Real estate - The Durango Herald

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

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...

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango area’s housing demand exceeding supply

Real estate forecast reflects low inventory

DATE: Apr 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Pay off your mortgage early and save thousands

The 30-year fixed mortgage is the gold standard for financing the purchase or refinancing of your home. There are a number of options to pay off your mortgage early and save thousands of dol...

DATE: Apr 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Modular construction is an increasingly popular way to grow

When Richard and Terry Jeng bought their tiny bungalow in South Arlington in 2001, they kept their clothes in the attic since the closets in their first-floor bedroom were practically nonexi...

DATE: Apr 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Some home remodeling projects are better than others to add value

Locals discuss best projects for adding value to a home

DATE: Apr 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise faster than incomes in January

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices climbed at more than double the rate of incomes in January, a trend that could ultimately create affordability challenges for buyers. The Standard &...

DATE: Mar 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Number of contracts to buy homes at highest point since July

WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, with purchases surging in the Midwest ahead of the traditional spring buying season. The National Associatio...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Western U.S. homebuyers push up sales of new homes in February

WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuyers in the West accounted for all of February’s increase in sales of new houses, possibly signaling uncertain growth prospects for the broader real estate market hea...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Make green your go-to color for spring décor

When we start thinking “spring,” one color comes to mind. Tender pea shoots, that soft fuzziness on budding trees, a new lawn – there’s a palette of greens that herald nature’s sh...

DATE: Mar 26, 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