West Side values
July 27, 2004 - 6:57am | Melvix
This story at the Tribune about the Montaño bridge is worth reading.
On the other side of the river, land values have soared far beyond expectations, some say.In 1995, a real estate broker predicted West Side values would increase by 10 percent to 25 percent.
Try 50 percent, broker Phil Ward now says.
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Has the bridge improved their life?
"Actually, yes and no," Pat Murken said. "We needed the bridge just to get into Albuquerque; traffic was getting backed up pretty bad. But there are more people on the West Side now. We're still getting bombarded with new houses out here. Still, it's a lot better than it was."
