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Maine is ranked 44th in the nation for public pension contributions in 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 3, 2021

Maine received $695,093 in public pension contributions, ranking it 44th in the United States in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Maine average $274,296 for Q4 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $274,296, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Maine pension investment earnings up 28.5%

By Pine State News | Jan 2, 2021

The earnings on investments for Maine public pensions went up from $100,085 in 2019 to $128,636 in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Maine average $256,011 for Q3 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $256,011, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Maine’s property tax revenue unchanged since Q4 2019

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

Maine collected $2 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, unchanged from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Maine in 2020 vs. 2019

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

The VA issued 4,447 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Maine during the 2020 fiscal year, totaling $1.1 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Maine reports $695,093 in public pension contributions in 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

In 2020, Maine had received $695,093 in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Census Bureau: More women than men in Maine in 2019

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

Of the 1,335,492 people living in Maine in 2019, 51 percent (681,550) were women and 49 percent (653,942) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Pine State News.

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Maine ranked 39th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 4.5% in Q4 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

Maine ranked 39th in the nation in the fourth quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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VA Purchase Loans in Maine average $251,091 for Q2 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $251,091, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Maine collects $2 million in property tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Pine State News | Jan 1, 2021

Maine collected $2 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.