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Renters become owners through fair-share funding

In-lieu payments have helped buy 11 Durango homes

DATE: Apr 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise at solid pace, even with flat sales

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices continued their steady upward march in February as buyers competed for a limited number of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new-home sales fall in March for third straight month

WASHINGTON – Americans stepped back from buying new homes in March, the third straight monthly decline as sales plunged sharply in the Western states. New-home sales slipped 1.5 p...

DATE: Apr 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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 ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

In-home man caves are becoming more popular

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

DATE: Apr 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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 ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Trimble Spa seeking new investors

Future buyer stands to gain residential, commercial parcels

DATE: Apr 15, 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