Mike Moran Business Times “There are a whole lot of folks with a whole lot of cash, but they’re waiting for the market to bottom out.” And that sums up the potential for real estate investment in Mesa County, according to Dale Beede, a commercial real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Prime Properties in Grand […]
Mike Moran Business Times The devil is often in the details. And when it comes to health insurance, the details of national health care reform are difficult to pin down. But two large issues seem certain — the effects of reform already are trickling down to Mesa County and more effects are on the way […]
Mike Moran Business Times Amid the push to cover every U.S. citizen with health insurance, average insurance premiums continue to increase. The trend continues during an economic downturn that has many clients opting for lower monthly premiums and higher deductibles. When people face deductibles that amount to hundreds and even thousands of dollars, they also […]
Mike Moran Business Times Life insurance, as they say, actually concerns the alternative to life. And in the case of business partnerships or corporations, what happens to the business after one of the principals dies can be covered by a policy that ensures assets go where the deceased intended. Such agreements also can ensure that […]
Last year was nothing to write home about for the home building industry in the Grand Valley, but it looks good compared to this year. “The recovery is being delayed,” says Annette Miller, who, as senior vice president of Heritage Title Co. in Grand Junction tracks the real estate industry. “I see it being pushed […]
With the cost of home building joined at the hip with the cost of materials, July offered more opportunity in the form of slightly lower prices for construction materials. Overall, prices were 0.2 percent lower in July than they were in June, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, prices aren’t […]
Energy conservation and use of renewable energy are ongoing trends in home building and remodeling. Under current law, the window of opportunity remains open for claiming tax credits in connection with new construction. The window for remodeling current homes is closing, however, with the credits due to expire at the end of December. The federal […]
The numbers tell the story: On a given day, 1,800 job applicants chase 12 to 18 job openings — a ratio of 109 applicants for each job. That leaves people considering alternate careers, many as they approach the final decade of their working lives. Such is the scenario for construction workers in the Grand Valley. […]
A year after Zeck Homes went out of business in the midst of the Great Recession, one of the former owners has teamed with another developer to form a company planning a 20-unit housing project near the Golf Club at Redlands Mesa in Grand Junction. Matrix Communities plans a mix of single-family attached homes priced […]
The Parade of Homes will extend over two weekends this year, offering more time for people to participant in the annual event showcasing the home construction industry in the Grand Valley. The Housing and Building Association of Northwestern Colorado has scheduled the Parade of Homes for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 to 19 […]