Taos Real Estate & Taxes - Similarities With Crested Butte?

Last weekend we spent some time camping in Colorado.  We took a drive in the mountains, and visited the town of Crested Butte, and it’s higher elevation neighbor, Mt. Crested Butte.  While having a great lunch, we were looking through local newspapers, magazines and real estate material.
A letter to The Crested Butte News editor was [...]

Town of Taos News Brief #62, July 30, 2008

1) Town of Taos Special Council Meeting, Executive Session, this Friday, August 1 – agenda attached.  Item concerns human resource issues.
2) Town of Taos Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, Wednesday, August 6 – agenda attached; last item (in blue) is Walgreen’s proposed development.
3) Taos Free Box – Please Remember the Guidelines!
The Taos Free Box is [...]

Taos Real Estate Mortgage Rates from E-Loan

Best mortgage rates for July 31, 2008 in New Mexico

CONFORMING

Rate

APR

Margin

15-Year Fixed

5.500

5.857

N/A

30-Year Fixed

5.875

6.074

N/A

5/1 ARM

5.625

6.533

2.25

Conforming rates based on a $200,000 loan amount with a property value of $300,000.Single family residence located in New Mexico to be used as a primary home. Assumes the borrower will document income and pay points less than 2%. Interest rates shown are [...]

How Far Do You Drop the Price Before You Take a Photo?

The problem here is that I have a client interested in this listing, and after 201 days on the market, there is still not one photo of the property in the MLS.

Taos Real Estate Mortgage MARKET UPDATE: Monday 07/29/2008

Market Direction:
Rates are: MOVING LOWER
Rate Volatility: HIGH
Interest Rate Trends:
Long Term (4-6 weeks): UP
Short Term (1-2 weeks): UP

S&P/CASE-SHILLER: HOME PRICES DOWN 15.3% IN MAY… OR ARE THEY???…

I get so [...]

Michael Hearne’s Sixth Annual BIG BARN DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Do you love live acoustic music in a cool mountain setting? Then follow your ears all the way up The High Road to Taos this SEPTEMBER 4, 5 and 6, 2008, for the Northern New Mexico weekend of exceptional Southwestern Americana and Country music at MICHAEL HEARNE’S BIG BARN DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL, featuring Michael Hearne and South by Southwest.

Southwest Contractor Magazine - Design & Construction Competition

Southwest Contractor magazine is seeking outstanding design & construction projects in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico for the publication’s Best of 2008 competition.

Meet Clarence Medina at the Contemporary Hispanic Market

Meet Clarence Medina at the Contemporary Hispanic Market

From Chimayo to Taos and along the Rio Grande, Clarence Medina’s paintings take you on the “high road tour to Taos” honoring his rich heritage. Always a popular artist at The Contemporary Hispanic Market in Santa Fe, the artist will be available to meet and greet at [...]

Taos Milagro Rotary Club Scholarship Fund

Taos Milagro Rotary Club Scholarship Fund

The Taos Milagro Rotary Club as presents their Second Annual Scholarship Fundraiser, the Taos Chile Challenge.  The Challenge, part of the annual Taos Fall Festivals, will be held on September 28, 2008 to fund the scholarships that the club awards qualified Taos County high school graduates.  Included in the event [...]

HACIENDA HERITAGE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT EN DIVINA LUZ AND HACIENDA RECUERDOS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
25 July 2008
CONTACT:
Morris Witten, Executive Director
575-758-0505      director@taoshistoricmuseums.org
HACIENDA HERITAGE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT EN DIVINA LUZ AND HACIENDA RECUERDOS
Taos - Taos Historic Museums presents Hacienda Heritage Photographs - En
Divina Luz: The Penitente Moradas of New Mexico, a photographic exhibition
by Craig Varjabedian. The opening reception is Thursday, August 7 from
5:30 to 8 pm at la [...]