Real estate - The Durango Herald

1031 exchanges can be profitable for investors

The Internal Revenue Service provides a special provision for real estate investors called Internal Revenue Code 1031 exchanges. These exchanges allow an investor to sell one investment prop...

DATE: Sep 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Builders getting more confident

U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in the market for new, single-family homes surged this month to the highest level in nearly nine years. The brighter outlook reflects growing optimis...

DATE: Sep 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Tween’s bedroom can be balancing act

Decorating a baby’s room is all about what mom and dad want. But decorating a bedroom for a “tween-age” child is more complicated. It’s a great place to give growing adolescents s...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Steps can help protect your credit score

Credit-protection companies have been popping up that promise to help you lock down your credit information and protect your identity. While these services can be valuable and worth the subs...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Parade of Homes celebrates 11th year

Customization becoming a must

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Grant will help with affordable housing in county

$81,000 annual income needed for a median-priced house

DATE: Sep 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The art of interior design

Durangoans have variety of options to decorate homes

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Even a small patio can have a fish pond

‘Only limits are your creativity’

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Doors divide haves, have-nots

NEW YORK – One new Manhattan skyscraper will greet residents of pricey condos with a lobby in front, while renters of affordable apartments that got the developer government incentives must...

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Tiny houses offer big potential in some areas

GARFIELD, Pa. – Tiny houses could play a big role in rebuilding the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh by filling some of the neighborhood’s hundreds of vacant lots and boosting homeownersh...

DATE: Sep 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Right at home: Advice for living in small space

For many young people, a first apartment might be a cramped studio or just a bedroom in a shared living arrangement. Juggling that room’s living, dining and sleeping spaces requires creativi...

DATE: Sep 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Consult with Homeowner’s Association

When considering a neighborhood, one should also consider their lifestyle. In the beginning a home search it is always important to discuss with your Realtor your lifestyle, hobbi...

DATE: Sep 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

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