There were 885 VA home purchase loans issued in Kansas in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $252.2 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 1,123 home loans totaling $314.8 million in Kansas during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
The VA issued 79 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kansas during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of September 2024, Kansas experienced a 20.9% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.5% increase.
College tuition fees rose 1.5% in Kansas in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
The second quarter brought in $349 million in property tax revenue for Kansas, a 38.9% decrease from the first quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
An analysis by Sunflower State News shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Kansas is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls' high school sports.
With $259,493 in issued loans, Kansas ranked 48th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2023, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.