David DeVine's (ddevine) Blog

Since we moved to Los Lunas over two years ago many people have asked us how we choose Los Lunas. My wife and I were living in the beautiful seaside city of Newport, RI where I grew up (my wife is from Boston). We had visited the Southwest when we took a vacation in Las Vegas, NV. We spent more ...

Buyers are a little jittery about making an offer on the house that they like because they are getting lots of media information that the housing market may not have hit the bottom.  "What if I buy for ____ and the prices go down in 6 months?"  It's a valid concern but I have a way to make sure y...

Albuquerque is divided into four quadrants: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest . The North and South dividing line is Central Ave, also known as "Old Route 66."  Broadway is the dividing line between East and West, or to native residents, the railroad tracks. Each quadrant has its own...

Some sellers are resorting to renting their houses that have not sold because each month with a vacant house costs money.  Rather than rent consider a "lease option."  Many buyer who could qualify for a mortgage last year can no longer qualify because of the shake up in the mortgage industry.  Th...