Sonia Crose

I have been working with a buyer who is set on finding a home with a view of our BEAUTIFUL Organ Mountains. I can't blame her. One of the highlights of living in Las Cruces is watching the Organs daily. This mountain range is so unique and alive.

My most favorite look of the Organs is when the sun is setting in the West and reflecting it's reds and oranges off of the front of the mountain (which sit in the East). They seem to just glow.

The other look that I just love to see is when the full moon rises over the Organs. They can look so perfect and be so bold and sharp that it seems if you were to reach out you could knock them over as if they were the sceanary on stage in a play.

I love the organs! I love their ever changing look! I love that you can see them from almost anywhere in Las Cruces and even Dona Ana! I love that I can help my buyer find a home from which she will get to enjoy these beautiful mountains daily.

Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the photographer for the photos.

The Real Estate Market is prime for home buyers to take advantage of low interest rates and huge inventory, but where are they? What is it that they are hearing that has kept them from purchasing? I want to change the message they are receiveing whatever that message may be.

This is the perfect time to buy a new home or make an investment in real estate. There is a huge inventory of homes here in the Las Cruces market (and I would guess elsewhere too, but I only know my market). For instance, if you want a home in the $100-200,000 price range, you have 671 homes from which to choose. Move to the $200-300,000 price range and there are 580. That is a lot of choices folks. And we aren't talking all resale, some are brand new, never lived in, with all the latest bells and whistles. The competition is hot for sellers to get a buyer to come take a look.

So some sellers are offering incentives. I've seen sellers offering to pay buyer's closing costs and there's a builder in town offering six months no payments. Imagine living in a house and making no payments for six months!?!

I know that the lending world has tightened up it's strings, but most have just gone back to the normal lending requirements. The crazy "anyone can have a loan" days are gone and for good reason. People with decent credit can still buy a home and they won't lose it to forclosure due to out of control ARMS. So again I ask, Home Buyers.....where are you?