Living in Santa Fe Blog

Turn Isolation into a Time for Growth

At Barker Realty, we believe how you shelter in place and where you shelter in place can make a big difference for your mental health. Dr. Arthur Kleinman writes in the Wall Street Journal that with a little effort we can transform our home alone time into a chain of life-enhancing rituals that allow us to find and create joy:

“These harrowing times are taking an emotional toll, even on those of us lucky enough to be hunkering down in our own homes. Our new reality—disrupted lives, fears of infection, worries about loved ones, the loneliness that can come with prolonged isolation—brings to the surface disorganizing feelings, from panic to despair, that a busy life might keep at bay. But there are ways…

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2020 Q2 Market Report

We certainly have never been through such a challenging and uncertain time as we are experiencing socially, economically, and politically both locally and worldwide. We are sensitive to the pain we are witnessing and remain steadfast in our belief that we will get through the pandemic while our economy goes through its major shifts and begins to slowly recover. New Mexico continues to do a good job containing the fallout. Santa Fe residential real estate is again proving to be strong, reliable, and safe. We continue to find many opportunities in our market for buyers and sellers alike as we carefully navigate through this.

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Five Ways to Explore Santa Fe Neighborhoods Online

With efforts in place across New Mexico to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, open houses are on pause for now in the Santa Fe area. We’ve turned up the volume on virtual tours and video walkthroughs to help our clients keep their real estate goals on track.

Increasing the use of such digital tools underscored what we always knew—there are always times when it’s not possible for homebuyers to view homes in person.

Santa Fe is a huge market for second homebuyers and people who are relocating to the area. While the “new normal” has spurred our agents to get more creative than ever, house hunting from a distance has always been part of the real estate landscape. When you can’t tour a home or a…

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What Is Radon?

“Radon is a radioactive gas that has been found in homes all over the United States. It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water and gets into the air you breathe. Radon typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation.”

Read the EPA Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon

“Radon is a radioactive gas. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon. It comes from the decay of radium and exists in varying amounts in most soils. High radon concentrations can be found in soils and rocks containing uranium, granite, shale, phosphate, and pitchblende. Because radon is a gas, it can move through soil and into a…

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Three Affordable Real Estate Marketing Ideas

We get asked if there are creative ways to help your Barker broker market your home. Every home is unique and it can be enormously insightful to understand the property from you, the person who has lived and enjoyed, improved, or expanded the home. Here are some ideas that can help make your home, and the story it has, stand out.

1. Create a Website For Your Home

Creating a website about a home or property is a great way to reach prospective buyers. If you don’t already have your own website, creating one with our marketing team is easy. Build a hub for clients and potential clients to access all the information about your property. Ask your Broker how Barker Realty Marketing can point you in a good…

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Help Your Barker Broker Create the Perfect Virtual Tour

As of this spring, the coronavirus epidemic in the United States has brought dramatic changes to the way we live, work, and pursue goals—including the goal of buying or selling a home.

While real estate has been identified as an essential service under state restrictions to disrupt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we pivoted our operations to prioritize the safety and security of our community and our clients. One way we’re doing this is by expanding the use of virtual tours, showings, and walk-throughs.

Especially for home sellers, we put together these tips and best practices you can use to prepare your home for a virtual tour.

Think of your home as the star of its own movie. Your Barker…

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Santa Fe COVID-19 Resource Guide

This Resource List of Help Offered, Help Needed and Ideas for Enjoying This Time at Home is provided by Barker Realty during a time of uncertainty and health precautions. Please visit this site for regular updates and share this guide on your social media to connect others in our community.

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Child Care for Healthcare Professionals and First Responders

The United Way Early Learning Center at Kaune (Located at 1409 Monterey Dr), is now accepting offers childcare for healthcare professionals and first responders. Care is available for children ages six-weeks to ten years old, from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. To apply please CLICK HERE to fill out the application online,…

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Broker Spotlight: Aviva Schear

“My approach is based on candid conversations, responsiveness and pure honesty.”

Aviva enjoyed idyllic teenage years living on the Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch. “I moved here with my family in 1994 from Nashville, Tennessee, where I lived on a farm. It was fantastic! I had the opportunity to do a lot of extra work on several movies and met many incredible actors. Living on a 17,000-acre ranch was a great learning and growing experience, riding horses every day after school and embracing the country life. Being so close to Santa Fe provided a nice balance.”

Her first career was in fine dining in Santa Fe — she managed Osteria when it first opened in 1998 and continued for the next 14 years before moving on to the highest level of serving at El…

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2020 Q1 Market Report

Our Country and our World were not prepared for the challenges we now face. Circumstances change quickly as this unseen enemy passes through and the personal tragedies and economic hardships will be life-changing. Thus far, Santa Fe and New Mexico appear to have avoided the brunt of this and with safe practices, we can only hope that will continue. Not surprisingly, we are seeing many more of our transactions take place with local Santa Feans. And the pace of our transactions, while evidencing some slowdown, has shown remarkable resilience. We believe the residential real estate market will come through this strongly and serve as the backbone for economic recovery on the other side.

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Art and Nature in Santa Fe Meet in Santa Fe

Santa Fe is one of the premier art centers of the world, a place where Native American and Hispanic traditions combine with contemporary perspectives to create a unique artistic landscape. Santa Fe art reflects and celebrates nature, from the clay and pigments of southwestern pottery to the open-air setting of the Santa Fe Opera.

We love that our city is home to more than 200 art galleries and 12+ museums. But when we think of Santa Fe and art—we see and feel the impact of the visual arts plus music, dance, and theater. Living here gives you a 360-degree view not only of spectacular scenery, but an ever-changing parade of art markets, gallery exhibitions, and cultural events.

In this post, we’re…

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