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Montana is ranked 45th in the nation for public pension contributions in 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 3, 2021

Montana received $587,539 in public pension contributions, ranking it 45th in the United States in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Montana average $322,691 for Q4 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Montana in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $322,691, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Montana pension investment earnings fall 99.3%

By Big Sky Times | Jan 2, 2021

The earnings on investments for Montana public pensions dropped from $464,140 in 2019 to $3,111 in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Montana average $304,842 for Q3 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Montana in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $304,842, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Montana’s property tax revenue down 3.4 percent since Q4 2019

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

Montana collected $143 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, a 3.4 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Census Bureau: More men than women in Montana in 2019

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

Of the 1,050,649 people living in Montana in 2019, 49.7 percent (522,076) were women and 50.3 percent (528,573) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Sky Times.

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VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana in 2020 vs. 2019

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

The VA issued 5,622 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana during the 2020 fiscal year, totaling $1.6 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Montana ranked 46th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 3.4% in Q4 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

Montana ranked 46th in the nation in the fourth quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 3.4 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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VA Purchase Loans in Montana average $279,771 for Q2 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Montana in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $279,771, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Montana's public pensions receive $587,539 in contributions for 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

In 2020, Montana had received $587,539 in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Montana collects $143 million in property tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Big Sky Times | Jan 1, 2021

Montana collected $143 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.