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Your Santa Fe Home Buying Experience
Our primary goal is to create and manage smooth and low-stress transactions that achieve the goals for each buyer. We work in partnership with each buyer in a fully transparent manner and always remaining focused on their interests.
How we conduct ourselves is never driven by our desire to get a sale completed. We are relentlessly focused on achieving the goals as determined by our buyers. We aid our buyers in making sound buying decisions that withstand the test of time.
Why Choose The Lyon Group When Purchasing Property?
Local Expertise That Makes a Difference
As Santa Fe natives and long-time residents, we offer insights that go beyond property listings. The Lyon Group brings multi-generational knowledge of Santa Fe’s neighborhoods, property values, and market trends that simply can’t be found elsewhere.
Our clients consistently praise our advisory team’s “dedication, knowledge and superb professionalism” that makes the buying process seamless, especially for out-of-state buyers who benefit from our deep understanding of the local market.
Our Home Buying Process
Understanding Your Vision
As your advisors, we begin with a comprehensive consultation to understand your lifestyle needs, preferences, and motivation behind your Santa Fe purchase. We review market conditions and timing to position you for success, and discuss various financing options including cash purchases, conventional loans, portfolio lending, or bridge financing to determine the best approach for your goals.
Strategic Property Search
We set up automated property alerts through the OneHome portal to deliver real-time listings that match your criteria in real time. Our search goes beyond public listings to include our network of private sellers, upcoming listings, and off-market opportunities that we’re constantly seeking for our buyers before these properties become known generally.
Personalized Property Tours
Experience potential homes with the benefit of our local expertise. We create property viewing itineraries that best fit your criteria and spend necessary time for careful evaluation. For out-of-town buyers, we help you understand Santa Fe’s neighborhoods so you can develop clear location preferences, and we’ll preview properties and conduct video showings as desired.
Detailed Property Analysis
We assist in evaluating individual properties, identifying valuable aspects, limitations, and potential concerns, including whether the property will be challenging to resell. We evaluate recently sold and available properties to determine appropriate value, provide renovation cost estimates through our contractor network, and share insights about neighborhood trends that impact both value and living experience.
Expert Negotiation
As your advocates, we draft offers with all required New Mexico disclosures (the standard documents comprise 21 pages, with additional disclosures adding up to 80 more pages). We explain every component and discuss strategy for creating attractive offers while remaining focused on your objectives. We always provide offers in non-signing format first, allowing thorough review and discussion before execution.
Seamless Transaction Management
Once under contract, we prepare a detailed timeline of all contingencies and coordinate with title companies, lenders, and attorneys. We advocate for your interests while managing all inspections from general to specialized systems, obtain repair bids when necessary, and expertly advocate during the inspection resolution process. We stay in close contact with escrow officers to ensure all contract deadlines are met.
Beyond Closing Support
We review closing statements, coordinate utility transfers, manage the final walk-through, and provide keys and access devices at closing. Our relationship continues indefinitely—we provide ongoing property value analysis, assist with tax assessments, connect you with our contractor network for any home maintenance needs, and help with emergencies when they arise.
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As a client of The Lyon Group, you can opt-in to receive our newsletters and stay connected to the Sotheby’s International Network. We help facilitate your entry into the Santa Fe community with the goal of living like a local as soon as possible. We also connect you with other top Sotheby’s International Realty agents worldwide when you need expert services in other markets.
How We Advocate For Our Buyers
Santa Fe Neighborhoods: Finding Your Perfect Location
Santa Fe offers distinctive neighborhoods, each with its own character and appeal. As your local advisors, our team provides expert guidance on the unique attributes of each area:
The Historic Eastside neighborhood features centuries-old adobe homes in earth tones that reflect Santa Fe’s distinctive architectural heritage. Bounded by Paseo de Peralta, Camino Cabra, Hillside Avenue, and Old Santa Fe Trail, this authentic area combines historic charm with a hip, artistic atmosphere.
Established in 1992, Las Campanas is an amenity-rich community offering custom and semi-custom luxury homes with stunning views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountain ranges. This gated community features world-class golf courses, an equestrian center, and a country club atmosphere just a short distance from downtown Santa Fe.
The picturesque village of Tesuque combines rural character with convenience, located just five minutes north of Santa Fe. Known for its lush valley vegetation along the Tesuque River and hilltop sites with spectacular views, this area attracts artists, professionals, and those seeking privacy within easy reach of city amenities.
This walkable neighborhood features a charming mix of historic homes and thoughtfully updated properties. Its tree-lined streets and proximity to downtown make it one of Santa Fe’s most sought-after areas for those who value both character and convenience.
Offering excellent value and accessibility, this area provides a variety of housing options from traditional adobe homes to contemporary designs. Its slightly higher elevation often affords excellent mountain views while maintaining proximity to downtown.
These elevated neighborhoods offer spectacular views, larger lot sizes, and a sense of peaceful seclusion while remaining just minutes from Santa Fe’s cultural amenities. Properties here range from established homes to custom building opportunities.
Client Testimonials
They are continuously supportive, attentive to every detail, superb communicators. At the end of the day, clients fortunate enough to have chosen to work with the Lyons will not only arrive at their desired conclusion, but they will have gained the ongoing stewardship of this remarkable family for any future real estate affairs.”
Ready To Begin Your Santa Fe Home Search?
The Lyon Group is ready to serve as your trusted advisors in finding your ideal Santa Fe property. Recent industry changes from the August 2024 NAR settlement have created new requirements for buyer representation – contact us to learn how these changes benefit you.
Contact us to schedule a consultation and experience the difference our advisory approach and personalized counsel can make when buying property.
