Taos Real Estate

Taos Real Estate Hotsheet Report – 4/13/2009

Here are some highlights:

* Currently there are 882 homes and 1084 land parcels listed for sale in the Taos real estate MLS.

Taos Real Estate Value Alert

I received a price reduction report this morning on a home in Ranchos de Taos that is now down 34% since it was listed. It has dropped $95,500.

Taos Real Estate Market Status Report

It would be nice if the Taos real estate market was as beautiful as the weather this Sunday morning. However, it’s still pretty slow here, with inventory high and days on market holding at high levels as well.

Town of Taos News Brief 2/5/09

1) Special Town of Taos Council Meeting; one topic/Executive Session, this Monday, Feb 9.  Agenda attached. 2) Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting summary from last night, Feb. 4 – · Jim Dixon, conditional use permit to operate private practice clinic.  Perry Lane.  Approved to go to final public hearing March 4, 2009. · Juan Romero, [...]

Price Drop Value Alert – Designer Home

Below, in the protected content, I have the hotsheet history report showing this week’s $50,000 price drop on a well known interior designer’s personal home.  There is also a link (time sensitive) to the full detail listing.   At the current price, with a bit of negotiation, this would be a really nice home for someone [...]

Who Cares About Utility Cost & Other Stuff?

If you are going to pay a real estate broker a percentage of your selling price to sell your home, they should have the energy to be thorough in the entry of information to help potential buyers to consider your property for purchase.

Taos Real Estate Hotsheet Report – 12/16/08

It’s been a couple of weeks since the last sold property hotsheet report, so I’m placing one below.  You can enlarge or print it with the >> at the upper right corner. I can’t find much to say about it, as there hasn’t been a lot of Taos real estate sold during the period.  It [...]

Taos Real Estate Sold Property Hotsheet Report – 12/4/2008

My last report was on November 13th. This report as a PDF is below. Use the >> at upper right corner to enlarge or print. Comments:

1. To help compare the same period over a couple of years, I’ve also included the same calendar time frame from Nov 13 through Dec 4 for 2006 and 2005 respectively.

A Victory for Transparency – MLS Days on Market

There has been a move afoot to decrease the time that a property could be off the Taos real estate market before it could be re-listed as a new listing. This would get it a new MLS number, obfuscating the cumulative days on market sooner.

Additional Take on Condo Absorption Rate

About a week ago, I posted about the absorption rates for residential property in the Taos real estate MLS. Today, at a Realtor® luncheon, I was discussing the condo sales rates with Ed Adams, a number-savvy appraiser.