Real Estate

U.S. home construction up 4.4 percent in December

WASHINGTON – 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

County real estate market grew in 2014

Sellers are rejoicing about the improved real estate market and the growth in the value of their homes during 2014. Buyers have continued to come into the market because of low in...

DATE: Jan 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Rent or buy?

For many people, both housing options are growing more unaffordable

DATE: Jan 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Sometimes, real estate agents just need to say no to clients

Real estate agents never should talk clients into buying a property. But every so often, they talk their folks out of buying one. Perhaps the would-be buyers don’t realize the pla...

DATE: Jan 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

2014 foreclosures drop to pre-recession levels

LOS ANGELES – A healthier U.S. housing market and economy helped to winnow foreclosures in 2014 to levels not seen since before the housing bust. The decline is the latest evidenc...

DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Young home buyers return as economy grows

After Damien and Tina Bucci were approved for a mortgage in 2012, they decided they couldn’t afford the biggest purchase of their lives without greater confidence in the U.S. economy. Next m...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

JPMorgan to pay $500M to settle mortgage lawsuit

NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase reached a preliminary settlement to pay $500 million to resolve a lawsuit over $17.6 billion of faulty mortgage-backed securities issued by Bear Stearns, according ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

2015 forecast: Busy builders, uncertainty on home prices

La Plata County in 2014 largely saw a continuation of trends that began in 2013. Building bounced back in a big way. Real estate transactions plateaued, while home prices rose. Foreclosures ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices rise, but demand weak

WASHINGTON – U.S. home values rose at a measured pace in November, a sign that demand remains weak as many buyers have been priced out of the market. Prices increased 5.5 percent ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Bust will hurt housing in oil-producing states

WASHINGTON – The oil boom that lifted home prices in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana is coming to an end. Crude oil prices have crashed since June, falling by more than 54 percent t...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Obama pushes homeownership steps in once hard-hit Arizona

PHOENIX – Standing at the epicenter of the nation’s recent housing crisis, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted plans to lower some mortgage insurance premiums, a move the White House...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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