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Financing available for self-employed

People who are self-employed have more challenges when seeking financing compared to borrowers who are employed by others. Lenders have to determine a borrower’s likely future inc...

Home inspections can help buyers spot problems

Home inspections are helpful for home buyers who hope their dream home has no major flaws. A house is like a car: It needs ongoing maintenance, and some parts have a limited life ...

U.S. home sales bounce back

WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuyers crowded back into the market in March, kicking off a solid start to the spring buying season after sales had slumped in February. The National Associa...

In-home man caves are becoming more popular

Today’s man caves have more to do with hobbies than home theaters

U.S. home construction tumbled in March

WASHINGTON – Construction of new homes fell in March by the largest amount in five months, with weakness in all regions of the country except the Northeast. Home construction drop...

U.S. homebuilder sentiment held steady in April

U.S. homebuilders’ confidence held steady in April, reflecting an overall optimistic outlook in the market for new homes even as a gauge of current sales fell slightly. The Nation...

What hotels can teach us about home design

NEW YORK – You know that feeling you get when you walk into a hotel room and you just want to fall on that big white bedspread with the fluffy pillows? Here are some tips from thr...

Home buying little changed over the years

The French author Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr is credited with coining the phrase, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In this day and age, with everything at the push of ...

Trimble Spa seeking new investors

Future buyer stands to gain residential, commercial parcels

County real estate market is anything but uninteresting

Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that’s where an interesting conversation begins. Eric SchlosserThis quote is appro...

Rent control spreads from pricey San Francisco to suburbs

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Charles Edwards is a merry self-described hillbilly from Tennessee who knows much about Victorian-era railroads and not so much about political campaigning. But...

Durango area’s housing demand exceeding supply

Real estate forecast reflects low inventory