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Puppy-proofing? Protect your dog ... and your home

We bought food bowls, borrowed a crate and dusted off baby gates. But soon after we adopted our 13-week-old puppy, we discovered the house really wasn’t ready. Clove, a Labrador r...

DATE: Apr 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Growing demand for apartments pushing up rents

These are good times for U.S. landlords. For many tenants, not so much. With demand for apartments surging, rents are projected to rise for a fifth consecutive year. Even a pickup...

DATE: Apr 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Higher mortgage rates seen as likely

Borrowing costs could rise this year

DATE: Apr 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Preparing your home for sale can speed deal

Inventory in Durango is low, the real estate market is busy and prices are increasing. If you have decided the time is right to sell your home, ask your real estate agent for a co...

DATE: Apr 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Preparing your home for sale can speed deal

Inventory in Durango is low, the real estate market is busy and prices are increasing. If you have decided the time is right to sell your home, ask your real estate agent for a co...

DATE: Apr 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Real estate and the millenial generation

Real estate brokers in the Durango area have had the opportunity to work with a number of millenials in the last few years, typically finding them their first home. In the Durango...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Improving U.S. home market still facing obstacles

WASHINGTON – Entering the 2014 spring buying season, the U.S. housing market faces an unusual dilemma: Too few people are selling homes. Yet too few buyers can afford the homes that are for ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

In spite of slowing sales, home prices rose in February

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in February from a year earlier at a solid pace, suggesting that a tight supply of available homes is boosting prices despite slowing sales. Re...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

RHA offers down payment programs

Nonprofit group seeks to aid home buyers

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Townhomes rise around Durango

Buyers seek smaller, simpler housing

DATE: Apr 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Spring’s the time to clean walls

Walls can get dirty before you know it – from a splatter of spaghetti dinner to the crayon artistry of a roaming toddler to fingers simply reaching for a light switch. It’s easy t...

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Low inventory twists market

Building expected to surge this summer

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.