The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 321 home loans totaling $101.8 million in Maine during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of August 2024, Maine experienced a 17.2% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.3% increase.
There were 184 VA home purchase loans issued in Maine in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $60.7 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $329,848, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students made up 0.1% of classrooms in Maine in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Maine Department of Education.
The VA issued 51 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Maine during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 0.8% of classrooms in Maine in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Maine Department of Education.
The average VA home loan amount in Maine during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 was $317,189, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The first quarter brought in $382 million in individual income tax revenue for Maine, a 37.1% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
There were 184 VA home purchases in Maine in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $60.7 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The first quarter brought in $1 million in property tax revenue for Maine, a 50% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Maine ranked 45th in the nation in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2024, with 321 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
With $317,189 in home loans issued, Maine ranked 35th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Pine State News shows that Maine is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.