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U.S. homebuilders growing more confident about sales

U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about their sales prospects this month than they have since the beginning of the year. The National Association of Home Builders/Well...

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Thousands of homes still to come in Three Springs

100-unit apartment complex half full before opening

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. home construction down slightly in May

WASHINGTON – Construction of new homes nudged down slightly in May, with builders pulling back in the Northeast and Midwest. Housing starts ticked down 0.3 percent to a seasonally...

DATE: Jun 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

A passive house is an efficient house

Some local builders adhering to tighter efficiency standards

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Election may be putting real estate market on hold in Durango area

Many home buyers may be sitting on the sidelines until after the election

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Making your home ‘pop’ can help get that sale

Would you like to sell your home this summer? The keys to success are presenting your home and pricing your home. In the first of this two-part series, we will look at presenting...

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Slowdown sends spending on construction down

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. construction spending fell in April by the biggest amount in five years, dragged by declines in housing, commercial construction and spending on government projects. ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Purgatory Resort buyers going for cheaper homes

Sales up, median price down in Purgatory resort area

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Home sales unaffected as prices rise

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices kept climbing in March as the spring home buying season began, but so far the higher costs haven’t thwarted sales. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shille...

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Freeway views are hot: Homeowners cozy up to urban eyesores

LOS ANGELES – Robert Leviton’s loudest neighbor is a 12-lane freeway. The busy stretch of highway that runs alongside his townhouse complex is visible from his north-facing window...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Pending U.S. home sales up

WASHINGTON â€“ Americans signed more contracts to buy homes in April for the third straight month, driving pending home sales to the highest level in more than a decade. The Natio...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Mining claims cheap but complex real estate

The mining boom is long over for San Juan County, though as thrifty real estate hunters are aware, it left in its wake a trove of golden real estate opportunity. Provided the buye...

DATE: May 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business