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2014 residential real estate ends on high note
Sales, home prices up from same quarter in 2013
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Construction picks back up, but it’s a different gig now
Construction workers David Rager, right, is back in the construction after seeing jobs dry up during the Great Recession. He and Shawn White are working on a two-story custom home…
Business
U.S. construction spending drops
Carpenter Joe Tominc cuts wood for a post on a home under construction in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department reported Monday that U.S. construction spending fell for the second…
Business
Housing sales remain flat
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new home sales slipped 0.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 481,000. This marks a slight decrease from sales of…
On Real Estate
Buying a home after losing one may be possible
There may be good news for you, if you still desire the advantages of home ownership. Last month, well-known economist Elliot Eisenberg said in a blog: “In 2015 about 500,000…
Nation & World
Signed contracts to buy U.S. homes rise to 18-month high
A “sale pending” sign is posted atop a realty sign in front of a home in Surfside, Fla.Wildredo Lee/Associated Press The National Association of Realtors said Friday that its seasonally…
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U.S. home sales plunge 4.9 percent in January
A home is up for sale in Charlotte, N.C. The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that existing home sales fell to their slowest pace since April 2014 in January.Chuck…
On Real Estate
What’s the right sales price for your home?
A listing agent will provide a current market analysis to the seller to help determine the initial asking price. The agent will research comparable homes to see how your home…
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U.S. rents up in January
A “for rent” sign is posted outside a home in Denver.David Zalubowski/Associated Press Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that prices increased a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent in January…
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U.S. housing starts fall 2% in February
A worker prepares to put up framing on a house under construction in Coppell, Texas.LM Otero/Associated Press Housing starts declined 2 percent to a 1.07 million annual rate, following the…
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U.S. homebuilder confidence slides in February
A flag advertising a newly built home for sale flaps in the breeze in Richmond, Va. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo fell in February, the association reported Tuesday.Steve…
Business
Incentives boosting home sales
Dwayne Saunders purchased a house in Eastvale, California, in December, paying $450,000 after builder D.R. Horton Inc. cut the price by 4.5 percent, threw in a washer-dryer and covered his…
Business
Homebuilder confidence declines to four-month low
A flag advertises a newly built home for sale in Richmond, Va. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo report shows that builders’ confidence dropped slightly in February, although most…
Nation & World
Home construction slips in January
A worker measures before cutting while working on the framing of a house under construction in Coppell, Texas. The Commerce Department reported that housing construction slowed in January.LM Otero/Associated Press…
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‘Urban Blight’ discussed in Cortez
Officials uncertain about what to do about abandoned properties
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Real estate’s cream of the crop
The Durango Area Association of Realtors, which documents sales transactions in Montezumea, San Juan, Archuleta and La Plata counties, has 280 members. And while most have sold numerous properties throughout…
On Real Estate
Demographics of first-time homebuyers
The biggest headline of the study was that the characteristics of first-time homebuyers have not changed much over the past nine years. The study analyzed changes in household composition, median…
Business
Construction hits new heights with 3-D printing
WinSun Decoration Design Engineering is saying that this building in Shanghai, China, is the tallest building ever to be built using only materials produced by 3-D printers.Tuan C. Nguyen/The Washington…
On Real Estate
The ins and outs of title insurance
The first step to obtaining title insurance is for a title company to do a title search. The results are given to the buyer in the form of a title…
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U.S. home prices rise slowly
Real estate data provider CoreLogic says home prices rose 5 percent in December from 12 months earlier. That is down from the 5.5 percent price gain recorded in November. It’s…
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Feeling at home
Outlying Forest Lakes subdivision offers spacious, affordable country living
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U.S. new home sales jump 11.6 percent in December
A flag flaps in the breeze in front of a new home for sale in Richmond, Va.Steve Helber/Associated Press The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new home sales climbed 11.6…