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Floral patterns taking root

New designs can blossom in any home

Low-income housing isn’t just about affordability

WASHINGTON – Earlier this month, city supervisors in San Francisco considered an emergency 45-day moratorium on the construction of new market-rate housing in the Mission district so that th...

RHA: County needs 15,700 new homes

Population projected to grow 52 pecent

U.S. homes grow larger

Average new home is now 2,500 square feet

Construction spending jumps 2.2% in April

WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending climbed in April to the highest level in more than six years, fueled by healthy gains in housing, government spending and non-residential constructi...

More retired Americans are being buried by housing debt

WASHINGTON – Al and Saundra Karp have found an unconventional way to raise money and help save their Miami-area home from foreclosure: They’re lining up gigs for their family jazz band. ...

U.S. regulators warn ads for reverse mortgages can mislead

WASHINGTON – We’ve seen the TV ad pitches from celebrities such as “The Fonz” Henry Winkler and actor and ex-Sen. Fred Thompson, touting the benefits of reverse mortgages for older homeowner...

Lack of supply pushing home prices up

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at a steady pace in March, pushed higher by a limited supply of houses for sale. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index ro...

Backyard sheds shedding their drab, old image

When Morgaine Ford-Workman and Wren Workman bought a house with a backyard shed, they saw the potential for something more than storing garden tools. The couple transformed the 10...

Homebuyers growing more confident

Pending sales hit 9-year high in U.S. in April

Strong home prices tempt sellers

Rental market remains tight

Stable supply of water coming to the county’s Dry Side

Recently, I had the opportunity to see a presentation from the La Plata West Water Authority. As we all know, water is one of the most critical resources, and the water authority ...