The New Mexico Association of REALTORS® has been awarded a $500,000.00 grant from the REALTORS® Relief Foundation to be distributed to residents impacted by the Wildfires that are affecting New Mexicans, destroying more than 800 residential properties to date.

Funded through donations from REALTORS® and REALTORS® organizations and administered by the New Mexico Association of REALTORS® and the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, the grant will provide eligible applicants up to $2,000 of assistance per household impacted by the recent fires. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants, who have been displaced from their primary residence, based upon certain qualifications. The funds must be used for one of the following:

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• Monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence that was damaged by the wildfire disaster; or

• Rental cost due to displacement from the primary residence resulting from the wildfire disaster.

• Hotel reimbursements for displacement due to damages to primary residence

 

Grant details and access to the online application process is available at: https://www.nmrealtor.com/. Application requests will be accepted until all funds have been distributed or until August 31st, 2022. A panel of local professionals will review and verify the applications and supporting documents with relief checks issued as quickly as possible.