LaMaia Cramer,
Realtor, Qualifying Broker, at your service
Once again the skies of Albuquerque begin to burst with color as International Balloon Fiesta 2009 begins. Below you will find links and information to help your family make the most of this year’s event. As always, if you have any questions feel free to give me a call.
Opening Day – Saturday October 3
5:45am - 7:00am Dawn Patrol Show presented by Rt. 66 Hotel Casino
6:45am - 7:45am Opening Ceremonies
7:00am - 8:30am Mass Ascension
8:00am - 5:00pm ECHO Chainsaw Carving Championship
2:00pm - 6:00pm America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Inflation
6:00pm - 7:30pm Twilight Twinkle Glow™
6:00pm - 8:00pm America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race Launch
8:00pm - 9:00pm AfterGlow ™ Fireworks Show presented by Albuquerque Journal
Sunday October 4
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol Show presented by Rt. 66 Hotel Casino
7:00am - 8:30am Mass Ascension
8:00am - 5:00pm ECHO Chainsaw Carving Championship
9:00am - 1:00pm Fiesta of Wheels Car Show
11:00am - 1:00pm Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Balloon Discovery Center)
5:00pm - 8:00pm ECHO Chainsaw Carving Championship auction
5:45pm - 7:30pm Balloon Glow
8:00pm - 9:00pm AfterGlow ™ Fireworks Show presented by Albuquerque Journal
Monday October 5
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol
7:00am - 10:00am Flying Competition - Balloon Fiesta Hold'em presented by Sandia Resort & Casino
Tuesday October 6
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol
7:00am - 10:00am Flying Competition - Balloon Fiesta Hold'em presented by Sandia Resort & Casino
Wednesday October 7
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol Show presented by Rt. 66 Hotel Casino
7:00am - 10:00am Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension & Flying Competition presented by Continental Airlines
Thursday October 8
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol
7:00am - 8:00am Special Shape Rodeo™
7:00am - 10:00am Flying Competition & Prize Grab
8:00am - 9:00am Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest north end of launch field
4:00pm - 5:00pm Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest north end of launch field
5:45pm - 7:30pm Special Shape Glowdeo™
8:00pm - 9:00pm AfterGlow ™ Fireworks Show presented by Albuquerque Journal
Friday October 9
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol
7:00am - 8:00am Special Shape Rodeo™
7:00am - 10:00am Key Grab Competition
8:00am - 9:00am Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest north end of launch field
4:00pm - 5:00pm Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest north end of launch field
5:45pm - 7:30pm Shape Glowdeo
8:00pm - 9:00pm AfterGlow ™ Fireworks Show presented by Albuquerque Journal
Saturday October 10
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol Show presented by Rt. 66 Hotel Casino
7:00am - 8:30am Mass Ascension
8:00am - 9:00am Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest north end of launch field
5:00pm - 7:00pm Chainsaw Carvers Auction north end of launch field
5:45pm - 7:30pm Night Magic™ Glow
8:00pm - 9:00pm *AfterGlow ™ Fireworks Show presented by Albuquerque Journal
Sunday October 11
5:45am - 6:45am Dawn Patrol Show presented by Rt. 66 Hotel Casino
7:00am - 8:30am Farewell Mass Ascension
Click here to buy Tickets
Cheers!
-LaMaia
[2009/03/12 10:42 am]
About the Project
Please join us to celebrate the groundbreaking for Silver Gardens, a mixed-income affordable housing rental development that will provide new, much needed low-cost housing options to residents of downtown Albuquerque. The Silver Gardens development, which will be built in two phases, is a key ingredient of the master plan created by Jonathan Rose Companies affiliate Romero Rose for the redevelopment of two and on-half vacant city blocks across from Albuquerque’s newly renovated Alvarado Transportation Center. Silver Gardens will complement two other components of the development plan: Elements, a for-sale townhome duster, and Green Commons, a live/work community.
Directions:
The Groundbreaking Ceremony for Silver Gardens will be convening at the building site on First Street between Lead and Silver Avenues.
A smart growth location, Silver Gardens is located across from the Alvarado Transportation Center in downtown Albuquerque. If arriving by train, please exit the station on to First Street, walk approximately one half-block south along First Street, and turn west to the Silver Gardens site. If arriving by car, parking garages convenient to the event location include the Gold Avenue Garage (entrance at Second Street north of Silver Avenue.
Get more info: silvergardens@romero-rose.com or call Homer Robinson at 505-764-3094
[2009/02/26 12:32 pm]
For select clients and friend, I have some books available to lend:
Please call me at 480-3253 or email me at lamaia -at- lamaia.com if you'd like to borrow one of these books (or just to say "hi").
[2008/12/03 4:06 pm]
First-time homebuyers are eligible for for a tax credit of $7500, but only if they buy between now and July 1, 2009.
The average home price in the Albuquerque metro area is about $200,000 to $220,000. Most first-time homebuyers put 3% down -- which would be about $6000 - $6600.
So, for those first-time homebuyers who qualify for the tax credit, they should see their refund be $7500 more than it would have been via this tax credit when they complete their taxes at the end of 2009.
Please call or email to find out more!
LaMaia Cramer
505-480-3253
lamaia@lamaia.com
[2008/11/16 2:45 pm]
OPEN HOUSE TODAY
Wow! Large remodeled kitchen with gas cooktop island. Formal entry foyer opens to formal living and dining rooms with bird's eye maple floors and bay windows with original french doors. Detached 2 car with alley access. Huge master suite with walk-in closets and built-ins. New electric and heating ducts. 12' ceilings. Ornate floor and door moldings. Original and perfect condition 3rd owner. Built 1926. Sits on 2 lots, 3rd is adjacent & legal guest or seperate residence could be built on it. Beautiful setting under cottonwood tree. Semi finished basement. Newer appliances and mechanical systems.
[2008/10/02 5:11 pm]
This house is a total fantasy house for me. I love the neighborhood, I love the size of the house, and I love the addition.
Front:
It's not very imposing from the front, but you can see that there's a 2-story addition in the back.
Kitchen:
I think the kitchen is one of the most appealing features to this house. Everything is just right! The countertops are granite. The island is just the right size. The stove is just the right level of fancy without being too much and overwhelming the space.
In fact, the whole house is very modern in terms of its floorplan. What I mean is by "modern floorplan" are the following things:
* 2 living areas -- one for every-day family activities, and one for more formal moments
* master suite -- bedroom, sitting area and large bathroom, physically separated from the other bedrooms
* 2 or more bathrooms (this house has three)
* open space between living room and kitchen -- creating a "great room" feeling
* garage
Master suite:
Plenty of room here for a king sized bed and dressers for two people
Master bathroom:
Fabulous jetted bathtub for relaxation -- and around the corner is a really nice sized shower, complete with shelf for sitting on.
View from the master bedroom deck:
This is really a remarkable view. It's so clear to the east, you can see the mountains, and there isn't a single power line in the way of the view.
[2008/08/23 4:19 am]
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| Bad bathroom design This is a very good example of bad bathroom design. This bathroom was in the near north valley in a house that had its interior recently redone. But, unfortunately, they decided to redo the bathroom in a ridiculously cheap way. Sure, it's nice to have his and hers sinks and mirrors -- but imagine how much more useful this bathroom would be if it had cabinets and counters between the two sinks! Instead, it's just wasted, dead space. For just $100 more, it could at least have a length of counter there -- allowing it to act as a vanity area. It's not nearly as big a deal, but the window also looks odd because it's not centered between the two vanities. Also, it looks like the person on the right doesn't get to have a hand towel. |
[2008/07/30 10:47 am]
Welcome new readers. I really appreciate seeing you here. I mostly post information here about specific houses that are for sale and are unusal
* big houses
* little houses
* cheap houses
* expensive houses
* houses that are just unusual in some way
* my own personal open houses
* historic homes (usually downtown)
Is there anything else you guys would specifically like to see here? I aim to please!
[2008/07/26 5:47 pm]
I did a lot of shopping and previewing this week with different clients in mind. I saw some very interesting houses:
5305 Mescalero NE
This house is in an area that I sometimes call "the near northeast heights" or "uptown". It's walking distance to a very nice park and near San Mateo & Montgomery.
It's unremarkable from the outside -- but, it's priced very affordably at $145,000. It has three small bedrooms, but the best parts about it are in the public spaces. It has a small formal living room in the front, and then an absolutely cavernous den in the back:
This picture doesn't do the den true justice. I wish there were a person in the shot so that you could get the sense of scale. The windows are probably about 6' tall from the top to the bottom of the window. They face North, so they've been canted inward to get even more light. You could have an absolutely epic Christmas tree in this den.
1332 Boatright NE
The front porch looks like it could be in the heart of the North Valley. I really loved the blue paint that they chose for their accent color. The big tree adds to the feeling that you're in the valley. I think, if it were mine, I'd try to enclose the whole front yard with a stuccoed wall and make a really private patio here.
The living room was unusually large for this area, because the front porch had been enclosed at one time. It currently has very nice laminate wood flooring and feels very inviting:
I especially love the vintage french doors leading to the third bedroom (or second living room). They make the space feel, again, like you're in a historic home.
614 Claremont NW
This is such an unusual house. It's very small (only 2 bedrooms and only 1000 sf) -- but every inch of it felt good. You can see that there's absolutely no landscaping on the lot -- but what you can't see is that the entire lot is completely enclosed behind a really nice stucco wall -- creating lots of privacy and security.
The interior had lovely saltillo tile floors and the eat-in kitchen was a very decent size.
At $140,000, this house would be perfect and perfectly affordable for just one person.
1100 Woodland
I actually have a very soft spot for this one. It's on a quarter acre in the near north valley, making its $144,000 price tag a screaming hot deal. There are mature fruit trees in the front and back yards. The house is in the middle of some remodelling that will be left for the buyer to complete. But, there are two functional bedrooms, and the main bathroom and kitchen both seem fine. Behind the spacious dining area is a really lovely back porch.
I'll post some more later.
As always, if you think you know someone who might like one of these houses, please feel free to call, email or text me any time!
[2008/06/15 1:37 pm]
506 11th St NW
Open from 2pm - 4pm
Come on by and see me, and I'll give you a cookie!
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