A bird's nest with no eggs in it to symbolize the concept of an empty nester.

The kids are grown up, moved out, and successfully adulting. Your house is too big, too old, or in the wrong location—or climate. You’re ready for fewer stairs, a more walkable community, access to outdoor recreation, a unique selection of cultural amenities—pick one or all. Is this you?


If you’ve answered “yes” faster than a run down one of Santa Fe’s primo mountain bike trails, you may be among the many empty nesters looking for a new home.


The Santa Fe real estate market attracts empty nesters from around the country, as well as area residents who may be thinking about moving to a home better suited to their empty-nester needs. With that in mind, we put together a homebuying checklist with…

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Broker Spotlight / HOME January 2019 article“After 30 years, I am still deeply in love with Santa Fe”


Real estate runs deep in Stefan’s veins. “Both of my parents were real estate brokers for 45 years and I lived it every day growing up!” In his 20s, Stefan began his real estate career with a developer in San Antonio, TX, for whom he managed commercial building projects for 9 years. In 1988, because of the S&L crisis, Stefan moved to Santa Fe. He explains, “One day the developer I worked for had projects and the very next day they didn’t because the banks weren’t financing any more.”


Stefan remembers his first year in Santa Fe as being so much fun! “Honestly, I said I would stay in Santa Fe for a year, and here I am 30 years later! While I was beginning my career in mortgage lending, I…

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