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Mine spill hits Navajo Nation hard
Harm extends beyond farming and ranching to spiritual life
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U.S. homebuilder sentiment improves in August
Construction workers work on a new large apartment complex in Scottsdale, Ariz.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday rose…
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Grad has a crate answer to Bay area’s housing crisis
Luke Iseman is hoping to develop a business leasing his cargo-container homes to people in San Francisco. High housing costs in the San Francisco Bay area are driving people to…
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1 in 10 San Franciscans can afford to buy a home
Ten percent of San Franciscans could afford to buy a single-family home, down from 12 percent in the first quarter, the California Association of Realtors said in a report. The…
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Study links vacation rentals to housing crisis
From Breckenridge to Park City, mountain towns cracked down – starting in 2009 – on property owners who were renting to vacationers without required permits and licenses and skipping out…
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This may be a good time for some change
Switching your insurer, other providers could save you money
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Facial-recognition tool raises privacy concerns
Facebook says this enhances the user experience. But privacy advocates say the company’s technology – which regulators in Europe and Canada have ordered shut off – should be used only…
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Disney program boosts startups
Boulder firm’s BB-8 droid comes to life with help from media giant
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Google’s new ABCs: Search is a subsidiary
Restructuring separates firm’s money-makers from dream projects
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The Zen Den Body and Skincare announces its opening at 1315 Main Ave., Suite 220. The business is owned by Erica Munz, who has a background in esthetics. The beauty…
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Bank plans to sell delinquent home loans
The company is selling five pools consisting of nonperforming debt, loans that have been modified and resumed payment, and some that haven’t defaulted, according to a person with knowledge of…
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Throw blankets are inexpensive way to give home cozy feel
Throw blankets ideal for fall makeovers
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Building-code changes will encourage efficiency
Durango, La Plata County looking to adopt 2009 energy standards
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Welcome to the far-out exurbs
Erica Luna and her husband, Jesse Moncayo, are commuting almost four hours a day from their jobs in the San Francisco area to their new home in Mountain House in…
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Leveraging can help real estate investors boost their profits
How does it work? Most commonly in real estate, investors borrow money on a property and commit to a mortgage as part of the money in the investment. The investor…
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As America has grown, so have our homes
Single-family homes have evolved in many ways over the past 400 years, but the biggest change is that Americans today want larger homes with more bathrooms and bedrooms.Pop Chart Lab…
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Will the Internet listen to your private conversations?
But Aanya’s carefree attitude dissolved into paranoia a few months ago shortly after her mother bought Amazon’s Echo, a digital assistant that can be set up in a home or…
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Global fire sale on stuff that’s combustible
Oil, natural gas, coal prices sink like stones
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Comcast speeds up discount Internet
Comcast on Tuesday announced it is speeding up and expanding its discounted Internet service, called Internet Essentials, that was created to get more low-income people online.Matt Rourke/Associated Press file photo…
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Higher wages a surprising success for Seattle restaurant
It is staff, not diners, who feel the real difference, with wages as much as 60 percent higher than before. One waitress is saving for accounting classes and finding it…
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Discount Tire announces the opening of a new tire store at 1175 South Camino del Rio. Discount Tire will offer customers free winter tire change out at its Durango tire…
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Can U.S. housing industry’s comeback endure? The outlook dims
The sizzling U.S. housing market is beginning to show some signs of burning out. Real estate officials report the number of existing homes entering the market is little changed from…
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‘Breaking Bad’ homes for sale; meth labs not included
The 3,500-square-foot home in Albuquerque’s Country Club area was used in AMC’s TV series “Breaking Bad” and is for sale.Russell Contreras/Associated Press A mother-daughter realty team said they are helping…
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Pending home sales index falls in June
The housing market took another step back Wednesday when the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales dropped in June. The number of contracts on new home sales fell…
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Boomers, millennials vie for limited rentals
Attorney Mike Abelson of Bethesda, Md., is one of many baby boomers who are deciding it’s easier to rent rather than having to maintain a home. Real estate analysts are…
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California décor comes in many styles
Designer Kim Myles uses colors and finishes in her designs that reflect light. The winner of HGTV’s “Design Star” says “California Style” décor should be laid back and hip.Kim Myles…
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Rental prices rise 4.3 percent in June
Rental prices are rising in most cities around the country, although prices are dipping in some areas where new apartment units are starting to enter the market. Zillow said rents…
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Looking to play it safe with online sales?
Police around country offering buyers, sellers place to meet