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Wine cellars moving up from basement

Many of them are now high-end living spaces

Manhattan renters win as prices stay steady

Manhattan’s traditional peak apartment-leasing season wrapped up in August with no rent growth for landlords, a sign that their ability to push up costs may wane further in the coming months...

Finding recycled building materials can be challenging

Recycled construction materials can help cut costs for builders

U.S. construction spending unchanged in July

WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending was unchanged in July as weakness in spending on government projects offset gains in home building and the strongest month for non-residential const...

Real estate – a part of our lives

Real estate – a part of our lives

‘Granny flats’ add housing, but there’s no legal shelter

LOS ANGELES – In the new home Julia Coffee designed for herself, handpicking the tiles and the flooring and the red front door, the microwave doesn’t work. Neither does the dishwasher, the ...

Three North Main motels on the market

City has been looking at area to host new development

Pending U.S. home sales strengthened in July

WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in July, a sign that demand for home ownership remains strong despite a shortage of listings on the market. The Nati...

U.S. home prices rise in June at slowest pace in 10 months

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose modestly in June, pushed up by strong sales and a limited supply of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city ...

As sea levels rise, nearly 1.9 million US homes could be underwater by 2100

The real estate data firm Zillow recently published a research analysis that estimated rising sea levels could leave nearly 2 million U.S. homes inundated by 2100, a fate that would displace...

Is an Earthship home right for you?

An Earthship home is made from natural and unrecycled materials and is powered by solar energy. These homes are intended to be “off the grid” with little or no reliance on public utilities a...

Mancos misses out on Space to Create

Project offers funds to help build affordable housing for artists