Real Estate

El Paso County not ready for new companies, jobs to come in

Gloria Diaz is a rare commodity in Socorro, Texas. She left town for school, like many others, but what makes her different is that she returned. "I did go out for a while," Diaz said. "But then I came back for the family." The Regional Economic Development Corporation just completed ...

• Updated: 9:23 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012

102-year-old building saved by city officials

Monday was a special day for El Paso City officials. Enough progress had been made on the historic Albert Fall Mansion that city officials were able to give KFOX14 News a tour. "It's been a very special project for the city and the engineering department to work on and we're ...

• 4:31 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012
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9 structure fires at same place in last four years

The old Magic Landing amusement park has been shut down for more than 20 years. Ticket booths still line the front of the property, but the windows are busted and broken glass lies everywhere. Most of the structures inside of the park are still standing, but many of them are ...

• 3:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012

Project could boost El Paso economy

The Fountains at Farah is a retail project that’s been in the works for more than four years. Cielo Vista Neighborhood Association President Mark Benitez said that the project is finally under way. Benitez showed KFOX14 crews that construction crews were on-site prepping the land for development. "I received almost ...

• 4:53 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012

An alleged real estate scam that's been going on for more than a decade makes its way to El Paso

Nohemy Brown wanted to rent an apartment so she went to an ad on Craigslist. She found an offer that appeared to be a good deal. The man who placed the ad only gave a first name, Greg. Greg claimed to be from a company called Vista Property Management. Greg ...

• 8:03 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011
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Homes are total loss before El Paso Fire Department ever arrives

El Paso fire department officials told KFOX 14 there's a reason many homes are a total loss even before they arrive. It's shopping season and on most wish lists are electronics, but officials with the El Paso Fire Department said those electronics can actually cause a fire to spread even ...

• 12:39 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

Spaceport headquarters outside of Hatch

Hatch village trustees voted this week to annex 308 acres aimed at developing as a potential home for a spaceport visitor center according to the Las Cruces Sun News. The move comes after the New Mexico Spaceport Authority announced plans to build welcome centers in Hatch and in Truth or ...

• 1:55 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011

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Tour historic $20 Million home in San Francisco

Designed by Julius Kraft and built in 1902 by Wells Fargo Bank President Isaias Hellman as a wedding gift for his daughter, 2020 Jackson Street served as the makeshift headquarters of Wells Fargo following San Francisco's great quake and fire in 1906.

• 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011

Demolition on historical smoke stacks is delayed one year

The group of people who want to save the Asarco smoke stacks have been granted a year. The group said they're not sure if one year will be enough time. Roberto Puga is the man in charge of spending millions of dollars to clean Asarco up. He's the trustee of ...

• 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
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Woman says apartment complex ruined her chance to get into a home

Ayla Kellner is a young mother of two. She said her first experience living alone was when she rented an apartment from the Athens Gate apartment complex. Kellner was part of the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program so the federal government paid her rent. Being part of that program ...

• 6:21 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
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