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Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from…

January 2, 2016

New Mexico lawmakers may try again on Uber, Lyft bill

Uber driver Rebecca Reynolds stands in front of her 2008 Honda Accord parked in the Santa Fe Plaza. Reynolds will…

$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy

‘There’s some anxiety out there that is not comforted by low oil prices’

Business Briefs

The grants managers of the Ballantine Family Fund will visit these locations to launch a new online grant application: 9…

In northern N.M., Los Alamos faces an uncertain future

Possible change in nuke lab contract could affect taxes, jobs and economic security

Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records

Another banner year expected in 2016

Apartment construction is up, but they being built for the wealthy

Height limits, parking requirements and zoning requirements all add to the cost of building new apartments, making it more difficult…

December 26, 2015

U.S. home prices rise in October, housing agency says

Prices increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September, according to a report from Washington. That matched the…

December 26, 2015

Energy, weather and the outdoors driving custom home designs in Durango

builders share trends

December 24, 2015

U.S. new-home sales rose in November after weak October

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home sales rose 4.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…

December 23, 2015

Business Briefs

Mexican Tile Designs, owned by Andy Kayner and Jenny Wrenn, offering Mexican and Spanish tile, Mexican sinks, tile murals and…

U.S. existing home sales tank in November

Some real estate experts speculate November’s 10.5 percent drop in existing home sales could be partially due to new sales…

Navajo Nation on track for first utility-scale solar plant

The $64 million plant is on track to be built by the end of 2016, using federal loans and tax…

Cortez OKs land-for-jobs deal with Osprey

Backpack company gets land deal in exchange for 45 new jobs

Holiday shopping 2015: Cheap is the new cool

Jana Montero, who has in the past bought loved ones iPods and tablets for Christmas, has changed her attitude about…

Olive Oil lovers lament: From Durango specialty stores to grocers’ shelves, bugs and fruit flies hit pocketbooks

Major Mediterranean producers in Spain, Italy and other countries faced shortages after the 2014 harvest because of bacteria, olive fruit…

More than half of U.S. renters older than 40, study says

Many of the people who are now renting are baby boomers who lost their homes during the Great Recession, according…

Daughter fights to stay in her home

Reverse mortgages can cause problems for children

November home construction recovers

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that total housing starts – both houses and apartments – climbed 10.5 percent last month…

Activists worry about slowing auto mileage gains

The Environmental Protection Agency said last week that fuel economy rose in 2014 by 0.2 mpg, from 24.1 mpg the…

Experts: Rate hikes no cause for panic

Advisers say returns depend on more than interest rates