chef’s kitchen, two bedroom suites, plus 2 guest bedrooms/offices and 3rd bath, portal/firepit, mountain views, 2.5 acres. mls# 201205143

852 caLLE DaviD $839,000 Like-new, Las Estrellas Contemporary home with mountain views. The single-level property includes 2,400 sq ft, 3BR, and 2.5BA. High-end kitchen, attached 2-car, heated garage, beautiful landscaping and outdoor entertaining area. mls# 201205143

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Well, Harvard Schmarvard, I say Darlings, I thought I wouldn’t be able to get out of bed after the heartbreak of watching the huge upset of our 3rd-seeded UNM Lobos lose to the Harvard Crimson during basketball season’s favorite event, March Madness.

But then I said to myself, “Kiddo, you’re just going to have to put your big-girl panties on and deal with it.” So here I am today, out of bed, sitting at my computer and even talking with you about my disappointment. (Ah, Dear Hearts, Michael is back in his music zone with Ellie and Jay the ability to share — a very good sign in the mental-health department.)

While I was in the middle of my basketball madness, Michael Umphrey (Barker Realty) was being much more creative. He was jamming with his friends, Ellie Dendahl and Jay Cawley (bass player for Juice Newton). Calling themselves JeM, this talented trio of musicians is getting ready for an April Fellow panelists Maria Babaev (Long Island) and Sharon Mills 13 gig at Vanessie’s. Sugars, if you were (Jacksonville, Fla.) enjoy Kevin’s remarks. So does their moderator, part of the packed house at their debut Stephanie Pfeffer. performance on St. Patrick’s Day at Vanessie’s, you’ll want to get there again for another energetic show. The three of them make beautiful music together.

If you recall, Michael played and sang with the New Christy Minstrels off and on for 29 years before he met his future wife, married her, and got a “real” job selling real estate. Love does strange things to people, doesn’t it, Kittens? Essentially, Michael’s been keepin’ it real for the past 17 years.

Kevin, David, Sharon and Marilyn recount the highlights of the However, his passion for performing Luxury Portfolio Summit in Las Vegas never died, so, in addition to being a loving husband, a doting father, and a successful real-estate broker, he’s a guitar-strumming singer once again.

What I’m telling you, Petunias, is that the formation of JeM has put the icing on Michael’s cake.

Kevin Bobolsky (Santa Fe Properties) had an icing-on-the-cake moment when he was asked to be one of three panelists at the 2013 Luxury Portfolio Summit held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas in FebruMichael and Melissa and their big, happy family in their big new home ary. Stephanie Pfeffer (executive VP in Bozeman, Montana 16

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of Luxury Portfolio International) invited him to be on the particular panel whose topic was “Selling to Celebs, Stars and VIPs.” Right up Kevin’s alley, don’t you think, Love Bugs?

Marilyn Foss, David Woodard and Sharon MacDonald (all with Santa Fe Properties) also attended this sold-out summit with brokers from all across the United States, as well as South America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Pumpkins, even though these three know plenty about selling to celebs, stars and VIPs, they attended the panel Kevin was on anyway, to make sure that he had some champions in the audience. Completely unnecessary, as it turned out, because the crowd loved Kevin.

The annual Leading Real Estate Companies of the World series of conferences (of which this summit was the conference for brokers) also included the MarTech Conference (on marketing and technology), so Candy Brenton (director of marketing, Santa Fe Props) attended that. She decided going to Las Vegas would be the icing on the cake after she worked so tirelessly on the very successful Art of Home Tour, a home tour produced and underwritten by Santa Fe Properties for the ARTfest event, ARTsmart’s major fundraiser. “We are very honored to support ARTsmart in their endeavor to raise funds to give Santa Fe’s youth the opportunity to engage in the visual arts, a critical component of every student’s education,” said Candy after the Art of Home Tour. And then she left for Las Vegas.

I found a Prudential Montana Real Estate business card with a picture of Michael Morgner on it the other day. What? Then I remembered that Michael and his family moved to Bozeman several months ago, but that didn’t end his real-estate career in Santa Fe. Michael recently moved from Santa Fe Properties to Sotheby’s International Realty, and by partnering with other

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brokers both here and in Bozeman, I think he’ll be continuing his “dual brokership” for quite some time.

Meanwhile, up in the beautiful city of Bozeman, Michael’s home is in town and close enough for their six children to walk to topnotch public schools, and his wife, Melissa, is pursuing her career as an independent product consultant for dōTERRA Essential Oils. Cupcakes, somehow I think Michael has the best of both real estate worlds.

I hate to end on a somber note, Butter Beans, but I always want to tell you things to make you smile first, so that when I close with something sad, you’ll have a moment for quiet contemplation. John DeVito, 63, died on March 4 after a brief bout with cancer. John had been a Realtor with Santa Fe Properties since its inception in 1986. He was an expert in matters concerning land use, density, water conservation, and historic John DeVito, a brief life properties. Prowell lived tecting the land and natural resources were paramount in all his real-estate dealings. His family, his dogs, and the multitude of friends and clients (who often became friends, also) will find it hard filling the big space he occupied in their lives.

So long, Sweetpeas. Until next time… Oakley Oakley can be reached at merrilypierson@me.com.

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“I think it’s basically a very modest house,” said owner Nancy Meem Wirth, the architect’s daughter. “My father was a good Episcopalian and he was thrilled to have this commission at the end of his career, and he wanted to do something really special for the bishop. The bishop had the resources to buy an incredible piece of land at the very end of Brownell Howland Road.

“It’s one of the few houses I can remember my father working on, because I was old enough to be aware, and I remember how excited he was to go up there and tramp

around and choose the site, because there’s this magnificent view to the west and northwest. He built the house to fairly simple specifications, it wasn’t fancy at all, but I think it incorporated a lot of his favorite architectural details.”

Among those are the beautiful carved beams and corbels at the living-room junctions with the dining room and with a three-sided sunroom or bay window.

The home also is an example of Meem’s belief that modern materials could be employed to perfect effect in continuing the “adobe-look” architecture of the SpanishPueblo Revival style. The walls of the Everett Jones house were constructed using concrete block rather than the more expensive and maintenance-demanding earth. “Yes, I think there was clear recognition that contemporary, affordable materials should be used,” Wirth said.

Meem was born and raised in Pelotas, Brazil, the son of a missionary, and came to Santa Fe for a tuberculosis cure in 1920, at age 25. His love for the adobe architecture of the

Southwest was stimulated by the artist and historic preservationist Carlos Vierra, who built his own adobe home 1918-1924 at the corner of what is today Old Pecos Trail and Coronado Road.

In the early 1920s, Meem apprenticed with the Fisher & Fisher architectural firm in Denver and then started his own office in Santa Fe. The process of honoring and codifying the city’s architectural heritage was well under way since the Museum of New Mexico’s 1912 New-Old Santa Fe exhibition. The timing was perfect for Meem to apply his enthusiasm and talent to fine-tune the ideas about building a distinctive character for the town.

In his 2001 book Facing Southwest: The Life and Houses of John Gaw Meem, Chris Wilson writes, “By calming the overly picturesque details and compositions of [Santa Fe] style as practiced before his arrival in 1920, and instead emphasizing the sculptural massiveness of adobe, Meem imbued Santa Fe style with a dignified monumentality.”

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By the end of the decade he had become Santa Fe’s architect of choice, employed on various types of buildings.

When he retired in 1959, his firm had designed perhaps 80 houses as well as the 1929 La Fonda remodel/expansion, the 1930 Laboratory of Anthropology, the massively adobe 1939 Cristo Rey Church, and two dozen buildings for the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

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The Everett Jones home is 3,347 square feet, with four bedrooms, on 20.7 acres. When you enter the front door, you see straight out to the amazing view of the Jemez Mountains and individual landforms ranging from Grants to the Colorado border. You can walk across the Colorado red flagstone foyer and through glass doors out to the rear portal paved with the same stone.

The floors in the rest of the house are the original hardwood, in excellent condition. Wood is overhead, too, in most rooms, with planks-on-vigas and latillas-on-vigas ceilings. One of the standout details, a rope-carved mantel that seems to float above the living-room fireplace, is a blend of the traditional and the modernist. “That’s one of the features I think is wonderful,” Wirth said. “The whole

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living room is very special in its sense of proportion, and pushed out into a bay window with window seats and surrounded with a radiator, so it’s a perfect place to read. The master bedroom has the same exposure, as did the little office for the bishop to write his sermons and his thoughts.

I think the orientation of the house is the most important thing of all.”

Fine, blacksmith-forged curtain rods and fireplace damper controls could be centuries old, or new. “No, those are architectural features that were done by my father. The only decorative element that I added in the remodel was the tin chandelier over the dining-room table; that is patterned after the one that’s here in my parents’ former house.”

Also new in the remodel were two “wonderful radiator-

cover doors” made by George Duross O’Bryan for the kitchen. Wirth and O’Bryan, who died last November, were longtime partners in John Gaw Meem Designs, a company that created doors and other architectural details for clients.

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The bathrooms have old-fashioned shower/tubs and small fireplaces, a very nice touch. There are six more fireplaces in the house, including one in the guest quarters on the other side of the finished garage.

Another Meem original also currently on the market is located at 855 El Caminito on Santa Fe’s Eastside. The basic description is five bedrooms, 5,000 square feet total, on 0.67 acres. In this charming residential grouping is the original three-bedroom Meem house created in 1924 for 22

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Hubert Galt, plus two later additions: a 900-square-foot guest house and a 900-square-foot studio.

The high-ceiling’d studio, brightened by tall slot windows, leads into a little anteroom with a kitchenette, then to a bedroom. There is lots of character here, everything satisfyingly off-kilter.

The guest house is accessed from a large, well-landscaped courtyard. There is a full kitchen, a living room, bedroom, and full bathroom. The walls are hand-plastered and the ceilings are vigas under white planks.

The original house is all adobe and boasts plastered walls

with exposed wood lintels. Like the Brownell-Howland abode, it has a stone entry area and wood floors. Also here is a unique round kitchen — at least it looks round, although only the far portion is rounded, the result of a late 1990s renovation. Painted yellow, it is outfitted with white wood cabinets, a large Amana refrigerator, Thermador range/oven, and Bosch dishwasher.

Both Meem houses are listed by Santa Fe Properties.

David Feldt has 210 Brownell Howland Road on the market at $1,995,000. The in-town house on El Caminito is listed

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$1,975,000

$1,700,000

• Currently an interior design studio and showroom • Award winning renovation, high traffic count location • Multiple offices, baths, kitchen and lower storage area • The design supports multiple tenants and uses • 7485 sq.ft., 0.55 acre, 18 parking spaces SantaFeProperties.com/201102290 or 150stfrancis.com Richard Schoegler 505.577.5112 Matthew Sargent 505.490.1718

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Marilyn Foss

690.5162

231.2500

Vivian Nelson

Pat Pipkin

470.6953

Lynden Galloway

Paul Geoffrey 660.6009

670.6132

Efrain Prieto

Kate Prusack

Matthew Sargent

501.1111

946.0449

470.6909

670.1409

Debra Hagey

490.1718

Jan Hamilton 690.8994

Heidi Helm 930.7020

Gavin Sayers

Richard Schoegler

690.3070

577.5112

Susan Kline

501.0101

Bob Lee Trujillo

470.0002

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Dermot Monks

660.5155

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Marg VeneKlasen

Jim Weyhrauch

660.9151

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EQUESTRIAN ESTATE, VAST LAND AND VIEWS

• Contemporary SW home, tremendous city light & mountain views • Fabulous gourmet kitchen with cherry wood cabinetry • Lower level guest quarters with separate entrance • Grand portals, terraced stone gardens, and breathtaking views • 1.59 acres with 4 br, 5 ba, 5307 sq.ft.

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Matthew Sargent 505.490.1718

A PRIVATE SANCTUARY OFF CAMINO RANCHEROS

660.5395

David Woodard 920.2000

183 HEADQUARTERS TRAIL

126 VAQUERO ROAD

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$1,588,000

• Luxurious and private adobe hacienda on 21.55 acres • Traditional touches: vigas, latillas, kiva fireplaces • French doors open to expansive portals, pool & hot tub • Large, fenced, irrigated organic garden • 4 br, 4 ba, 3940 sq.ft., 3-car garage SantaFeProperties.com/201300045 Laurie Farber-Condon 505.412.9912

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1204 OJO VERDE

Victoria Murphy

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• Property includes an 8600 sq. ft. heated car storage facility • Magnificent master suite, office/library, and formal living/dining • 360 degree views of the Sangre, Sandia and Ortiz Mountains • Next to the Santa Fe Canyon Ranch and overlooks Las Lagunitas • 3 br, 4 ba, 7410 sq.ft., 19.6 acres SantaFeProperties.com/201204490

• Pumice Crete home on 11 acres adjacent to 4000 acres of wilderness • 4-stall barn and corrals, fenced and gated, three-car garage • Pool, ponds and water elements among lovely landscaping • Chef’s kitchen, plaster walls, vaulted ceilings, world class finishes • 5 br, 6 ba, 700 sq.ft. studio/media room/game room

Deborah Bodelson 505.660.4442

NORTHSIDE CONTEMPORARY

EASTSIDE COMPOUND

• In the heart of the eastside near Camino Rancheros • Main residence, guest house, a ‘rare’ eastside two-car garage • Recently renovated, colored clay plaster walls, two fireplaces • A real sense of sanctuary, behind walls with private courtyards • 3 br, 3 ba, 2334 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 0.32 acre SantaFeProperties.com/201300627 $1,350,000

Kevin Bobolsky 505.470.6263 Marilyn Foss 505.231.2500

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• With the most beautiful mountain views • A wealth of classic architectural Pueblo elements throughout • Spacious living room, dining, gracious kitchen, breakfast area • Includes a one-bedroom, 835 sq.ft. guest house with views • 4 br, 4 ba, 4156 total sq.ft., 2-car garage, 0.97 acre SantaFeProperties.com/201201034 $1,250,000

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The Efrain Prieto Group 505.470.6909

1104 MANSION RIDGE ROAD

• Sophisticated contemporary close to downtown • Chic kitchen/dining/living. Ample outdoor living spaces • Flooded with natural light from walls of glass • Attached studio and office (or additional bedrooms) • 3 br, 3 ba, 3342 sq.ft., 2 garages (three cars), 1.79 acres SantaFeProperties.com/201300967 $1,195,000

Gavin Sayers 505.690.3070

442 ACEQUIA MADRE, #1

• A rare eastside find, with acequia frontage • Carefree, private, and tree covered quiet compound • The complete quality furnishings and art included • Superior rental, short-term permit in place • 2 br, 3 ba, 1854 sq.ft.

SantaFeProperties.com/201300981 $1,000,000

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Rural Living at its Best

Located in the Don Jose Loop community, this rural home has amazing views, high ceilings, vigas and so much light! This like new property has been tastefully remodeled. MLS #201300949

8 Don Jose Loop

$548,000

Ride into the Sunrise

3554 sq.ft. on 5.8 acres with mountain views, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, chef’s kitchen, 5-stall barn, view portals, significant landscaping, 3-car garage and 500 sq. ft. studio/workshop all behind private gates. MLS #201204259

208 Arroyo Hondo Trail

$1,100,000

LAND OFFERINGS

Las Campanas Golf Course View Lot Las Campanas - This Las Campanas lot overlooks the 17th fairway of the Sunset Golf Course.

It has spectacular 360° mountain views. This is a very buildable 1.6-acre lot.

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Equestrian Estate, Vast Land and Views

7000 sq.ft. of 2 ft. Pumice Crete walls, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a 1440 sq.ft. studio with indoor basketball court. Perfectly sited on 11 acres, this fenced and double gated compound has it all. Backing 4000 acres of wilderness, this estate includes chef’s kitchen, vaulted ceilings, plaster walls, exceptional world class finishes, 1440 sq.ft., 4-stall barn, corrals, 3-car garage, 2-car carport and amazing outdoor living spaces, including covered portals and outdoor kiva fireplace, stunning pool, water features and lovely landscaping. MLS #waiver

126 Vaquero Road

$1,588,000

5 Calle Arbusto, Lot 23 $150,000

Gracious Country Estate

Smashing views, lush landscaping and beautiful gardens. This 5100+ sq.ft. estate has 6 kivas, a guest suite, swimming pool, 6-stall horse facility with turnouts and chef’s kitchen. MLS #201202604

9B Media Luna

Build Your Dream Home on this 5 Acre Lot

$1,700,000

In La Barbaria canyon, this parcel is nestled amongst ponderosa pines with gorgeous canyon views and interesting rock formations. At least 3 possible building sites.

MLS #201203368

Lot 2 La Barbaria Canyon $168,000

41.5 Spectacular Secluded Acres Fabulously Romantic

Historic Galisteo Village. This walled acre has 3 unique dwellings. The 1800’s adobe has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths restored, and a spacious guesthouse.

Studio has a chef’s kitchen, theater and bath. MLS #201205400

12 La Vega

$1,910,000

Located in the original Cash Ranch.

This 41.5 acre lot has more than 12 buildable sites for your home.

Mountain views from almost every location the best of the wild west.

MLS #800753

Historic Witter Bynner Estate

Downtown and on close to one acre, this 8600 sq.ft. home is romantically set behind adobe walls with terraced rock and mature landscaping. Presently functioning as the Inn of the Turquoise Bear B&B. MLS #201203211

342 E. Buena Vista

$2,399,000

21 Allucia Lane $175,000

Turnkey Building Opportunity In the Summit Ridge, this 1.5 acre lot comes with a full set of working architectural drawings. Minutes from downtown and the Santa Fe Ski basin.

MLS #201203360

Sanctuary on Opera Hill

Santa Fe style, views at their best behind the gates of Casas de San Juan.

Beautiful portal facing the Santa Fe Opera with views to Colorado and a kiva. Main home, guest house and studio apartment. MLS #201202960

9 Camino Del Alba

$1,550,000

1112 Summit Ridge, Lot 32 $299,000

Historic Frank Applegate Estate

Located in the heart of the Eastside. With a total of 10,019 sq.ft on 1.74 lushly landscaped acres with water rights, 6 bedrooms, 7 baths and a detached fully appointed guest house. MLS #201204218

831 El Caminito

$3,300,000

Ahh...Spring in Santa Fe, what a lovely time to buy!

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Kevin and Marilyn attended the 2013 luxury Portfolio Summit with brokers from across the united States and internationally. Kevin was a featured broker on the panel discussing “Selling to Stars, celebs and ViP’s.” Pictured from left to right are Maria babaev of long island, new york; Sharon Mills of Jacksonville, Florida; Kevin; and Stephanie Pfeffer, moderator and VP of luxury Portfolio international.

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Red Valley Ranch $1,850,000 Spanning an impressive 500 acres in the heart of awe-inspiring O’Keeffe country, Red Valley Ranch encompasses breathtakingly unique terrain, including Sedona-like dramatic stone and earth formations, and affords serene sweeping views of mountains and wide-open sky. Thousands of acres of protected national wilderness land borders the ranch.

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abiquiu ReSeRVOiR aRea $995,000 Spectacular mountain and arroyo views from nearly every room of this appealing home and enchanting studio-guesthouse. The main residence includes a colorful gourmet kitchen outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances, immense windows, and inviting master suite with gorgeous light. The 149-acre estate also features sunny patios and gorgeous landscaping.

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916 Old SanTa Fe TRail $1,395,000 This spectacular compound, just minutes from the Plaza, has the style and feel of an authentic old world hacienda. The main house features a gracious living room, country kitchen and a sensational 1200 square foot ballroom with French doors opening to balconies with sunset and sunrise views. There is a secluded, single-level guesthouse that is completely separate. The landscaping is established and inviting, with beautiful courtyards. MlS #201202950

509 abeyTa STReeT $925,000 hidden away on an eastside lane is this 2 or 3 bedroom authentic Santa Fe style home. completely renovated, all the coveted features are found here including thick adobe walls, brick and wood floors, 2 fireplaces, plaster walls and many original vigas.

Wonderful outdoor living portals look onto a spacious, private yard with old growth aspen groves. a detached garage/studio is a bonus. Short term rental permit in place. MlS #201205260

We are actively looking for more properties to represent. if you want to sell, “call us to see what we can do for you!”

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City Lights & Mountain Views!

This gorgeous four-bedroom, five-bath, 4300 sq.ft. home, situated on a hilltop lot, has dramatic views of the city lights with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as the perfect backdrop.

Tucked away on a cul-de-sac, this private home has light and bright living areas with fireplaces, vigas, beams and large windows looking out over beautiful open spaces. Multiple viewing decks provide some of the best vistas in Santa Fe. The master suite is complete with a solarium and large walk-in closet including built-in shelving for extra storage space. The kitchen is centrally-located and convenient to the three-car garage, den and dining area. Downstairs is a bonus room that could be used as another master suite with full bath and walk-in closet or an incredible game room with kitchenette or wet bar Situated on a one-acre lot with numerous outdoor trails and open spaces located near by, this residence is convenient to the Plaza, Railyard areas, schools and parks, with easy access to Los Alamos. 4 Bedrooms / 5 Baths / 1.01 Acres #201300184 $849,000

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40 Craftsman Road

690-5417

$439,000

7 Two Trails Road

Loads of Possibilities!

Priced below 2012 appraisal! Property needs updating. A great opportunity to buy a 3 br home, with den plus add’l studio/br - enough space to garden, tinker… Convenient to El Gancho, Harry’s, & Bobcat Bite. Chicken coop, greenhouse, garden, fruit trees, carport and a large storage/workroom.

MLS #201204032 $329,000

1713 MontaÑo Intown lots or “to be built” modern passive solar homes, built to qualify for NM sustainable tax credit. Can be sold either way. Lush, secluded yet convenient setting. Homes are 3br, 2ba, 1450 sq ft.,with carport. MLS #201202124 $299,900 Lots are 9000 sq ft and ready to build on, all infrastructure in place. MLS #201300310 $59,900 855 Camino Francisca Lovely soft contemporary

home just minutes from downtown, privately-sited and offering views of Sun and Moon Mountains and city lights. Elegant and tastefully finished with gorgeous plaster walls, brick floors, large high ceilings, living room with a handsome Rumford style fireplace, a dramatic entry and interesting architectural details.

MLS #201205304 $649,000

Possibly one of the best houses in the Community College area, built by Bill Szcech. Chef’s kitchen with Viking appliances, center island, and custom cabinets.

Abundant living area with vaulted ceilings and sun-filled windows. Open loft space, and a comfortable master bedroom. Three bedrooms, four baths, 2826 sq.ft., and a 2-car garage on 0.28 acre.

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4 estanCia Court

Great floor plan situated on a 2.55± acre corner lot in La Villa Escondida, a community adjacent to Las Campanas. Perfect for indoor and outdoor entertaining with a large wraparound portal and open kitchen/family room. 3 br, 3 ba, 2700 sq.ft.

MLS #201205580 $639,500

Located off of upper Canyon Road. updated adobe-built beauty with lots of traditions. Situated on a 1+ acre lot with mountain views. Plastered walls, beamed ceilings, marble and hard wood floors, built-in bookcases, sandstone fireplace, kitchen with cherry wood cabinets. Spacious outdoor living areas landscaped with drip irrigation system. Huge portal with outdoor kitchen and fireplace. Comfortable south facing sunroom.

2-car garage/3-carport with large bays for RV storage. Pro-Panel roof.

MLS #201205455 $639,500

elegant FloorPlan/breatHtaking views!

6 HaCienda Court

Elegant floor plan and breathtaking mountain and sunset views. Exceptional custom finishes throughout this home include thick double walls, beautiFully landsCaPed tinted interior plaster walls, flagstone window sills.

6952 golden mesa 4 br, 3 ba, 2500 sq.ft.

A beautiful home with an excellent floor plan that MLS #201300931 $659,500 includes 3 full baths, and 3 bedrooms. Featuring beautifully-landscaped outdoor living areas with drip irrigation system, separate formal living and dining area. Kitchen open to family and breakfast area.

MLS #201300212 $289,500 Price Reduction

79 lomas de tesuque

SuNfLOWeR MOdeL. Aptly named for its bright, sunny and open design, the Sunflower invites you to enjoy the best possible combination of private space and gathering places, inside and out. The gourmet kitchen serves at the hub of this extraordinary home, with the impressive living room and formal dining room. Two of the bedrooms and the 3-car garage are on one side of the home and the luxurious master suite on the other. (To be built)

28 bosqueCillo (Home to be Built) Desert Marigold Floor Plan - 1415± sq.ft., 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Kiva Fireplace, Carpet and Tile flooring. 2-Car Garage. Barrel vault entrance into family room opens to kitchen and dining. Master Suite with large closet, full tub and separate shower. 2-Car Garage. Engery Efficient. Front Area Landscaped with drip Irrigation System.

MLS #201205266 $255,000 41 bosqueCillo (Model Home Now Available)

Apache Plume Floor Plan – 1308± sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Kiva Fireplace, Carpet and Tile Flooring. Spacious Family room with raised ceiling. Open kitchen, dining and living area.

Large Master Suite. 2-Car Garage. Energy Efficient. Front Area Landscaped. $239,900 MLS #201204152

44 bosqueCillo (Model Home Now Available)

SOLD Desert Marigold Floor Plan - 1415± sq.ft., 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Kiva Fireplace, Carpet and Tile flooring. 2-Car Garage. Barrel vault entrance into family room opens to kitchen and dining. Master Suite with large closet, full tub and separate shower. 2-Car Garage. Engery Efficient. Front Area Landscaped with drip Irrigation System.

MLS #201204244 $255,000

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Great updated 1530 sq.ft. home with oversized 436 sq.ft. garage. Completely walled and fenced yard. Home has some plaster walls and hardwood floors. Totally new kitchen, updated bath, updated windows and roof.

MLS #201200894 $239,900

great CommeriCal oPPortunity 716-a nortH riverside drive

is a newly created nature-conscious and uniquely designed community that cherishes the beauty of nature and protects its fragile resources.

Set in a landscape of juniper studded hills and endless skies. A lovely meadow with native plants and wildflowers. Half of the land is reserved as open space, parks and trails. Come and view nature at its best.

33 Canto del Pajarito (Model Home Now Available) UNDER CONTRACT Evening Primrose Floor Plan – 1522± sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Kiva Fireplace, Carpet and Tile flooring. forced Air heating. Welcoming entrance with gracious curb appeal. Open floor Plan.

Master Suite separate from guest bedrooms. front Area Landscaped with drip Irrigation System.

2-Car Garage. Energy Efficient.

MLS #201204246 $259,900

sangre de Cristo mountain views Gorgeous custom home located in Tesuque Hills estates situated on approximately one acre with stunning Sangre de Cristo and Bad Land mountain views. 4 br, 4 ba, 3764 sq.ft.

MLS #201300611 $1,295,000

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Great commercial opportunity in the “Heart of Espanola” Commercial District. This property consists of 3 buildings: 3850+/- sq.ft. main building with loft area and all utilities. Garage/warehouse building contains 1584+/- sq ft. 0.7 acre lot. $379,000 MLS #201102299

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New Price! 10 FraNcis LaNe

Beautiful setting in the Pojoaque Valley to build your home. Lot ready for building permit. New 260 foot private well in place. Great restrictive covenants. Includes two 2-acre foot Water Rights.

All utilities. Owner/Broker. Call agent for gate code.

MLS #201000073 $149,500

bob lee trujillo Direct: 984-7305 Cell: 470-0002 bltbroker@aol.com

renee brooks Direct: 984-7301 Cell: 470-1681 rccbrooks@gmail.com

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Val Brier

striKing sKi Basin Views exquisite river Front home 1448 nevado ridge - Views of the Ski Basin and the Colorado Mountains from 1463 upper Canyon road - Perched above the only always flowing section

this North Summit Home. This home affords easy living with a Wolf electric oven and of the Santa Fe River, this light filled, exquisitely detailed home is a delight to the microwave, two-drawer dishwashers, Sub-Zero refrigerator. mls #201105799 senses. You’ve got to see this to believe it. mls #201203849 $897,500 $849,000

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liVe/worK unit on alDea’s plaza perFeCtion, Close to Dowtown!

62 avenida aldea - This is a fantastic opportunity to either live in the entire 2,522 207 Calle roble - Light-filled, architect designed home, close to Downtown, with

sq.ft. space, or live in 1,922 sq.ft. and have you own business and lease the remaining evaporative cooling and radiant heat, open living/dining, high-end finishes with brick square footage. Features a separate entrance for the living space, a two-car detached floors throughout, cherry cabinets, granite tile and more. mls #201204576 garage and a courtyard. mls #201202449 $550,000 $475,000

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Matthew Sargent gorgeous Contemporary resiDenCe with great Views!

1204 ojo Verde -

Stunning SW Contemporary residence with tremendous city light and mountain views, perched high above the city, in Sierra del Norte, next to a 60 acre designated open space. Fabulous gourmet kitchen with a large center island, a spacious gathering room with direct access to viewing balcony. mls # 201300997 $1,695,000

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Custom Built las BarranCas Beauty

603 Vista de la Cuidad - This single-level home has great sunset views and

an impressive outdoor kitchen and deep portal. A truly superb gourmet kitchen is the centerpiece of this elegant and comfortable residence. Original owner home. mls # 201203302 $849,000

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Very DesiraBle & Bright enD unit at el Corazon!

One of the most private and best located condos in downtown 103 Catron, #9 - Very desirable and bright end unit at El Corazon with a Santa Fe, within the El Corazon development, tucked away from the busy streets! Fabulous wonderful kitchen, separate dining and comfortable livingroom with vigas and a entry courtyard with stone water feature. Very close to the clubhouse, and the Plaza! gas fireplace. Furniture package available. mls # 201300849 $649,000 mls # 201300704 $598,000

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- Beautiful home with gorgeous views of all 34 Sendero de corazon - One of the finest properties in mountain ranges and many decks from which to view them. Close in just Santa Fe with perfect northern New Mexican styling including a minutes to town. Updated, oversized kitchen with newer appliances. three-bedroom, two-bath main house plus two detached, private twoUpstairs master with views. 2200 sq.ft. bedroom guesthouses - plus caretakers quarters - all on 40 acres. mlS #201204608 $545,000 mlS #201300413 $1,795,000

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River Walk Trail awaits you, just minutes to the Plaza and Railyard.

Enjoy gorgeous east and west views from this end-unit, with stylish highend finishes. mlS #201300887 $499,000

a lovely home in a private compound just steps from Canyon Road in the Historic Eastside. Wonderful estate-type feel with privacy and solitude. Rare find! 2300 sq.ft., 1/3 acre. mlS #201204607 $599,000

927 alto c - An absolutely exquisite contemporary along the urban 450 camino Don miguel - Absolutely great opportunity to own

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Pay attention to your Notice of Value It’s hard to say whether it’s a subtle joke or unintentional irony but on April 1, aka April Fools’ Day, Santa Fe County sends out the Notice of Value informing county residents of their newly assessed property value. But all kidding aside, the Notice of Value is something that deserves your immediate attention and here are some tips for looking after your property taxes.

The reason for your immediate attention is that once you receive the notice of value, the clock is ticking. If you discover any errors or have a dispute regarding the assessed value, use, or the classification, you have only 30 days from the official mail date to file a petition of protest with the county assessor. Although the notice clearly states that it is not a tax bill, it will soon become the basis of one, so you should make certain that the information is correct and that you are fairly assessed.

Historically Santa Feans have paid (or not paid) property tax in anything but an equitable manner. Outdated methods and institutional unwillingness has led to tax discrepancies of gigantic proportion. However, the status quo has begun to change and under the leadership of county assessor Domingo Martinez, the Assessor’s Office has been spending the last several years undertaking the herculean task of entering the entire tax roll into

a new mass appraisal software system in order to more accurately assess property values and keep them up-to-date. Since this is Mr. Martinez’s last term as assessor, all Santa Feans should be grateful for getting this auspicious and progressive task underway.

If you do have a dispute about your property tax, you have a constitutional right to challenge that assessment. Many discrepancies can be resolved informally by meeting with your assessor and sharing the information that you have that supports your opinion of value. This is one of those cases where you get better results with sugar than salt, and if you are friendly and honest with your presentation you will get better results. If you cannot resolve the matter informally, you can have a formal meeting before the County Valuation Protest Board.

The board is composed of one New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department representative who chairs the meeting and two local residents who volunteer their time to resolve these disputes before they proceed to district court. Once you have a hearing scheduled, focus on preparing your case so that it is accurate and organized. It is really important to keep in mind that the taxes you pay this year were from appraisals done the previous year,

so if you are protesting 2013 taxes, your case will need to be built on 2012 comps.

Call your real-estate broker and ask them to compile a list of comparable sales and, if you like, your broker can even come to the hearing to present the information as an expert witness.

Keep in mind that you may only challenge the valuation of your property, not a discrepancy between what you pay and what your neighbor pays. As frustrating as it is, the board does not have jurisdiction to rule on those issues.

If the core of your argument is that your taxes are still going up even though market values have come down, there may be an explanation for that. Due to the previously mentioned inconsistencies in valuation, many property assessments remain below market value. A 1978 statute requires the assessor to value all property at 100 percent of its market value but in 2003 new legislation put a 3 percent cap per year as the maximum amount a homeowner’s property tax could be increased. So here’s the twister: if market values drop 10 percent but your property is assessed 15 percent below market value, your taxes are still subject to a 3 percent increase.

On a final note, if you do not receive a Notice of Value, do not assume that

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everything is okay. New Mexico is a self-reporting state, which means that if you do not receive a notice of value, your property is probably not on the tax roll and it is your responsibility to contact the assessor’s office. Letting it go for too long may result in a real walloping down the road. If all properties in Santa Fe County are assessed at their fair value, the unfair discrepancies between property value assessments should become a thing of the past.

Roger Carson and Melissa Pippin Carson are Realtors Carson & Carson at Keller Williams. Call them at 505-699-3112 or email them at twicethesellingpower@gmail. com.

Recent Home & Land Sales Sales data for the period Feb. 19-March 18 from Santa Fe Association of Realtors MLS reports. Not all sales are reported.

Homes $32,000 $70,000 $71,600 $77,500 $110,250 $122,000

$122,200 $135,000 $140,000 $142,000 $150,000 $156,000 $159,900

$163,000 $165,000 $170,000 $170,000 $172,000 $177,000 $179,900

Homes $710,000 $750,000

$185,000 $185,000 $195,000 $195,907 $200,000 $205,000 $209,900

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$210,000 $214,500 $215,000 $217,000 $220,100 $235,000 $245,000

$293,000 $322,400 $368,133

$248,000 $266,540 Land (None)

Land $65,000 $65,000 $120,000

Homes $84,900 $115,000 $217,000 $240,000

Homes $325,000 $405,000

$760,000 $805,000 $2,250,000

Land $34,300 $45,000

$195,000

$280,000 $338,640 $454,500 Land (None)

Homes $185,000 $275,000 $370,000 $425,000 $475,000

Homes $299,000 $303,000 $325,000 $355,000 $360,000 $396,000

$509,000 $715,000 $825,000 $1,507,129 $2,000,000 $2,675,000

$425,110 $447,000 $450,000 $674,000 $815,000 $1,200,000

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Homes $154,000 $245,000

$254,500 $290,000 $292,000

$370,000 $370,000 $410,000

$440,000 $454,900 $455,000

$475,000 Land (None)

Homes $325,000 $343,900 $369,000 $375,000 $425,000

$650,000 $800,000 $1,030,000 Land (None)

Testing for radon in home is a good idea

By Paul Weideman

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adon gas in homes is a health risk. Santa Fe County, like Bernalillo and many others, shows up on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s radon maps as a Zone 1 county. That means homes can have a predicted indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter, the EPA’s recommended safe limit.

The only way you can know if your house is safe is by testing it for radon. If these easy, inexpensive tests show elevated levels, you can fix it. And many new homes are being built with radon-mitigation systems in place.

A few basic facts about radon are that you can’t see it or smell it; high radon levels have been found in every state; radon can be a problem in homes of all types; and it can vary from house to house.

“Every location varies,” said Adam Duran, owner of DII Radon Services (699-7146). “If I test your house it can come out fine and then your neighbor’s house could test positive.”

What is this stuff? “Radon is a radioactive gas produced in the soil from the decay of naturally occurring uranium; the amount of uranium in the soil varies, but it’s pretty much ubiquitous,” said Michael Taylor, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Indoor Radon Outreach Program coordinator.

And just what is the danger? “Lung cancer is a wellestablished and not disputed consequence of long-term exposure to radon. For every four picocuries, your health risk is comparable to smoking eight cigarettes a day. If you have a reading of 10, it’s like smoking a pack a day.

“It’s not so much the radon, a gas, that’s the danger,” Taylor said, “but within a half-life of about four days it undergoes radioactive decay and turns into a solid, radioactive particulate that gets stuck to the lining of your lungs.”

Radon gas typically rises from the soil into the house due to negative pressure: it’s essentially pulled into the house.

The main route of entry is through cracks — even hairline cracks — in the slab, which are very common. The gas also can enter through penetrations for plumbing or electrical services and where the slab meets the foundation wall.

The state of New Mexico has no regulations with regard to radon in homes, but Santa Fe does. Jodi Porter, the city’s public information and multimedia administrator, said Ordinance 2012-4, adopted on Jan. 11, 2012, admended Santa Fe’s Green Building Code to mandate radon controls for all new homes built in the city.

Home builder Doug McDowell, McDowell Associates, has installed soil-suction radon-reduction systems in his new homes for the past decade. “We use a product that is like a plastic waffleboard surrounded by a silk fabric, so it creates an air chamber underground. After we do the plumbing and backfill against the stem walls, we run this mat around the perimeter. This is below the slab, and there are couplings so you can run a PVC pipe up to the roof.”

After the subgrade is set up, including multiple radon vent pipes, McDowell’s crew covers everything with polyethylene “vapor check” sheeting, wrapping up the walls, and all penetrations are patched.

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One of Doug McDowell’s crew patches a duct penetration in the vapor-barrier plastic that is on top of the soil gas mat for venting radon. This is a new house in Las Placitas Compound on Garcia Street. Right, a closeup of the waffle-construction gas mat.

“Everything below the vapor barrier is sealed and when gas hits that barrier, it moves sideways and within 10 or 12 feet it’s going to find a pipe, because it wants to get up.”

McDowell said such a system adds a couple thousand dollars to the cost of building a house. “It’s a piece of cake.”

Of more concern now in Santa Fe are existing homes.

The EPA recommends that homeowners do a short-term radon test, which is easy and inexpensive. You can get a short-term radon test kit for $7 to $15 by calling 1-800324-5928 and do it yourself. Or Santa Fe residents can contact companies such as Clean Sweep LLC to do testing for $170.

If your result is 4 pCi/L or higher, do another short-term test to be sure. If it’s still 4 or higher, do a long-term test (measuring your interior air quality for at least 90 days) — radon levels tend to vary from day to day and season to season. If a long-term test shows 4 pCi/L or higher, you should fix your home. Taylor said that can cost anywhere from $1,800 to $4,000, and there are no grants or other programs to help offset that expense.

One acquaintance had a radon test performed in late 2012 for a 1979 casita on Agua Fria Street, just west of St. Francis Drive. The air was tested in a bedroom over a 92hour period and showed an average radon concentration of 5.8 picocuries per liter (pCi/l).

Asked for specifics about the costs of mitigating radon in the typical slab-on-grade, one-story home in Santa Fe,

Duran said he charges about $2,500 if the house has an in-floor radiant heat system and $2,200 if it doesn’t.

“Generally I core a 3-inch hole into the slab, excavate five to 10 gallons of soil, and then vent the soil with a PVC pipe to a high-volume, lowvoltage fan on the roof,” he said. The pipe is typically run up in a closet so it is not too obtrusive.

Duran seals the pipe coming out of the floor with polyurethane caulk. He offers clients a 20 percent discount if it’s a Realtor transaction and a 25 percent discount if they work directly with him, and says that should cover the cost of bringing in a roofer to do a professional patch from the vent penetration.

Two good publications for builders, Realtors, and potential and existing homeowners are Building Radon Out: A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Build Radon-Resistant Homes and Consumer’s Guide To Radon Reduction: How To Fix Your Home. Both can be downloaded at www.epa.gov.

For more information, call the National Radon Helpline, 1-800-644-6999.

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Jumbo loan market flourishing I recently closed a $600,000 home purchase at 3 percent for the first five years.

Absolutely great! The borrowers were going to sell a home that they previously occupied and use the equity to pay down their new loan. A big sign of the housing market recovery is the increase in the availability of jumbo mortgage loans, or those that exceed $417,000. They have been scarce and very expensive since 2009. In 2013, we see great availability from many investors.

Particularly in Santa Fe where many homes sell for double or triple the $417,000 Fannie Mae limit, the lack of jumbo loans has been hurting the financing for those purchases.

I remember when, probably in 2009, a borrower needing $600,000 and the jumbo rate was 7.5 percent to 8 percent

when the Fannie Mae rate was 5 percent.

In those days we would split the financing requirement into two pieces. The borrower would get a Fannie 30-year loan at 5 percent and a home-equity loan for the amount above $417,000. Even in 2012 the preference was to split the loans with a $417,000 first and a HELOC (home equity line of credit) second.

Let’s look at what is available now.

Within the first quarter of 2013, jumbo fixed-rate loans and adjustable-rate mortgages are flourishing. A jumbo 5-year ARM can be secured at 3 percent.

A 10-year ARM has a rate of 4.5 percent and the 30-year fixed-rate jumbo is at 4.25 percent. Excellent rates that we have not seen for years.

The jumbo interest rates are higher than the Fannie Mae rates but not by

much. The Fannie 30-year fixed is at 3.75 percent compared to, say, 4.25 percent for a jumbo. This jumbo-product expansion could signal a loosening in the financial markets. When availability increases in any product, the competition responds and consumers benefit. The same in home loan financing. More jumbo products at lower rates will spur other lenders to lend at favorable rates for loans above $417,000.

Lenders are also realizing that the borrowers seeking large loans have excellent credit and income. These stellar homeowners, particularly in Santa Fe, will also encourage lenders to expand their loan availabilities. The jumbo borrowers I see this year have excellent credit and large incomes.

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nitely back. No longer do borrowers need to think in terms of huge down payments for their $1 million-plus properties.

Jim Gay was a real-estate broker for 20 years and has been a financial consultant to Fortune 500 companies. He is currently a broker/owner at Home Buyers Mortgage (986-9080) and can be reached at jim@ jimgayhomemortgage.com.

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April showers bring May flowers?

We’ve all heard the rhyme, “April Showers bring May flowers” and as hopeful as it sounds, in its roots lie what Mother Nature has always known: we must suffer through the month’s infamous rains to get to the good stuff, those pretty, blooming flowers.

There is science in back of the rhyme.

Originating in 1557, the clever phrase was thought up by Thomas Tusser, writer of A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry, who based his words on professional experience. He was well aware of the positive effects that moisture in the ground produced a month later, when the plants and flowers would bloom more prolifically.

But what happens when you live in a place that lags behind in the water department? According to the National Weather Service, New Mexico has much catching up to do in terms of

precipitation. But this is nothing new, and lucky for most of our spring blossoms, we live in an area where they have learned to adapt to diminished moisture levels.

Perennials have a history of doing better than annuals in drought-like conditions, due to their established root systems. Early to mid- April is risky to plant annuals anyway, and even though you may be tempted by garden centers’ beautiful early displays, try not to buy till May. Bulb plants are the best bet for arid conditions as they complete their life cycle before the heat arrives.

Interestingly, too much moisture in the ground can be worse as it will rot the root structure and bulb.

Rain, snow, or not, most spring bulb plants should do just fine. These include snowdrops, crocus, narcissus (daffodils), tulips, hyacinth, grape hyacinth, and scilla.

Rhizome plants like the iris, spiderwort and calla lilies will also manage their way through the arid climate.

While Mother Nature may not provide, it is recommended that you do — watering your spring bulbs, shrubs, and trees is a good idea, especially when the strong winds come. But don’t leave your hose on the plants. It’s wasteful, and overwatering can lead to root rot.

Most flowering fruit trees, like bulb plants, are drought-tolerant. However, if the tree is young, it is recommended that you give it about one gallon of water every seven to 10 days. This can be done now. Bear in mind the tree’s root system stretches out as wide as its branches, so be sure to focus on this area.

If you are like me, you may be waiting for the explosion of the lilacs and a few other woody stem plants. Most of these are fairly maintenance-free and even in the harshest conditions can still manage to bloom well. But again, it’s not a bad idea to water the roots of these plants if precipitation eludes the area.

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color, something we all could use a little more of. If you look forward to earlyblooming flowers, all of these examples are your best bet for planting while living in the high desert.

Carole has been in the floriculture industry for over 23 years, from wholesale and retail sales to public outreach and events planning. She is a Master Gardener and is an advocate, lecturer and supporter of New Mexico’s sustainable, local flower farms.

Her floral design studio, “A Garden of Earthly Delights,” has two locations: Santa Fe and Baltimore. She can be reached at 443.257.8833.

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Francis gives us a chance for hope Everyone knows that the new pontiff ’s choice of “Francis” for a papal name was a good idea. Not only is Saint Francis d’ Assisi the patron saint of the Royal City of Santa Fe (and we’re so cool!), but Francis was also an ecologist, an animal lover, and a good example for folks who’d like to maintain a respectful relationship with God’s creation. Given the dangerous levels of climate change here in our little corner of the cosmos, let’s pray the “Francis” choice wasn’t just smart marketing. Let’s take the “Frank” message exactly as that: a frank and honest sign that one of our most conservative institutions is about to take Earth stewardship seriously.

Fortunately, if Francis were to take a deeply ecological stand, a brief exegesis of John indicates he’d have decent Biblical backup. One example comes from a reinterpretation of the ancient Greek word λογος, found three times in John 1 (v.1): Εν αρχῇ ῆν ὁ λογος και ὁ λογος ῆν προς

τον θεόν και θεός ῆν ὁ λογος.

Of the 40 translations I found online, each translates as λογος, “the Word,” but in ancient Greek, “logos” can also mean “law,” “thought,” “logic,” “ratio,” and “relationship.” Let’s leave aside the logical question about “the Word” existing “at the beginning” when no one would be there to speak or listen. Since John is about the relationship between God and humanity, and since the idea of a “relationship” seems to be, simultaneously, the most preternatural, all-important, and interesting concept of all, I prefer this version: “In the beginning was relationship, and relationship was with God, and relationship was God.” Unsurprisingly, my translation fits well with permaculture philosophy.

Relationships are critical when we apply permaculture’s principles of cooperation, synergy, redundancy, edge, microclimates, diversity, and unlimited yields. The “rela-

tionship” idea is also at the genesis of Bill Mollison’s tome, Permaculture. He writes that permaculture starts with a three-fold ethic where you can’t have one without the others. The ethics, Mollison says, are “care for planet Earth, care for people, and reduce your consumption.” The inherent relationship between these ethics is this: if we don’t care for God’s creation, we won’t exist, but if our basic needs are not met, we cannot care for the planet; therefore we need to do both. However, if we don’t reduce our use of natural resources, we’re all heading to our last supper anyway, so we’d better do all three.

To protect our planet for future souls, we’ll need all hands on deck, so if Rome decides to become a major player on James Hansen and Vandana Shiva’s team, I’m all for it. And in case anybody up there’s listening, if the Church actually steps up big time with an enlightened ecological world-view, I solemnly swear to

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sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from the top of Monte Sol. Who’s with me? Horns and harps will be welcomed, too!

Nate Downey is the author of Harvest the Rain (Sunstone Press, 2010) and the president of Santa Fe Permaculture, Inc. You can contact him through his company website, www.permadesign.com.

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The banks ARE lending. Really.

Look in your rear-view mirror to last year and you just may find that’s when home prices hit bottom. (We certainly hope so.) Interest rates may have hit their all-time lows during the “fiscal cliff ” worries, but we are still oh-so-close to those historic lows and it may make sense to review your current mortgages with your mortgage banker. You may find a low-cost loan and lower your rate one more time, or shorten the maturity to 10, 15, or 20 years with annual percentage rates in the 2’s and 3’s!

The Santa Fe purchase market is picking up steam, as is the rest of the country.

According to the most recent CoreLogic HPI report, Arizona led the country last year with home prices up 20.2 percent over the same month in 2011. The national average home price was up 8.3 percent over the same time period. Many signals suggest that the bottom may have already occurred, so this is a great time to Sell Up, Buy Up and find that home you’ve always wanted. In fact, this may be the most affordable time in history to buy more home for your money.

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ernment programs that most mortgage bankers can offer you today: • 100 percent financing: If you’re a veteran, VA loans are available. If your home is located in a defined rural area, including some parts of Santa Fe County, USDA rural home loans are available.

To determine if your home qualifies, see http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do • 96.5 percent financing: FHA loans are great for low-down-payment purchases.

Family gift money is allowed for the down payment, too. Note that mortgage insurance premiums are added to the monthly payment and usually last for the first five years of the loan. However, after June 3 new FHA loans will require monthly mortgage insurance for 11 years if the loan is under 90 percent, or for the entire life of the loan if you borrow more than 90 percent.

• 95 percent conventional loans (under $417,000): These loans are available for those wishing to avoid the higher FHA mortgage insurance payments. With the current record low interest rates, FHA and 5 percent-down loans make incredible

sense for those with less saved up for their initial down payments.

• 90 percent loans: Available for jumbo loans (over $417,000) for primary residence purchases, and for second homes under $417,000.

• 80 percent/10 percent primary home loans: This option is back for those who wish to avoid private mortgage insurance (PMI) by financing an 80 percent first mortgage combined with a 10 percent second mortgage. Fixed or variable-rate HELOC (home equity line of credit) loans are available for the 10 percent second.

• 80 percent loans: This is the normal starting point for investment-property home loans under $417,000.

Banks are lending and this is a great time to buy real estate. Compare the past performance of the following for 13 years from 2000 to end of 2012: The Dow was up 18.3 percent, the S&P up 0.5 percent, NASDAQ down 24.9 percent and Santa Fe real estate (from fourth quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2012) was up 58.86 percent. The stock markets are near their all-time highs and real estate is coming off its worst correction in history.

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To learn more about the current market and recent real-estate statistics, join me for my live Your Money’s Worth presentation on either Tuesday, April 16, or Monday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at the Santa Fe Association of Realtors. For more details, call 505.780.5261.

Francis Phillips (FPhillips@fcbmtg.com) is senior mortgage loan originator with First Choice Loan Services in Santa Fe. He has served as director of business development for national mortgage companies.

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n elegant, low-profile home crowned with a beautifully tweaked roof form has won the $10,000 Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture.

The judges’ hearts were captured by the Lone Mountain Ranch House near Golden, designed by Rick Joy Architects, Tucson.

About that roof, Joy said, “You basically take a regular hip roof and then twist it to make low points on two diagonally opposing corners. Then we have a pretty substantial gutter system around the perimeter that directs water from those low points into cisterns. The owners are concerned because it’s a wildfire-prone area so we let that sort of drive the design. We’re collecting all the water off the roof.

“Below that the walls are pretty dark and that’s a process that’s a tradition in northern Japan, where they char the wood and that makes it strong against wildfire. The owner learned Japanese later in life, because this is a Wagyu beef ranch. So just in the spirit of those references, it turned out to have a bit of an Asian feeling.”

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Lloyd Estrin. Joy was principal on the 2012 Lone Mountain Ranch House, while Philipp Neher was project architect.

“He and I worked hand in hand on the conceptual work, the design,” Joy said, “and, as in most offices, the project architect handles the minutia of the creation. He ran the job.”

Also on the project team from the RJA office were Nicolas Norero, Claudia Kappl, and Luat Duong.

Kappl noted that the “hipped and distorted roof ” was also designed to accommodate a hidden roof terrace — which offers amazing views of the landscape — as well as a long slot skylight. “The skylight is a frosted glass pane that finishes flush with the vertical wood siding at the roof deck and thus builds the edge to the roof, at guardrail height,” she said.

“With that high space it was important to bring in natural light at the top there to brighten it up,” Joy said, adressing the skylight feature. “With all my projects there’s a strong connection to the sky. That’s the American West, and I need it on these big interior spaces.”

Most of the interior walls and ceilings are finished with plasters from American Clay, Albuquerque. The floors are white quarter-sawn oak, which Joy liked for its nearly grainless character. The central, standout fireplace is board-

form concrete. And there is a lot of glass. “It worked out with the orientation that from the kitchen you could get a view from the window wall and you see the beautiful Lone Mountain,” Joy said.

“The residence is inspired by its regional context, and demonstrates a creative sensitivity to the site, climate, vegetation, and quality of light,” said jury chairman David Heymann, AIA, Austin. “The design also demonstrates the innovative utilization of available materials and technology, adhering to basic principles of sustainability.”

Other members of the 2013 Jury were architects Les Wallach, FAIA, principal of Line and Space Design of Tucson; and Geoff Adams, AIA, Architecture Program director at the University of New Mexico; landscape architect Nancy Rottle, ASLA, Seattle; and Jennifer Garrett, graduate architecture student at UNM. The Harnar Award was established several years ago by the Thornburg Foundation to encourage excellence and creativity in design and to honor the memory of Santa Fe architect Jeff Harnar. The Rick Joy project was selected from submissions of completed projects located throughout New Mexico. Joy said his company is busy with projects.

“At Princeton University, we’re doing five small buildings,

including a new train station, a couple of restaurants, and a market and a commuter bike facility. We did the Amagiri Resort in southern Utah and we’re doing another one of those in upstate New York, like a $280 million project.”

RJA saw a mild business slump in the summer of 2009, but now is “just cooking on all cylinders,” he said. “We’re turning down luxury houses left and right. We just don’t have the time or the people.”

There are 14 people in his office at present. He said he intends to add one more and keep it at that level.

The firm is known, among its many projects, for a number of rammed-earth buildings in the Tucson area and also in Taos. Considering this use of native material and the nestled appearance of the Lone Mountain Ranch House, you might assume that site is of prime importance to the architect in planning and designing buildings. “Yeah, I mean it’s important to nestle and be respectful of the site, but I also think it’s important if it’s manmade to let it be manmade,” Joy said. _____________________ In other architecture news, Modern Home Tours out of Austin, Texas, plans its 2013 Northern New Mexico event this month.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both tour days: Saturday, April 27, in the Taos area and Sunday, April 28, in the Santa Fe area. At press time, three residences that had been confirmed for the Santa Fe tour were 1104 Mansion Ridge Road, Santa Fe, by Lifdom Home Artisans; 17 Rancho de Bosque South, Lamy, by Falk Architecture; and 3453 N.M.

14, Cerrillos, by Box Studio LLC. For advance tickets ($30 for all homes), see http://newmexico.modernhometours.com/tickets/ and on the tour days, tickets are $40, available at any of the featured homes.

Local sponsors of the Modern Home Tours events in Northern New Mexico are AdobeAirstream and the Santa Fe Railyard Community Corporation.

SocialNetworking

Networker tips and trends Social networking today is now as accepted as the “normal” cycle on your washing machine. We are all learning how to function effectively in this changed world of communication with smart phones, the internet and social-media sites. At the same time these technologies are permanently changing how we communicate with each other, distribute knowledge, and interact with each other today and into tomorrow. We now connect in person and electronically.

Over the last decade, our individual social networks have transformed the way we learn, seek advice, discover new things, research everything and everyone, make decisions, provide support and solve problems. Remember the year 2000 when no one connected to the internet wirelessly? In 2003, LinkedIn started, followed by Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2005. In 2013, you control your social-networking playlist of friends, family, co-workers, customers, clients and strangers in the way you interact and engage with your audi-

ence 24/7, on the go, with mobile gadgets of all sizes, shapes and colors.

We can enter into social and business relationships, create new alliances, engage in common-interest networks, and act in the marketplace with people and companies we know, like and trust. Our world is nothing like George Orwell’s 1984 story of technological control. Being connected is making us free. The networked person has a social platform to move even strangers into action by broadcasting to their social sphere.

Make this year the time to break some old habits and refresh your social networking presence. More people are connected on social-media sites using their smartphones and tablets than computers.

Update your social profiles to fit and look good on mobile gadgets. Social networking is personal. You might want to focus on being more of a human and less of a brand. Humans interact with each other.

Do more than tweet link after link to drive people to your website. Give back by

sharing information on Facebook, answer questions on LinkedIn, and reach out to someone new. Engage and act to make a difference. After all, people trust people they know and like, more than brands networking only to sell.

Building trust is the bond that builds social networks. It is as important offline to your family as it is online to your friends or in marketing your website.

Trust comes from transparency. Nothing is private anymore. People want honesty.

Avoid false profiles, personal attacks, misinformation, mischief and jealously. Be a useful participant to your sphere long before you even try to market anything.

Remember, social networking gives you a way to make friends and influence others. Today, the social-networked person is the trend. What you do and how you use social networks, mobile connectivity and the net continue to permanently change how we communicate, distribute knowledge and interact with each other now and in the future. Make sure your

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activity is not stranger than fiction. Keep your social space positive. Pay attention to what you share, what you write, what you comment on and what you post. Be a friend, a helper, a resource, a leader. Focus on becoming a trusted networker.

Emily Medvec (emilymedvec@gmail. com) is an associate broker with Santa Fe Properties. For her help to buy or sell real estate, call her at 505-660-4541. Emily’s other passion is how social networking changes how we communicate. Follow her on Twitter @emilymedvec.

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That’s the hard lesson that Santa Fe builders, architects and owners are finally coming to grips with. After years of taking a chance that one building site is as good as the next, reality has set in: We live in an old community that is confined topographically and bounded by lands upon which we cannot build. The result is that the good, sensible building sites were gone long ago and we are now challenging Ma Nature to let us reside in places that often make little sense.

Well, they have good views and they are in Santa Fe, after all, so sense becomes a relative term.

When building on the side of a mountain, in a flood plain, or in a mechanically created hollow in the foothills, approach your beautiful site with care and remember, it is out to get you. More than half our remedial underpinning volume is for homes that are under 12 years old and built on lovely, risky sites.

For around $700 a pop in most places, we can install a helical pier before the house is built, on 10- to 12-foot centers. After the house is built, when the living room goes south or the kitchen becomes unexpectedly sunken, we can fix it, but the hardware and labor quintuple for the same span of wall.

False economies prevail in the building industry. Naturally, I love that because it couples the challenge of a complicated structural retrofit with a good living. I would prefer, however, that the money saved by an early intervention find its way into a painting on the wall or an old Hopi pot on the shelf. And I still stay busy! n

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The joys of outdoor living beckon With spring upon us, we begin thinking about bringing the indoors out — outdoor living being such a bonus to living in Northern New Mexico. There are many months when our living space can spill over to the areas surrounding our home for appreciation of our star-filled night skies, fairytale sunsets, and our crisp air.

Many Santa Fe homes are designed with deep portals allowing for “rooms” off of interior rooms, and the prevale nce of flat roofs provides opportunities for roof or observatory decks as well.

When developing a concept for an outdoor space, we first assess landscape, hardscape, sun orientation, and views that might positively or negatively affect the overall experience. Is there a focal point, or a few, such as great view, fireplace, water feature, garden? If a few, then what is the hierarchy of the focal points? Of course a great view usually trumps all.

Just as we do with interior spaces, we start with space planning. This process takes into consideration paths of circulation, focal points, proximity, seating and dining needs. Often, there might be a

main seating area, a dining area and more intimate seating areas. It is important to create a variety of seating groupings, offering different vantage points and opportunities for conversation.

Rather than a matching suite of furniture, we assemble a curated collection utilizing a variety of exterior-appropriate materials, such as woven resin, teak, stone and metal to provide a more multilayered result. Furniture groupings can be grounded and delineated through the use of outdoor rugs offered in a variety of textures, colors and patterns. Rugs also provide a softness and visual relief from hardscape flooring materials such as concrete, brick and flagstone.

Outdoor fabrics continue to impress us as they become more “inside” in their look and hand. They now come in beautiful textured prints, chenilles, wovens, sheers and embroideries, to name a few.

There are even decorative trims to provide an added detail. When considering a color palette, while it needs not mirror that of the interior, we are mindful of what is seen from any interior space, so that there

is not a great disconnect.

Sun protection is always a high priority, especially in our region. Umbrellas can offer one solution, keeping in mind that with our very strong winds in the spring, an extra weighted base is almost always required. Sometimes even when covered by a deep portal, solar shades or drapery at the edge of the portal may be necessary to provide shade as the sun sets. Outdoor drapery is a favorite to not only provide sun and wind protection, but also color, texture, softness and a bit of elegance and drama.

Accessories are the last items we specify when designing an outdoor space. Planters are lovely opportunities to create outdoor bouquets of color and texture and if carefully planned can provide year-round enjoyment. They can be used to define seating areas, or sculpturally in a corner or on a table. Decorative fireplace tools, lanterns and found objects add those finishing touches of interest.

There are many options to consider for outdoor spaces. We find them to be great places in which to play with color

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and perhaps a little whimsy. With some thoughtfulness and planning, these bonus spaces for entertaining, family dinners and quiet relaxation will bring new dimension to the way you live.

Heather Van Luchene, ASID, and Steffany Hollingsworth, ASID, are partners in HVL Interiors, LLC, an interior design firm offering professional residential and hospitality design services. Both are New Mexico licensed interior designers. They can be reached at (505) 983-3601 or info@ hvlinteriors.com.

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Make your first impression count “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “A picture is worth a thousand words.” “Penny wise and pound foolish.”

These are all clichés we’ve heard throughout our lives. How are they meaningful in the marketing of our businesses? As technology is ever-changing, and we’re in constant motion to stay up, one thing has remained constant: our sense of the visual.

Of all the senses we possess, the one most often used and that gets our attention the fastest is our ability to see. This is why, now more than ever, it’s so important to pay attention to how you market your product. Whether you’re a real-estate agent/broker, a builder, architect, interior designer, landscape architect, or any other related business, and you have a viable product to sell, you want to “put your best foot forward” in making your potential clients aware of it and your skills, “in the

best light possible.”

Due to more and more avenues to achieve and broaden our range of familiarity and marketing in print and on the internet, the first impression is often all you get to make the sale. It’s important to remember that your photos are a major part of your branding. Your property shots, wide and detailed, interiors and exteriors, as well as professional portraits and head shots, convey who you are and how you want to be perceived. Whether you have a $200,000 fixer-upper or a $5 million residence, a five-star resort and spa, or an airport hotel, your photography and marketing are everything, and you want to be known for what you do best.

If you’re a real-estate agent, the first thing you want to do is get someone to the property so that you can use your selling skills thereafter, and great photography does that. You can’t sell a property if you can’t get buyers or other agents to no-

tice and see it. Same for a builder, an architect, an interior designer, and others in the business. You have a great skill/product/reputation, great photography is often what attracts them to you so you can close the deal. A picture IS worth a thousand words. And the term, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Maybe true, but the cover is the most important part of any magazine or catalog; it’s what attracts a buyer to go inside, the first impression, and if the cover isn’t strong, and they don’t venture in, the purpose is defeated.

It’s the photography and the art direction that’s going to get you there. So the next time you’re thinking of taking out the camera on your iPhone to market your own product, think twice. Don’t be “penny wise and pound foolish.” Remember that great photography and marketing are an effective and invaluable tool to help your business, when used properly.

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Daniel’s 25-year career in architeture and interiors, and fashion and portrait photography has been featured in national and international magazines, books, catalogues, advertising campaigns, and resort and real estate marketing. Among his clients are Auberge Resorts, St. Regis/ Starwood, Australian Vogue, Whole Foods, Western Art & Architecture, and Sothebys Santa Fe Style. He can be reached at (505) 695-7000, daniel@nadelbachphoto.com, and on Facebook and Twitter.

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On water usage and rates The city of Santa Fe has some of the highest water rates in the country. At the same time, our water use per capita is one of the lowest in the U.S. Is there a connection? First, our rates have gone up more than 40 percent over the last five years, including this year’s 8 percent increase. At the highest tier during the summertime, Santa Fe now has the distinction of having one of the highest water rates in the country, per a study done by Circle of Blue.

Conventional economic wisdom would say that during periods of rate increases usage should go down; however, this has not been the case recently. During the same period of these rate increases we’ve also seen the gallons per capita per day (GPCD) usage increase in the city. Although 6 percent may not sound like a big increase, it represents nearly two hundred million additional gallons of water use per year.

One conventional explanation for our increased water use is that it is due to the

high temperatures and current drought — we use more water when it is hot and dry.

However, the drought has been shorter than these recent increases in usage.

Another possible explanation, which I tend to believe, is that we have a bimodal usage pattern in the city of Santa Fe. By that I mean we have one set of users, fortunately a large number of us, who use little water and another set of water consumers who use much, much more.

This hypothesis has not been scientifically proven. Most of us recall all the frontpage articles and remember the water restrictions that were imposed.

On the other hand, we have a new set of residents and businesses that are unaware of the water situation within the Santa Fe water basin. These folks moved here from places where higher water use was the norm, water features were common, serving water unrequested was expected, and landscapes lush. This could partially explain why our overall water consumption

has gone up at a time when water rates are increasing quickly. There are probably other explanations as well, but it is clear that increasing water rates alone does not always result in less demand.

Consequently we must continue to seek other ways to reverse this trend of ever-increasing water usage in Santa Fe. Thanks to past efforts of many, our water conservation efforts are the envy of other western cites and our water supply is much safer and more diversified than a decade ago, but our future depends on continued conservation.

Some simple things we can all do — besides continuing to conserve — is share water-conservation tips with our new neighbors, point out to restaurants that it is illegal to serve water without it being requested, and report to the city hotline (955-4222) watering during the day or water running down the street. We all need to play a part in conserving our most precious resource.

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Doug Pushard, founder of the website www.HarvestH2o.com, has designed and installed residential rainwater systems for over a decade. He is a member of the Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee, a lifetime member of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, and an EPA WaterSense Partner. He can be reached at doug@HarvestH2o.com.

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Examine county draft land-use plan Santa Fe County is proposing to replace its current Land Development Code with a new draft code released to the public in 2012. The draft Sustainable Land Use Code follows the release of the Santa Fe County Sustainable Growth Management Plan, which was adopted by two resolutions in November 2010. Comments were invited through October of 2012 and are now available on the county’s website.

The Santa Fe Association of Realtors has closely followed the revisions and offered several recommendations, as have many other local community groups and individuals.

The Draft SLDC is a substantial document, consisting of 14 chapters and two appendices and totaling approximately 350 pages. Substantive provisions include subdivision requirements (Chapter 5), sustainable design standards (Chapter 7); zoning (Chapters 8, 9, and 10); growth management tools (Chapter 12); and housing and affordable housing requirements (Chapter 13). The draft SLDC also 42

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The SFAR’s comments address a number of issues and concerns raised by the draft code. The first is that it proposes a development review process that appears unduly burdensome for property owners and developers, which may stifle development opportunities, and ultimately growth, in the county. To address this concern, the association recommends that the county limit the information required at pre-application meetings, limit the discretion granted to the administrator, reduce filing requirements and scope of review for small projects or those consisting of infill or redevelopment, revise the general review process to add review timeframes as well as eliminating review by the hearing officer in smaller matters, and scale back the post-approval administrative processes.

The association also notes that the draft document’s infrastructure-funding

mechanisms are unnecessarily redundant and poorly coordinated and will impose excessive costs on development. These issues can be addressed by ensuring that new development is encouraged in desired growth areas and is not overburdened with unfair costs or requirements.

Specifically, the county should revise the requirement for entering into a development agreement for virtually all projects, and eliminate the provision that suggests future development fees can be applied to remedy existing deficiencies in public facilities and services.

Next, the association raises the concern that several of the draft SLDC’s parking, access, and roadway requirements would result in the construction of excessive amounts of impervious surface, which is inconsistent with the code’s purported “sustainability” goals. Additionally, the association calls attention to issues surrounding the accessibility and analysis of the zoning map regarding individual properties which have been made public

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by the county. The association encourages individual property owners to review the map in conjunction with the draft SLDC text. As the draft code is reviewed by county officials and advanced, the association urges County Commissioners to fully address these concerns to ensure that the final SLDC is one that meets the needs of our diverse community while encouraging smart growth.

Paco Arguello is chief executive of the Santa Fe Association of Realtors. Contact him at 982-8385 or paco@sfar.com.

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About Nambé’s high uranium levels The Nambé area is well known for high uranium concentrations in private water wells, one of which was laboratory-tested to be about 60 times the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contamination level (MCL) of 30 parts per billion (ppb). If you read my previous column, I cited recent work that the uranium found in wells east of the Rio Grande was determined by uranium isotope comparison to be naturally occurring and not anthropogenic. But that does not make it any less potentially harmful to human health.

In the Nambé area, about half of all wells tested have uranium concentrations above the safe drinking-water standard.

It is worth noting that EPA standards are more lenient than those of other developed countries: 30ppb in the U.S. compared to 20ppb in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, 15ppb recommended by the World Health Organization, and 2ppb in Japan.

So if the uranium in the Nambé area

is naturally occurring and not from Los Alamos National Laboratory, then what are the geologic reasons for high uranium levels in aquifer water? The following explanation is based on field and laboratory work done by geoscientists at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NM Tech, the NM Environment Dept. and LANL, and published in a NM Geological Society Guidebook.

There are actually four potential sources of uranium in Española Basin groundwater: altered volcanic ash beds that were deposited within the Tesuque Formation, the alteration of volcanic and granitic erosional debris within the Tesuque Formation, the weathering of uranium-bearing (non-commercial at this time) granitic and metamorphic rocks in the nearby mining districts, and weathered Precambrian granitic rocks in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Exposures of coarse-grained uraniferous sandstones at the Oxide Butte outcrop will activate a Geiger counter.

I would like to be able to say that there is a direct correlation between well depth and uranium concentrations, but that has not been confirmed. Many well owners do not have accurate information about the depth of producing intervals in their wells. If I had to speculate, I would say that shallow wells near streambeds (both ancient and current) pose the biggest risk.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, most uranium dissolved in water is eliminated from the body, but a small amount is absorbed into the bloodstream and carried to organs. The CDC identifies the kidney as the organ at greatest risk from uranium but downplays the risk of acquiring cancer from uranium radioactivity other than increasing the risk of cancer over a lifetime. From the reading I have done, there really are not any studies directly linking uranium in water to health, but ingesting high levels seems like an overall bad idea considering what we do know and that uranium is so easily removed by certain technologies.

Building permits SANTA FE COUNTY building permits issued from mid-Debruary to early March included the following:

RCS TT South LLC, 42 Sunset Canyon Dr. $70,000.

— 75 Sunset Canyon Dr. $60,000.

— 3 Sky Ridge Dr. $75,000.

Rob Sebesta, 109 Mejor Lado. $300,000.

E.J. Jennings, 26 Cam. San Lucas. $200,000.

Louie Gonzalez, 14 Callejon Alegre. $500,000.

Sivage Community Development, 21 Cam. De Colores. $478,000.

— 28 Cam. De Colores.

Building permits issued by the CITY OF SANTA FE during the month of February included the following:

$249,000.

Mary & Dave Kohlmann, 2955 Tesuque Overlook. $598,516.

Pulte Dev’t of New Mexico, 3010 Floras Del Sol St. $216,594.

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My advice is to get your well water tested and make your own decisions.

While you are at it, I recommend including arsenic, selenium and fluoride in the test suite as all these constituents may also occur at high levels in the Nambé area.

Stephen Wiman has a background in earth science (Ph.D. in geology) and is the owner of Good Water Company and a member of the City of Santa Fe’s Water Conservation Committee. He may be reached at 505-471-9036 and skwiman@ goodwatercompany.com.

— 3150 Floras Del Sol St. $128,133.

— 3152 Floras Del Sol St. $128,133.

Infinite Ambitions, 5308 Joshua Ln. $180,000.

— 5313 Joshua Ln. $210,000.

— 5323 Joshua Ln. $195,000.

— 3086 Calle Nueva Vista. $210,000.

— 3208 Calle Nueva Vista. $210,000.

— 3310 Calle Nueva Vista. $195,000.

Gary Lincoln, 2555 Tano Compound Dr. $500,000.

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America is stronger The real estate title industry is extremely important in every American’s life.

The work the industry does benefits not only each individual policyholder, but the entire country. Our nation and our fellow Americans gain from the actions of the title industry.

For example, the industry protects children’s well-being.

• Collects $325 million in past-due child support, annually enabling children to be properly cared for.

The industry protects people from unseen dangers.

• Working with law enforcement to prevent and apprehend people committing fraud through real-estate transactions.

• Some underwriting companies provide alerts to their partners on “Specially Designated Nationals,” as well as fraud and closing alerts using information from the government to help prevent criminals/ terrorists from purchasing real estate.

The industry protects people’s invest-

ments in their home.

• Over half of all real-estate transactions have a problem somewhere in the chain of title. The issues are found and corrective action is taken to enable the transactions to be completed.

The industry’s protection provides peace of mind that helps boost the economy.

• Offering assurance to homeowners that they cannot simply lose their title because of covered claims.

• Offering assurance to lenders that their investment is protected, thus allowing homeowners to unlock the value of their homes.

The title industry directly helps boost the economy by making real-estate transaction more efficient.

• Saving consumers $10 billion annually in interest costs through timely closings, putting those dollars to work in the hands of the American homeowner.

• By expediting the closing process, the

industry saves consumers and the realestate industry $1 billion a day.

The title industry helps strengthen our nation.

• Collecting $1.75 billion in delinquent federal taxes annually, lessening the tax burden for everyone.

The title industry is an integral and vital part of our country’s real estate market that benefits us as individuals and as a country. The title industry is local. It is American. The employees of the industry are doing all they can to help others experience their dreams. The industry offers financial protection, and peace of mind, while at the same time it carries out its patriotic duties for all Americans.

The conveyance of the title to real estate started with a simple handshake. Now there are mountains of paper because more parties are involved and there are more regulations. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has added almost 1,000 new rules that the banking industry

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must comply with. The title industry is a part of the changes, in compliance, helping our nation to be stronger.

Otis Phillips is the business development officer for Stewart Title. He has been in the title business since 1978 and has served in the independent title agency, direct office, and underwriter arenas in 14 states.

Contact him at otis.phillips@stewart.com or 505.954.3334.

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RANCHO QUERENCIA -This lovely 4,300 sq ft pueblo style hacienda allows you to enjoy the dramatic color of Northern N.M. This private 250 acres which borders state land has diverse topography of grasslands, mesas and red rock cliffs, making it ideal for hiking and riding. This home is thoughtfully and artistically constructed with amenities that enhance everyday living. With an exercise room next to the outside shower and hot tub and a kitchen designed for serious cooks, this home creates an atmosphere of ease and elegance. The guest casita wing, dining room, family room, great room and book-lined office compliment the 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, making entertaining a lovely experience. THIS RANCH IS TRULY OUT OF THIS WORLD AND ONLY 80 MINUTES TO SANTA FE! MLS 201005627 250 ACRES $1,885,000

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Rastra construction and energy-efficient Pella windows further enhance this living experience. 60 minutes to Whole Foods in Santa Fe. MLS 201203464 Abiquiu 22.92 ACRES $498,000

HACIENDA ALEGRIA Nestled on a bend of the Chama River, Hacienda Alegria with its stunning views will please the most discerning buyer. Ancient cottonwoods along the river shelter ponds that speak of lazy summer days. This grand 2-story home with a gourmet kitchen and 2 covered portals is ideal for entertaining. There is plenty of room for you and your guests with a 3 bedroom, 3 bath main house, 3 bedroom, 3 bath guesthouse and a caretakers house and barn/garage as well. The irrigated acreage with 24 acre ft. of water has been farmed as an organic farm for the last 6 years with 28.86 acres, has plenty of room for horses and great riding and hiking in the National Forest that borders the property.

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