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

By 2007, Michelle Jackson, a 30-something writer in Denver, held a master’s degree, had traveled the world and was enjoying her social life as a single woman. She also felt the pull to purch...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

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

LOS ANGELES – At $250 million, a new mega mansion in the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles is the most expensive home listed in the United States. The passion project ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata County builders grapple with upcoming changes

Mixed views on updates to codes

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Taking care of the big stuff

When moving into a new house, it can be overwhelming for some to figure out furniture placement. Perhaps you are coming from a home you’ve lived in for years and had everything mi...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

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

Nina Agabian, a retired director of research in global health science at the University of California, bought a 29th-floor apartment in San Francisco’s Millennium Tower in 2010. “It was supp...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

US construction activity slips in December

WASHINGTON – U.S. builders trimmed spending slightly in December as a gain in private projects was offset by a big drop in spending on government projects. Construction spending f...

DATE: Feb 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Pending home sales rose in December

WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in December. The increase possibly reflects more people scrambling to purchase homes as mortgage rates have been rising and increasi...

DATE: Jan 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Trump stirs homebuilders’ dreams of bulldozing environmental rules

As Don Huffines sees it, Donald Trump’s election instantly made his Dallas-area pastureland much more valuable. That’s because the residential developer expects the president to follow throu...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Florida Road apartments ready for tenants this fall

College students expected market

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new-home sales tumble

WASHINGTON – Americans pulled back sharply from buying new homes in December, but sales for all of 2016 were the highest since 2007. The Commerce Department said that new-home sal...

DATE: Jan 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Low supplies hamper existing home sales

WASHINGTON – Americans retreated from purchasing homes in December, as the number of properties listed for sale sank to its lowest level since 1999. The National Association of Re...

DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Home ownership is out-of-reach for many

Rising home prices and interest rates are making it more difficult for buyers to qualify for the home they want. Experts expect the upward trend to continue, which will push some...

DATE: Jan 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate