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VA Purchase Loans in North Dakota average $265,361 for Q1

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $265,361, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in North Dakota increases from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $270,999, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

North Dakota ranked 6th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

North Dakota's home vacancy rate was sixth in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.3 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

North Dakota ranks 45th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, North Dakota collected $458.4 million in income taxes, ranking it 45th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota ranked 2nd in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

North Dakota's home vacancy rate was second in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

North Dakota collected $26.6 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, 0.6 percent, or $26.6 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota collected 1% less in taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, $408,000 came from taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses, a 1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota ranked 30th in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

With $261,256 in loans issued, North Dakota ranked 30th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

North Dakota receives $50.3 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

The VA issued 210 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in North Dakota during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q2 2021 brings $556 million in miscellaneous tax revenue to North Dakota

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

North Dakota's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $556 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 25.5% compared to the previous quarter.

North Dakota's income tax revenue up 45.3 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

North Dakota collected $138 million in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 45.3 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Bismarck sees 73,000 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in North Dakota's Bismarck metropolitan statistical area was 73,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

North Dakota ranked 1st in home vacancy rate in Q2 2021

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

North Dakota's home vacancy rate was first in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.7 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

VA Purchase Loans in North Dakota average $245,330 for Q2 2019

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $245,330, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

North Dakota collected 115.2% more in amusements sales tax in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, $13.4 million came from amusements sales tax, a 115.2 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).