Liz Sheffield

Liz Sheffield

A major shift in the housing market

The real estate market has been one of the strongest pillars of the economy following the greatest financial downturn since the Great Depression. Amid low interest rates and a great deal of intervention from policymakers, home buyers received an added incentive to purchase a home. Meanwhile,
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Homes Sales Fall As Housing Becomes Less Affordable

Well it shouldn’t necessarily come as a surprise. Sales of previously owned homes fell 1.9% in September from a month earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors, as the summertime spike in mortgage rates pressured activity and housing affordability
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Santa Fe is #17!

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler recently voted for their favorite cities* worldwide - and Santa Fe is #17! We're tied with Sidney, Australia and Victoria, Canada for the #17 spot. Pretty good company for our little town. Santa Fe was described as "pure magic;" a "heaven where souls vacation."
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Readers of Conde Nast Traveler vote Santa Fe Favorite U.S. City

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler just voted for their favorite U.S. cities* and Santa Fe is #2!   Readers found Santa Fe to be "pure magic;" a "heaven where souls vacation." Their love bumped it from last year's spot at No. 4 on this list. "Go for the atmosphere, architecture, food, and open
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Santa Fe’s Canyon Road the 2nd Most Iconic Street in the US

Readers of USA Today's 10 Best travel website voted Santa Fe's Canyon Road the 2nd Most Iconic Street in the US.*   Canyon Road was cited for its half-mile of adobe buildings housing over 100 art galleries, and restaurants in the area serving Southwestern cuisine. Santa Fe received its
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Private, In-Town Location – 2631 Chelsea Ln, Santa Fe, NM

  Built in 2001, this beautiful adobe home was handcrafted with all the artful expressions indicative of our beloved Southwest architecture. Gorgeous tumbled brick floors accent the beautifully finished public rooms in this 2,164 square foot home. It has all the details desired by so
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5 Types Of Buyers Will Be Rushing Into The Housing Market In 2013

With the housing market bottoming in 2012, economists and other experts are becoming increasingly optimistic about the U.S. housing market in 2013. From John Burns Real Estate Consulting: "Assuming our leaders in DC come to some sort of agreement that keeps the economy growing and interest rates
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J.P. Morgan Says in 2013 Home Prices Could Jump 9.7%

Home-price forecasts for 2013 are on the rise. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. expects U.S. home prices to rise 3.4% in its base-case estimate and up to 9.7% in its most bullish scenario of economic growth. Standard & Poor’s, which rates private-issue mortgage bonds, on Friday said it expects
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Biggest Annual Jump in Two Years on Home prices

The recovery in the housing market continues to pick up steam, as home prices posted the biggest percentage gain in more than two years in the latest reading of the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index. The index showed prices up 4.3% in October compared to a year earlier. That's the best
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Home prices have been rising, here are five reasons why

Home prices rose by 0.1% in September from the prior month and by 3.6% from one year ago, the largest such gain in six years, according to a report released Monday by Lender Processing Services. Compared with one year ago, prices are up by 17.7% in Phoenix, the largest gain among the nation’s
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