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Chad Belvill

Chad Belvill

Associate Broker · Dreamcatcher Real Estate Co. Inc.

NM Real Estate License #REC-2024-0150 · Office Call office 575-758-3606

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Neighborhood market snapshot

Ranchos de Taos / Talpa Real Estate Market

South Taos County — historic Ranchos de Taos centered on San Francisco de Asís Church, plus Talpa and the Talpa Foothills spreading east into the high country.

Latest snapshot

Week ending October 18, 2026

Active listings
36
as of the snapshot date
Recent sales
5
trailing 12 weeks
Months of supply
21.6
active ÷ (12-week sales ÷ 3)
Median time on market
141 days
active listings
Listings 90+ days on market
78%
share of active listings

Quick market summary

  • Market condition: Buyer-favorable, with more available inventory and one fewer sale in the trailing twelve-week window than in the October 11 report.
  • Supply: Active listings increased from 34 to 36; calculated supply rose from 17.0 to 21.6 months.
  • Demand: One sale over the past four weeks, unchanged, and five over the trailing 12 weeks, down from six.
  • Time on market: Median active DOM is 141 days. Twenty-eight listings have been marketed for at least 90 days, up from 27, even though their rounded share declined to 78%.
  • Local differences: Ranchos de Taos accounts for the increase in inventory and decline in rolling sales. Talpa and Talpa Foothills have unchanged inventory and sales counts.

Ranchos / Talpa has 36 active residential listings and five sales over the trailing 12 weeks, compared with 34 listings and six sales in the October 11 report. Calculated supply increased from 17.0 to 21.6 months, leaving considerable inventory relative to completed activity. The number of listings marketed for at least 90 days also increased, from 27 to 28, with most available homes concentrated in Ranchos de Taos.

Read the full October 18, 2026 snapshot →

About Ranchos / Talpa

This zone covers Ranchos de Taos (36A), Talpa (43A), and Talpa Foothills (43B) — the south-side villages along Highway 68 between Taos and the Rio Grande Gorge. Inventory is single-family-dominant with a small but persistent share of manufactured and mobile homes.

The zone reads as a slower-turnover area than the Town of Taos core, with active inventory carrying a meaningful long-tail of listings at 90+ days on market. Sub-area composition matters here: Ranchos de Taos itself accounts for most active listings, while Talpa and Talpa Foothills add smaller, often-quieter inventory pockets.

Buyers looking in Ranchos and Talpa often prioritize space, the south-Taos village character, and value relative to the Town of Taos zone. Sellers benefit from realistic pricing and from understanding that a meaningful portion of the manufactured / mobile inventory in this zone moves on a different timeline than the conventional single-family stock.

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Latest snapshot based on MLS data available as of October 18, 2026. Sold statistics reflect a limited sample of five transactions.

Methodology: how these market snapshots are calculated