Published 4 August 2019 Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. Read part two. The story I’m about to share with you is true. It took place on a sunny Saturday morning a few years ago. I’m sharing the details with you now because, according to the Las Cruces Police Department’s website,
Read MorePublished 21 July 2019 There’s no question that home values in and around Las Cruces have been on the rise over the past few years. The pace at which those values have been rising has begun to slow, however. A report on existing-home sales gleaned from the archives of the Las Cruces Association of Realtors
Read MorePublished 14 July 2019 A home is usually the largest single investment any of us will ever make. Whether purchasing with cash or financing with a mortgage, title insurance is an important part of the process. For New Mexico property buyers who finance the purchase a property, the $120 or so they customarily pay for
Read MorePublished 16 June 2019 Local Realtors sold 828 new and existing homes, townhomes and condominiums valued at $168,712,578 through the first five months of this year, according to a June 11 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. While the total number of sales booked this year fell six units shy of the number
Read MorePublished 28 May 2019 There’s hardly a person with even a passing interest in real estate who isn’t aware of the three most important rules of buying and selling: location, location, location. But is the location of a property really that important? Almost without exception, the answer is “yes.” Although a large number of home
Read MorePublished 6 May 2019 Around this time last year, I noted in this column that roughly 23 percent of the single-family, free-standing homes that changed hands sold for the asking price, or more. At the time, buyers who paid more than the asking price shelled out an average of around $2,800 above list to beat
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