Kokopelli Property Management, the largest property management team in Northern New Mexico, is taking the lead in a dispute homeowners have with the city of Santa Fe over short-term rentals.

"We have a commitment to issues affecting the Santa Fe rental market for both properties we manage as well as for other property owners who paid a permit fee in 2008. That fee required payment of $1,000 for a short-term rental permit," Charles Goodman, CEO of Kokopelli, said in a statement.

Goodman was the lead plaintiff in the case challenging the fee. A local judge upheld the ordinance, but ordered the city to reconsider the cost of permits, which is yet to happen. City Attorney Frank Katz said Monday the City Council could consider the issue by the end of the month.

Kokopelli is inviting homeowners to participate in its efforts to have the fee lowered and to get refunds for the hundreds of homeowners who paid the $1,000 fee.

For more information, contact Goodman at 988-7244.


The Santa Fe Association of Realtors has been awarded $25,000 from the Realtors Association of New Mexico to host a regional housing affordability community dialogue.

The goal of the dialogue is to create a set of collaborative and effective policy solutions to address work force housing in Santa Fe, a statement said.

Key stakeholders, which will include representatives from Santa Fe city and county government, state government, police, fire and educators, will be encouraged to help develop and implement innovative housing affordability policy solutions for the community.

For more information, call the Santa Fe Association of Realtors at 982-3764.


loriMetals Gallery and Fuel Cafe have opened at 616 Canyon Road, combining loriMetals Gallery artwork and a healthy cafe where food is fuel, a statement said.

loriMetals Gallery will premiere 5-8 p.m. Aug. 21 with a group show called "Red Hot." The show will feature paintings, sculpture, jewelry and photography — all predominantly red — from both local and national artists.

For more information, call Lori Swartz at 986-0644 or visit lori@loriMetals.com.


Attorney and long-time title company executive Tim Vigil has joined Southwestern Title and Escrow in Santa Fe. He was formerly president of Capitol City Title Services.