NEW MEXICO FORECLOSURE STARTS ARE DOWN ... MIRRORING A SIMILAR DROP IN ACTIVITY NATIONWIDE. REALTYTRAC SAYS THEY'RE 45 PERCENT IN NEW MEXICO FROM 670 IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR TO 366 LAST MONTH. THE LATEST NUMBER OF FORECLOSURE STARTS FOR THE STATE IS THE LOWEST MONTHLY FIGURE SINCE JULY.

THE NUMBER OF HOMES ENTERING FORECLOSURE NATIONWIDE IS NOW DOWN 75 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.