Latest News from Great Lakes Wire

Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Michigan increases from Q3 to Q4

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Michigan during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $181,021, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Michigan deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Dec. 17, 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

Michigan's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Number of VA loans issued in Michigan decreases by 44.8% from 2021 to 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 13,075 home loans totaling $3.1 billion in Michigan during the fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q4 2022: Michigan's combined tax revenues up 1% since Q3 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

Michigan collected $10.3 billion in total tax revenues during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

In-state students at West Shore Community College paid some of the lowest tuition and fees in 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

College costs for in-state students at West Shore Community College, in Scottville, were $4,770 in 2022, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

VA provides 1,694 home purchase loans in Michigan in Q4 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 1,694 VA home purchase loans issued in Michigan in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2022 totaling $461.5 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA Purchase Loans in Michigan average $260,499 for Q1

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Michigan in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $260,499, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

‘We urgently need more housing options in Michigan,’ says Moss on bills to create more housing across state

By Great Lakes Wire Report | Jan 1, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) recently signed a bill package to create more affordable housing units throughout Michigan.

495 deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 495 deaths being in Michigan, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

VA provides 13.6% more home purchase loans in Michigan in Q4 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 1,694 VA home purchases in Michigan in the fourth quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2022, totaling $461.5 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.