What did you say? Was is it vacation, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or a long-dreamed-of adventure? There is no right answer here. Consider your response a “remarkable moment.” These are the…
Haydn Collard, a student senator in the college’s student governing body, is a senior at FLC this year and has lived for the past four years in Durango where it…
Roach The new rules revise procedures to require mortgage lenders to be more transparent and fully disclose all fees and terms in mortgage agreements to customers. Sounds good, right? But,…
We were able to share more than 1½ tons of local produce with Commodity Foods participants, and we could not have done it without the help of volunteers. Here’s a…
Director says demand still high, drop is not related to Gold King
Malarsie The La Plata County Economic Development Alliance will host the ninth annual Economic Summit Oct. 28 at the Sky Ute Casino & Resort in Ignacio. The business conference, “Jumping…
Home prices were up again in July, rising 5 percent, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Schiller report on home prices in 20 U.S. cities.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press file photo The Standard…
Businesses must be ready for chip-embedded cards or face the consequences
Utilities don’t want to get squeezed out of residential solar market
New concerns about housing affordability are slowing purchases across the nation. The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that pending home sales slipped in August because of concerns about the…
City’s hotel room inventory growing
Existing home sales dropped nearly 5 percent in August, although real estate agents are expecting sales will remain flat for the remainder of the year as the economy improves and…
For most Americans, housing rental prices have been rising faster than income, a trend that has been happening for some time.Richard Vogel/Associated Press file photo To top it off, more…
New home sales jumped nearly 6 percent in August, pushing the number of homes sold to the highest level in seven years.Gerry Broome/Associated Press file photo New-home sales surged 5.7…
A new report from Harvard University’s Joint Center on Housing Studies and the nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners reported that more than a quarter of all renters in the United States…
Several Durango tourism leaders attended the Governors Tourism Conference this past week in Crested Butte, where the entire choir makes it living promoting tourism. The governor delivered an upbeat report…
There are a number of financing options available to help you buy a home sooner than you thought possible. Delaying your purchase will likely result in paying more for the…
Builders group hosts three-day event next weekend
Housing construction slipped slightly in August, although it remains up for the year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Demand for new housing is continuing to rise as the economy improves,…
Construction workers work on a high-rise condominium in Doral, Fla. U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about the market these days, with the home builders’ confidence index rising to its…
With Apple’s latest software update, iPads will get several new upgrades that are included in the latest iPhone operating system. The new updates will make it easier for iPad users…
Most apps focus on fitness or wellness by helping the user do things such as count calories or track steps walked. Doctors and other care providers also are taking a…
Census report finds city’s economic trends stronger than nation’s
