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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

S&P close to $1.37B deal over risky mortgage bond ratings

WASHINGTON – Standard & Poor’s is close to a $1.37 billion settlement with the Obama administration and U.S. states over allegations it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage inves...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

What does $400k get you in Durango?

Home sales give clues to market’s middle

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Containing Detroit’s housing blight

DETROIT – An unusual home taking shape inside General Motors’ sprawling Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is intended to be part of a movement to rebuild the city’s economy and deteriorating,...

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Bicycle-themed décor comes home

Bike parts become hip furnishings

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Buying a home really may not be out of reach

You may think you can’t afford to buy a home, but consider how the new low down-payment loans make homes affordable, even in Southwest Colorado. A $250,000 home purchase could req...

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Rising housing starts cap best year since 2007

WASHINGTON – New residential construction in the U.S. rose more than forecast in December, capping the best year since 2007 and signaling the industry probably will keep expanding this year....

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales rise in December

WASHINGTON – More Americans purchased homes in December, yet total sales slipped in 2014 as first-time buyers struggled to find houses. The National Association of Realtors said F...

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Animas City residents support ADUs

Majority backs secondary units; city officials considering rules

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. home construction up 4.4 percent in December

WASHINGTON â€“ Construction of new homes rebounded in December, helping to push activity for the entire year to the highest level since the peak of the housing boom nine years ago. ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices keep climbing

Durango, county show similar increases

DATE: Jan 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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