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RE/MAX of Los Alamos Real Estate Round Table: Answering the Most Common Questions

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RE/MAX of Los Alamos Real Estate Round Table:
Answering the Most Common Questions

Fall has arrived! The air is crisp, the leaves are changing color, and 2014 will be here before we know it. This month we’ll answer the most common real estate questions we get from clients and friends.

Q: How’s the market? 

A: Generally speaking, the 2013 market has been solid. We’ve sold more homes faster than we did during the same period in 2011 or 2012:

Number of Homes Sold Jan. 1 – Sept. 30

2011

2012

2013

156

137

166

Days on Market Until Sold Jan. 1 – Sept. 30

2011

2012

2013

158

148

136

 

 

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Tour This Weekend’s 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!

Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More

Enjoy Dinner and Entertainment at Saturday’s American Legion Fundraiser

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AMERICAN LEGION News:

On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 American Legion Post 90, Auxiliary Unit 90 will be hosting a fundraiser in support of Auxiliary Charities. Dinner will be served by the Ladies Auxiliary starting at 5:30 p.m. for $6 a plate consisting of New Mexican Fare.

Live entertainment at 7 p.m. will be provided by BAT, a musician and interactive entertainer. BAT honors and entertains Veterans throughout the country. If you have never seen BAT, this may be your only chance this year due to his busy touring schedule.

The American Legion is a national organization created to honor and serve ALL Read More

Solo Traveler: Tourist vs. Traveler

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Solo Traveler: Tourist vs. Traveler
Column by SHERRY HARDAGE

“The traveler sees what he sees; the tourist sees what he has come to see.”  – Gilbert K. Chesterton

I ran across this quote some time ago. It reminded me of a discussion I had with an old (we dated back in high school) boyfriend. He said he loved to travel, and he traveled only with Grand Circle and National Geographic tours, both of which are excellent companies. He described how many places he’d been and how much information he had acquired in very short periods of time.

His description sounded like he spent a lot of money Read More

How the Hen House Turns: A Little More About Peacocks

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How the Hen House Turns
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.
 
A Little More About Peacocks

Just a moment to honor one tough, honorable, bird. He came to visit every day for a while, sometimes slept on top of the Hen House or high up in the Ponderosas that inhabit our back yard.

He appeared in the morning when Bobbie goose heard the water running and started honking, “Let me out of here.” Then he waited on the Hen House roof or the chicken pen fence until I filled water pans and set out lay pellets for my ten birds. He sometimes pecked a bit at the food and drink I left for him on the roof, Read More

Food on the Hill: Blonde Zucchini Bread

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This Week’s Recipe:

Blonde Zucchini Bread
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients (Makes Two Loaves)

  • 3 ¾ cups bread flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups of shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup of chopped walnuts

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. In one bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a larger bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients about ¼ at a time until all incorporated.

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Check Out This Weekend’s 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!

Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More

The Pain Free Athlete: Reduce Joint Inflammation with Good Nutrition

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The Pain Free Athlete
Column by JESSICA KISIEL

Reduce Joint Inflammation with Good Nutrition

Inflammation is one of the main causes of joint pain. When your body is threatened the immune system and vascular system activate, creating an inflammatory response. Blood plasma and white blood cells are mobilized to the site of the injury.

This causes swelling, redness and heat. Unfortunately, many of us live which chronic inflammation which over time becomes destructive to the body. The cells in the inflamed tissues become altered.

These cellular changes can contribute to conditions such as cancer, Read More

TOTH Generations Service Offers New Series Sunday

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Welcoming All to the Generations Community
By Maryann Blackhart

Columbus Day weekend and nothing to do? Come join us at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church’s Generations Service at 6:07 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 13, in Kelly Hall; a free dinner is provided at 5:15 p.m., before the service.

We are starting a new series this Sunday with Seminarian Laurie Triplett answering questions such as “Who is God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Many of us have asked ourselves Who is God? God, our Creator, made us each a little different, making us all unique. We are part of a diverse community here in Los Alamos, as well Read More