Traditionally it was common to refer to your Realtor as your "agent", without even thinking about it. In the mid 1990's a new form of representation emerged known as a "transaction broker". Several states, including New Mexico, now widely use "transaction broker" (TB) when engaging the services of a Realtor. …

Many properties outside the city limits, and a few inside, are serviced by wells. In addition, numerous properties may come with surface and irrigable water rights. There are numerous issues to look for and, when buying, don't be surprised if such rights are transferred by a "special warranty deed". This …

Much of the public, and many real estate practitioners, rely heavily on the metric of price-oer-square-foot when evaluating a home. While this can be useful when looking at homogeneous housing like tract developments, it can be problematic when assessing value in older, mixed and historic neighborhoods. A great example is …