Garden State Times

VA Purchase Loans in New Jersey average $357,103 for Q4 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for New Jersey in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $357,103, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

New Jersey ranks 7th nationwide in public pension contributions in 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 3, 2021

New Jersey received $8.1 million in public pension contributions, ranking it seventh in the United States in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

New Jersey pension investment earnings up 0.1%

By Garden State Times | Jan 2, 2021

The earnings on investments for New Jersey public pensions went up from $1.9 million in 2019 to $1.9 million in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

VA Purchase Loans in New Jersey average $320,996 for Q3 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for New Jersey in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $320,996, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

New Jersey’s property tax revenue unchanged since Q4 2019

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

New Jersey collected $5 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, unchanged from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

New Jersey's public pensions receive $8.1 million in contributions for 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

In 2020, New Jersey had received $8.1 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

The VA issued 12,543 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in New Jersey during the 2020 fiscal year, totaling $3.9 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA Purchase Loans in New Jersey average $315,981 for Q2 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for New Jersey in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $315,981, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Census Bureau: More women than men in New Jersey in 2019

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

Of the 8,878,503 people living in New Jersey in 2019, 51.2 percent (4,543,471) were women and 48.8 percent (4,335,032) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Garden State Times.

New Jersey ranked 45th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 3.7% in Q4 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

New Jersey ranked 45th in the nation in the fourth quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 3.7 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

New Jersey collects $5 million in property tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Garden State Times | Jan 1, 2021

New Jersey collected $5 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.