Victoria Murphy

"Your Santa Fe Expert since 1598"
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Victoria Murphy,  in Santa Fe
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About Me
Victoria Murphy is a licensed Realtor®, with a strong background in sales and marketing. Her family has been in Santa Fe since 1598 http://www.VictoriaSantaFe.com. Victoria's grandparents, Augustin and Victoria Sosaya, built and named many streets on Santa Fe's eastside - Sosaya Lane, San Antonio, San Pasqual, and Sosaya Street. Her mother, Monica Sosaya Halford, is a local santera and her father, Richard Halford, is a local architect who has designed many of Santa Fe's buildings.
Victoria has been actively involved with the Santa Fe business community for over 25 years. She began her career as couture buyer for a local boutique. In 1992, she became a part of the Ray Tracey group. Mr. Tracey was considered at that time to be the leading Native American lapidary jeweler. Victoria managed and bought for his Plaza gallery. She oversaw the opening of a second location in downtown Santa Fe, and a third in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta store won the Niche award for retail store of the year.
Victoria then established her own designer showrooms in Denver and Dallas, where she sold to the top Western boutiques and department stores in the country. In her words, “I was, as Willie sang it, ‘On the Road Again’, dressing country stars and doing trunk shows across the country.”
Victoria bought and managed for Jane Smith Ltd., before changing gears, and moving into "hard goods" as a buyer for Cookworks in Santa Fe, Dallas, and Bal Harbour, Florida. From there she became Director of Retail Stores for Nambe Mills, traversing the country in search of the perfect location for Nambe stores, and overseeing openings in Denver, Dallas, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Drawing on her business experience and sales and marketing expertise, Victoria decided to pursue a career in real estate and joined the Prudential Santa Fe Real Estate family. In her words, “I am home.”
Guiding philosophy: “My personal philosophy has always been to listen. By actively listening, you can gauge who, what and where your customer is coming from. That sets the direction and gives you a path to follow.”
On a personal note, Victoria is committed to community service. “My mother raised my brothers and sisters and I with the understanding that you must always give back to the community. I have volunteered in a variety of local organizations since I was a candy striper at age fourteen. I recently served as the co-chair of the National Dance Institute’s gala event.”
Victoria’s educational background is in Fashion Design & Merchandising, and Business Administration.
Testimonials
"Obviously we think Victoria is spectacular. We listed this house with another agent in 2007. So, we have a basis for comparison. Victoria undestood us (as sellers) and our little casita immediately, she knows the neighborhood .. the culture. She knows how to market. She knows how to present alternatives during the negotiations. She is GOOD!!"
Don Green Thu Oct 30
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Do you need a great real estate broker in Santa Fe, NM?

Victoria Murphy answered:
Cindi,
Thank you for your response. I have several blog sites and websites devoted to Santa Fe living and real estate. You can find my blogs on blogspot, twitter, and ActiveRain. My websites are VictoriaSantaFe.com and Historic-SantaFe.com.
With the emergence of so many blogs and websites I made the decision to go directly (Brian Buffini and Rick DeLuca) and ask directly.
Let me know if you feel we would be able be referral "buddies". I have several clients I am currently working withwho are purchasing their 2nd/3rd and 7th vacation homes. They will eventually be moving to Santa Fe permanently and will be selling their homes in their current areas.
My best,
Victoria Murphy - Tue Nov 11 2008, 20:57
Victoria Murphy answered:
Linda,
There are several areas surrounding downtown Santa Fe which allow for horses. Some are within 10-15 minutes of the downtown area. There is the Arroyo Hondo areas, Eldorado area, Hwy 14 area, Tesuque area and even a few which have been grandfathered in - in the Sol y Lomas area. Each of these areas has homes varying in price and views.
Let me know if you would like any further information on each of the areas.
My best,
Victoria Murphy, ABR
505-660-5395 - Fri Jul 4 2008, 12:31
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My Listings
143 Rio Seco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 143 Rio Seco…
$388,000
3 br  1.0 ba Listing Web Site
541 Garcia St, Santa Fe, NM 87505 541 Garcia…
$950,000
2 br  1.0 ba Listing Web Site
4554 Camino Placitas, Santa Fe, NM 87507 4554 Camino…
$256,000
3 br  1½ ba  
846 Old Santa Fe Trl, Santa Fe, NM 87505 846 Old San…
$1,675,000
4 br  4 ba  
634 Garcia St, Santa Fe, NM 87505 634 Garcia…
$379,000
1 br  1 ba  
634 Garcia St, Santa Fe, NM 87505 634 Garcia…
$470,000
1 br  1 ba  
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Specialties
I specialize in Santa Fe's Historic Eastside and downtown Plaza location, but don't think I don't know about all of the other areas in my city - South Capital, Sol y Lomas, Northside, Las Campanas, Southside, Casa Solana, Casa Alegre, Musuem District and on and on and on
http://www.VictoriaSantaFe.com
Experience
Latest:
Director of Retail Operations for Nambe Mills
Opened and oversaw stores across the United States
August 2002—May 2005
Certifications & Awards
ABR - Accredited Buyer's Representative
NAHREP - National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
WCR - Women's Council of Realtors
Chair - Government Affairs for Santa Fe Association of Realtors
Trustee - Realtor's Policital Action Committee for Realtor's Association of New Mexico
Member - Legislative Commitee for Realtor's Association of New Mexico
Interests
I love being home, gardening, visiting my children in New York and Denver. I just plain love traveling.
http://www.VictoriaSantaFe.com
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