Great Lakes Wire

Michigan ranked 39th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2022

Michigan's home vacancy rate was 39th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Michigan's public pensions receive $5.8 million in contributions for 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2022

In 2021, Michigan had received $5.8 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Ann Arbor sees 224,500 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in Michigan's Ann Arbor metropolitan statistical area was 224,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Home vacancies in Michigan down 0.1 percent in Q4

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2022

Michigan’s home vacancy rate was 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Michigan increases from 2020 to 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2022

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Michigan in 2021 was $215,097, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.