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Housing Scene

Lew Sichelman A great gesture for a job well done, perhaps. But tipping goes against the National Association of Realtors’…

March 14, 2015

U.S. stocks tumble as dollar gains amid concerns

Intel and Cisco Systems lost at least 2.4 percent as technology companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index led…

Apple Watch moves Internet out of your pocket

practical will this new gadget be when out?

Durango’s tourism marketing takes the whole enchilada

Kunkel Tourists choose vacation destinations that excite their imaginations, match their interests and fit their budgets. They buy the brand,…

Business Briefs

Local nonprofit Bear Smart Durango has received a donation from Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of the…

Money Savvy

What’s the real cost of your debt?

He said repeatedly that they were his primary motivation for getting out of debt. Then I asked him, “What are…

Strong demand for rentals

Post-recession lending rules push out potential buyers

Small farmer techies

Vermont farms monitor storage conditions by cellphone

Mercury rolls out mobile platform

StoreCard targets small merchants

2014 residential real estate ends on high note

Sales, home prices up from same quarter in 2013

Construction picks back up, but it’s a different gig now

Construction workers David Rager, right, is back in the construction after seeing jobs dry up during the Great Recession. He…

The McMansion is back, and it’s bigger than ever

building

U.S. construction spending drops

Carpenter Joe Tominc cuts wood for a post on a home under construction in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department…

Housing Scene How to use gift money as a down payment

Lew Sichelman Sean Young, a loan officer with FirstCal Colorado in Greenwood Village, says that if you fail to accept…

Business Briefs

“Being Committed to Caregiving While Staying Committed to Your Job” will be presented by Erin Youngblood with Evenings Porch Assisted…

Billionaire says Wall Street critic would do better if ‘less angry’

Buffett’s tone harsher toward Congresswoman than before

FCC head defends Internet neutrality rules

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks defends recent telecommunications regulation actions in the United States at the…

Could Google evaluate the truth?

Corporation’s research paper stipulates possibility

New phones, new ways to connect

Cameras take center stage at wireless show

Focus falls on north Main

Corridor could see traffic, commercial upgrades

Existing home sales fall

Purchases slowed 4.9 percent to a 4.82 million annualized rate, the least since April, after a 5.07 million pace that…

Snowstorms bury Northeast market

England real estate sales on hold

Housing sales remain flat

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new home sales slipped 0.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…

On Real Estate

Buying a home after losing one may be possible

There may be good news for you, if you still desire the advantages of home ownership. Last month, well-known economist…

Buick makes list as No. 7 top pick

Foreign automakers still dominate rankings

IRS audits are falling to new lows, chief says

“The math is pretty simple,” Koskinen said in a speech to the New York State Bar Association. “There are fewer…

Local News

La Plata County seeking finance committee members

La Plata County is seeking someone with financial expertise to serve on the Long Term Finance Committee.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file…

February 26, 2015