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

By Last Frontier News | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA loan amount for Alaska in the fiscal year 2022 was $364,409, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Average VA home loan amount in Alaska increases in Q3 2023

By Last Frontier News | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA home loan amount in Alaska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $419,441, a 8.9% increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alaska ranks 13th in average VA home loan amount in 2022

By Last Frontier News | Dec 31, 2023

With $364,409 in issued loans, Alaska ranked 13th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2022, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

75.2% of Alaska residents old enough to vote in 2021

By Last Frontier News | Dec 27, 2023

Of the 735,951 citizens living in Alaska in 2021, 75.2% were old enough to vote, equating to 553,217 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.

November 2023: 141 Alaska business licenses issued out of state

By Last Frontier News | Dec 6, 2023

There were 141 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during November 2023, according to Alaska’s Department of Commerce.

Census Bureau: 10% of people in Alaska identified as multiracial in 2021

By Last Frontier News | Nov 24, 2023

Of the 735,951 citizens living in Alaska in 2021, 90% said they were only one race, while 10% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.

VA Purchase Loans in Alaska average $424,643 for Q3 2023

By Last Frontier News | Nov 15, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alaska in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $424,643, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

174 Alaska business licenses issued to out of state businesses during October 2023

By Last Frontier News | Nov 6, 2023

There were 174 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during October 2023, according to Alaska’s Department of Commerce.

How many business licenses were issued to out of state businesses during Q3 2023?

By Last Frontier News | Oct 30, 2023

There were 468 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during the third quarter of 2023, according to Alaska's Department of Commerce.

VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alaska average $704,420 for Q3

By Last Frontier News | Oct 15, 2023

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alaska for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 averaged $704,420, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Number of VA loans issued in Alaska decreased by 77.7% from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023

By Last Frontier News | Oct 15, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 224 home loans totaling $94 million in Alaska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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

By Last Frontier News | Oct 11, 2023

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

Alaska ranked 16th in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Last Frontier News | Oct 9, 2023

With $419,441 in loans issued, Alaska ranked 16th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alaska ranks 37th in total VA home loans during Q3

By Last Frontier News | Oct 9, 2023

Alaska ranked 37th in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2023 with 224 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA home loan amount averages $419,441 in Alaska for Q3

By Last Frontier News | Oct 9, 2023

The average VA loan amount in Alaska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $419,441, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 224 home loans in Alaska totaling $94 million in Q3

By Last Frontier News | Oct 9, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 224 home loans totaling $94 million in Alaska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alaska's miscellaneous tax revenues down 78.1% since Q3 2023

By Last Frontier News | Oct 7, 2023

Alaska collected $211 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the third quarter of 2023, a 78.1% decrease from the same period the previous year when $964 million was reported, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.