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May 17, 2018 Home sales continue to rise in Las CrucesPublished 17 May 2018 The combined number of new and existing homes, condos and townhomes sold during April jumped 30.4 percent over the number of sales booked in April 2017, according to a May 13 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. Year-to-date sales through April produced a similar result, rising 25 percent over the same year-ago period. Here’s how
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Published 10 May 2018 Not long ago, a Realtor I know had the opportunity to show a listing to a pair of prospective homebuyers who responded to an advertisement. At the conclusion of the showing, the broker inquired about the couple’s current housing situation and buying plans. The duo indicated that they were planning to sell their home in the country and move closer to town. When asked whether they intended to sell their present home or
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May 03, 2018 Higher credit scores mean lower mortgage rates
Published 3 May 2018 Credit scores are a big deal. According to a Dec. 14, 2017 article published on Bankrate, “When you’re applying for a mortgage, your credit score has the most meaningful impact on the rates you’ll be offered. In his book, “The Smart Consumer’s Guide to Good Credit”, author John Ulzheimer observes that credit scores are “as important as a
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Published 26 April 2018 It all began following the collapse of the housing market. The same Congress that over the years systematically deregulated the financial industry to the point where underqualified buyers were allowed to purchase homes they couldn’t afford, spun a 180 and imposed new regulations designed to prevent similar occurrences in the future. The legislation, formally known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
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Published 19 April 2018 According to statistics pulled from the archives of the Las Cruces Association of Realtors on April 16, both the number of sales and average prices posted during the first quarter of 2018 (Jan. 1 through March 31) are up significantly over prior years. Local Realtors sold 438 new and existing homes, townhomes and condominiums
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Published 13 April 2018 If you own even one of the 90,825 pieces of taxable property located in Doña Ana County, you should have already received your 2018 Notice of Value from the county assessor’s office. The notices serve to inform property owners of the total assessed and taxable values of their properties, as well as which exemptions, if any, have been applied to the individual parcels. The final tally
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