Real estate

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Pay not keeping up with housing costs

Student loans, other debts making it harder to buy

September 12, 2015

Business

Discarded objects reborn as light fixtures

Upcycled items offer modern feel with a ‘wow factor’

September 12, 2015

Business

Shedding light on homeowners’ solar options

Google’s Project Sunroof uses the company’s Google Earth imagery to help homeowners determine how much space they have available on…

September 12, 2015

Business

Local builders and suppliers covet beetle-kill

Cheap, insect-damaged wood hard to get locally

September 11, 2015

Business

It’s a seller’s market, but getting a good deal can still take some work

Most real estate experts agree it’s a seller’s market right now, but they also caution that correctly pricing a home…

September 5, 2015

Business

Preliminary plans for Southfork headed to city council for review

Mixed-use development project depends on Bridge to Nowhere leading to somewhere

September 5, 2015

Business

HUD report is flawed, housing group says

In a letter, the director of the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association told Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro…

September 5, 2015

Business

Living Smart Digital technology helping homeowners live better, easier

Lee’s 80-something mother lives alone in a smarthome. “I put a small system in her house that enables me to…

September 5, 2015

Business

Keep your home – and your family – safe

Whether you are buying a home, selling a home or plan to stay in your home indefinitely, regular and routine…

August 29, 2015

Business

U.S. new-home sales jump 5.4 percent in July

A sold sign is displayed outside a new home under construction in Mechanicsville, Va.Steve Helber/Associated Press file photo The Commerce…

August 29, 2015

Business

Make room if you’re sharing a bathroom

The Veris F-digital controller lets individuals activate pre-set water temperatures on bathroom sinks using their fingertips. The controller can make…

August 29, 2015

Business

Why millennials shouldn’t rush into homeownership

Now some economists say that may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Young people might end up more…

August 29, 2015

Business

Why Americans waiting longer than ever to buy first homes

Young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes, and when they do buy a home, they…

August 29, 2015

Business

Local housing market shows strong numbers

Durango’s Rivergate Lofts overlook the Animas River. The Wells Group’s Don Ricedorff says his company has “fielded a number of…

August 22, 2015

Business

High school could spur new growth in Cortez

A new house under construction in the Southern Bluffs subdivision has a view of the new Montezuma-Cortez High School.Sam Green/Cortez…

August 22, 2015

Business

Single-family housing starts soar in July

A roofer works on a home under construction in the Briar Chapel community in Chapel Hill, N.C.Gerry Broome/Associated Press Housing…

August 22, 2015

Business

Trump empire had less luxurious beginning

The Coney Island complex, completed in 1964, was no luxury residence, either. It was a modest brown-brick development, seven sturdy,…

August 22, 2015

Business

U.S. homebuilder sentiment improves in August

Construction workers work on a new large apartment complex in Scottsdale, Ariz.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo The National Association…

August 17, 2015

Business

Bank plans to sell delinquent home loans

The company is selling five pools consisting of nonperforming debt, loans that have been modified and resumed payment, and some…

August 8, 2015

Business

Throw blankets are inexpensive way to give home cozy feel

blankets ideal for fall makeovers

August 8, 2015

Business

Building-code changes will encourage efficiency

Durango, La Plata County looking to adopt 2009 energy standards

August 8, 2015

Business

Welcome to the far-out exurbs

Erica Luna and her husband, Jesse Moncayo, are commuting almost four hours a day from their jobs in the San…

August 8, 2015

Business

Leveraging can help real estate investors boost their profits

How does it work? Most commonly in real estate, investors borrow money on a property and commit to a mortgage…

August 8, 2015

Business

As America has grown, so have our homes

Single-family homes have evolved in many ways over the past 400 years, but the biggest change is that Americans today…

August 8, 2015