As an example, our aging population and the trend of adult children returning home are making separate master suites with living areas and separate casitas with desirable features. Gwen Buscher…
A “For Sale” sign hangs in front of a home under construction in Atlanta.John Bazemore/Associated Press Housing starts slipped 3.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…
Planners say facade has no historical significance
But because Sisco’s circa-1964 home was built long before Colorado Springs passed its geological hazards ordinance, city officials know very little about the landslide that has ruined Sisco’s property. It’s…
Lumber Liquidators’ stock price has tumbled about 70 percent since “60 Minutes” aired a story last year alleging that flooring sold by the company had dangerous levels of formaldehyde.Richard Drew/Associated…
The median price of an existing single-family home increased from a year earlier in 145 of the 179 markets measured, the group said in a report last week. In the…
Price, use limitations keep Third Avenue church on the market
doctors and lawyers are finding themselves priced out of market
Swatch Box matches its members with a stylist who will curate a quarterly collection of items for their home based on their responses to a style-preference survey.Swatchbox.com via Associated Press…
A welder works on a construction project adjacent to a subway station in New York. Government projects helped spur a rise in constructioni spending in the U.S. in December.Mark Lennihan/Associated…
looks at plan to mitigate impact of gas wells
Alex Carter, superintendent for the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District, said the developers who purchased the Calkins Building are planning to renovate the former schoolhouse into an 18-unit residential complex.Sam Green/Cortez…
A new home is shown for sale Tuesday in Riverview, Fla.Chris O’Meara/Associated Press The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home sales surged 10.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted…
In this day and age of the Internet with resources such as Zillow and Trulia, is there a right answer or business model? For most people, buying a home will…
Pedestrians wait to cross streets in Seattle’s University District neighborhood on Wednesday. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods manage to be at once affordably priced, walkable and near…
Home prices nationwide have have nearly recovered from the 2006 peak prices. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices rose 5.8 percent in November.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press file photo The Standard &…
The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders is predicting that single-family home construction will rise to 840,000 this year, still far below the 1.3 million peak hit…
Nearly 5.5 million existing homes were sold in the U.S. in 2015, the highest total since 2006, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday.John Bazemore/Associated Press The National Association of…
U.S. home construction ended 2015 at its highest level in eight years even though construction dropped 2.5 percent in December.John Bazemore/Associated Press file photo Housing starts dipped 2.5 percent last…
Renovation financing will give you the money to buy the home and pay for those updates or repairs in one 30-year fixed mortgage. Most buyers do not have the cash…
Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that median rent rose a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent from a year ago. The median rent nationwide has held steady at $1,381 a…
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index stood at 60 in January, matching the December reading, the association reported Tuesday. The index has been hovering in the…
Restaurant, clothing retail likely coming to former Francisco’s
In 2015, single-family homes in-town Durango decreased 6.3 percent in the number of homes sold, but the median price was up 8.3 percent to $433,025.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo The…
In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, photograph, a sign indicates a vacancy in a rental housing unit near downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Let’s consider the major macroeconomic trends in…
The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said last week that it will temporarily require certain title companies to identify individuals behind companies that buy properties exceeding $3 million in these…
What’s nearby can affect property value, with some exceptions in La Plata County
The Commerce Department reported that construction spending slipped in November as the number of nonresidential construction projects fell.Matt Rourke/Associated Press file photo Construction spending dipped 0.4 percent in November following…
