HOME BUILDERS IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING AN IMPROVING MARKET. IN FACT, NATIONALLY, APRIL WAS THE BEST MONTH FOR NEW HOME SALES IN MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS.
JOHN GARCIA, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAYS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND BUILDER CONFIDENCE ARE STRONG RIGHT NOW. HE SAYS NEW MEXICO FINISHED LAST YEAR VERY WELL AND THAT CARRIED OVER INTO THE START OF THIS YEAR.