Sunset Magazine, a magazine focusing on lifestyle in the Western half of the US, has ranked Las Cruces #2 in its list of “Towns of the Future”.  The Spaceport, slated to be completed in about 5 years, continues to be a major factor in the recognition of Las Cruces as a City of the Future!  You can read more from Sunset Magazine online.

US News & World Report recently published a list of “10 Cities for Real Estate Steals”; in which Las Cruces was ranked #6.  They speculate that Las Cruces will emerge as one of the most rapidly expanding markets in the country over the next decade.  You can read the full paragraph on Las Cruces, and check out the other cities on the list here.

AARP has named Las Cruces one of the top cities to retire in!  Tom Brokaw will be mentioning the list in his report on Boomer Retirement on March 4th at 9PM Eastern.  Tune in to see our fair city lauded as the 2nd best place in America to Retire!

To see the whole list, see this article at Realtor Magazine!

An interesting article was published last week in BusinessWeek, ranking Las Cruces #8 of 20 Strongest Building Markets.  The article discusses several markets around the nation where growth is happening, despite the economic downturn nationwide.

From the article:

BusinessWeek teamed up with Costa Mesa (Calif.)-based Hanley Wood Market Intelligence to rank the nation’s strongest building markets. They found booming metros where military, government, and energy jobs—as well as natural disasters—are driving up demand for new construction.

Though the actual article doesn’t mention Las Cruces in its full text, it does discuss the reasons for growth in many other cities around the nation; and many of…

By Gabe Vasquez

Retail space on north El Paseo Road is proving to be a hot commodity now that Pro’s Ranch Market has committed to opening its grocery store in Las Cruces.  Pro’s is set to occupy the space that was formerly the Community Action Agency (CAA), which sits between a dreary shopping plaza that has seen more tumbleweeds than customers during the past year.

“Cricket is opening for business down there and Milo’s (Barber Shop) is going to be right next door. It’s going to be a great retail center,” said Walt Skowronski of NAI 1st Valley, who has been assigned…