JANUARY HOME SALES IN NEW MEXICO WERE UP ALMOST 7-PERCENT FROM THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED HOMES CHANGED HANDS. JANUARY HAS NOW SEEN INCREASES FOR FIVE YEARS IN A ROW.
HOME PRICES WERE ALSO UP BY FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT. THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME IN JANUARY WAS 173-THOUSAND 500 DOLLARS.
