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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

What would you pay for the White House?

Group puts a $250 million value on iconic D.C. property

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Start fresh with designing your home

Some people can walk into a room, look around quickly and have a clear vision of what it will take to give it a fresh look and feel. Others walk into a room, yearn for a fresh look, but all ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Unconventional homes may not qualify for conventional loans

Financing biggest barrier for nontraditional structures

DATE: Aug 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home construction climbed to a six-month high in July

WASHINGTON – Apartment construction in the Northeast fueled a jump in home building in July as the pace of housing starts nationwide reached the strongest pace in six months. The ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. homebuilder sentiment rises in August as sales improve

U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about the housing market this month, reflecting strong growth in new-home sales and prices. The National Association of Home Builder...

DATE: Aug 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Boomers’ new retirement plan is millennials paying rent

Pete Pollinger and his wife, Julie, are relocating from Boca Raton to Melbourne, a city of about 70,000 on Florida’s Space Coast, named for its proximity to NASA rocket sites at Cape Canaver...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Bouncing back from foreclosure easier now

Philip and Denise Powell lost their home in 2011 after Philip’s hours as a pastor were cut in half and Denise was sidelined by a surgery. But they were determined to become homeowners again,...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday