Evelyn Bruder’s Dream Team blog

To keep you informed about the Las Cruces Real Estate market, we are providing you with informative articles and information that our team thinks will be of interest to you. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email us.
10 Cities for Real Estate Steals
By Luke Mullins
The real estate crisis has gutted house [...]

In order to keep you informed about important events and information regarding the Las Cruces community (and beyond), we have decided that it is important to inform our readers about the dangers of
Radon and how to protect yourself and your family from the harmful effects.
Simply put, radon is a radioactive gas that is [...]

To keep you informed about the Las Cruces Real Estate market, we are providing you with informative articles and information that our team thinks will be of interest to you. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email us.
“This is one of the few times in life you get to buy at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you’re thinking about selling your home or even buying one, you’ve probably heard the term ’staging.’ Staging is essentially the act of making your home as desirable as possible by doing things like cleaning, organizing, and refreshing key rooms. Over the recent years, staging has become a vital (and popular) part of the selling [...]

Money is a scarce resource these days, and the last people we want to give it to are the banks and credit card companies. There are many hidden charges that they take advantage of. I thought that exposing a few of their tricks would be helpful.
LET ME KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Hi, I hope you enjoyed our second blog and video of the La Vina Wine Festival. Stay tuned, on tuesday, Cinco de Mayo we will present our blog and video of this weekend’s festivities in Old Mesilla.
My goal over a series of Blog Postings is to create a Real Estate “Guide Book.” It will represent [...]

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