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Tour This Week’s Open Houses

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REAL ESTATE News:

 
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
 
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
 
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
 
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
 
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Tour This Weekends Top Open Houses

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REAL ESTATE News:

 
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
 
 
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
 
 
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
 
 
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
 
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County Council Tackles Affordable Housing

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CDD Director Paul Andrus discusses affordable housing at the work session Tuesday night at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the County Council work session Tuesday evening at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

​By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post 

kirsten@ladailypost.com 

 

When it comes to affordable housing, there are no easy answers. To begin discussions on how best to fulfill local housing needs, Los Alamos County staff and County Council delved into the complex topic during Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Create Chic First Apartment

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Chic apartment. Courtesy photo
 

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

So you’ve signed a lease and are getting ready to move into your first apartment—now what? Decorating several rooms of a new apartment in a way that will create a hip, comfortable living space may seem a bit daunting.

Making style the main priority, I’ve set out to prove that you can do it on a budget. Sticking with necessities, there are ways to save without sacrificing style. Having an apartment that’s chic and affordable is totally possible.

Color Scheme

I have discovered that a lot of people, when creating a space, first think about Read More

Housing Opportunities For UNM-LA Students

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UNM-LA News:

A limited number of furnished units are set aside for UNM-LA students at Ponderosa Pines Apartments. Full-time students enrolled in a degree program and in good standing with the University are eligible.

The Ponderosa Pines apartments that are reserved for students are fully furnished and offered at a discounted rate.

For more information, contact Kathryn Vigil, Student Enrollment Director, in Student Services, Building 1, or at 505.661.4688, or by email at kaguilar@unm.edu.

Visit  https:////losalamos.unm.edu/students/housing.html for more information. Read More

McQuiston: Lightning Strike Prevention

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By ALLEN McQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
 
The summer storm season is upon us and with storms come one of the most fearful and unpredictable forces of nature: lightning. A single bolt of lightning can carry more than 100 million volts of electricity and create a significant amount of damage to your home and personal property.
 
More than $825 million in lighting damage claims was paid out in 2016 to more than 100,000 policyholders nationwide. There was a total of 109,049 lightning claims in 2016 and each claim averaged $7,571.90 in damages paid.
 
The top three states for reported lighting
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County Tackles Affordable Housing

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A worker applies stucco to a Los Alamos home. The work was provided through the Los Alamos Housing Partnership, which offers deferred payment loans for a variety of home improvement and repairs to those who qualify. Photo by Vint Miller

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
​Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Homeownership is part of the American Dream. Owning their own home is among many people’s goals, but accomplishing this aspiration is a whole other story. Affording a mortgage or a down payment on a house can be a major obstacle in the path to homeownership.

Affordable housing seems to be a major

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Smart Design By Suzette: Living A Simpler Life In A Modern World

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By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
 
Today’s world has many luxuries that are supposed to make life easier.
 
At times they may, but other times, they make life more complicated. Yes, I need a kitchen remodel, yes a bathroom remodel too. But when I’m feeling stressed out by what I ‘think’ I need, I look inward at what is making me unhappy or anxious. It might not be the remodel at all. It might be a combination of life stressors – observing the effect it has on my family, my finances and my sanity.
 
To feel a sense of peace and happiness again, I try to
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Professionals Offer Heroes Home Advantage Program

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​Berkshire Hathaway HomeSales Associate Broker Mark Rochester
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
​Los Alamos Daily Post 

There are a lot of unsung heroes in Los Alamos. However, by participating in Heroes Home Advantage, ADV Insurance Agency Owner Vincent Marciano and Berkshire Hathaway HomeSales Associate Broker Mark Rochester are hoping to shine the spotlight on individuals who make significant contributions to the community.

​ADV Insurance Agency Owner Vincent Marciano

Rochester’s and Marciano’s involvement in Heroes Home Advantage just started. According to a press release, they Read More

Housing For UNM-LA Students At Ponderosa Pines

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Ponderosa Pines Apartments through Plateau Property Management will have units specifically designated for UNM-LA students for the academic year. Courtesy photo

UNM-LA News:

UNM-LA and Ponderosa Pines are in their second year of working with students to provide designated, affordable apartments for UNM-LA students. Interested students should apply now to move in Aug. 18, before classes begin Aug. 21.  

Plateau Property Management has contracted with UNM-Los Alamos and the New Mexico Consortium to provide a limited number of furnished apartments at a discounted rate to UNM-LA Read More