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RHA: County needs 15,700 new homes

Population projected to grow 52 pecent

DATE: Jun 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. homes grow larger

Average new home is now 2,500 square feet

DATE: Jun 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Construction spending jumps 2.2% in April

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. construction spending climbed in April to the highest level in more than six years, fueled by healthy gains in housing, government spending and non-residential constructi...

DATE: Jun 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

More retired Americans are being buried by housing debt

WASHINGTON – Al and Saundra Karp have found an unconventional way to raise money and help save their Miami-area home from foreclosure: They’re lining up gigs for their family jazz band. ...

DATE: Jun 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. regulators warn ads for reverse mortgages can mislead

WASHINGTON – We’ve seen the TV ad pitches from celebrities such as “The Fonz” Henry Winkler and actor and ex-Sen. Fred Thompson, touting the benefits of reverse mortgages for older homeowner...

DATE: Jun 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Lack of supply pushing home prices up

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at a steady pace in March, pushed higher by a limited supply of houses for sale. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index ro...

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Backyard sheds shedding their drab, old image

When Morgaine Ford-Workman and Wren Workman bought a house with a backyard shed, they saw the potential for something more than storing garden tools. The couple transformed the 10...

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Homebuyers growing more confident

Pending sales hit 9-year high in U.S. in April

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Strong home prices tempt sellers

Rental market remains tight

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Stable supply of water coming to the county’s Dry Side

Recently, I had the opportunity to see a presentation from the La Plata West Water Authority. As we all know, water is one of the most critical resources, and the water authority ...

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in sales prospects ebbs

U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident about their sales prospects, a reflection of the sluggish start to this spring’s home-selling season. Even so, builders’ over...

DATE: May 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales slide in April amid listing shortage

WASHINGTON – Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped in April due mainly to relatively few listings and rising prices, providing evidence of the housing sector’s uneven recovery. The...

DATE: May 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business