Real Estate

Veritas receives customer service award

du1-i-syn Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews received in 2016.…

February 16, 2017

Business

New housing starts fall across U.S.

Home building slipped 2.6 percent in January, led by a big drop in apartment construction, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.Jeff…

February 16, 2017

Business

Optimism among homebuilders weakens

A new home is under construction in Phoenix.Matt York/Associated Press file The surprising decline comes ahead of the spring home-buying…

February 15, 2017

Business

Spring Creek Village lots available

priced from $99,900

February 12, 2017

On Real Estate

Here’s what you need to know to get a mortgage

There are other aspects of your application that will be evaluated, such as your cash reserves, length of employment and…

February 12, 2017

Business

Single women are buying homes at twice the rate of single men

Single women accounted for 17 percent of all home sales in the U.S. last year, more than double the 7…

February 10, 2017

Business

Got $250 million? Here’s the home just for you

An 85-foot infinity swimming pool is one of the amenities that come with his $250 million Bel-Air mansion. The home…

February 8, 2017

Business

La Plata County builders grapple with upcoming changes

views on updates to codes

February 3, 2017

On Real Estate

Taking care of the big stuff

Erin Whitedu1-i-syn Perhaps you are coming from a home you’ve lived in for years and had everything mise en place…

February 3, 2017

Business

Who will pay for San Francisco’s $750 million tilting tower?

The building, which opened in 2008 and was touted as the most luxurious tower in San Francisco, became a beacon…

February 3, 2017

Business

US construction activity slips in December

Construction spending in the U.S. dropped 0.2 percent in December, largely because of a big drop in government spending on…

February 1, 2017

Business

Pending home sales rose in December

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose in December as mortgage rates pushed higher.Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press…

January 30, 2017

Business

Trump stirs homebuilders’ dreams of bulldozing environmental rules

Many developers and home builders are excited about the new Trump administration and its promises to roll back environmental regulations…

January 27, 2017

Business

Florida Road apartments ready for tenants this fall

College students expected market

January 27, 2017

Business

U.S. new-home sales tumble

New-home sales fell 10.4 percent in December, the Commerce Department reports.Pat Sullivan/Associated Press The Commerce Department said that new-home sales…

January 26, 2017

Business

Low supplies hamper existing home sales

The supply of existing homes on the market in the United States fell in December, pushing prices higher and causing…

January 24, 2017

On Real Estate

Home ownership is out-of-reach for many

Experts expect the upward trend to continue, which will push some potential homebuyers out of the market or require them…

January 20, 2017

Business

Montezuma housing prices rise, sales slip in 2016

Smaller inventory, fewer sales

January 20, 2017

Business

Mirador phase two begins

Completion of duplex expected June 1

January 20, 2017

Business

Apartments drive home construction up

New home construction dropped in December, although home construction was up overall because of a 54 percent jump in apartment…

January 19, 2017

Business

Homebuilder confidence, sales outlook slips

Homebuilders are growing slightly less confident about their sales prospects as mortgage rates continue to rise, increasing the cost of…

January 18, 2017

Business

Brighten your Durango home for ‘Blue Monday,’ remainder of winter

A few design ideas can brighten up the darkest home this winter

January 15, 2017

Business

Mobile homes a welcome change for more people

As many couples at this stage of life do, the Ridenours decided to downsize. But unlike many others, they left…

January 15, 2017

Business

Contractors seek payment for work on Trump D.C. hotel

Afterward, they say, they were stiffed. Two Washington-area small businesses have filed liens on the Trump International Hotel, saying they…

January 13, 2017

Business

Red state homes are luring young blue buyers inland

President-elect Donald Trump benefited in the 2016 election from Rust Belt voters upset about the loss of jobs in their…

January 8, 2017

Business

What’s trending in Durango kitchen designs

Remodelers and designers talk about 2017 trends

January 6, 2017

Business

For 40 years, presidents have spent Inauguration Eve at Blair House – will Trump?

Then-President-elect Barack Obama signs the Blair House guest book on the morning of his first inauguration in 2009.Blair House/State Department…

January 1, 2017

Business

Pending home sales tumble in November

Rising mortgage rates may be hampering new home sales, with the National Association of Realtors reporting that fewer Americans signed…

January 1, 2017

Business

Inventory, interest rates top real estate concerns for 2017

sales throughout 2016

January 1, 2017

Business

Mortgage rates wander higher

After jumping 14 basis points – a basis point is 0.01 percentage point – the week before, the 30-year fixed…

January 1, 2017