Rich Cederberg's Albuquerque Real Estate Blog: Rich Cederberg- Albuquerque Real Estate Blog (RE/MAX Finest)

New Mexico is a beautiful place. There is some really great Property with Views in Rio Rancho NM.

Whether you're looking for affordable housing in Rio Rancho or Luxury Homes for sale in Rio Rancho you may find yourself looking at property with views of the Sandia Mountains or the Rio Grande Bosque.

Amrep began building Rio Rancho homes in 1962, but it wasn't until the mid 1970's that the town really began to grow. In 1981 Rio Rancho population grew to 10,000. Today there are approximately 80,000 residents.

Rio Rancho is continuing to grow. Some recent additions to Rio Rancho include Sue Cleveland High School, a new city hall, the Santa Ana events center, a new University of New Mexico west campus, Hewlett Packard facility, new Central New Mexico Community College and the new Rio Rancho Presbyterian Hospital.

New Mexico my be in the desert, but after you live here for awhile you'll see beauty everywhere you walk.

Here is my Ventana Ranch (Area 120) Real Estate Report for February 2010. Area 120 encompasses Ventana Ranch, Ventana Ranch West, La Scala, Vittoria, Rio Vista, Seville, Paradise Skies, Los Suenos, Sundance Estates and all other Albuquerque listings west of Unser Blvd, North of Paseo del Norte and south of the border with Rio Rancho.

The graph represents a 5 year history of the total number of February closed sales. The total number of sales has continued to decrease each year in Ventana Ranch.

This graph represents a 5 year history of the average home sales price in the month of February. Average home prices continue their decline in Ventana Ranch.

The 5 year history of sales price to list price ratio shows that in spite of sales being slow that most homes are still selling within 2-3% below list price. In other words prices have decreased and low ball offers are not working any more than they did in 2006.

 90 Day Forecast

Buyers are very active right now. Visits and property searched on my websites are up like it was springtime. Buyers who feel they almost missed their chance to get their $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit are determined to not let it happen again.

Let's not forget how strong sales were in September, October and November. Of course the forst tiem homebuyer tax credit was extended, but I believe sales will follow a similar pattern again in April, May and June when the current extension expires. Then activity may plummet.

Real estate is hyoer-local. It's important to understand local market conditions when you are looking to buy or sell. When you hear real estate news on the television remember that market conditions can vary greatly from state to state, city to city and neighborhood to neighborhood.

Contact me if you'd like to receive a free market analysis for your current home.

Please call me on my cell at 505.803.5012 if you want to work with a Realtor who is familiar with Real Estate in Northwest Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.

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I love Gmail. I prefer it to my TopProducer email because it's easier to use and because I can attach larger documents that won't upload on TopProducer. However, I always thought there was one big drawback to Gmail: the email signature.

Here's my TopProducer email signature:

Rich Cederberg, ABR, e-Pro, CDPE

Rich Cederberg, ABR, e-Pro, CDPE
RE/MAX Finest Realtors
(505) 750-1846 mobile
(505) 792-2255 office
Visit my Website at: www.BeautifulNMHomes.com
Visit my Blog at: www.NWAbq.com
http://twitter.com/ABQHomesforSale
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/ABQHomesForSale

I think that looks pretty boring, and everything gets a little muddled together.

Thanks to Brad Andersohn at the Denver RainCamp I think I've found a solution. It's called WiseStamp.com.

You can use Wisetamp to customize your Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOl Mail and Hotmail Signatures.

Here's my Gmail signature now after only a few minutes on WiseStamp,

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I traveled throughout the snow all day yesterday to get to the Denver RainCamp.

The room is full of Realtors (the event is sold out) mostly from Denver and the surrounding area, but there are at least three New Mexicans here.

Eloise Gift, Gift Realty NM

Valerie Almanzar, RE/MAX Finest

Rich Cederberg (I'm the big guy in the middle) RE/MAX Finest

Ben Kinney has been giving us all kinds of great new resources and been talking about SEO (more on that later), and Bob Stewart has started to tell us why we should blog.

We're learning a lot and having a great time at Denver Raincamp!

There are a lot of Rio Rancho Homes for Sale right now, however you can use my new website to easily search for Three-Bedroom Houses, Four Bedroom Homes and 5-Bedroom Homes.

The search results are just one click away!

There are a wide variety of homes in all price ranges in Rio Rancho, starting under $100,000 up to 1.4M and just about everything in between. 

Rio Rancho is a nice alternative to living in Albuquerque. Although Rio Rancho is basically a suburb of Albuquerque, it has it's own distinct identity and is not a community without it's own sense of pride.

Whether you are looking for a less expensive home, a home on a large lot or a luxury home, Rio Rancho has the homes for sale that you'll want to see. Please visit my new website for super easy to get Home Search results.

Short sales are not for everyone, but if you are looking to get a great deal on a Rio Rancho NM Home for Sale a short sale might be right for you.

Rio Rancho NM Short Sales

Why do I say they are not for everyone?

• It can take several months to know if your offer has been accepted
• You'll have to pay for your on inspections
• The listing agent will probably take multiple offers and you might be outbid

Short sales are great for investors who can wait, but they're not so great for buyers who want to be under contract by April 30 and close by June 10 to cash in on the first time home buyer tax credit.

First time Rio Rancho home buyers should focus instead upon finding Rio Rancho Homes for Sale that are priced to sell. They are good deals out there that will close on time!

There will be a meeting for residents of Albuquerque's City Council District 5 on March 23, 2010.

"Please join City Councilor Dan Lewis, Mayor R.J. Berry and city staff at a meeting for the West Side, District 5. We will discuss current initiatives from the city regarding public safety and other west side priorities. There will also be updates from West Wide elected officials regarding the legislative Session 2010."

The meeting will start at 7pm and we be held at the Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center.

In the past these meetings have been very informative. Attending is a great way to stay in touch with what's happening on Albuquerque's west side. Please join other members of the Piedras Marcadas Neighborhood Association at this event!

I'm happy to playing with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra again this weekend. I get to play about once a month when the orchestra needs an extra player.

In my previous career I was a free-lance trumpet player in Chicago. I played with symphony orchestras, brass quintets and broadway style pit orchestras.

When I decided to make a career change and become and Albuquerque Realtor, I thought my new job would be very different, but in many ways selling real estate is a lot like playing trumpet.

For instance, when you play trumpet for a living, you spend a lot of time alone in the practice room, preparing for a performance. When you sell real estate, you spend a lot of time alone in an office, preparing for showings or listing presentations.

When you play trumpet for a living, you work mostly nights and weekends. When you're an Albuquerque Realtor, nights and weekends can be really busy too!

When you play trumpet for a living you blow a lot of hot air! When you sell real estate....we'll nevermind, you know where I was going with that!

Seriously, the point I want to make here is that being a good Realtor, just like being a good trumpet player, takes preparation and practice, and only those individuals who are the most serious and most dedicated get to be the best!

I was a first-chair trumpet player and now I'm a top notch Albuquerque Realtor!

This is excellent information for anyone considering selling their Albuquerque or Rio Rancho home anytime soon.

I had a great time looking at New Houses for Sale in Rio Rancho NM today.

I had some potential buyer clients come to town on Monday. Guess how they found me? Yep, that's right,  through my Active Rain blog. We met at the office on Monday morning, and it turned out we are all from the Chicago area. Needless to say we hit it off instantly.

One of the reasons I blog is that I want to attract a certain kind of client. By that I don't mean they have to be multi millionaires. Far from it! What I"m looking for is clients who take their home search seriously. I'm looking for clients who do research online before they start looking at houses. I'm looking for clients who do their homework when they are looking for a Realtor too.

So it was awesome when they called and told me they found me through my Active Rain Blog.

Anyway, we had a fabulous time looking for new houses for sale in Rio Rancho.

We looked at Pulte Houses in Loma Colorado. We also looked at houses built by DR Horton. Both builders have something to offer. At DR Horton you can get a large amount of square footage for your dollar, but I must say I'm partial to the quality of the Pulte homes.

Many people don't know that their Realtors can show them new construction homes. I'm happy to do this for my buyer clients. In fact, I love looking at new homes that are staged by professionals. They sure look better than most of the resale homes we see out there on the market!

You don't have to use Realtor when you buy new home construction, but why wouldn't you?  I look at homes for sale every day. I can identify and point out the pluses and minuses in the floor plans quickly. I can help you understand your needs and your likes and dislikes. In short, I can help you make a better decision about which builder to use and which house to buy. And you know what the best part is? I'm compensated the same way I am on resale homes. I'm paid by the seller.

Here;s another reason you should use a Realtor when your'e buying a new construction home. Because you need your own representation.

Do you realize that when you walk in the front door of a builder with me that you are waiving your right to have your own representation. I know, some of you are thinking, I don't need it, the builder's salesperson can do all the work.

Yes they can and they love to because they are representing the builder, not you!

It would be like going to court where the other side has a lawyer so you decline one and you say "I don't need a lawyer, their lawyer can do it for me."

Or like going to divorce court and your soon to be ex says "please use my lawyer." That would be downright stupid, yet that's what many new home buyers do.

Don't make that mistake! Contact an experienced Realtor like me when you're looking for new houses in Rio Rancho NM!