Mike Cecchini
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Markets in a Minute
Markets in a Minute: A quick weekly look at the mortgage, financial, and real estate markets.

Mike Cecchini
- Jan 6
- 1 min
ECOterra Design-Build Receives Parade of Homes Award
ECOterra Design-Build is humbled and honored to have received the Buyer's Choice Award from the Fall 2022 Albuquerque Parade of Homes!


Mike Cecchini
- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
What does the Fed rate increase mean for mortgage rates?
Does the Fed rate increase mean that you should wait for lower rates to purchase a new home? Not necessarily.


Mike Cecchini
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
News and Programs to Benefit Energy-Efficient Home Builders and Owners
PNM and NM Gas Company have launched a program called New Mexico High Performance New Homes Program.


Mike Cecchini
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Housing Prices are NOT Going Backwards
Aside from the unprecedented events of the great recession U.S. Residential Housing Prices have continued to climb for more than 40 years.


Mike Cecchini
- Jul 14, 2022
- 5 min
Markets in a Minute...What’s Next for the Housing Market?
Homebuilder optimism slumped in June, as did housing sales expectations, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Mike Cecchini
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Renewables Met All of California’s Energy Needs for the First Time Ever
For a few minutes on Saturday afternoon, April 30th, 2022, all of California’s energy needs were met by renewable energy for the first time.


Mike Cecchini
- Apr 1, 2022
- 4 min
There’s never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here’s why.
By one estimate, the U.S. is more than 3 million homes short of the demand from would-be homebuyers.

Mike Cecchini
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
16 Home Maintenance Tips for Spring
Today is the first week of Spring 2022, and boy has this been a wild year so far...and we don’t mean just the weather! This time of year,...


Mike Cecchini
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Saranam Groundbreaking Ceremony
Representatives from Albuquerque non-profit Saranam, elected officials, and contractors broke ground Tuesday, February 22nd on the new...

