albuquerque: Tax Credits: Not Just for First Time Buyers! - 11/19/09 01:49 PM
New Federal law provides up to $6500 in federal tax credits for qualified move-up and repeat home buyers purchasing a new principal residence.
To qualify for this tax credit, buyers must purchase a new home by April 30, 2010 (or have the home under binding sales contract by that date, … (0 comments)
albuquerque: It's all Greek to me-- and you! - 10/02/09 12:41 PM
When you're done watching the balloons this weekend in Albuquerque, come on over to the Grecian Festival for some great food and entertainment!
Live traditional music and dance provide the background for your enjoyment of such great Greek delicacies as gyros, souvlaki, and baklava. And, by way of liquid libations, check … (1 comments)
albuquerque: New Corrales Ordinance Angers Local Brokers - 07/15/09 09:39 PM
At last month's Village Council meeting in Corrales, NM, councillors voted unanimously to adopt a new ordinance regarding sales tax impositions on real estate sales and construction and home improvements, despite vociferous opposition from many well-known local real estate brokers.
According to an article in the Corrales Comment, the measure imposes … (0 comments)
albuquerque: The Farmer in the ... City? - 07/15/09 07:01 PM
You wouldn't think of an urban downtown as a likely location to meet a bunch of farmers, but 'tain't so in Albuquerque!
Every Saturday morning, from a bright-and-early 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Robinson Park right in Downtown Albuquerque is the site of the Albuquerque Downtown Growers' Market. (OK, I know … (2 comments)
albuquerque: MIA luxury sales: dragging down the averages? - 07/11/09 04:47 PM
Here in the Albuquerque real estate market, our luxury home sales (say, properties over $1 Million) have virtually gone Missing In Action.
This year, in June, only one such sale closed in the entire Albuquerque MLS. This compare with six sales over a million in June of last year, five … (0 comments)
albuquerque: Light at the end of the tunnel? - 07/10/09 03:53 PM
Our Albuquerque real estate statistics for the month of June have been released, and they seem to show some light at the end of the tunnel for Albuquerque home sales.
First of all, our oversupply of homes on the market is definitely shrinking. There were only 5,480 single family detached homes … (2 comments)
albuquerque: All-Green, and Gold-Certified Education... - 07/09/09 06:23 PM
New Mexicans can now get highly colorful "gold-certified" "green" education-- in the newly completed Pete V. Domenici Education Building at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM.
If that sounds color-cockeyed, here's the scoop:
"Green" refers to the building being environmentally friendly.
The "gold certification" is a guarantee of just … (0 comments)
albuquerque: Take a Botanical Night Walk! - 07/08/09 01:23 PM
The Albuquerque Botanical Gardens has scheduled a "Night Walk" for July 14, 2009. You're invited to come on out and explore the Gardens under moonlight as you take a guided tour in search of night-blooming plants, nocturnal animals and night pollinators.
This guided event has only limited space, so call ahead to … (0 comments)
albuquerque: NMQHA show this weekend! - 07/06/09 05:10 PM
What's NMQHA, you ask?
The New Mexico Quarter Horse Association!
And they'll be hosting one of their amazing Quarter Horse Shows at Expo New Mexico (on the New Mexico State Fair Grounds in Albuquerque, NM) this weekend, July 9-12, 2009
Not an equestrian? So what! Come on out and … (0 comments)
albuquerque: Eenie, meenie, minie, mall... virtual visitors make the call! - 07/03/09 03:42 PM
A few days ago I posted a blog about the unusual fact that my most visited virtual tour was of the mall (see http://activerain.com/blogsview/1136956/my-most-popular-virtual-tour-the-mall-)
When I looked at the stats for all my virtual tours, I noticed something even odder: one of our Albuquerque Malls was far more popular than another … (5 comments)
albuquerque: Take me out to the Ball Game... and the Fireworks! - 07/03/09 11:08 AM
You've got no excuse to be a sour stay-at-home this 4th of July in and around Albuquerque, NM--- there's plenty to do, and plenty of venues for a super-fabulous fireworks display!
Check out an "American-as-apple-pie" ballgame at Albuquerque's Isotopes Park. The Isotopes will take on the New Orleans Zephyrs at 7:15, … (0 comments)
albuquerque: Day-tripping down Memory Lane-- at the Zoo - 07/01/09 07:39 PM
A recent trip to the Albuquerque Rio Grande Zoo took me back-- way back, to childhood and memories of trips to that same zoo when I was just "knee-high to a grasshopper."
Some of my fondest zoo memories were still present and accounted for:
The urge to jump right in the water … (0 comments)
albuquerque: Get Your Ticket to Space Now! - 06/27/09 12:56 PM
Move over, Luke Skywalker and the Enterprise crew!
This is no joke! "Spaceport America," just outside Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, just broke ground last week, and tickets are already available to book your personal flight into space!
All you Trekkies, would-be Jedi, and Hitchhikers of the Galaxy, you actually … (1 comments)
albuquerque: Be a Rodeo Queen! - 06/27/09 12:28 PM
Young horsewomen of Valencia County, take notice! You could be a queen or princess!
The Valencia County Fair Rodeo Royalty competition for the 2009-2010 year will kick off soon, and entries are due by Friday, July 10th. There will be an orientation meeting and practice session on Friday, July 17th at the Belen … (0 comments)
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New Federal law provides up to $6500 in federal tax credits for qualified move-up and repeat home buyers purchasing a new principal residence. 
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