I recently learned that Santa Fe has been rated as one of the 2009 Best U.S. and Canadian cities for best travel experience. Not only was Santa Fe in the top ten, it was rated in the top 5!!!!! (Last year we were rated in the top ten). You should consider picking up a copy of the August edition of the magazine as Santa Fe will be featured with the other four top destinations.

While honored by Travel and Leisure, U.S. News and World Report named Santa Fe as “One of the Top Ten Housing Markets for the Next 10 Years” and it names Santa Fe as its Editor’s pick for “Best Places to Retire”.

Coming back to the present, we have just concluded the second quarter and are compiling the statistics for year to date sales activity. As traditionally happens, sales picked up in the second quarter with there being 249 more residential sales this quarter than last. The average days on the market has held steady at 185 days while the average price/square foot has slipped from $272 to $261. I’ll have more to report next week and will post an updated State of the Market Report. Be sure to check in then to get the full picture!

As always, just let me know if we can assist you or help in any way with your real estate needs-