Housing and urban planning

New Mexico

New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments permit more housing, report recommends

Homewise and Mercatus Center call for state incentives, data collection and dedicated housing division

August 13, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico affordable housing developers ask lawmakers for tax relief, predictability

Statewide housing market ‘frozen’ despite hundreds of millions in new legislative spending, developers say

July 14, 2026

Opinion

A rare bipartisan housing bill just became law – but Americans will still struggle with affordability

People work on the roof of a new housing development in Sandston, Virginia, June 6, 2025. Mike KRopf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via…

July 13, 2026

New Mexico

New N.M. housing report projects increased demand despite stagnant population

Analyst says state demographics, high interest rates create a ‘twilight zone’ in housing market

June 11, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico spent $500M on housing in last 3 years as homelessness persists, new report says

Unattended belongings are pictured near Central Avenue and Tramway Boulevard in Albuquerque in 2025. Patrick Lohmann/Source NM Homelessness in New…

May 27, 2026

Tri-Cities

Government leaders, business owners and residents share top three concerns

Economy, workforce and affordable housing topped list

May 26, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. housing authority finds nearly half of renters statewide are ‘cost-burdened’

In ‘plea’ for funding, officials tell lawmakers $30M could hasten affordable housing projects in coming years

May 19, 2026

Heinrich pushes bill to tax billionaire hedge funds buying up single family homes

Investors have drastically increased their stake in local home markets over the past 15 years

January 21, 2026

Lawmaker says New Mexico housing agency loans aren’t rural enough

Workers paint a new market-rate apartment complex near Old Town Albuquerque in December 2022. Applications for a $125 million loan…

January 13, 2026

Aztec mobile home park tenants sue landlord, alleging unlawful rules, evictions and fees

Tenant of 16 years says he and family can’t afford rent increase

December 23, 2025

Rural, unhoused people statewide cite deposit, application fees as greatest barrier to housing

A small group of volunteers walks through alleys in downtown Albuquerque in search of unhoused people to survey on Jan.…

November 18, 2025

Housing N.M. leader touts progress after record state spending on affordable housing programs

New Mexico estimated to lack at least 32,000 affordable rental units

September 2, 2025

Albuquerque-area leaders tout arrival of more than $80 million for housing and homelessness

Local leaders commit to housing 1,000 people by June 30, 2026, following state funding

August 27, 2025

Governors’ report outlines how western states, territories could build more affordable housing

Report offers fixes to facilitate housing development

June 23, 2025

Maps chart declining availability of affordable home insurance

Advocacy groups use federal data to document impacts of climate change

April 25, 2025

Albuquerque ‘optimistic’ about state housing funds, despite Gov nixing earmark

Em Bird-Brown, an organizer with the Peoples Housing Project, leads a rally calling for rent control at a rally in…

April 17, 2025

New Mexico Housing opens up loans to landlords to incentivize affordable housing

Landlords to use the loan money to pay for needed improvements to make their rentals ready to rent

March 26, 2025

New Mexico governor once again tries to create Office of Housing

New official tackling homelessness says ‘good solutions’ to be found for encampment sweeps, prevention

January 29, 2025

Aztec Commission discusses city phones and a drill site, praises Bloomfield High football

Sunstate Technology provides update on phone system delay

January 22, 2025

Albuquerque tenants rally in support of rent control

Disabled renter cites growing challenges finding accessible housing

January 14, 2025

New Mexico senator prefiles bill that would ban private equity from buying single family homes

Bill aims to help the housing crisis and affordability

January 10, 2025

City-led affordable housing project moving toward construction in Las Cruces

Amador Crossing Apartments will be a 50-unit supportive housing complex

January 9, 2025

New Mexico housing authority board pulls plan to increase income limits for home-buying programs

The authority was hoping to increase the cap from 150% of area median income to 200%

December 19, 2024

New Mexico housing agency to again ask for $500 million from Legislature to address housing crisis

New Mexico lacks at least 32,000 affordable homes statewide

November 15, 2024