THERE’S BEEN A DIP IN NEW HOME SALES NATIONALLY, DOWN ABOUT 11 PERCENT IN APRIL. HOWEVER, JOHN GARCIA WITH THE HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED SO FAR THIS YEAR REMAINS STEADY GOING BACK TO THE LAST PART OF 2016.
HE SAYS ANOTHER INDICATOR OF THE STRENGTH OF HOME-BUILDING IS THE CURRENT DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR.
