Housing

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads Legislation To Build And Renovate Homes For Working Families

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the New Homes Tax Credit Act, legislation that will provide tax credits to incentivize new investments and additional resources for single-family home construction and renovations for working families.

As Chairman of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Heinrich released a report on housing supply in America, which found that underbuilding, restrictive zoning policies, and home financing hurdles have caused the supply of starter homes to shrink and prices to rise. High Read More

Saenz: A Call For Change In Los Alamos County Leadership

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By ALLAN SAENZ
Los Alamos

My name is Allan Saenz, and I’ve been a business owner in Los Alamos for 26 years. I operate two local businesses—SALA Los Alamos Event Center, which has been a part of this community for two years, and Los Alamos Network, which has been providing high-speed internet for over two decades. Throughout this time, I’ve experienced firsthand the challenges of doing business in this county. And now, after many years of witnessing the same patterns, I feel compelled to share my concerns and call for change in how Los Alamos County operates, especially with the upcoming election Read More

Española Pathways Shelter Invites Public To Forum Sept. 8

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From Española Pathways Shelter:

Homelessness is an issue with which our communities struggle. Perhaps you would like to learn more about how people from our region are dealing with this issue and finding solutions.

The public is invited to attend the Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1738 North Sage St.

The Forum will feature two remarkable leaders from the Española Pathways Shelter, CEO Dena Moscola and COO Jake Stockwell. The subject of their presentation is “Homelessness in the Española Valley – Growth and Changes at Pathways Shelter”.

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Los Alamos County Council OKs Affordable Housing Plan

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By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos makes headlines for its number of PhDs, its residents’ impressive salaries and for being an overall healthy community. There is another side to this sparkling image, however; those whose earnings fall below the median income and therefore cannot enjoy the advantages and privileges others receive. These unbalanced scales are spotted in a lot of areas including housing.

As Councilor Randall Ryti said, “There obviously is a lot of information in here (the plan) and it really is relating to how people are able to live Read More

NMAR Releases July 2024 New Mexico Housing Trends

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NMAR News:

          • Los Alamos recorded a median sold price of $601,250

New Mexico Association of REALTORS® (NMAR) announces that in July 2024, there was an 9.46% increase in home sales in New Mexico compared to the previous month. Down 4.12% from June 2023 sales, these numbers indicate a 10.44% increase in the median sold price on a yearover-year basis. Compared to June 2024, the July median sold price in New Mexico increased by 2.59%. Active listings have increased 8.81% compared to this time last year.

According to National Association of REALTORS® Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research, Read More

Osborn: A Path Forward For Affordable Housing In Los Alamos

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Los Alamos Housing & Special Projects Manager Dan Osborn speaks to a crowd about housing infrastructure during a recent Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Summit. Courtesy/LAC

By DAN OSBORN
Housing & Special Projects Manager
Los Alamos County

As a community development professional living and working in Los Alamos, I recognize the urgent need for affordable housing in our community. This belief is reinforced by the conversations I’ve had with our local community in addition to those who work and visit and would like to become part of what makes Los Alamos special. Read More

Robinson: Las Cruces’ Sanctioned Homeless Encampment Works

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Since the U.S. Supreme Court blessed local government bans on public camping, many have tried to sweep away their homeless camps. They just pop up again somewhere else, or individuals fan out to new places.

Where are they supposed to go? Courts don’t answer that question. Neither do local governments.

Except Las Cruces, where Camp Hope, a sanctioned homeless encampment, has been thriving for 13 years at no cost to taxpayers. I often wonder why officials of every New Mexico community with a homeless problem haven’t made a pilgrimage Read More

Charcuterie Box Builds House Of Hope

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Beth (Pattillo) Smithson, formerly of Los Alamos, shows off some of the handy and hard work completed on the inside of the home built in February of this year. Courtesy photo

TOTH News:

For many years Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church and numerous other churches have taken part in home building mission trips to the north colonias of Juarez, Mexico. The trip is the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort, and brings the light of Christ to a family in the form of a simple, but well-constructed house. Additionally, the small rural community is provided with an afternoon of children’s activities Read More

Maupin: Santa Fe Association Of REALTORS® To Comply With National Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement

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By RYAN MAUPIN
REALTOR®
The Maupin Group at RE/MAX First

Greetings, Los Alamos!

I wanted to get the word out to our community that we’re about to enter a new era of real estate and to help you prepare for some big changes on the horizon.

Beginning July 10, 2024, our local Santa Fe Association of REALTORS® (SFAR) will begin complying with the terms of the recent National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) class-action lawsuit settlement (“The Settlement”). NAR has required all local associations who opted into The Settlement to be in full compliance prior to NAR’s final implementation date of Aug. 17, Read More