Real estate - The Durango Herald

Rent hikes show signs of easing

WASHINGTON – U.S. home rental prices rose at a slower pace in October, a possible sign that apartment costs are testing the upper reaches of renters’ incomes. Real estate data fir...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Think you want a tiny house? Businesses offer a tryout first

CROYDON, N.H. – Hilary and Shane Lentz were hooked on the idea of a tiny house, but they weren’t sure the reality would be so appealing. Their curiosity led them to the hills of N...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. homebuilder sentiment slips in November

U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident in their sales prospects heading into next year, even as their overall sales outlook remains favorable. The National Associa...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Making sense of mortgage insurance

Mortgage insurance protects your lender against loss in the event it has to foreclose on your home and there are insufficient proceeds to pay back the principal, interest and foreclosure exp...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Prospective buyer: Animas mobile home park will stay as is

‘We are not planning to redevelop it’

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is Animas mobile home park changing hands?

Tenants worry as owners keep quiet

DATE: Nov 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

New reports show divided housing market

WASHINGTON – It’s the most profitable time to sell a house since the Great Recession started in late 2007. But first-time buyers are increasingly scarce. More Americans are qualif...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Tiny house, with kids: Families find rewards in living small

Last year, William and Laura Baird got rid of half of their kids’ toys, half of their kitchen’s contents and a third of the family’s clothes. It wasn’t just de-cluttering – they also ditched...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Mixed views on Gold King/real estate correlation

Some brokers think the spill may be at least part of the puzzle

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Make your living room fit your way of living

Iantha Carley and her husband raised her two kids, now grown, in a small house. This meant that the living room was also the home theater, game room, library and meeting space. “W...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

San Francisco election fails to end affordable housing angst

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a $310 million bond for affordable housing last week, acknowledging all is not well in the city marked by skyrocketing rents driv...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Limited service, less expensive

Foregoing full-service brokers can equal savings for the right customers

DATE: Nov 7, 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