nm: 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)
nm: June Real Estate Statistics in Edgewood - 07/13/09 02:57 PM
Real estate statistics for Edgewood, NM for the month of June, 2009 are a mixed bag. There are reasons for both optimism and pessimism about the Edgewood real estate market. Here's why:
The average sales price of single family residential homes that closed last June was actually UP from the figures … (2 comments)
I didn't. In fact, I've thought for a long time that the government should require GM food to be clearly labeled as such. One of the … (3 comments)
nm: 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)
nm: 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)
nm: 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)
nm: Eating from the community garden - 06/29/09 02:00 PM
It's pretty much a no-brainer that eating local and organic food is best for one's physical health.
It's also a no-brainer that being involved with congenial friends in a tight-knit community is healthiest for one's emotional health.
Enter the "Community Garden."
Not all of us live out in the … (2 comments)
nm: Bad News For Neighborhood Association - 06/27/09 01:56 PM
Folks in the San Clemente neighborhood of Los Lunas, New Mexico, have been fighting back against a decision by the Valencia County Commission to rezone 30 acres of land to I-3, "Hevay Industrial Use" to accomodate a bulk fuel terminal (see my blog post http://activerain.com/blogsview/1040106/residents-are-fighting-back-against-valencia-county-commission for mor details.)
The neighborhood association … (2 comments)
nm: 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)
nm: 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)
nm: C'mon downtown for Summerfest in Albuquerque! - 06/19/09 07:37 PM
You can't claim there's "nothing to do" on a Saturday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico--- not with our terrific Albuquerque Summerfest happening in Civic Plaza each Saturday evening from 6:00 to 10:30!
Albuquerque Summerfest is an outdoor festival featuring live music, dance, and other family entertainment. There's plenty for both kids and adults, with … (0 comments)
The criteria? U.S. News was looking for "affordable communities that have strong economies and plenty of fun things to do."
Albuquerque, NM topped the list (alphabetically), due to … (2 comments)
nm: Number of homes sales is climbing in Albuquerque, NM - 06/16/09 02:37 PM
The May home sales statistics released by the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors show some positive movement in our Albuquerque real estate market.
The number of closing of single family detached homes has been steadily inching upward over the past few months, reaching 566 closed sales in May, after hitting a … (-1 comments)
nm: A great parenting example... - 06/05/09 12:03 PM
Each day lately, I enjoy watching a great example of self-sacrificing parenthood--- in my garden!
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a pair of little birds who got very agitated whenever I headed over to my beans and pumpkin patch. One or the other of them would fly at … (6 comments)
nm: My luv is like a ...multi-colored... rose.... - 06/04/09 04:41 PM
With all due respect to Robert Burns, a "red, red rose" has always seemed, well, ordinary, to me in comparison with some of the other options that are out there. And while a single, long-stemmed rose, or even a fragrant bouquet is all well and good, there's a limit to their … (1 comments)
nm: Waterfowl in my desert NM backyard! - 06/03/09 02:18 PM
Probably sounds ridiculous to those not really familiar with the Albuquerque, NM area, but our New Mexico desert is actually home to loads of water birds!
More particularly, my backyard right here in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, hosts loads of waterfowl on a regular basis!
The key, of course, is water, … (2 comments)
nm: Chautauqua at Old Town, Albuquerque! - 06/03/09 01:23 PM
Last weekend, Old Town, Albuquerque offered a program called Chautauqua on the Plaza, sponsored by the New Mexico Humanties Council.
These events were billed as a "Celebrations of New Mexico History and Cultures on the Old Town Plaza" in honor of our upcoming Centennial as a state.
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