Are You Looking for a Safe Haven? A sanctuary is a place of refuge or rest, a place where you can feel at peace. During these unsettling times, now, more than ever, I am finding that clients are looking for a home that offers a retreat like space that can nurture their spirit and heal the soul. COVID-19 with its … Continue reading →
Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, April 2020 marks the fortieth edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer the following: COVID-19 UPDATE … Continue reading →
Should You Buy a Home Now? Part 1 Buyers, of 2 Parts The real estate market is in flux and nobody knows what is going to happen with this pandemic and how it is going to effect all of us. The “stay-at-home” suggestions will negatively effect mass numbers of people in all service industries across all socio-economic sections of our … Continue reading →
How long do homeowners stay in their homes? From NAR January 8, 2020 By: Nadia Evangelou As of 2018, the median duration of homeownership in the U.S. is 13 years1. Compared to previous years, homeowners opt to spend more time holding onto their residences. Median tenure has increased by 3 years since 2008. Nevertheless, homeownership duration varies from area to … Continue reading →
from NAR DAILY NEWS January 6, 2020 A back porch or deck, newly renovated kitchen, and hardwood flooring are among the top home features house hunters say they want most, according to a new survey by Porch.com, a home remodeling site. Further, buyers are willing to pay between $2,500 and $4,500 more for a home with these features, shows the … Continue reading →
Reposted from Realtor© Magazine November 20, 2019 More new home construction may finally be coming. Housing permits, a gauge for future construction, climbed 5% in October, reaching the fastest rate of building permit authorizations since 2007, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Broken out, single-family permits increased 3.2% to a rate of 909,000, while multifamily permits rose 8.2% to a … Continue reading →
Reprinted from Realtor© Magazine November 20, 2019 Double master bedrooms are proving to be a growing trend in new luxury developments, Forbes.com reports. As more homeowners want to live near their families and multigenerational households become more common, relatives and adult children move in together; as a result, more household members want to call dibs on the owners’ suite, which … Continue reading →
Article used with permission from Francis Phillips, First Choice Loan Services Inc. What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? We recently shared that over the course of the last 12 months, home prices have appreciated by 7.0%. Over the same amount of time, interest rates have remained historically low which has allowed many buyers to enter … Continue reading →
Report: Average Owner Stays Put for 10 Years Re-posted from: Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Homeowners continue to delay moving, as the typical seller in 2017 had stayed in his or her home for 10 years before selling—a tie for the record tenure set in 2014, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2017 Profile … Continue reading →
