BID tracks six statistics monthly: Durango Transit ridership; enplanements and deplanements at the Durango-La Plata County Airport; door counts at the Durango Welcome Center in downtown and at the Visitors…
Velorution Cycles moves into new location with Bedrock Bags
Home prices nationwide have have nearly recovered from the 2006 peak prices. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices rose 5.8 percent in November.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press file photo The Standard &…
employees laid off, others to transfer to Texas
The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders is predicting that single-family home construction will rise to 840,000 this year, still far below the 1.3 million peak hit…
Nearly 5.5 million existing homes were sold in the U.S. in 2015, the highest total since 2006, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday.John Bazemore/Associated Press The National Association of…
U.S. home construction ended 2015 at its highest level in eight years even though construction dropped 2.5 percent in December.John Bazemore/Associated Press file photo Housing starts dipped 2.5 percent last…
Renovation financing will give you the money to buy the home and pay for those updates or repairs in one 30-year fixed mortgage. Most buyers do not have the cash…
Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that median rent rose a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent from a year ago. The median rent nationwide has held steady at $1,381 a…
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index stood at 60 in January, matching the December reading, the association reported Tuesday. The index has been hovering in the…
Restaurant, clothing retail likely coming to former Francisco’s
Campbell honored with Morley Ballantine Award for commitment to the community and women
Curtis “We will center our efforts on areas where unemployment is higher, family income is lower and educational attainment is stagnant,” said First Southwest Bank’s CEO Kent Curtis. First Southwest…
shortage, weak oil and gas could impair 2016
Keller Williams Realty Southwest Associates welcomes Tom Holcomb, broker associate, to the company. Holcomb has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, management and professional services from a broad…
The Vermont attorney general’s office issued a warning letter to solar industry businesses in December 2015 saying some could face penalties for deceptive advertising if they are not clear when…
Business-plan contest invites community members to participate
officials back various schemes in bid to rescue coal
In our consumer economy, there’s always something new to buy that will make us happy. Whether it’s dinner at a favorite restaurant, a vacation or a new car, we pursue…
Color to become New Image; PutUp, a bike rack firm, also acquired
Wi-Fi coming to Main Avenue
In 2015, single-family homes in-town Durango decreased 6.3 percent in the number of homes sold, but the median price was up 8.3 percent to $433,025.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo The…
In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, photograph, a sign indicates a vacancy in a rental housing unit near downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Let’s consider the major macroeconomic trends in…
The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said last week that it will temporarily require certain title companies to identify individuals behind companies that buy properties exceeding $3 million in these…
Illinois became the first state to announce that it will delay tax refunds to have more time to verify tax returns. State tax refunds won’t be issued until after March…
A new survey by Fidelity Investments found millennials between the ages of 25 and 34 are saving a median of 7.5 percent of their pay for retirement, not enough but…
Inflation over 140 percent in South American country
What’s nearby can affect property value, with some exceptions in La Plata County
Durango ski area has received more snow than all of last season
