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U.S. home prices up 6.4% in August

Slower gains helping boost affordability

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Homebuilders offer freebies as markets cool

Joseph Beben wasn’t in the market for a house until he heard about a year-old community in suburban Phoenix where 10 homebuilders are offering buyers incentives such as swimming pools, built...

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Qualifying for a mortgage loan may be harder

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the mortgage market is so tight that even he is having a hard time refinancing his own home loan. If Bernanke can’t refinance ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Is your home well-equipped for winter?

Resources help protect your home, wallet

DATE: Oct 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Contracts to buy homes fall

WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in August, suggesting that real estate sales will remain sluggish over the next few months. The National Association of ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

What goes with the home and what doesn’t?

Disagreements and uncertainty are common regarding what buyers and sellers think remains with a home when it sells. The standard contract verbiage indicates that fixtures remain and personal...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Mercury Village gets LEED award

Company earns high points for headquarters

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices rise at slowest pace in 2 years

WASHINGTON – Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in the year ended in July at the slowest pace in almost two years as still-tight credit and limited wage gains weigh on demand. The...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Every room counts when selling home

Many of us have one room in the house that doesn’t really have a job. Maybe we set it up with an air bed once in a while for guests, or shove out-of-season clothing boxes in there or use it ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Affordable housing group marks 10th anniversary

The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County, an agency that provides tools and resources to achieve home-ownership, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It will host a recep...

DATE: Oct 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

New home sales up, but still struggling

WASHINGTON – While the sales of newly built homes hit a six-year high in August, the numbers aren’t as dazzling as they seem when put in context. New home sales jumped 18 percent ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Subtle home design is worth the effort

Paint your walls a bold color and friends will likely praise your creativity. Invest in a standout piece of furniture or striking work of art and your decorating is bound to earn compliments...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | 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