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Average VA home loan amount in Delaware increases in Q3 2023

By First State Times | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA home loan amount in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $384,717, a 6.3% increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Delaware ranks 21st in average VA home loan amount in 2022

By First State Times | Dec 31, 2023

With $324,311 in issued loans, Delaware ranked 21st for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2022, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

Individual income tax puts $540 million into Delaware's revenue in Q3, 2023

By First State Times | Dec 31, 2023

Individual income taxes in Delaware reached $540 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Average VA home loan amount in Delaware increase from 2021 to 2022

By First State Times | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA loan amount for Delaware in the fiscal year 2022 was $324,311, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Census Bureau: 78.9% of people in Delaware were old enough to vote in 2021

By First State Times | Dec 27, 2023

Of the 981,892 citizens living in Delaware in 2021, 78.9% were old enough to vote, equating to 774,247 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.

Census Bureau: 5% of people in Delaware identified as multiracial in 2021

By First State Times | Nov 24, 2023

Of the 981,892 citizens living in Delaware in 2021, 95% said they were only one race, while 5% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.

VA Purchase Loans in Delaware average $380,924 for Q3 2023

By First State Times | Nov 15, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Delaware in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $380,924, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Delaware average $421,568 for Q3

By First State Times | Oct 15, 2023

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Delaware for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 averaged $421,568, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Number of VA loans issued in Delaware decreased by 82.2% from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023

By First State Times | Oct 15, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 110 home loans totaling $42.3 million in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

FDA conducted lowest number of inspections on Drugs companies in Delaware during Q3 2023

By First State Times | Oct 13, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection at one Drugs company from Delaware in the third quarter of 2023.

Delaware: Veterinary companies were the second most FDA inspected companies in Delaware in Q3 2023

By First State Times | Oct 12, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted two inspections at two Veterinary companies from Delaware in the third quarter of 2023.

Which type of Delaware companies were inspected the most by FDA in Q3 2023?

By First State Times | Oct 11, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 13 inspections at 13 Food and Cosmetics companies from Delaware in the third quarter of 2023.

Delaware ranks 46th in total VA home loans during Q3

By First State Times | Oct 9, 2023

Delaware ranked 46th in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2023 with 110 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 110 home loans in Delaware totaling $42.3 million in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 9, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 110 home loans totaling $42.3 million in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA home loan amount averages $384,717 in Delaware for Q3

By First State Times | Oct 9, 2023

The average VA loan amount in Delaware during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $384,717, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Delaware ranked 22nd in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By First State Times | Oct 9, 2023

With $384,717 in loans issued, Delaware ranked 22nd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

Delaware's miscellaneous tax revenues down 30.2% since Q3 2023

By First State Times | Oct 7, 2023

Delaware collected $60 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the third quarter of 2023, a 30.2% decrease from the same period the previous year when $86 million was reported, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.