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Existing home sales soaring

WASHINGTON – Americans snapped up houses in May almost as soon as properties were listed, fueling the strongest sales rate in nearly a decade. Sales of existing homes rose 1.8 per...

Here’s some changes you can really believe in

Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and all the areas in between make up La Plata County. These communities started in the 1880s as a hot bed for mining because of the discovery of silver...

Number of Durango home buyers 34 and under is declining

Despite market challenges, some young Durangoans have pulled off a home purchase

A millennial’s long journey to a post-recession loan

Ruth Paloma Rivera just bought her first home, battling her way through the paperwork obstacle course that is the post-crisis American banking system. In her initial attempt at ob...

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...

Thousands of homes still to come in Three Springs

100-unit apartment complex half full before opening

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...

A passive house is an efficient house

Some local builders adhering to tighter efficiency standards

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

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...

Slowdown sends spending on construction down

WASHINGTON – 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. ...

Purgatory Resort buyers going for cheaper homes

Sales up, median price down in Purgatory resort area