It’s no doubt that this time of year, most people are in the mood to buy. Presents, food, decorations, traveling essentials… Everyone is geared up to spend, and many people save all year to enjoy a luxurious holiday season. One thing that seems to get overlooked is real estate. If you’re in the position to [...]
Read More »As of Thursday of last week, legislation passed extending ‘first time home buyer tax credit’ to May of 2010, and adding a $6,500 tax credit to repeat home buyers if they’ve lived in their current home for five of the past eight years, with a cap on home prices at $800,000. Other stipulations have changed [...]
Read More »Most people looking to sell live in homes that are a little dated. Trends come and go, and over time, we all do the best we can to keep our homes exactly how we want them. It’s tough to compete against the brand new, never lived in, built to sell houses; the only downside to [...]
Read More »Buying and selling is a confusing process; that much is true for everyone, even second time buyers/sellers. It’s up to me to make the process as easy for you as possible, but there’s one area that seems to be more perplexing than others: buyer’s agents. Who pays them, and how much do they get [...]
Read More »Everyday I get asked “How is the Real Estate Market doing? I finally have an authoritative answer. Anarticle in the September issue of Business Week Magazine focuses on a Top 10 list of strong, consistent building markets. The article names Las Cruces the number 8 place in the country. Las Cruces had [...]
Read More »I’m sure you have seen the countless “best places to live in America” articles on sites like MSN, Money.com, and so on. Occasionally I’ll click and read, but so often those big top ten lists overlook the fantastic, smaller cities and towns that could be the ideal location for any person or family.
If you’re looking [...]
So, you landed that big promotion! Congratulations! Unfortunately, the job is sending you six hundred miles away from the place you currently call home. After the initial feelings of excitement and exhilaration wear off, the general feelings of uncertainty and nervousness tend to kick in. There are some things everyone starting the relocation process should [...]
Read More »Whether you call them clients, customers, or patrons, they’re unequivocally important to you, me, and our respective businesses. It’s sad to say that it can be difficult to find the perfect balance of honesty and selling your product; in different aspects of business, being too honest can hurt your trade.
However, in real estate, it’s always [...]
You must watch this video!
In 1958, McGraw Hill Publishing created an advertisement that was simply a man sitting in a chair, asking someone what they wanted to sell him, and saying that he didn’t know their company. This video shows us the old message, then takes it forward to today. The video does an excellent [...]
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time: 9am registration and continental breakfast will be served
Location: 150 East Idaho, Las Cruces, NM (next to Comcast Cable)
Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE (there are no costs or obligations)
Registration: You may register online or by calling us at: 1(575)532-2211.
Don’t forget, this upcoming Saturday we’ll be hosting the First Time Home Buyers Fair and [...]
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The time has never been better for new home owners to purchase their first home. Not only are interest rates at their lowest levels in forty year but this is also the most affordable housing market in the last eighteen years as well. At present, you also have the opportunity to [...]
Permits for new homes on the rise By Brook Stockberger/Sun-News Business Editor LAS CRUCES The building industry in Las Cruces is starting to pick up some momentum.
Posted: 06/16/2009 12:00:00 AM MD
According to the monthly building permit report issued by the city of Las Cruces, 71 permits were issued in May for new residential construction. That [...]
This Sunday from 2PM to 4PM, Streinborn GMAC is having our monthly Super Sunday Open House. There will be 55 homes both new and resale in every section of the city and in every price range for you to visit. This link will show you all of the homes with MLS details, pictures, maps and [...]
Read More »In this Rent vs. Buy decision for the First-time homebuyer, we have already addressed whether you are financially able to be a Homeowner. (Click here to see this post)
Today we are going to try to answer the question of: After weighing the Pros and Cons of Homeownership, do you still want to [...]
