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2020 vs 2008

Hits: 292020 vs 2008 What is going on in the market? When are the foreclosure rates going to rise? These are but a few of the questions that we hear from our clients these days. Behind those and many other questions are real concerns that this may become like the financial crisis of 2008; sub-prime […]

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Careful what you wish for

Hits: 47You had plenty to be worried about over the last 10 years including ‘will my home ever sell’ or ‘will I ever see my 401-K regain the level it was at before the storm’. You didn’t know if you’d ever get what you paid for when you finally sold that house. You would have […]

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A moment of balance

Hits: 22Librans like to focus on balance and harmony. There is a time when balance in the real estate market can be found and its right about now. This is the time we change over from cool to warm when taking the temperature of our market. We’ve had enough of tepid. What happened in June […]

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At the first quarter pole

Hits: 24Three months in the books and we can say the year looks promising, although best ever or wonderful do not need to be said. No predictions here, yet March this year was a busy month with more sales recorded (from the Santa Fe Association of Realtors database known as MLS) than all but 4 […]

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The foreclosure lessons

Hits: 24A couple of days ago, a daily Santa Fe New Mexican issue included legal notices of three foreclosure actions in progress. It’s public notice to publish the foreclosure action by a note holder against a borrower. Mostly the note holder will end up with ownership and possession of the property after a costly and […]

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How do you rate? and some News

Hits: 22Interest rates are published at least daily on many websites. Mortgage interest rates are a major factor – likely the most important variable – in a home buyer’s choice of loan programs and lending sources. A real estate professional like me should have a good working knowledge of mortgage products and a mortgage calculator or device […]

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