Real Estate

Flipping homes not as easy as advertised

The most critical challenge is purchasing a home at a price substantially lower than its updated and repaired value. The…

May 19, 2017

Business

Development begins at Edgemont Meadows

construction may begin this Fall

May 12, 2017

Business

A homebuying calculator for millennials: Does that add up?

John Bazemore/Associated Press file Now that millennials have gained a toehold in the U.S. housing market, Zillow has come up…

May 3, 2017

Business

Homes Fund announces new director

Nonprofit focuses on regional homebuyer services

April 28, 2017

Business

Restaurants, health services, homes planned for Escalante Drive

propose mixed use building

April 7, 2017

Business

La Plata County real estate forecast: Growth outpaces inventory

Bayfield, Forest Lakes home sales expected to rise

April 1, 2017

Business

Contracts to buy homes hit highest level since April

The National Association of Realtors said the number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose in February.Gene J. Puskar/Associated…

March 29, 2017

Business

Home buyers have ways to learn about a house’s sordid history

Website provides home buyers details about ‘murder houses’

March 26, 2017

Business

In virtual age, home buyers still like their real Realtors

While the internet has pummeled the middlemen in many industries, the average commission paid to real estate agents has gone…

March 25, 2017

Business

U.S. new home sales rise despite higher mortgage rates

New homes are under construction and for sale in Charlotte, N.C.Chuck Burton/Associated Press file New-home sales rose 6.1 percent month-over-month…

March 23, 2017

Business

U.S. home sales slowed in February

Real estate signs mark the lots near one of the new homes for sale in a development for new homes…

March 22, 2017

Business

Living on Main Avenue

Residents describe living on Durango’s noisiest street

March 18, 2017

Business

Fairy gardens captivate imaginations of both kids and adults

When such miniature decorations are paired with similarly diminutive plants, these gardens – aimed at luring fairies – can captivate…

March 18, 2017

On Real Estate

Relax: How to create a relaxing bedroom

Erin Whitedu1-i-syn First, think about furniture placement. There are all sorts of feng shui and folklore guidelines regarding best placement…

March 18, 2017

Business

U.S. housing starts rose in February

New home construction is underway in a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa.Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Housing starts rose 3 percent last…

March 16, 2017

Business

U.S. homebuilder sentiment surges to 12-year high in March

Real estate signs mark the lots near one of the new homes for sale in a development for new homes…

March 15, 2017

Business

For millennials ready to buy a home, the pickings are slim

Millenials are having a hard time breaking into the housing market. Many millenials are ready to buy as their incomes…

March 11, 2017

Business

La Plata County to upgrade energy efficiency codes

Efficiency requirements would increase about 15 percent

March 11, 2017

Local News

Durango City Council candidates oppose real estate transaction fees

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file <br><br>Real estate transaction fees offer a potential revenue source to support affordable housing, but they can…

March 10, 2017

Business

New housing scams coming on the market

estate agents say wire fraud becoming more common

March 5, 2017

Business

Famous Waldorf Astoria getting makeover

The renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City closed Wednesday for a planned renovation tht is expected to take…

March 3, 2017

Business

Why Trump’s immigration crackdown could sink U.S. home prices

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies threaten to crack a foundation of the American economy: the residential real estate market. Legal…

March 3, 2017

Business

U.S. home prices rise in December at fastest pace in a year

U.S. home prices rose in December 2016 from a year earlier at the fastest pace in 11 months, as prospective…

February 28, 2017

Business

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January 2017 as rising prices and a dwindling supply of available homes…

February 27, 2017

Business

Not without my dog

influence Durangoans’ real estate decisions

February 24, 2017

Business

New home sales rise in sign of housing market health

New home sales were up 3.7 percent in January, according to the Commerce Department.Matt York/Associated Press file New home sales…

February 24, 2017

Business

Landlords are taking over the U.S. housing market

In 2016, 37 percent of all the homes purchased in the United States went to buyers who weren’t planning to…

February 23, 2017

Business

Existing home sales pick up speed in U.S.

The National Association of Realtors reported home sales rose 3.3 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…

February 22, 2017

Business

La Plata County building codes to take on tiny house provisions

seeks to adopt new tiny house building standards

February 19, 2017

Business

More home sale agreements falling apart

A new analysis by real estate website Trulia found that 3.9 percent of pending home sales fell through in 2016,…

February 17, 2017