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Making your home ‘pop’ can help get that sale

Would you like to sell your home this summer? The keys to success are presenting your home and pricing your home. In the first of this two-part series, we will look at presenting...

Slowdown sends spending on construction down

WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending fell in April by the biggest amount in five years, dragged by declines in housing, commercial construction and spending on government projects. ...

Purgatory Resort buyers going for cheaper homes

Sales up, median price down in Purgatory resort area

Cold coffee is booming; now everyone is piling in

The coffee industry is getting ready for its very own big chill. Coffee makers from global giants JAB and Illy to smaller upstarts such as High Brew, La Colombe and Chameleon Cold...

Home sales unaffected as prices rise

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices kept climbing in March as the spring home buying season began, but so far the higher costs haven’t thwarted sales. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shille...

Wal-Mart aims to grow overseas

SHENZHEN, China – Zhong Guoyan sifted through piles of fish at a Walmart in Shenzhen, one of China’s largest cities. She studied the fins, to make sure they were bright red and firm. She pee...

Trump fosters rivalries

‘Celebrity Apprentice’ not far from truth

Dealing with a renovation nightmare

Every renovation project is inherently optimistic, because homeowners start out with a plan to improve their home with visions of glorious new living spaces or at least a shiny updated bathr...

Freeway views are hot: Homeowners cozy up to urban eyesores

LOS ANGELES – Robert Leviton’s loudest neighbor is a 12-lane freeway. The busy stretch of highway that runs alongside his townhouse complex is visible from his north-facing window...

Pending U.S. home sales up

WASHINGTON – Americans signed more contracts to buy homes in April for the third straight month, driving pending home sales to the highest level in more than a decade. The Natio...

Mining claims cheap but complex real estate

The mining boom is long over for San Juan County, though as thrifty real estate hunters are aware, it left in its wake a trove of golden real estate opportunity. Provided the buye...

Councilors compromise on construction defects law

Policies would protect builders from frivolous lawsuits
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