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Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Massachusetts increases from 2022 to 2023

By Bay State News | May 30, 2024

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Massachusetts in 2023 was $489,221, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA home loan amount in Massachusetts falls in Q1

By Bay State News | May 29, 2024

The average VA home loan amount in Massachusetts during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024 was $449,032, a 8.2% decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Massachusetts one of 30 states that allows copay accumulators

By Bay State News Service | May 28, 2024

Massachusetts is one of thirty states that allows copay accumulators.

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Massachusetts Senate passes voting access amendment

By Bay State News | May 23, 2024

On May 23, 2024, the Massachusetts Senate passed an amendment aimed at making voting more accessible by ending the penalty for voters who do not return the municipal census. Senator Cindy Creem’s “Improving Voting Access” amendment is expected to be included in the final Senate budget and will be negotiated by House and Senate conferees. A similar amendment had received support from 81 cosponsors in the House but was not included in its budget.

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Rep. Clark votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress

By Bay State News | May 17, 2024

U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) was joined by 201 other House Democrats in unanimously voting against the Equal Representation Act, which would prevent the inclusion of illegal aliens in the count for seats in the Electoral College.

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Rep. Auchincloss votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress

By Bay State News | May 17, 2024

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) was joined by 201 other House Democrats in unanimously voting against the Equal Representation Act, which would prevent the inclusion of illegal aliens in the count for seats in the Electoral College.

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Massachusetts ranked 9th in average VA home loan amount in Q1

By Bay State News | May 17, 2024

With $449,032 in home loans issued, Massachusetts ranked ninth in average loan amount for VA home loans in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Massachusetts ranks 33rd in total VA home loans during Q1

By Bay State News | May 17, 2024

Massachusetts ranked 33rd in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2024 with 543 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA issues fewer Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Massachusetts in Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023

By Bay State News | May 16, 2024

The VA issued 12 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Massachusetts during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 21 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Massachusetts receives $4.8 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Bay State News | May 16, 2024

The VA issued 12 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Massachusetts during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 13.9% fewer home purchase loans in Massachusetts in Q1

By Bay State News | May 16, 2024

There were 401 VA home purchases in Massachusetts in the first quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $186.7 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 543 home loans in Massachusetts totaling $243.8 million in Q1

By Bay State News | May 15, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 543 home loans totaling $243.8 million in Massachusetts during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 401 home purchase loans in Massachusetts in Q1

By Bay State News | May 15, 2024

There were 401 VA home purchase loans issued in Massachusetts in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $186.7 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Massachusetts declines from Q4 2023 to Q1

By Bay State News | May 10, 2024

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Massachusetts in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $465,661, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Report: Jewish left-wing activist Soros funding tent city at Harvard University

By Bay State News | May 9, 2024

The Pro-Palestine protest at Harvard University is one of several demonstrations on college campuses across the country, with student groups organizing encampments, protests, and demonstrations at their schools in an attempt to force the universities and colleges to divulge and divest from any connections that benefit Israel.

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Massachusetts: Devices companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Massachusetts in April

By Bay State News | May 2, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted three inspections at three Devices companies from Massachusetts in April.

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Which type of Massachusetts companies were inspected the most by FDA in April?

By Bay State News | May 1, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted six inspections at six Food and Cosmetics companies from Massachusetts in April.

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Massachusetts experiences lower inflation rate than national average as of April 2024

By Bay State News | May 1, 2024

As of April 2024, Massachusetts experienced a 16.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 19.9% increase.