Author – The Durango Herald

Home sales remain steady

WASHINGTON – Midwestern homebuyers helped spark a national increase in real estate sales during April, a sign that demand for housing remains steady despite rising prices and tight inventori...

DATE: May 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

More Americans are expected to remodel their homes this year

WASHINGTON – A rising number of Americans are preparing to renovate their homes this year, a potential boost for the economy, according to projections released by Harvard University’s Joint ...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Millennials struggle with saving for their down payments

WASHINGTON – Short of savings and burdened by debt, America’s millennials are struggling to afford their first homes in the face of sharply higher prices in many of the most desirable cities...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Trump proposal for national debt would send rates soaring

Economists question candidate’s recovery plan

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. new-home sales fall in March for third straight month

WASHINGTON – Americans stepped back from buying new homes in March, the third straight monthly decline as sales plunged sharply in the Western states. New-home sales slipped 1.5 p...

DATE: Apr 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales bounce back

WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuyers crowded back into the market in March, kicking off a solid start to the spring buying season after sales had slumped in February. The National Associa...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise faster than incomes in January

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices climbed at more than double the rate of incomes in January, a trend that could ultimately create affordability challenges for buyers. The Standard &...

DATE: Mar 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Number of contracts to buy homes at highest point since July

WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, with purchases surging in the Midwest ahead of the traditional spring buying season. The National Associatio...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Western U.S. homebuyers push up sales of new homes in February

WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuyers in the West accounted for all of February’s increase in sales of new houses, possibly signaling uncertain growth prospects for the broader real estate market hea...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales slump in February; supply shortage hits market

WASHINGTON – Americans retreated from home-buying in February, reversing months of prior gains as low inventories push up prices to levels that restrict sales. The National Associ...

DATE: Mar 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. adds a strong 242,000 jobs; rate holds at low 4.9 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. Th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. pending home sales decline in January

WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January, as the recent hot streak appears to have been curbed by a shortage of properties for sale and colder weather. ...

DATE: Feb 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business