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Aug 24, 2020 Las Cruces ranked one of the best places to rent

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Published 24 August 2020 In a July 20 report from the website www.wallethub.com, Las Cruces was ranked as one of the best places in America to rent a home or apartment. According to the site, “WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated

Aug 16, 2020 Home equity loans come with risks

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Published 16 August 2020 Thinking of purchasing a new vehicle or installing an in-ground swimming pool? Perhaps you’re in need of cash for college tuition, mounting debts or an extreme makeover for your family pet. Maybe you’d like to improve your home by remodeling or adding more space. Those uses and more can be financed

Aug 10, 2020 Median home prices up across the board

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Published 10 August 2020 For the past two years, roughly one-quarter of Las Cruces-area homebuyers found themselves paying the asking price or higher for the homes they purchased. That’s because the number of buyers exceeded the number of good properties in our home-sale inventory. It’s the classic supply and demand model. Scarcities of inventory typically

Aug 02, 2020 MFA offers affordable mortgages for move-up buyers

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Published 2 August 2020 The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority is best-known for providing down payment assistance and affordable mortgages for first-time buyers. What many do not know, however, is that MFA also provides down payment assistance and affordable financing for buyers who currently own a home and desire to purchase another primary residence. MFA’s

Jul 26, 2020 Retirees make up sixteen percent of out-of-state homebuyers in Las Cruces

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Published 26 July 2020 According to the Pew Research Center, at http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2010/12/29/baby-boomers-retire/, January 1, 2011, was the day that the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation turned 65 years of age. Since that fateful date, 10,000 baby boomers a day continue to celebrate their 65th birthdays. A sampling of 245 — or just under 25

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