Real estate - The Durango Herald

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...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Number of Durango home buyers 34 and under is declining

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

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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

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