What’s Really Happening with Home Prices? Some Highlights If you’re thinking about selling your house, recent headlines about home prices falling month-over-month may have you second guessing your decision—but perspective matters. While home prices are down slightly month-over-month in some markets, home values are still up almost 10% nationally on a year-over-year basis. A nearly 10% gain is still dramatic compared to […]
New Mexico Real Estate on Track to Break Records
“February was a stable month for New Mexico real estate,” says Damon Maddox, NMAR President. “We know inflation is having an impact on everything, including mortgage rates, and with the lack of inventory we weren’t surprised to see February sales of 1,611 down compared to 1,867 a year ago.” Mortgage rates continued to rise in […]
Housing Price Appreciation – 2021 forecast for home pricing
Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and oversees the Research group at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. He supervises and is responsible for a wide range of research activities for the association including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends […]
Latest Numbers Show No Slow Down in New Mexico Housing Market
2,315 March sales have been reported to the New Mexico Association of REALTORS (NMAR). “This number brings the 2021 year-to-date sales numbers to 5,714, nearly 400 sales more than year-to-date numbers reported in 2020,” according to Danny Wm. Vigil, NMAR President. “A lack of homes on the market contributes to both a mere 56 days-on-market […]