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Dec 24, 2022 ‘The Night Before Christmas’: Realtor’s version

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Published 24 December 2022 Editors note: Gary is off this week. We think he’s trying to close on a house for Santa and Mrs. Claus, but he won’t confirm or deny those ultimate snowbirds will be coming south for good. Gary did leave this in our stocking for your holiday reading. It’s a Realtor’s take

Dec 16, 2022 Raising your credit score by just one point can save you thousands in mortgage interest

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Published 16 December 2022 According to a recent report from Fair Isaac Company, the average U.S. credit score is 716. In New Mexico, it’s 699. What many borrowers don’t realize is the extent to which just a few points — and sometimes even one point — can significantly alter their monthly payments and the amount

Dec 11, 2022 Las Cruces-area home-sale decline began in April

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Published 11 December 2022 The year began as did countless others before it, with a relatively low number of contracts signed and expectations of increased sales as the year progressed. All went as planned — for a month. The 219 purchase agreements for new and existing single-family homes purchased in February marked a 12-unit increase

Dec 04, 2022 Can’t sell your home? Perhaps St. Joseph can help

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Published 4 December 2022 Today’s home-sale checklist: Clean the yard, spruce up the interior, plant flowers, rearrange the furniture and bury a statue of St. Joseph in the front yard. Bury a statue of St. Joseph? What’s up with that? I’m paraphrasing, but “what’s up with that” was pretty much the response I received from

Nov 26, 2022 Las Cruces median home price declines from all-time high

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Published 26 November 2022 October was a banner month for local new and existing single-family home values, according to a Nov. 23 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. It was during the 10th month of the year that the single-family median sales price hit an all-time high of $300,000. While that is a

Nov 21, 2022 213 Dona Ana County properties to be auctioned for back taxes

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Published 21 November 2022 Each year, the Doña Ana County treasurer, along with the other 32 county treasurers in the state, are required by law to compile a list of properties on which the property taxes have not been paid. If the property owner has not paid the delinquent taxes within three years of the