Real Estate

Rising housing starts cap best year since 2007

A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Housing starts increased…

Bicycle-themed décor comes home

parts become hip furnishings

On Real Estate

Buying a home really may not be out of reach

A $250,000 home purchase could require as little as $7,500 as a down payment with a My Community Mortgage loan…

Containing Detroit’s housing blight

Skilled-trades workers, taking breaks from their tasks at the factory that produces the electric Chevrolet Volt and other vehicles, dart…

Nation & World

U.S. home sales rise in December

The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes rose 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally…

January 23, 2015

Local News

Animas City residents support ADUs

Majority backs secondary units; city officials considering rules

January 23, 2015

U.S. home construction up 4.4 percent in December

A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Builders started construction…

January 21, 2015

Local News

Home prices keep climbing

Durango, county show similar increases

January 19, 2015

County real estate market grew in 2014

Buyers have continued to come into the market because of low interest rates, which have negated some of the challenges…

January 17, 2015

Rent or buy?

many people, both housing options are growing more unaffordable

January 17, 2015

Sometimes, real estate agents just need to say no to clients

Lew Sichelman Perhaps the would-be buyers don’t realize the place is in a tough neighborhood. Maybe the price is just…

January 17, 2015

2014 foreclosures drop to pre-recession levels

The number of homes that were foreclosed on by banks last year fell 29 percent to the lowest level since…

January 14, 2015

2015 forecast: Busy builders, uncertainty on home prices

So what does 2015 hold? Here’s a look at what industry insiders and analysts are expecting in 2015: Residential real…

Home prices rise, but demand weak

A for sale by owner sign sits in front of a home in Richardson, Texas. Real estate data provider CoreLogic…

Bust will hurt housing in oil-producing states

Crude oil prices have crashed since June, falling by more than 54 percent to less than $50 a barrel. That…

Young home buyers return as economy grows

Young homebuyers are starting to return to the market as the economy improves and the job market is looking better.David…

JPMorgan to pay $500M to settle mortgage lawsuit

A group of pension funds which sued over the securities said in a court filing Thursday the “settlement in principle”…

Nation & World

Obama pushes homeownership steps in once hard-hit Arizona

President Barack Obama, joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Thursday speaks outside a home in a housing…

January 8, 2015

Oil price fall could slow growth in some booming U.S. cities

Austin Mitchell walks away from an oil derrick near Williston, N.D. The drop in oil prices has local officials worried…

Pending home sales climb in November

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes, such as this one for sale in Los Angeles, rose modestly…

On Real Estate

Understanding the broker relationship

A brief history may help. Before 1994, all real estate brokers were agents or subagents for the seller. Buyers had…

Commercial real estate sales saw uptick in county in 2014

15 deals total nearly $3 million

Construction projects rise around town

Projects to build major apartment buildings, hotels and retail stores are moving ahead. Construction created a whopping 565 jobs in…

U.S. real estate recovery suffers setback

Construction continues on a 72-unit complex being built in New Bern, N.C. Housing starts fell in November.Chuck Beckley/The Sun Journal…

Home affordability worsens across U.S.

Of the 475 counties analyzed by RealtyTrac through October, 98 areas weren’t as affordable compared with the average level for…

On Real Estate

Choosing a home can be a personal thing

There are opportunities to own homes in many settings, including world-class resorts like Glacier Club or Durango Mountain Resort, or…

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

LOS ANGELES – While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally are gearing up to apply for…

December 26, 2014

For sale: 4 bdrms, garage, labyrinth

Celebrity homes often include quirky add-ons

December 26, 2014