Ricky, Melanie and their entire team were fantastic. They were extremely responsive and knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. We are extremely pleased with our Santa Fe purchase.

This has been our best real estate experience yet! Fifteenth home in several states after an early retirement. Tara Earley was our agent and facilitated the transfer with great efficiency and thoughtfulness.

Ricky and his team worked tirelessly to find the perfect home for my husband and me and our two horses. Buying horse property can be challenging and often limit’s your options significantly. Not only does the property itself have to offer what is needed to keep large animals, but the surrounding area has to provide optimal riding experiences and trail systems. We looked at many properties in the Santa Fe area before finding our dream house on six acres adjacent to large open spaces, criss-crossed with trails and gorgeous views of all the surrounding mountain ranges. Ricky and his team were always ready to get us a viewing of a possible house and nev...

During the entire process, from searching for a home to closing. Melanie Sandoval was a pleasure to work with. She was always available to answer any questions and provided invaluable advice when it came to offers and counter offers. Hopefully I don’t have to purchase another home for a while, but if I do, I will be a repeat customer.

I had the pleasure of working with Tara at Sotheby's Santa Fe, and the experience was nothing more than positive. She's very understanding of peoples needs, when it comes to the decision of spending the most money they're gonna most likely ever spend in their life, which is on their home. Tara is compassionate. She wants her clients to feel comfortable and she wants her clients to achieve whatever it is that they're looking for, she's not out to generate a commission and push the sale. Without reservation whatsoever, I would highly recommend Tara and the associates in her office who made everything go smoothly.

The team has delivered a level of performance I havent experienced in my last 50 transactions I have done. The ability to excel at marketing, be professional & kind while staying efficient is truly on another level. I cannot stop saying good things about them. They always fought for me and never put the stress of the transaction on my shoulders.

Melanie Sandoval, the agent who took care of us from Ricky, Cathy and Tara's brokerage was a pleasure to work with. Melanie is a great example of a real estate professional who has the breadth and depth of knowledge and skill needed in the Santa Fe real estate market. Melanie was always prepared, patient and able to quickly get answers to any questions we had for her or the other parties involved in the purchase of our home. We have a lot of experience in real estate purchases and I can unequivocally recommend Melanie for any real estate matter in Santa Fe. We will definitely seek her out for any future transactions.

Cathy Griffith and team made buying a house in a challenging market a low stress process. We trusted their expertise and were impressed with their collaborative approach and great relationships with all involved. A friendly approach and open communication made for a tension free closing process and happy buyers (us) and seller. We love our new house and are grateful Cathy stuck with us for many months of searching!

We’ve had a superlative experience with the Ricky Allen Sotheby’s group. Ricky, Tara, Melanie and Cathy all performed beyond expectations. Ricky was always thinking one step ahead, keeping us informed and thus preparing for any possible changes. Tara never left our side during the complexities of contract negotiations. She went above and beyond to represent us and keep us informed. Melanie organized all the details and made sure we met complex timelines. Cathy led the purchase team. Her expertise helped make our transaction very smooth. The foursome of the Ricky Allen group worked together, and with us, to complete our sell/buy journey, resulting in...

Ricky Allen & your team at Sotheby’s Santa Fe: Thank you so much for all your work, time, patience & attention to detail. And, yes! Really big congratulations to all for coordination & cooperation in bringing this transaction to a successful conclusion! We are so grateful to you for your TLC and handholding through the difficult process of a buying a property from a different state. You really went above and beyond, even taking our calls when you were on vacation in Hawaii. We were very lucky to have your expertise and continuing personal support and follow-up through every little detail. We appreciate you and can’t wait to move to our new house...

Working with Ricky and his team has been an absolute pleasure, nothing we asked for was too much trouble. Not once did we ever hear Ricky or his team say the word 'no", but rather all we heard at every request was "I will take care of it" True professionals at their game. Tara thank you for making our second home an easy transition and welcoming us to Santa Fe.

If you are considering buying a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, look no further than Cathy Griffith at the Ricky Allen team at Sotheby's! She is a first-class pro with a congenial personality and deep knowledge of the Santa Fe market. After placing the offer on our home, we returned back to California and Cathy worked diligently with us through every step of the buying process. She provided a detailed schedule of all of the documents, home inspections, title searches, insurance, etc needed throughout the escrow period, as well as deftly negotiating with the owners and their listing agent. Since we were long-distance buyers, Cathy readily managed our m...

Working with Cathy has been wonderful. She has been exceptionally professional, flexible to our schedule and definitely supportive throughout the entire process. In addition, the team of Laura and Ricky backing Cathy were equally impressive. It was great to go through the entire process with a team that was able to answer our questions and concerns, offer timely responses and guide us to through the transaction on a very quick timeline. We would whole heartedly recommend Cathy for anyone interested in Santa Fe real estate..

I spent a couple of weeks in January looking for real estate in the Santa Fe area. Although I was unsuccessful in finding the right place for me. I was extremely pleased with the service provided by the Santa Fe Real Estate agents (Melanie Sandoval and Cathy Griffith). I found Melanie to be exceptionally professional and pleasant. They always listened with respect to my concerns and were never dismissive. I didn't feel any pressure to buy anything. Melanie also offered and gave her help with meeting inspectors and repair estimators. I would without the slightest reservation recommend this company to serve anyone interested in real estate in the San...

Ricky, Cathy and associates have gone above and beyond in helping us purchase our house in Santa Fe. We closed on our house in May 2019 and we did so within 21 days. Somehow, Ricky brought all of the various parties together and finalized everything without a single problem. The minute after we closed, my wife and I just breathed a sigh of relief and commented on how easy it was buying a house more than 1800 miles away! Ricky's knowledge of the market and the Santa Fe area were both very helpful in making our final decision. Ricky and associates were involved in every step of the process and they followed up with numerous emails in order to finalize...

Ricky, Cathy and Team went above and beyond our expectations to make our home purchase a success. They were knowledgeable, patient, and the guidance they provided along the way was priceless. The entire team was responsive to our numerous requests and always with a pleasant demeanor. We highly recommend them if you are starting your home search!

Cathy, helped us to find a home wonderfully suited to us in a very competitive market. She and her team were with us from beginning to finish, always listening carefully to our concerns and needs. Cathy and her team made it happen for us! Above and beyond their traditional role, they have great contacts in Santa Fe, for whatever service you may need.

Ricky, Cathy and Team went above and beyond our expectations to make our home purchase a success. They were knowledgeable, patient, and the guidance they provided along the way was priceless. The entire team was responsive to our numerous requests and always with a pleasant demeanor. We highly recommend them if you are starting your home search!

I have worked with RIcky Allen and Cathy Griffith on five transactions now in Santa Fe, ranging from commercial to retail to residential. Both of them are simply outstanding. When it comes time to do a sixth transaction I'll go back to them again. No higher praise is possible.

Ricky and Cathy both assured that all the details were taken care of at every step of the buying process. Add to that a strong knowledge of the local market, immediate responsiveness to our concerns, and a caring, friendly approach to customer relations. We highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a home in Santa Fe.

Cathy is a total boss who you’d be lucky yo have in your corner. She helped us, as first time buyers, navigate a challenging buying process with humor and grace. We can’t imagine a better partner in the process and have already recommended her to several friends. If we ever buy or sell again, we’d work with her again in a heartbeat.

My husband and I were connected with Cathy through Zillow and we couldn’t have gotten more lucky! Cathy treated us like family. She was always quick to respond to calls and texts, helped us navigate our new home town and most importantly helped us find the perfect home! Her expertise in the real estate market is unparalleled. We would recommend Cathy and her partner Ricky to anyone looking for a home in New Mexico!

We started our search for a Santa Fe property without knowing anybody in the Real Estate Business there and could not have found a better qualified than Cathy Griffith. Lucky us! She managed to give us a good sense of the local real estate market, immediately understood what we were looking for as far as price, style, location, etc. is concerned and once we were prepared to travel from Florida to Santa Fe set up a concise viewing schedule that was very successful. Her expertise and guidance throughout the process up until closing was excellent, very efficient, and she did all of that with a lot of humor, patience and warmth. We can highly recommend ...

Each step of the way, Cathy proved accessible, knowledgeable, helpful, diligent, reliable, and simply there for us. From phone calls to FaceTime to Zoom sessions to video texts, she opened the door to our new home, showed us the future, and enabled us to confidently close the deal, without our leaving Houston. (The pandemic prevented travel to New Mexico.) Even after the sale, she went the extra mile, literally, to check on the house as severe cold weather descended on Santa Fe. She earned each star—all five—and our gratitude. We look forward to thanking her in person one day soon.

Ricky is on top of his game as a great realtor. He’s highly responsive, smart, genuine, pleasant, tenacious, and pragmatic. He found the perfect home for us in Santa Fe and negotiated an equitable price for us. He literally responds within minutes of being asked a question or to address a need. He knows the greater Santa Fe area extremely well and can recommend the ideal neighborhood/setting for his clients. We highly recommend him.

Cathy was an absolute joy to work with. Her knowledge of the market, amazing people skills, and negotiation smarts ensured that we were able to buy the house we wanted in a very competitive market. Cathy has a wonderful, upbeat energy, and she was there for us at every step of the transaction and beyond. I cannot recommend Cathy highly enough. J & R, Albuquerque.

Ricky and Cathy both assured that all the details were taken care of at every step of the buying process. Add to that a strong knowledge of the local market, immediate responsiveness to our concerns, and a caring, friendly approach to customer relations. We highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a home in Santa Fe.

Finding Cathy Griffith to help with our Santa Fe home search was a great gift! In this market, her knowledge and perseverance helped us find and buy the perfect home for us. She made the process of buying a house while out of state as smooth as it could have possibly been through her excellent communication. Highly recommend working with Cathy.

I worked with Cathy for five years. Until the day came we finally found the perfect place. My daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer, and at the time we looked for a place she would be comfortable and feel free as she reached heaven. In the interim, she passed, but yet for my two other daughters, we still found the place of refuge we so seemed. We became friends, she answered me even way past her time of work should be over. I cannot recommend the realtor enough, I found her through Zillow, but after a time she became my friend, knowing what I needed and finally, we found this place. Here in Santa Fe, to be, to see the sky, to see the blue and ora...

Ricky and associates have gone above and beyond in helping us purchase our house in Santa Fe. We have just closed on our house (May 2019) and we did so within 21 days. Somehow, Ricky brought all of the various parties together and finalized everything without a single problem. The minute after we closed, my wife and I just breathed a sigh of relief and commented on how easy it was buying a house more than 1800 miles away! Ricky's knowledge of the market and the Santa Fe area were both very helpful in making our final decision. Ricky and associates were involved in every step of the process and they followed up with numerous emails in order to finali...

We were so lucky to come across Ricky's name before being in Santa Fe to look at properties. From the first time we spoke he was professional, friendly, and genuinely interested in our story and helping us find a dream home. We were really taken care of between him and his team as they scheduled us many visits to properties, had lots of helpful insights to Santa Fe and the real estate market, and then were very responsive as we put in an offer and went through a challenging transaction! It was really easy to trust Ricky's guidance, which was crucial as we are fairly new to buying real estate and were not in Santa Fe throughout the transaction. We ar...

My house had been listed for two years with another realty firm without success. Within one month of signing on with Catherine and her team (Ricky Allen & Associates - Sotheby's), I had a signed offer and a signed backup offer. Catherine and her team excel at proactively marketing a property - not just sitting back and waiting for a sale to appear. Cathy and Ricky are personable, knowledgeable, and very good at their jobs. I would highly recommend this team.

Ricky truly understood the magic of this property and was able to convey that to the potential buyers. He scheduled multiple open house events and kept interest building through the winter months. In the end, he found the one who fell in love with house and worked with us through the closing process, making it as smooth as could be expected with a 70+ year old house. It was not a "top-of-the-market" property, but we never felt that higher priced properties were getting more attention than we were. We would highly recommend Ricky and his team in any real estate transactions you may be considering.

Working with Ricky and his team is a joy. Ricky is friendly, knowledgeable, energetic, committed and great at his job. Nothing falls through the cracks. He is on top of the purchase process and in fact secured a signed contract in just over 12 hours for my purchase of a beautiful property that had multiple offers. Ricky is meticulous in client representation, a professional who listens well and provides a steady hand through to closing. Ricky's responsiveness and reliability are rare qualities that build trust and create a great working relationship. Highly, highly recommend Ricky Allen.

Cathy Griffith made our home buying (and selling) experience pleasant and efficient. She has consistently been engaging, helpful, efficient and eager to please. There was no question that she couldn't answer, no request that she didn't deal with swiftly and appropriately. She is a real pro who works hard to find excellent properties to show to her clients, and she knows how to negotiate with potential buyers (and sellers) to create a contract that is a win for all parties. We liked her instantly and consider her a friend!

My husband and I loved working with Ricky Allen and his wonderful team of professionals! We were first time homebuyers and he couldn't have made our experience any easier or more enjoyable. Every step of the way, he and his team guided our transaction, educated us about our options and negotiated a reduced price. He saved us as much money as possible and was always available with time, humor and knowledge. I would especially recommend Ricky for new buyers and people looking to relocate to Santa Fe.

Working with Ricky was just a wonderful experience for my wife and me. He was impressively knowledgeable about Santa Fe, home construction, and the purchasing process. Since we were new to the Santa Fe Area we had many questions which he patiently and concisely answered. Over the span of 30 years we have purchased and sold homes on both coast and in the Mid-West. Ricky was by far the best realtor we have worked with.

My husband and I were connected with Cathy through Zillow and we couldn’t have gotten more lucky! Cathy treated us like family. She was always quick to respond to calls and texts, helped us navigate our new home town and most importantly helped us find the perfect home! Her expertise in the real estate market is unparalleled. We would recommend Cathy and her partner Ricky to anyone looking for a home in New Mexico!

Cathy is very thorough, knowledgeable and professional. She did a lot more than we ever expected (or had the right to expect) from a realtor. We truly appreciated her attention to detail and timeliness keeping us informed every step of the way which was invaluable since we live out of town. Her follow-through was exceptional. And, oh yes, she is steady not pushy as well as bright and cheery, a unique combination.

Cathy is absolutely a joy to have as an agent. She was patient to my questions and showing as many houses as it took to find the "one", and was super responsive. When she didn't know an answer, she always followed up. She was interested in what my family's needs were, and even went the extra mile to make a connection for my teenage daughter! I highly recommend her to both locals and newbies to the Santa Fe area.

Ricky and his team did an excellent job in listing and selling my home. He is knowledgeable about the Santa Fe area and market and was always available when I had questions. Ricky and his team were very helpful in facilitating the selling process and assisted in many things that I could not do long distance. Ricky is the best realtor I have worked with in Santa Fe and I would highly recommend him!

Cathy is amazing. I live out of state and recently sold a property left to me by my deceased mother. It was difficult, both emotionally and logistically - particularly during this time of Covid. Cathy was a true professional and helped guide me through every step of the process. I can guarantee that anyone who has the privilege of working with Cathy will be more than happy.

Ricky has been a wonderful help to us through the whole process of viewing properties in Santa Fe. Once we found a home we liked, he patiently guided us through all the paper work and made sure we understood each step and what our options were. We always look forward to our visits with Ricky - his smiling face and positive attitude make working with him a pleasure!

Cathy is a total boss who you’d be lucky yo have in your corner. She helped us, as first time buyers, navigate a challenging buying process with humor and grace. We can’t imagine a better partner in the process and have already recommended her to several friends. If we ever buy or sell again, we’d work with her again in a heartbeat.

Ricky took lots of time walking us through entire home purchasing process, which we really appreciated as first time home buyers. We promptly received responses to our questions, and were able to get many viewings at relatively short notice, and on weeknights to accommodate our work schedule.

Cathy was great to work with. She was careful, patient and very understanding of my process. It is so important who you choose to work with when doing something as life-changing as buying a new home, I trusted Cathy to guide me through this and I am so happy that I did!

Cathy was great! She was very professional and yet personal. She had to work around our crazy schedule and all our crazy requests. She helped get us the house of our dreams. I would call on her again and will definitely be recommending her to friends. Thank you Cathy!

We were working with Cathy long distance from Colorado which was a bit of a challenge for us. We were also working with a lender that made our lives miserable. Cathy on the other hand was very responsive and a gem to work with. We would highly recommend her.

Ricky's service is impeccable! He's very attentive to detail and ultra responsive, has extensive knowledge of the area, and is an adept negotiator. Right from our first meeting we knew we were in good hands. Now we have a new house and a new friend!

Ricky stayed with me for over two years on my search in Santa Fe. He showed me multiple homes and often helped with Facetime showings when I couldn't be there. Extremely professional, knowledgeable and helpful.