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Michigan collects $5.2 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q3 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

Michigan collected $5.2 billion 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.

Q3 2021 brings $160 million in miscellaneous tax revenue to Michigan

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

Michigan's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $160 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 45.5% compared to the previous quarter.

Rental vacancies in Michigan down 1.2% from Q3 to Q4 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

Rental vacancies in Michigan were 4.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 1.2 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Home vacancies in Michigan unchanged in Q3

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

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

Average VA home loan amount in Michigan falls in Q3

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Michigan during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $210,310, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Ann Arbor nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.6% since September 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Ann Arbor metropolitan statistical area was 219,100, a 1.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ann Arbor sees 215,700 nonfarm payroll employees in September

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for September in Michigan's Ann Arbor metropolitan statistical area was 215,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Total non-farm payroll employees in Michigan increases by 2.1% in September 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

Michigan reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of September 2021 was 215,700, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Michigan ranks 22nd in total VA home loans during Q3

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

Michigan ranked 22nd in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2021 with 5,431 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q3: VA home loan in Michigan averages $210,310

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Michigan during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $210,310, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 5,431 home loans in Michigan totaling $1.1 billion in Q3

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 5,431 home loans totaling $1.1 billion in Michigan during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.