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Jul 19, 2020 Don’t let termites — or the termite company — eat you out of house and home

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Published 19 July 2020 I couldn’t believe the panic in my friend’s voice. “I think I have termites!” she shouted into the phone. “What should I do?” Being no stranger to that question during my 45-plus years in real estate, I provided my standard reply: “Get an inspection!” While the decades-old answer to my friend’s

Jul 12, 2020 Las Cruces first-half home sales off to third-best start in more than a decade

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Published 12 July 2020 Las Cruces-area Realtors sold 996 new and existing homes, townhomes and condominiums during the first six months of the year, giving 2020 the third-best start since 2007 and the fourth-best start on record, according to a July 6 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. Sales were brisk as the

Jul 05, 2020 Add value to your home by fixing it up

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Published 5 July 2020 With the inventory of homes for sale in Las Cruces hovering just above the 320-unit mark, homes are selling quickly. Hidden in the statistics, however, is the little-known fact that fewer than half of the homes listed for sale each month actually sell. While buyers are willing to pay full price,

Jun 28, 2020 Selling or leasing real estate without a license is a felony

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Published 28 June 2020 If you’re thinking of helping a friend, neighbor or relative buy, sell, or rent a home, apartment or commercial property, you’d better think again. Conducting such activities without the benefit of a real estate license is against the law. In 2008, the New Mexico Real Estate Commission fined two Ruidoso-area property

Jun 21, 2020 It’s monsoon season. Do you need flood insurance?

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Published 21 June 2020 A few years ago, Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation Roy Wright said, “If there was ever a time to buy flood insurance, this is the time.” While Wright’s message was chiefly directed at California residents, local flood officials were in agreement that some Las Cruces-area homeowners and

Jun 14, 2020 How old is your Realtor?

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Published 14 June 2020 Last year, the National Association of Realtors surveyed 174,242 of its 1.32 million members, asking them to answer questions about their business activities and other facets of their profession. Just over 12,700, or 7.2 percent, provided responses. Results from the surveys were used to form the “2019 National Association of Realtors