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

By Big Sky Times | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA loan amount for Montana in the fiscal year 2022 was $353,303, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Montana ranks 17th in average VA home loan amount in 2022

By Big Sky Times | Dec 31, 2023

With $353,303 in issued loans, Montana ranked 17th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2022, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

Average VA home loan amount in Montana increases in Q3 2023

By Big Sky Times | Dec 31, 2023

The average VA home loan amount in Montana during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $424,471, a 12% increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Individual income tax puts $481 million into Montana's revenue in Q3, 2023

By Big Sky Times | Dec 31, 2023

Individual income taxes in Montana reached $481 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Census Bureau: 78.4% of people in Montana were old enough to vote in 2021

By Big Sky Times | Dec 27, 2023

Of the 1,077,978 citizens living in Montana in 2021, 78.4% were old enough to vote, equating to 845,163 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.

Announcing 2023 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient

By Big Sky Times | Dec 5, 2023

Regina Ertz, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2023 Mignon Waterman Award for her exceptional leadership as the Program Director of the Fort Belknap Tribal Health Behavioral Health Program. Dr. Ertz's innovative efforts to provide widespread access to mental health services within the Fort Belknap Indian Community have been recognized with this prestigious award.Expressing her gratitude for the honor, Dr. Regina Ertz stated, "This has been an incredible journey joining with the Fort Belknap Indian Community, with the goal to bring readily available and consistent...