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VA Purchase Loans in Alabama average $261,189 for Q4 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $261,189, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama pension investment earnings fall 9.1%

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 2, 2021

The earnings on investments for Alabama public pensions dropped from $983,781 in 2019 to $893,886 in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Alabama’s property tax revenue down 0.61 percent since Q4 2019

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

Alabama collected $163 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, a 0.61 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Breaking Down Alabama's Pension Contributions: $2.3 million collected in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

In 2020, Alabama had received $2.3 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

The VA issued 23,474 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alabama during the 2020 fiscal year, totaling $5.6 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama ranked seventh in nation with rental vacancy rate of 9.6% in Q4 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

Alabama ranked seventh in the nation in the fourth quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 9.6 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

VA Purchase Loans in Alabama average $237,242 for Q2 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $237,242, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Census Bureau: More women than men in Alabama in 2019

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

Of the 4,876,250 people living in Alabama in 2019, 51.6 percent (2,516,895) were women and 48.4 percent (2,359,355) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Yellowhammer Times.

Alabama collects $163 million in property tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jan 1, 2021

Alabama collected $163 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.