Real estate - The Durango Herald

The McMansion is back, and it’s bigger than ever

WASHINGTON – New American homes were bigger than ever last year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. After a few years of shrinkage in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the me...

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

2014 residential real estate ends on high note

Sales, home prices up from same quarter in 2013

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. construction spending drops

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. construction spending fell in January, reflecting weakness in spending on office buildings and other nonresidential projects and in government activity. Constr...

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Focus falls on north Main

Corridor could see traffic, commercial upgrades

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Snowstorms bury Northeast market

New England real estate sales on hold

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Housing sales remain flat

WASHINGTON – Sales of new U.S. homes were basically flat in January, evidence that recent job gains and relatively low mortgage rates have yet to spur the real estate market. The ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Buying a home after losing one may be possible

Have you or one of your family members suffered through the foreclosure of a home or negotiated a short sale of your home during the Great Recession? There may be good news for yo...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Signed contracts to buy U.S. homes rise to 18-month high

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose at a healthy pace in January, a sign that home sales are poised to accelerate after a slow start to the year. ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. home sales plunge 4.9 percent in January

WASHINGTON – U.S. home sales struck a snow drift in January, plunging to the slowest pace in nine months. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing h...

DATE: Feb 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Outdoor furniture design gets hotter

New patio styles could easily go in your home

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Homebuilder confidence declines to four-month low

WASHINGTON – Confidence among homebuilders decreased in February to the lowest level in four months as winter weather prevented some prospective buyers from touring new developments. ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. rents up in January

WASHINGTON – U.S. home rental prices rose at a steady rate in January, but prices barely budged or even dipped in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Real estate data firm Zil...

DATE: Feb 21, 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