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Pending home sales tumble in November
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Pending home sales tumble in November

January 1, 2017

Rising mortgage rates may be hampering new home sales, with the National Association of Realtors reporting that fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in November.Alan Diaz/Associated Press The National…

Mortgage rates wander  higher
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Mortgage rates wander higher

January 1, 2017

After jumping 14 basis points – a basis point is 0.01 percentage point – the week before, the 30-year fixed rate, the most popular mortgage product, had a more modest…

Here’s some financial resolutions you can keep
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Here’s some financial resolutions you can keep

December 27, 2016

FILE – This file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (Dylan Entelis/NerdWallet via AP, File)du1-i-syn If you really want a sense of…

New shopping, dining options arriving soon
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New shopping, dining options arriving soon

December 27, 2016

Cerda 7 Cantina Y Comida opened recently in the third space carved out of the old Francisco’s building. It has wonderful food, drinks and dancing on most nights. Check out…

Kogan Builders hires project manager
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Kogan Builders hires project manager

December 27, 2016

He has a background in construction management and design and 25 years’ construction experience building track housing, large custom homes and high-dollar commercial projects. Trepanier and his family relocated to…

Online sites court procrastinators with speedy shipping
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Online sites court procrastinators with speedy shipping

December 20, 2016

More online websites are offering last-minute delivery services to procrastinating holiday shoppers this holiday season.Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press Far from discouraging last-minute online shoppers, retailers are actually courting them. Amazon is…

For 2017, dare  to set a big   goal for yourself
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For 2017, dare to set a big goal for yourself

December 20, 2016

Moving here is part of my Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal to travel for a year. Cheri, Malcolm and I are living our dream. We’ll be back in Durango next summer.…

Walgreens, Rite Aid to shed 865 stores to close $9.4B deal
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Walgreens, Rite Aid to shed 865 stores to close $9.4B deal

December 20, 2016

Walgreens and Rite Aid announced plans to sell 865 stores to rival retailer Fred’s for $950 million to ease regulators’ concerns about Walgreens’ plans to merge with Rite Aid.Elise Amendola/Associated…