SLUGGISH JOB GROWTH IS BLAMED FOR SLOWER GROWTH IN HOMEBUILDING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. JIM FOLKMAN WITH THE HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION SAYS THERE'S CONSISTENT IMPROVEMENT … BUT IT'S BEEN SLOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES EACH MONTH. HE TELLS US HIS INDUSTRY NEEDS PEOPLE TO BE EMPLOYED … OR THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A HOME.
FOLKMAN SAYS THE GOOD NEWS IS THOSE SLOW MONTHLY INCREASES ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME. THE METRO AREA INCLUDES UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY, RIO RANCHO, AND VALENCIA COUNTY, AS WELL AS ALBUQUERQUE.
