HOME SALES IN NEW MEXICO ARE OFF TO A GOOD START IN 2017. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS 12 HUNDRED 60 HOMES WERE SOLD STATEWIDE IN JANUARY…A 10 PERCENT INCREASE FROM JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. AND THE TOTAL VOLUME WAS 325-MILLION DOLLARS…AN INCREASE OF 29 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.
HOME PRICES ARE ALSO UP. THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME IN NEW MEXICO LAST MONTH WAS ALMOST 184-THOUSAND DOLLARS…A JUMP OF 7 AND-A-HALF PERCENT FROM JANUARY OF 2016.