Category: Local News
Rigid rules will stifle job creation
Jason Espinoza / President, N.M. Association of Commerce and Industry:
New Mexicans need jobs.
About 58,000 New Mexicans are unemployed. Another 50,000 have given…
Proposed ‘Fair Workweek Act’ to undergo 90-day fiscal analysis
Dan McKay / ABQ Journal Staff Writer:
City Councilor Ken Sanchez on Monday requested a fiscal and economic impact analysis of…
New Mexico real estate market sees strong summer, increasing prices
By Adam Atchison, Morning Anchor at Channel 13 News
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) — New Mexico’s housing market is looking up. Real estate experts say home prices are…
New Stewart Title of Albuquerque leader sees stronger residential, commercial markets
By Stephanie Guzman, reporter at Albuquerque Business First
Jennifer Greenwood, Stewart Title of Albuquerque's new division president, is an optimist. Ask her about coming regulations to…
Albuquerque firm modifies shipping containers for homes, offices and underground bunkers
By Stephanie Guzman, Reporter at Albuquerque Business First
Shipping containers, the type seen on large cargo ships, can be used for a number of things,…
ABQ region won’t grow as fast as previously expected, new report says
By Stephanie Guzman
Albuquerque Business First
The Mid-Region Council of Governments recently released its 2040 Socioeconomic Forecast for the region, projecting population growth…
Rents decline across New Mexico except in Albuquerque, Hobbs, Silver City
By Stephanie Guzman
Albuquerque Business First
Rents in several New Mexico markets decreased over 12 months, according to a Zillow survey that compared…
GAAR: Albuquerque June home sales strongest since 2007
Damon Scott
Albuquerque Business First
Albuquerque-area home sales in June almost reached the 1,000 mark — making it the strongest single sales month…
New Mexico stacks up well in cost-of-living survey
Dan Mayfield
Albuquerque Business First