STATE HOME SALES RISE

 

A VERY DECENT SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR FOR HOME SALES IN NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN 44 HUNDRED HOMES WERE SOLD FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE … A 9 PERCENT BUMP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR … AND 23 PERCENT OVER THE 2011 FIGURES.

DESPITE A SLIGHT DROP IN JUNE, THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS SALES ARE UP FOR ALL OF 2013. THE GROUP SAYS THE DECREASE LAST MONTH IS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES AND FEWER HOMES ON THE MARKET.