Recent Blog Posts by Paul A. Chavez

ABQ Makes another Top 10 List-US News and World Report Best Places to Live

Best Places to Live 2009 U.S. News looked at areas with strong economies, low living costs, and plenty of fun things to do By Luke Mullins Posted June 8, 2009 With the decade winding to a close, Americans have grown increasingly reluctant to gas up their moving vans. Last year, the Census Bureau's national mover rate-which represents the percentage of Americans 1 year and older who moved within ...

Pending Home Sales Up For Three Months In A Row

RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in April, rose 6.7% to 90.3 from a reading of 84.6 in March, and is 3.2% above April ...