Real estate - The Durango Herald

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...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Building industry picks up

Construction industry sees busy summer

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Millennials buying homes later in life

Data show they buy at same rate as in 1990s

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

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. ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

The art of landscaping

Creating an enjoyable outdoor living space adds more than just equity

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Disorganized remotes? Seven creative answers

Remote controls, designed to make life easier and more convenient, have become so numerous in many homes that keeping track of them is a challenge all its own. There are often sep...

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

County inventory suggests it’s a buyer’s market

The Colorado Association of Realtors has just released housing reports for all of the districts in Colorado and a statewide report. These second-quarter reports for 2014 are particularly hel...

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Growth in the million-dollar market

Durango-area luxury home sales grow as second-home buyers return to market

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Designers cooking up color-happy kitchens

Kitchens in traditional and vintage homes often are dressed in conservative garb: neutral hues, stainless steel, white-on-white or beige-on-beige. Historically, however, kitchens ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Foreclosure filings drop as fewer homeowners fall behind

Foreclosure filings plunged in La Plata County during the first half of 2014, providing a strong indicator that fewer homeowners are in financial distress. The low number of forec...

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

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