The Silver City Regional Association of REALTORS® includes Brokers and real estate industry leaders who band together to ensure a healthy real estate environment and to protect private property rights. REALTORS® are professionals helping consumers achieve the American Dream of home ownership.
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AE Blog (SCRAR)
Keep up with real estate articles, news and timely statistics as well as local community interest stories published by Kim. Learn more.
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Education (SCRAR)
The association has not scheduled any further classes until late summer at which time we will be sponsoring the 8 hour NMREC Mandatory Course. Check back for details at a later date!
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2007 Statistics from the MLS (SCRAR)
First Quarter 2007 Sold Comparison - The market is historically slower the first quarter of the year. However, these numbers are telling! Properties listed under $200k are still selling at a brisk pace, $200 to $300k slower and above $300 very slowly.
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FHASecure Enhancements Announced (NAR)
FHA will have more flexibility to insure replacement mortgages for borrowers struggling to stay current in their subprime mortgage in program changes announced by President Bush. Under some of the new criteria, FHA can insure replacement loans of lenders who voluntarily write down the outstanding subprime mortgage principal balances to a 97 percent or 90 percent LTV ratio, depending on the borrowers' circumstances, and lenders are encouraged to make other arrangements, such as subordinate financing, to fill the gap between the existing loan balances and the FHA-insurable loan amount. The refinanced loan amount backed by the FHA would be based upon a new appraisal, performed by an FHA-approved appraiser. Learn More.
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Can't Make Your Mortgage Payment, Considering Walking Away? (SCRAR)
Although there are few foreclosures in Grant County some may be giving it consideration. Foreclosure is an option but not one that should be considered. Walking away may seem like the easy way out but it isn't. Foreclosure is one of those times when it is in the home owners best interest to fight. Walking away means ruining a credit record and a future. Banks, employers, rental companies look at credit histories. There is hope and there is help for homeowners who do not know what to do. Hope Now is a cooperative effort between counselors, investors, and lenders to maximize outreach efforts to homeowners in distress. Learn More.
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Housing Market Facts Website. (NAR)
Learn about the benefits of owning a home. Homes are a long-term investment, over the past 30 years, home values have risen more than 6 percent annually. For buyers who qualify for conventional financing, mortgages are available in the market at near historiclly low rates. Try the equity calculator to see what the potential return is on your home. Learn More.
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Help REALTORS Celebrate 100 years of NAR.(NAR) One Hundred Years in Celebration of the American Dream
In May 1908, 120 men gathered in Chicago with the goal to "unite the real estate men of America." Their goal was to professionalize their industry and represent the interests of real estate brokers and owners nationally. What emerged from that meeting in 1908 was the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges, which 100 years on thrives as the National Association of REALTORS® . The NAR Centennial Video celebrates REALTORS®' past accomplishments and looks forward to the next century of organized real estate. Watch the video now(requires high-speed connection)
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Support RPAC - Enjoy a Night at the Santa Fe Opera!! (RANM)
The REALTORS® Political Action Committee makes campaign contributions to candidates who support the REALTOR® platform. Support RPAC and protect your business by joining us for the annual Opera Party on Saturday, June 28 to see the Marriage of Figaro, a comic opera. Wow, what a great time we had last year! Dinner will be held at the exclusive Las Campanas Clubhouse prior to the Opera. Opera tickets are $99 and dinner tickets are $50. Learn More. - - -
Silver City Named One of the Top 10 Coolest Places (KOAT)
Nestled in the foothills of the Gila Wilderness at an elevation of 6,000 feet, Silver City borders the Continental Divide and the Gila Wilderness.
Enjoy incredible, authentic Mexican food, play 18 holes of golf, browse through museums and galleries or shop the day away for Southwestern art and souvenirs. From Silver City you can drive 15 minutes north and be in the cool pines or 15 minutes south and be in the high desert. Learn more.
