The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 1,069 home loans totaling $283 million in Arkansas during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of August 2024, Arkansas experienced a 20.4% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.3% increase.
There were 675 VA home purchase loans issued in Arkansas in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $182.9 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The VA issued 166 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Arkansas during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
There were 675 VA home purchases in Arkansas in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $182.9 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The first quarter brought in $636 million in individual income tax revenue for Arkansas, a 7.6% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
The first quarter brought in $181 million in property tax revenue for Arkansas, a 73.3% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Natural State News shows that Arkansas is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
The VA issued 166 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Arkansas during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 18 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.