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DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

‘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 ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Three North Main motels on the market

City has been looking at area to host new development

DATE: Sep 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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 ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Mancos misses out on Space to Create

Project offers funds to help build affordable housing for artists

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango’s growth endures through policy changes

Durango’s ideas, policies about housing development have evolved over the years

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales fell in July amid inventory shortage

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON – U.S. home buyers pulled back in July, as sales declined amid a shortage of available properties and steadily rising prices. ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new-home sales climb to best level since late 2007

WASHINGTON – Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, the latest sign that low mortgage rates and a solid job market are helping su...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business