Placitas Real Estate Statistics/Placitas in the Spring

Wow, it’s the end of February already. Time is flying and we’re really busy here at La Puerta. Today there are 21 homes and 3 pieces of land that are under contract in Placitas and there are 6 homes and 3 pieces of land that have closed since January 1st. As usual, La Puerta is involved in almost all of the transactions. Our brokers were responsible for 4 sides (either representing the buyer or seller) in the 6 homes sold, 5 sides in the 3 pieces of land sold, 10 sides of the 21 homes in pending and 1 side in the 3 pieces of land in pending. That is significant considering we have only 12 agents in our office! Not bad for a slow market! Spring has sprung. The Junipers are giving us sneezing fits, but Life is Good in Placitas.

Sandy Poling

Associate Broker

Double Rainbows and Golden Valleys

Although Hawaii officially claims the title of “The Rainbow State”, our high desert Placitas area furnishes some beautiful rainbow views to rival the loveliest of Hawaii’s rainbows. One recent morning this October, the residents of Placitas were treated to this double rainbow against a sky still filled with darkness from the refreshing nearly-all-night rain it followed. In addition to the vibrancy of this rainbow, the sun coming up over “our” Sandia Mountains also gave a spectacular golden glow to the Rio Grande valley to the west – allowing us all to imagine that our pot of gold was close by. We Placitans must be among the most fortunate people around as far as natural high desert beauty is concerned, and I, for one, am very thankful for this beauty!

Eva Marie Renninger
Office Manager