The 2026 Las Cruces Showcase of Homes runs Friday May 29 through Sunday May 31 and Saturday June 6 through Sunday June 7. Eighteen newly built homes from the area's top builders, free public tour, self-driven map. Touring? Register Patino Real Estate as your buyer's agent before your first visit. Free, builder-paid representation, professional contract review.
The Las Cruces Showcase of Homes is the annual two-weekend new-construction tour run by the New Mexico Construction Alliance. Each year, the area's top builders open completed homes to the public for self-driven tours, no ticket required. It's the single best opportunity to walk new floor plans, compare finishes, and see what current Las Cruces builders deliver in person.
The 2026 edition runs across two weekends: Friday May 29 through Sunday May 31, then Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7. Eighteen featured homes are spread across Las Cruces communities. Hours are typically 10am to 6pm; confirm specific home windows on the event map the week of the event.
Las Cruces' active production builders typically participate, including Hakes Brothers, French Brothers Homes, KT Homes, Edwards Homes, and Desert View Homes. Featured homes generally come from neighborhoods like Sonoma Ranch, Metro Verde, Sedona Hills, Sierra Norte Heights, Settlers Pass, and University Meadows. Final 2026 lineup is published by the New Mexico Construction Alliance closer to the event.
This is the part most attendees miss. Every Showcase home has a builder rep on site. That rep represents the builder, not you. Their job is to write contracts at the highest price the buyer will accept and protect the builder's interests. Your buyer's-agent commission is already built into the home price — skipping a buyer's agent does not save you money, it just removes your representation.
Patino Real Estate represents buyers free at every active Las Cruces builder, including every Showcase participant. We negotiate price, incentives (rate buy-downs, closing-cost credits, upgrade packages, lender credits), read the builder contract before you sign, attend every walk-through, and protect your earnest money. Our buyers typically save $8,000 to $25,000 versus walking in unrepresented.
The mechanics matter: register Patino as your buyer's agent before your first visit to any model. If you sign in at a builder office without listing your agent, the builder may dispute representation later. One quick call to (575) 520-7604 before your tour locks it in.
1. Pre-tour: download the official map the week of, plan a route that minimizes drive time, and call Patino to register us as your agent.
2. At each home: take photos of the kitchen, primary bath, primary closet, garage, and any unique storage. Note the floor plan name and price written on the sign.
3. Compare apples to apples: the listed price often excludes lot premiums, common upgrades, and closing costs the builder offers. Patino translates "starting from" pricing to your real all-in number.
4. After the tour: send your shortlist to Patino. We pull the actual contract on each home, identify which builders are cash-rich and willing to negotiate, and walk you through what to ask for.
The 2026 Las Cruces Showcase of Homes runs across two weekends, Friday May 29 through Sunday May 31, then Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7. Hours are typically 10am to 6pm.
The Las Cruces Showcase of Homes is free to the public. No ticket is required. You drive yourself to each featured home and tour at your own pace using the official map.
Eighteen newly built homes from area builders, each open for self-guided tours during the event window.
The lineup typically includes Hakes Brothers, French Brothers Homes, KT Homes, Edwards Homes, Desert View Homes, and select custom builders. Final 2026 lineup is published by the New Mexico Construction Alliance closer to event dates.
Yes. Bring or register Patino Real Estate as your buyer's agent before you visit any model. The on-site builder rep represents the builder, not you. Your buyer-agent commission is already baked into the home price, so registering Patino at your first visit costs you nothing and gets you negotiation help, contract review, and walk-throughs at zero out-of-pocket cost. Call (575) 520-7604 before you tour.
Yes, at every Showcase home from every participating builder. Buyer representation is free; the builder pays our commission, not you. We negotiate price, incentives, upgrades, walk inspections, and read the contract before you sign.
Water, comfortable shoes, your phone for photos, a tape measure if you want to confirm furniture fits, and your real estate agent's card so you can register them at sign-in.
The Showcase is self-driven. Park near each featured home using the official map. Most homes are in newer communities like Sonoma Ranch, Metro Verde, Sedona Hills, Sierra Norte Heights, Settlers Pass, and University Meadows.
One call before your first visit locks in free Patino representation at every Showcase home. Negotiation help, contract review, walk-throughs. No cost to you.
Call (575) 520-7604