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Delaware ranked 47th in home vacancy rate in Q3 2021

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

Delaware's home vacancy rate was 47th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.4 percent in the third quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dover nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.9% since September 2021

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Dover metropolitan statistical area was 69,200, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

VA provides 445 home purchase loans in Delaware in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

There were 445 VA home purchase loans issued in Delaware in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $151.5 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Delaware collects $151 million in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q3 2021

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

Delaware collected $151 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Average VA home loan amount in Delaware increases in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $290,359, a 4 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q3: VA home loan in Delaware averages $290,359

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $290,359, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 1,482 home loans in Delaware totaling $430.3 million in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 1,482 home loans totaling $430.3 million in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

Delaware ranks 42nd in total VA home loans during Q3

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

Delaware ranked 42nd in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2021 with 1,482 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

Home vacancies in Delaware down 0.6 percent in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 1, 2021

Delaware’s home vacancy rate was 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.