new mexico: Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM- Farmers Market and Slow Food - 09/01/08 03:16 PM
The Los Ranchos de Albuquerque farmers market was on schedule yesterday as it is on Saturdays throughout the growing season. This last weekend in August, the market happens to coincde with the California slow food celebrations. There was no hint the vendors and customers were aware of the California happenings but the market had a … (6 comments)
new mexico: Green Pays - 01/16/08 01:51 AM
If incentives help, green buildings are likely to become commonplace in New Mexico because green buildings pay. Most people who live in green buildings speak of the energy savings from energy star appliances, low-e windows, tighter construction and the advantages of solar power. Many extol the comfort level and health benefits … (11 comments)
new mexico: Rio Rancho, City of Vision -A Real Estate Success - 01/13/08 02:47 AM
Today I listened to an abbreviated history of http://www.cabq.gov/aes/s2rr.html. In brief, he said that Rio Rancho, the fastest growing city in the state of New Mexico was started by a group of con artists who sold parcels of vacant, undeveloped land to unsuspecting people in far away cities (mainly New York) … (6 comments)
new mexico: Welcome Home Governor Richardson - 01/11/08 10:41 PM
Eloise Gift www.EloiseGift.com A Gift for real estate - A Gift for all seasons I stayed up too late last night, writing my post, then overslept, and missed my 7:30 a. m. appointment. it was not an auspicious beginning to my day. But it got better. As I prepared for my second appointment, I could hear the voice … (3 comments)
new mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico Real Estate - 01/11/08 01:37 AM
What is Albuquerque, New Mexico Real Estate? It is the people, the landscape, the climate, the art, the entire culture and way of life. It is what happens from the moment one lands at the airport and the Land of Enchantment begins to work its magic. Albuquerque real estate includes what … (6 comments)
new mexico: New Mexico 2007 Economic Report - 01/10/08 12:45 PM
Eloise Gift www.EloiseGift.com A Gift for real estate The New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research gave its state of New Mexico report yesterday and it wasn't all bad. Larry Waldman, senior economist at the University, said the New Mexico economy is walking, and not running as it was in … (2 comments)
new mexico: National Home Sales Predictions More Aligned with New Mexico's - 01/10/08 12:01 AM
Today's real estate industry news headline was positive. Hope Up for Home Sales in 2008. Despite the positive headline carried by the Albuquerque Journal's, Associated Press, the article was hesitant to accept the positive outlook of the report of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In concluding, the writer feels compelled to say, Many economists are … (2 comments)
new mexico: Market Update - Albuquerque, NM is Hottest of Hottest 10 Buyers' Markets - 01/03/08 04:59 PM
Hot off the press! Housing Predictor http://www.housingpredictor.com/top25 in its latest update, places Albuquerque, New Mexico at the top of its list of Hottest 10 Buyers Markets, after a surveying 75 markets nationwide.
According to Housing Predictor, their conclusion is based on Albuquerque's continuing attraction to outside investors that are bringing new industries like film and airplane manufacturing … (4 comments)
new mexico: Albuquerque has TIDD - 12/08/07 09:23 PM
Eloise Gift http://www.eloisegift.com/ A gift for real Estate ~ Your Gift for all seasons As we all look down the road toward the next cresting of the real estate wave, we can't help but observe with interest the initiatives and decisions of our cities, states, and national leaders. Because real estate local, … (5 comments)
new mexico: The Environment - Another Reason to Relocate to Albuquerque - 10/15/07 12:18 PM
Eloise Gift http://newmexicohomesalesbyeloise.com/ A Gift for all seasons Albuquerque, New Mexico is a great place to live. The almost 450 thousand people who live in the city can give you many reasons to support this statement. Albuquerque's Top Picks, and now they have another - the environment. In 2006, Mayor Martin Chavez … (3 comments)
new mexico: Good-bye Balloon Fiesta! Hello Parade of Homes! - 10/14/07 08:15 PM
Eloise Gift http://www.newmexicohomesbyeloise.com A Gift for real estate The thirty-sixth annual International Balloon Fiesta ended this morning with the last mass ascension of the season. Yesterday, the seventeenth annual Homes of Enchantment Parade began. The Parade will run for three week-ends ending October 28. Parade of Homes Participants In the Parade of Homes, … (4 comments)
new mexico: God Calls From a Hot Air Balloon - 10/10/07 02:30 PM
During balloon fiesta time in Albuquerque, NM, it is not unusual to step out your front door to hear and see a hot air balloon hovering overhead. But what are the odds of discovering that the balloon is being piloted by friend or an acquaintance and is so close that you … (10 comments)
new mexico: Presenting 2106 Black Hills Rd, Rio Rancho New Mexico for Sale - 07/04/07 02:41 AM
2106 Black Hills Road, Rio Rancho, New Mexico Listed at $179,900 2106 Black Hills Road is a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home in Rio Rancho, a desirable, centrally located area of the city especially since the decision to move the city center farther north of cureent clocation. This move places Rolling Hills, the area … (2 comments)
new mexico: Availabel Rio Rancho, New Mexico Homes For Sale - 07/04/07 01:54 AM
Eloise Gift http://www.eloisegift.com/ A Gift for real estate Rio Rancho is one of the fastest growing cities in New Mexico and the United States. Developers and builders seem to working at a furious pace around every curve and behind every hillock to keep pace with all the new people moving into the area. The city … (0 comments)
new mexico: Ironstone's Grand Opening in a Grand Building - 06/07/07 01:08 AM
Eloise Gift http://www.eloiseGift.com Your Gift for real estate Ironstone Bank's grand opening at 4701 Lang NE, Journal Center, was an elegant affair in an elegant building that allowed for the easy flow of guests back and forth from the east to the west wing of the building. The hosts were very gracious in … (3 comments)
new mexico: Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover- Green Homes Not Easily Recognizable - 06/05/07 01:50 AM
Eloise Gift http://www.eloisegift.com Your Gift for real estate Can you recognize a green house when you see one? I barely made it to the custom homes tour last weekend. In fact, I was only able to visit two that were complete and not still under construction. One of those two was green, … (5 comments)
On Monday (May 21, 2007) the local Albuquerque Journal newspaper gave extensive coverage to SunCal of California and their plans to develop a part of their newly acquired extensive holdings west of the city of Albuquerque.
They are commited to new … (0 comments)
I realize the when I tell people that I live in a desert I leave them with a picture of mile after mile of sand, sand dunes, no vegetation, unbearably hot days and freezing nights, fitting the usual definition of a desert. In … (22 comments)
new mexico: Defining Neighborhoods Albuquerque Style - 05/20/07 01:15 AM
Eloise Gift http://EloiseaGift.com Your Gift for real estate I have lived in cities with small clearly defined neighborhoods within neighborhoods where, without any visible trace of a name anywhere, everyone knew the name of his/her particular smaller neighborhood. Albuquerque (especially newer Albuquerque) is also a city of neighborhoods within neighborhoods, but for the most part, the smaller neighborhoods … (3 comments)
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The Los Ranchos de Albuquerque farmers market was on schedule yesterday as it is on Saturdays throughout the growing season. This last weekend in August, the market happens to coincde with the California slow food celebrations. There was no hint the vendors and customers were aware of the California happenings but the market had a … (6 comments)
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