Real Estate

Has the Durango housing market recovered?

hits $440,000; number sold hits a peak, as well

Live in a Porsche? Designer labels draw Miami home buyers

It takes something more audacious to sell beachfront property these days to the global ultra-wealthy who arrive in Miami with…

Changes coming to real estate transactions

The Truth-in-Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, TRID, set strict deadlines for disclosures that lenders need to…

Rental market is changing across U.S.

The rental market is shifting across all age groups, not just for millennials. In fact, a new report shows that…

Moving is a lot easier with right furnishings

Millennials – those born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, approximately – are a mobile generation, according to…

Reformers target mortgage deduction

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate, has suggested a possible tax reform that would limit the mortgage…

Apartments fueling U.S. housing market

New home construction fell in the Midwest and the West in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Housing starts were…

Long-awaited rules aim to strengthen housing act

Last week, the Obama administration announced long-awaited rules designed to repair the law’s unfulfilled promise and promote the kind of…

Condo prices in Queens soar to record $575,339

The average price of a Queens condo sold was $575,339, up 20 percent from a year earlier, according to a…

How to price your home for a successful sale

First, analyze past sales in your neighborhood and check out similar homes in other neighborhoods. This can be difficult in…

Rising rents aren’t just a problem in big cities

Rising rental prices are creating new financial pressures on Americans across the country. The jump in rental costs isn’t just…

Fruity, summery colors perk up décor

Deep, juicy shades can work all year

Homeownership rate expected to keep falling

New homes will still be built, such as this one in Three Springs, but a new report from the Urban…

Home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay

The study, which used data from a random sample of 30,000 low-income Michigan households that were eligible for an Energy…

Financing condos can be challenging

There are a number of reasons that lenders scrutinize condominium loans more carefully than those for townhomes and single family…

The ‘new normal’

tips can help you cut your water usage

Not-so modern dream

Carolina Triangle a hotbed for fans of modernist homes

Wells Group celebrates 30 years

Another phase for Edgemont Highlands

Development offers a rarity: buildable lots

Hot Denver market leads Colorado sales

How hot is it? For the state of Colorado, the median price is up 12.1 percent, the number of active…

RHA: County needs 15,700 new homes

Population projected to grow 52 pecent

Floral patterns taking root

designs can blossom in any home

Low-income housing isn’t just about affordability

San Francisco voters probably will get to decide in November whether the city should impose a moratorium on construction of…

Construction spending jumps 2.2% in April

Business is up at construction companies such as the Allegheny Millwork and Lumberyard in Pittsburgh where Roy Livesex is stacking…

More retired Americans are being buried by housing debt

They enjoy performing. But it isn’t exactly how Al, an 86-year-old Korean War vet, or Saundra, 76, had expected to…

U.S. regulators warn ads for reverse mortgages can mislead

Cordray Now U.S. regulators are warning: Don’t be fooled. Many ads don’t tell the whole story about reverse mortgages. The…

U.S. homes grow larger

Average new home is now 2,500 square feet

Strong home prices tempt sellers

market remains tight

Lack of supply pushing home prices up

Economists say home prices are rising faster than income because of a lack of supply of new and used homes…

Backyard sheds shedding their drab, old image

That shed in your backyard isn’t just for tools and the lawn mower anymore. More people are repurposing their sheds…