Archive for November, 2009
Thanksgiving Santa Fe Style
This Thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful for in Santa Fe and America. Thanks to family and friends in Santa Fe, who make every day an adventure. Thanks for the awareness of life and spiritual in Santa Fe. Here you feel the moon, smell the weather, escape to the woods, marvel at endless [...]
Green Standards in Santa Fe MLS
Sally asked me, "how do I know what is green in a green home?" I pointed out to Sally, "The Santa Fe Association of Realtors is adding a checklist of green building features to the MLS / Multiple Listing Service. This green checklist will benefit – Sellers, Buyers, Realtors, and Appraisers. The Green categories to [...]
Tax Credits for Santa Fe Investors
On Friday, the President signed an extension and expansion of the Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010, as long as the home is under contract by that date and closing occurs by June 30, 2010. An $8,000 tax credit is available for first-time homebuyers (those who have not purchased a home within the last [...]
Going Green – Santa Fe Farmer’s Market
What would green community be without a farmers market? Don't you remember on Saturday mornings the family would beeline to the farmers market? Can you remember corn so sweet you would eat it off the cob? How about those huge strawberries that melt in your mouth? Santa Fe Farmers Market has it's own building off [...]
Santa Fe’s Green Energy Jewel
My clients were in town last weekend and they wanted to see the finest green energy home in Santa Fe. I immediately took them to Broken Sherd Trail in the Monte Sereno Subdivision. That's in the foothills of NE Santa Fe, a 10 minute drive to the Santa Fe plaza. The Emerald Home. Santa Fe's [...]
Going Green Santa Fe Style #3
Santa Fe Homes vary in age and construction. Santa Fe, New Mexico zoning includes: historical district, archeological district, residential subdivisions, mountain zoning. That's because Santa Fe is 400 years old. In 2009 Santa Feans celebrate our Fiestas and Quatro Centenario! Historical Santa Fe homes are hundreds of years old and built with adobe bricks; one [...]
Going Green Santa Fe Style #2
Going Green in Santa Fe, how does one measure green homes and the level of: sustainability, water efficiency, utility efficiency, indoor environmental quality, innovation and design? LEED / Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Based on 69 points in six areas: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy use, atmosphere quality, materials and resources, innovation and design. [...]
Affordable Green Builder in Santa Fe
Bernie and Cynthia Smith are looking for a newer home. It is their first home, so they plan to use the first time home buyer's federal tax credit of $8,000. They are prequalified for $250,000. Cynthia explained they were on a tight budget and wanted to by a home that was as energy efficient as [...]
Going Green Santa Fe Style #1
Going Green in Santa Fe is all about creating a sustainable Santa Fe. The City of Santa Fe has been working overtime to reduce greenhouse gases and make the city more resilient to climate change and peak oil. The Sustainable Santa Fe Commission prepared a community centered Sustainable Santa Fe Plan. This approach includes: 1. [...]
