Real estate - The Durango Herald

Long-awaited rules aim to strengthen housing act

CHICAGO – When the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, it barred the outright racial discrimination that was then routine. It also required the government to go one step further: to activel...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Condo prices in Queens soar to record $575,339

NEW YORK – Condominium prices in New York’s Queens jumped to a record in the second quarter as soaring values in Manhattan sent buyers fanning out across the city’s boroughs in search of pro...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

How to price your home for a successful sale

A few tips can help homeowners price their homes for a successful sale. First, analyze past sales in your neighborhood and check out similar homes in other neighborhoods. ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Rising rents aren’t just a problem in big cities

WASHINGTON – Home rental prices are climbing across much of the United States – with the biggest gains coming not from New York or San Francisco but Jackson, Mississippi, and Portland, Maine...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Fruity, summery colors perk up décor

Deep, juicy shades can work all year

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Homeownership rate expected to keep falling

WASHINGTON – The homeownership rate in the U.S. has been tumbling since the height of the housing boom. Fewer people own their homes – because foreclosures claimed them or because the housin...

DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay

NEW YORK – Home efficiency measures such as installing new windows or replacing insulation deliver such a small fraction of their promised energy savings that they may not save any money ove...

DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Financing condos can be challenging

If you are in the market for a condominium, the home you may want to buy may not qualify for a number of financing options that would normally be available. There are a number of...

DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

The ‘new normal’

These tips can help you cut your water usage

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Not-so modern dream

North Carolina Triangle a hotbed for fans of modernist homes

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Wells Group celebrates 30 years

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Another phase for Edgemont Highlands

Development offers a rarity: buildable lots

DATE: Jun 20, 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