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Apr 03, 2023 Alert neighbor thwarts Las Cruces listing scam

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Published 3 April 2023 When Las Cruces real estate broker Nora Stone received an online request to list a 2.4-acre homesite in the Soledad Canyon area of the city, she had no idea she was communicating with a scammer and not the owner of the property. Little did she know the “lead”, which was transmitted

Mar 27, 2023 Your lender sold your loan. Now what?

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Published 27 March 2023 If you’ve ever taken out a mortgage, there’s a good chance the lender who made the loan to you sold it to another bank or investor before you made your first payment. There’s also a good chance that if you’ve had your mortgage for a few years, it may have been

Mar 13, 2023 Think twice before taking out a home equity loan

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Published 13 March 2023 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. Perhaps you’d like to improve your home by remodeling or adding more space. Those uses and more can be financed

Mar 06, 2023 Las Cruces median home price soars to another record high

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Published 6 March 2023 The median price of the 117 new and existing single-family homes sold during the month of February hit an all-time record of $305,000, according to a March 2 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. The previous record high of $300,000 was set in October of 2022. The median is

Feb 27, 2023 Make home-buying one of your big rocks

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Published 27 February 2023 Most people have goals. Some are as simple as being on time for an appointment. Others, such as buying a home or planning one’s future, can be a bit more challenging to formulate. In the book “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-Smart Executive”, author

Feb 20, 2023 Now’s the time for New Mexicans to freeze their credit files

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Published 20 February 2023 Credit and home buying go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Of late, hackers and identity thieves have left a bad taste in the mouths of many prospective homebuyers. A perfect example was the hacking a few years ago of consumer data from credit files maintained by Equifax, one of our