Category Archives: Real Estate

Best Place to Live: Find a Million Dollar View for So Much Less

We don’t like to toot our own horn… Well maybe we do a little bit! We get really excited when we hear how much Picacho Mountain home owners love their new home and think that Picacho Mountain is the best … Continue reading

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Video Blog: Rammed Earth Homes in Las Cruces New Mexico

This is the second installment of our new video blog series about building rammed earth custom home at Picacho Mountain with  Pat Bellestri-Martinez of Soledad Canyon Earth Builders. Click here to see our first Rammed Earth Video Blog post. Make … Continue reading

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Things to do: Visit us at the Las Cruces Home and Garden Show

If you’re looking for things to do this weekend in Las Cruces, NM, come by the Las Cruces Convention Center and visit our Picacho Mountain booth at the 2011 Home and Garden Show Saturday March 12 and Sunday March 13.

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Go Green: Five tips for selecting the right type of hot water heater

Las Cruces, New Mexico generally enjoy very temperate weather. We enjoy over 350 days of sunshine each every. However, every couple of hundred years we get a killer snow storm. By killer I mean four inches that melted within a … Continue reading

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Building a rammed earth custom home in Las Cruces New Mexico (pt 1)

People often ask us questions about what it’s like to build a custom home in Las Cruces, New Mexico and here at Picacho Mountain. This is the first installment in a new video blog series about building a rammed earth … Continue reading

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Green Building: Skylights vs. comfort, energy efficiency

The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection.  Miles is one of Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost experts in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. Quality light from the sun is prized … Continue reading

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Green Building: Four ways your iPhone, iPad or other mobile device can combat energy waste in your home

OK, I’ll admit it … I’m an iPhone convert. Until about six months ago, the only thing smart about my phone was the guy using it. Now that I have converted to an iPhone, I’m not sure how I ever … Continue reading

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Green Building: New home tax credit continues through 2011

The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection.  Miles is one of Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost experts in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. During the lame duck session prior to … Continue reading

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Five reasons you’ll love winter at Picacho Mountain in Las Cruces, New Mexico

While the rest of the country is scraping ice off their windshields and shoveling snow, residents of Picacho Mountain, here in Las Cruces, New Mexico, are enjoying sunshine and fabulous weather! One of the top reasons people choose to live … Continue reading

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Green Building: Finish your home for the holidays by perfecting your green kitchen (part 3)

Nothing says “happy holidays” like fresh baked goods and home cooking. That is why the holidays are a great time to think about ways you can make your kitchen a healthier, more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly room. In … Continue reading

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