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Real estate market cools

WASHINGTON – Fewer people signed contracts to purchase homes in November, as the real estate market appears to have cooled after sales gains for much of 2015. The National Associa...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Couple learns to make do in smaller living space

Move to D.C. requires lots of downsizing

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

First home sells in Silverview community

14 units offer main-level living near town

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent

WASHINGTON – Steady job growth, low mortgage rates and tight inventories helped fuel rising U.S. home prices in October. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price inde...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Apartment construction is up, but they being built for the wealthy

Last year in America, the median asking rent for a newly built apartment was an astonishing $1,372 a month. That’s about 50 percent more than the typical rent nationwide. It marked a dramati...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise in October, housing agency says

U.S. home prices surpassed their 2007 peak in October as the improving job market stirred competition for a dwindling inventory of listings, a Federal Housing Finance Agency index showed. ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Energy, weather and the outdoors driving custom home designs in Durango

Area builders share trends

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new-home sales rose in November after weak October

WASHINGTON – Americans appear less inclined to buy new homes as the year ends. Sales improved in November only because fewer people bought new homes in October than initially reported. ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. existing home sales tank in November

WASHINGTON – Home sales plunged sharply in November, as buyers faced rising prices and new regulations that might have delayed some closings. The National Association of Realtors ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

More than half of U.S. renters older than 40, study says

WASHINGTON – The majority of U.S. renters are now older than 40, a fundamental shift over the past decade that reflects the lasting damage of the housing crash and an aging population. ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Daughter fights to stay in her home

Reverse mortgages can cause problems for children

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

November home construction recovers

WASHINGTON – A big jump in apartment construction in the Midwest and South boosted the pace of homebuilding in November, marking a solid bounce back after tumbling in October. Construction o...

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | 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