Author – The Durango Herald

Pending home sales up slightly in September

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes ticked up slightly in September, as it remained difficult to qualify for mortgage financing. The National Assoc...

DATE: Nov 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

New-home sales up slightly in September

WASHINGTON – U.S. sales of new homes were nearly flat in September, after the government sharply revised downward what was initially an August surge in buying. New-home sales edg...

DATE: Oct 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Wealthy students’ edge

With some parents able to spend more, achievement gap widens

DATE: Oct 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

U.S. existing home sales rise in September

WASHINGTON – U.S. homes sold in September at their fastest clip this year, a sign that the housing market is shaking off a slowdown that began in the middle of 2013. The National ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices up 6.4% in August

Slower gains helping boost affordability

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Contracts to buy homes fall

WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in August, suggesting that real estate sales will remain sluggish over the next few months. The National Association of ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. existing home sales fall in August

WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans bought homes in August, as investors retreated from real estate and first-time buyers remained scarce. Sales of existing homes fell 1.8 percent to a s...

DATE: Sep 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. wealth gap putting the squeeze on state revenue

The widening gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else has been matched by a slowdown in state tax revenue, according to a report being released Monday by Standard & Poor’s. ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. retail sales rise in August on auto purchases

WASHINGTON – Auto buying drove U.S. retail sales higher in August, a possible sign that job growth in recent months has led to accelerated consumer spending. The Commerce Departme...

DATE: Sep 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Um, about that raise ...

Execs feeling tight-fisted

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Home price gains slow in June

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices increased at a slower pace in June – a cooldown that could continue for several more months. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price in...

DATE: Aug 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Contracts to buy homes increase in hopeful sign

WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, a sign that buying has improved as mortgage rates have slipped, the number of listings has risen and the rate of price incr...