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‘Urban Blight’ discussed in Cortez

Officials uncertain about what to do about abandoned properties

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Real estate’s cream of the crop

They came; they saw; and they conquered. Or, rather, they sold. The Durango Area Association of Realtors, which documents sales transactions in Montezumea, San Juan, Archuleta and...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Demographics of first-time homebuyers

The National Association of Realtors has published the latest data on the demographics of first-time home buyers nationwide. The biggest headline of the study was that the charact...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Mortgage shopping can really pay off

Rate volatility makes comparing rates important

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Construction hits new heights with 3-D printing

Back in April, a team of Chinese construction workers used a 3-D printer to construct houses. By day’s end, there were 10 standing. They were compact and fairly bare bones – nothing much to ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Twin Buttes idles

Massive development has yet to get off the ground

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

The ins and outs of title insurance

When purchasing real estate, a buyer generally requests that the seller provide title insurance. The first step to obtaining title insurance is for a title company to do a title s...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

U.S. home prices rise slowly

WASHINGTON – U.S. home values rose at a modest pace in December, a sign there are too few potential buyers to bid up prices. Real estate data provider CoreLogic says home prices ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new home sales jump 11.6 percent in December

WASHINGTON – Sales of new U.S. homes accelerated strongly in December, a sign that home-buying may improve this year after a lackluster 2014. The Commerce Department said Tuesday ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Home sale may be sign of things to come

The big news in Durango real estate last week was the demolition of a home in Hillcrest at 205 Hillcrest Drive. This is news because the home was listed for $585,000, and it sold...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Feeling at home

Outlying Forest Lakes subdivision offers spacious, affordable country living

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

It’s never too early to begin loan process

With interest rates remaining at or near record lows, gasoline prices tumbling to their lowest in a half-dozen years and the Federal Housing Administration stepping up to the plate by loweri...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

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