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Put profits first, then watch business grow

July 21, 2015

I’m not asking how big your business is or how much revenue it’s generating or how many employees you have. You know, those typical measures of success. The origin of…

Changes coming to real estate transactions
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Changes coming to real estate transactions

July 18, 2015

The Truth-in-Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, TRID, set strict deadlines for disclosures that lenders need to provide to consumers. For example, lenders can be held liable…

Rental market is changing across U.S.
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Rental market is changing across U.S.

July 18, 2015

The rental market is shifting across all age groups, not just for millennials. In fact, a new report shows that 42 percent of the people responsible for the growth in…

Moving is a lot easier with right furnishings
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Moving is a lot easier with right furnishings

July 18, 2015

Millennials – those born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, approximately – are a mobile generation, according to a study released in March by the U.S. Census Bureau.…

Reformers target mortgage deduction
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Reformers target mortgage deduction

July 18, 2015

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate, has suggested a possible tax reform that would limit the mortgage tax deduction to first homes only.Brian Witte/Associated Press “We should…

Japanese automakers no longer setting the pace
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Japanese automakers no longer setting the pace

July 18, 2015

Kia jumped to second place in J.d. Power and Associates’ latest survey of new vehicle quality. The survey company credited Kia’s improving survey results to the auto company’s bring consumers…

Apartments fueling U.S. housing market
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Apartments fueling U.S. housing market

July 17, 2015

New home construction fell in the Midwest and the West in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Housing starts were up, however, because of a 28.6 percent jump in construction…

Mobile coffee shop expands to campground
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Mobile coffee shop expands to campground

July 14, 2015

The Silver Bean coffee shop has added a location at the Dolores River Campground. Manager Steve Marty, right, stands with campground owners Billy and Lainey Beyhan, and their children.Regan Umberger/The…

Ag Business 101
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Ag Business 101

July 14, 2015

Middle School students learn the business side of farming

Business Briefs
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Business Briefs

July 14, 2015

Ilg The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Lunch & Learn at noon July 22 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Nicola St. Mary will present “Making…

Long-awaited rules aim to strengthen housing act
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Long-awaited rules aim to strengthen housing act

July 11, 2015

Last week, the Obama administration announced long-awaited rules designed to repair the law’s unfulfilled promise and promote the kind of racially integrated neighborhoods that have eluded deeply segregated cities such…

Condo prices in Queens soar to record $575,339
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Condo prices in Queens soar to record $575,339

July 11, 2015

The average price of a Queens condo sold was $575,339, up 20 percent from a year earlier, according to a report Thursday from appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and brokerage Douglas…

How to price your home for a successful sale
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How to price your home for a successful sale

July 11, 2015

First, analyze past sales in your neighborhood and check out similar homes in other neighborhoods. This can be difficult in the Durango and Bayfield areas because many of the homes…

Rising rents aren’t just a problem in big cities
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Rising rents aren’t just a problem in big cities

July 11, 2015

Rising rental prices are creating new financial pressures on Americans across the country. The jump in rental costs isn’t just affecting families in big cities. In fact, rental prices jumped…

Business Briefs
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Business Briefs

July 7, 2015

James Foster of Durango, chairman of Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network for the past two years, has been named lifetime chairman emeritus by a resolution of the organization’s board of…

Homeownership rate expected to keep falling
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Homeownership rate expected to keep falling

July 4, 2015

New homes will still be built, such as this one in Three Springs, but a new report from the Urban Institute forecasts that the homeownership rate in the United States…