07.11.2013
The Taxman Leaveth
How Albuquerque is winning the hearts and minds of over-taxed executives and their companies. Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. and several of its partners pooled resources to develop this eight page special section that appears within…
Read More07.06.2013
Register for the CARNM Golf Tournament
July 25, 2013 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club Register online or Print flyer CARNM invites you to attend the 2013 CARNM Golf Tournament, which will benefit ¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum.…
Read More07.01.2013
Multi-subdivision Planned for RR Area
Project would be largest development in several years. A multi-subdivision project planned for a vacant area about a mile south of Rio Rancho’s City Center will be the first major residential development since the city…
Read More06.30.2013
Commercial Market Positive Signs
NAR's Research Economist George Ratiu and Research Marketing and Communications Manager TJ Doyle give an update on the latest positive signs in the commercial market, as well as some of the challenges still facing the…
Read More06.27.2013
Come to NAIOP Breakfast About New City Ordinance
July 11, 2013 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Participate in this NAIOP event, which CARNM is co-hosting. Learn what the ordinance requires and what it will cost you in the short and long term. Speakers are…
Read More06.27.2013
Impact of Rising Mortgage Rates on Home Sales
Mortgage rates will continue to rise. They will probably be near 5 percent by this time next year, compared to the 3.5 percent average of the past 12 months. The rates will be even higher…
Read More06.26.2013
Sponsor the CARNM Golf Tournament
July 25, 2013 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club Register online or Print flyer CARNM invites you to attend the 2013 CARNM Golf Tournament, which will benefit ¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum.
Read More06.25.2013
Remodeled Santa Fe Motel Open for Business
SANTA FE Commercial Development -- An old motel in Santa Fe got a face lift and its doors officially open Tuesday. But it's what the building has become that has the city excited. The Stagecoach…
Read More06.25.2013
Big-Box Vacancies Mostly Filled
The good news about Albuquerque’s big-box vacancies is that most of them have been filled. But that may also be the bad news, at least for luring new retailers. Many major retailers have shifted strategy…
Read More06.22.2013
Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing Tuesday on Country Club Proposal
The first steps by the city of Las Cruces in determining the future development of the former Las Cruces Country Club will be taken this week as the city's Planning and Zoning Commission will consider…
Read More06.19.2013
June 2013 Commercial Market Trends
June 2013 Commercial Market Trends View a New Mexico Market Trends Summary Report, which includes current statistics for various property types including industrial, office, retail, shopping center, vacant land, farm/ranch, hospitality and multi-family. This report…
Read More06.17.2013
Commercial Real Estate Market Survey
The REALTORS® Commercial Real Estate Market Survey measures quarterly activity in the commercial real estate markets. The survey collects data from commercial REALTORS®. The survey is designed to provide an overview of market performance, sales…
Read More06.15.2013
Economic Forecast for 2nd Half 2013: Sunny with Cloudy Periods
Looking ahead at the second half of 2013, the economic news is pretty solid. The US economy is on the mend, the labor market is slowly healing and house prices are up about 10% from…
Read More06.14.2013
Commercial Real Estate Lending Survey
The Commercial Real Estate Lending Survey is conducted annually and provides an overview of lending conditions that impact commercial transactions nationally, based on responses from commercial real estate members. The economy is off to a…
Read More06.11.2013
Ruling OKs Energy Code Enforcement
By Richard Metcalf / Journal Staff Writer on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 Copyright © 2013 Albuquerque Journal The state Court of Appeals has denied a motion to hold the state Construction Industries Division in contempt…
Read More06.10.2013
New Courthouse Opens Downtown
More than four years after construction crews broke ground at the site of the new Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex in downtown Santa Fe, the over-budget, $63 million building opened its doors to the public…
Read More06.09.2013
City will Discuss Star Center, New Subdivision
The Rio Rancho Governing Body is set to consider special taxing districts for a proposed subdivision and a contract renewal with Santa Ana Star Center management contractor Global Spectrum at its meeting Wednesday. The meeting…
Read More06.07.2013
Empty Spot to Soon See $2.78 Million Apartment Complex
Soon you will see the start of work on a new, $2.78 million downtown apartment complex. The three-story, 38-apartments facility called The Lofts at Alameda is scheduled to be built at the corner of Alameda…
Read More06.05.2013
8.4K SF Medical Office Center Nears Completion
The 8,470-square-foot phase one of a new medical complex is nearing completion. Mark Edwards, the leasing agent of the project and president of Edwards Commercial Realty, said the project should be completed by the end…
Read More06.04.2013
Interest Rates Yield No Recession
While Q1 GDP growth was 2.5%, it will probably be the best performing quarter of the year. Add to that continued contractionary fiscal policy in the form of both the sequester and the Fiscal Cliff…
Read More06.03.2013
Editorial: Is Downtown Grocery Ripe for $900,000 Break?
It would be nice if Downtown residents – or for that matter all city residents – could have a nice grocery within walking distance of their homes or workplaces. But for most Albuquerqueans that’s not…
Read More05.31.2013
May 2013 Commercial Market Trends
May 2013 Commercial Market Trends View a New Mexico Market Summary Report which includes current statistics for various property types including industrial, office, retail, shopping center, vacant land, farm/ranch, hospitality and multi-family. This report includes…
Read More05.30.2013
Federal Budget Deficit
The budget deficit is falling rapidly and is now projected to be $642 billion, or 4% of GDP, in FY 2013. It was projected to be $200 billion higher just three months ago. This improvement…
Read More05.29.2013
Commercial Real Estate Seeing Modest Improvement
WASHINGTON (May 28, 2013) – With vacancy rates modestly falling and rents moderately rising in commercial real estate sectors, market fundamentals have improved, but financing remains a challenge for small business, according to the National…
Read More05.27.2013
New Hospital Pitched for Former Las Cruces Country Club Site
The process to begin filling the largest open space within city limits will likely start in less than a month. Barring the unforeseen, the Las Cruces Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet June…
Read More05.23.2013
NAR Allows Public-Facing Listing Sites
The debate over public access to real estate information long-controlled by REALTORS® took center stage Saturday at the Board of Directors meeting of the National Association of REALTORS®. At issue on the concluding day of…
Read More05.16.2013
Proposal Puts New Life into Old School Building
The old Manderfield School on Santa Fe’s Canyon Road may be getting some new life. A tentative plan for the property by a private developer calls for art studios, a coffee shop and 10 residences.…
Read More05.16.2013
Pinnacle Point Medical Complex Wrapping First Phase on ABQ’s Westside
Anchored by Albuquerque Urology Associates, the Pinnacle Point medical development is nearing completion on an 8,470-square-foot phase one. The Class A office space is located at 4410 Irving Blvd. NW, in an emerging medical hub…
Read More04.29.2013
Economists Expect Continued Improvement in Commercial Real Estate
Fundamentals in the commercial real estate industry are expected to improve significantly over the next three years, according to a recent survey of economists and analysts from real estate organizations. The Urban Land Institute (ULI)…
Read More04.26.2013
Register for Tax Updates & Cost Segregation
May 1, 2013 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. 2 CE Credits Requested This two hour course examines tax policy that affects real estate professionals and investors, including recent changes in individual tax rates and laws as…
Read More04.25.2013
Register for NMREC Mandatory
April 25, 2013 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 8 CE Credits Every NMREC licensee must complete this class once every three years! Get up-to-date on broker duties and other NMREC Rules changes, plus recent legislative…
Read More04.17.2013
Commercial Connections: The Young Professionals
NAR’s Commercial Connections is focused on how young professionals are finding success in the commercial industry, along with an overview of a new research publication available to you.
Read More04.15.2013
Retail a Bright Spot for Real Estate
Office, industrial segments stifle metro commercial market Commercial real estate continues to reflect the Albuquerque metro area’s economic lag as the recovery from the Great Recession gradually spreads across the country. Read more...
Read More04.05.2013
A Tale of Two Households
During the last year and especially the last five or six months, the economic data have been of two minds. On one hand, household net worth is way up, the stock market has been setting…
Read More04.02.2013
Changing Demographics and its Affect on Commercial Real Estate
How will changing demographics affect the commercial real estate market? Steve Lubetkin interviews award-winning speaker Todd Clarke, CCIM to find out what REALTORS® need to know about Gen X, Gen Y and the echo boomers.
Read More03.28.2013
Fannie/Freddie to Cut Multifamily Lending
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) outlined its 2013 goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earlier this month that aim to lower the exposure the GSEs have to the national housing finance system. Read…
Read More03.28.2013
Register for Grievance Training
April 9, 2013 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 4 CE Credits Register online or Print flyer This course provides a general overview of REALTORS® Professional Standards as it relates to the role of grievance. Instructor…
Read More03.28.2013
Register for Professional Standards
April 10, 2013 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. 4 CE Credits Register online or Print flyer This course will provide a general overview of REALTORS® Professional Standards and in-depth training for professional standards. Instructor Robert Treece…
Read More03.01.2013
Construction Employment Growth
Despite a boom in residential construction activity, construction employment growth has remained lackluster and is up just 100,000 from the trough in early 2011. This is because residential building declined by more than residential employment…
Read More02.27.2013
February 2013 Market Trends
Commercial Real Estate Market Trends for February 2013 NM Statistics
Read More02.22.2013
REALTORS® Markets Gain Steam in 2012
by George Ratiu Commercial REALTOR® markets posted accelerating growth in sales and leasing activity during the fourth quarter of 2012. Based on the results of the January Commercial Real Estate Market Survey, commercial practitioners closed…
Read More02.22.2013
Register for Yes, Your Honor, I Did Disclose
February 28, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 4 CE Credits Print the flyer The term "common law' is used so often, but what does it mean and how is it created? In this course…
Read More02.20.2013
Commercial Investors Adjust to 'New Normal'
Investors are adjusting to the sluggish recovery and recognize the need to rethink expectations to maximize commercial real estate investment performance and yield in the continuing slow-growth economy, a report says. Expectations and Market Realities…
Read More02.14.2013
Builders & Buyers Bypass Budget Bullet
The mortgage interest deduction (MID) cost the US Treasury $88.8 billion in 2011, making it the second largest tax break for individuals. That is precisely why the Congress has its sights set on it. However,…
Read More02.13.2013
Will Industrial Property Demand Rise?
Both industrial production and capacity utilization are up in the last month and year over year, according to the Federal Reserve Board. This may mean a rise in industrial property demand.
Read More02.04.2013
Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization Up
Marked as a "leading economic indicator" in the Federal Reserve Board's repository of statistical data, the central bank's report on Industrial Production And Capacity Utilization sticks out amongst the reams of statistics pumped regularly out…
Read More02.04.2013
Transforming and Re-Imagining Suburban Office Stock
What are new and current trends affecting the office market? Hear a discussion with Dr. James Hughes, Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University discuss a report…
Read More01.31.2013
Economy Strength
As the economy strengthens, the Fed must begin to end its exceptionally expansionary monetary policy of the last half decade. It will begin by halting its purchases of $85 billion/month in Treasuries and mortgage-backed-securities. Second,…
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