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Can you afford to buy a home?

Figuring out what you can comfortably afford means knowing the major things you need to budget for when you buy a home. From one-time expenses like the down payment to ongoing costs like tax...

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Year-over-year U.S. home prices slowing

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in June by the smallest year-over-year amount in 20 months, slowed by modest sales and more properties coming on the market. Data provider Core...

Modular apartments stack up with best

Builder hopes to show units can be stylish

Durango elevator traps 9 brokers

It sounds like the start of a good joke: What happens when nine real estate brokers get trapped in an elevator? The answer: Light-hearted conversations and a little bit of joking, said Don R...

U.S. home price gains slow for 6th straight month

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 9.3 percent in May from 12 months earlier. That’s down from 10.8 percent in the previous month and the smallest annual g...

Building industry picks up

Construction industry sees busy summer

Millennials buying homes later in life

Data show they buy at same rate as in 1990s

Zillow buying Trulia to make real estate titan

NEW YORK – Real estate website operator Zillow is buying rival Trulia in a $3.5 billion deal that would make the biggest player in the online real estate market. Zillow would also...

Hail damage? Check your policy before a disaster

On Sept. 22, 2013, a large hail storm wreaked havoc in the La Plata County area. Most of us remember that storm vividly. Although hail is not a new sight in our area, the severity and intens...

Downside of low mortgage rates is fewer sales

WASHINGTON – Would-be home sellers across the country are grappling with a once-in-a-lifetime problem: They have mortgage rates so absurdly low it would hurt them financially to sell. ...

The art of landscaping

Creating an enjoyable outdoor living space adds more than just equity