Española FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Española, NM

FHA loans are mortgages created in the 1930's to help insulate lenders from credit risks and help promote home ownership. The Federal Housing Administration (hence, FHA) allows for lower downpayments and credit scores-- making these loans much more accessible than traditional mortgages.

FHA loans typically need just a 3.5% downpayment with credit scores of 580 or better. For credit scores between 500-579, the downpayment needs to be at least 10%.

While FHA loans make home ownership much more accessible to first-time homebuyers, they do require PMI (purchase money insurance)-- an additional insurance premium that is paid to the FHA to help cover defaults.

For additional requirements as defined by the FHA, click here.

Española's 21 lenders originated 45 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $11,595,000, with an average FHA loan value of $257,667.

Española FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Española averaged 6.42% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.277% for the same period.

Española's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $8,742.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.29% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.35%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.16%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.18%.

Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

Española FHA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for FHA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Española level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.30% $12,528
BOKF 5 6.95% $9,442
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 5 6.55% $13,869
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 3 6.54% $11,889
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.88% $7,475
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 2 7.12% $15,004
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.19% $9,543
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.75% $14,033
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 2 7.06% $12,417
Loan Simple, Inc. 1 5.49% $17,480
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.88% $17,497
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 6.75% $22,244
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.63% $14,301
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.25% $12,239
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $12,870
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.50% $15,232
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.50% $5,849
The Central Trust Bank 1 7.49% $6,068
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 5.88% $11,416
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.63% $13,093
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.88% $9,159

The top Española FHA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 5 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $12,528, which is $3,086 higher than the next largest lender, BOKF.

The lowest fee Española FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Española FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

Española FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
ESPANOLA, NM RIO ARRIBA 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
ESPANOLA, NM RIO ARRIBA 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Española (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $289,000 (17.2%) $389,279 (-8.7%) 0.00 158
2018-02-01 $274,500 (20.4%) $396,636 (-2.8%) 0.00 150
2018-03-01 $274,500 (21.2%) $398,105 (-1.4%) 0.00 146
2018-04-01 $288,250 (19.9%) $453,758 (10.8%) 0.00 143
2018-05-01 $289,000 (15.8%) $481,914 (14.5%) 0.00 160
2018-06-01 $299,000 (19.8%) $502,979 (24.0%) 0.00 171
2018-07-01 $299,925 (16.7%) $519,923 (31.9%) 0.00 169
2018-08-01 $299,925 (22.4%) $505,172 (34.4%) 0.00 178
2018-09-01 $299,900 (21.2%) $495,483 (35.1%) 0.00 191
2018-10-01 $299,475 (13.2%) $486,532 (28.6%) 0.00 186
2018-11-01 $299,225 (9.1%) $486,370 (31.3%) 0.00 181
2018-12-01 $299,450 (3.6%) $489,538 (28.2%) 0.00 178
2019-01-01 $298,000 (3.1%) $506,100 (30.0%) 0.00 165
2019-02-01 $292,500 (6.6%) $539,945 (36.1%) 0.00 165
2019-03-01 $279,979 (2.0%) $549,382 (38.0%) 0.00 161
2019-04-01 $279,925 (-2.9%) $562,378 (23.9%) 0.00 160
2019-05-01 $289,000 (0.0%) $560,482 (16.3%) 0.00 165
2019-06-01 $297,000 (-0.7%) $570,113 (13.4%) 0.00 174
2019-07-01 $299,950 (0.0%) $583,744 (12.3%) 0.00 174
2019-08-01 $299,691 (-0.1%) $609,108 (20.6%) 0.00 176
2019-09-01 $299,302 (-0.2%) $638,089 (28.8%) 0.00 177
2019-10-01 $302,043 (0.9%) $664,569 (36.6%) 0.00 174
2019-11-01 $299,900 (0.2%) $679,437 (39.7%) 0.00 155
2019-12-01 $291,250 (-2.7%) $666,842 (36.2%) 0.00 146
2020-01-01 $285,000 (-4.4%) $622,565 (23.0%) 0.00 134
2020-02-01 $280,000 (-4.3%) $548,375 (1.6%) 0.00 130
2020-03-01 $279,000 (-0.4%) $551,523 (0.4%) 0.00 137
2020-04-01 $275,000 (-1.8%) $522,708 (-7.1%) 0.00 134
2020-05-01 $277,000 (-4.2%) $541,302 (-3.4%) 0.00 138
2020-06-01 $299,450 (0.8%) $581,561 (2.0%) 0.00 123
2020-07-01 $297,225 (-0.9%) $577,037 (-1.2%) 0.00 123
2020-08-01 $350,000 (16.8%) $648,539 (6.5%) 0.00 119
2020-09-01 $326,750 (9.2%) $653,932 (2.5%) 0.00 115
2020-10-01 $325,000 (7.6%) $678,970 (2.2%) 0.00 105
2020-11-01 $307,400 (2.5%) $717,370 (5.6%) 0.00 98
2020-12-01 $325,000 (11.6%) $742,806 (11.4%) 0.00 94
2021-01-01 $329,900 (15.8%) $729,576 (17.2%) 0.00 82
2021-02-01 $350,000 (25.0%) $797,403 (45.4%) 0.00 72
2021-03-01 $378,250 (35.6%) $851,160 (54.3%) 0.00 61
2021-04-01 $366,250 (33.2%) $898,247 (71.8%) 0.00 59
2021-05-01 $365,000 (31.8%) $888,338 (64.1%) 0.00 59
2021-06-01 $396,250 (32.3%) $936,529 (61.0%) 0.00 60
2021-07-01 $371,500 (25.0%) $927,181 (60.7%) 0.00 64
2021-08-01 $463,750 (32.5%) $1,037,846 (60.0%) 0.00 66
2021-09-01 $482,500 (47.7%) $947,938 (45.0%) 0.00 71
2021-10-01 $485,000 (49.2%) $1,232,782 (81.6%) 0.00 73
2021-11-01 $564,999 (83.8%) $1,368,502 (90.8%) 0.00 61
2021-12-01 $564,750 (73.8%) $1,338,325 (80.2%) 0.00 56
2022-01-01 $524,500 (59.0%) $1,468,371 (101.3%) 0.00 49
2022-02-01 $549,000 (56.9%) $1,416,978 (77.7%) 0.00 49
2022-03-01 $543,500 (43.7%) $1,456,643 (71.1%) 0.00 48
2022-04-01 $572,000 (56.2%) $1,850,100 (106.0%) 0.00 45
2022-05-01 $601,000 (64.7%) $1,555,028 (75.1%) 0.00 56
2022-06-01 $547,450 (38.2%) $1,298,480 (38.7%) 0.00 65
2022-07-01 $590,000 (58.8%) $1,159,710 (25.1%) 0.00 67
2022-08-01 $587,500 (26.7%) $1,123,202 (8.2%) 0.00 72
2022-09-01 $499,500 (3.5%) $1,064,697 (12.3%) 0.00 71
2022-10-01 $475,000 (-2.1%) $982,276 (-20.3%) 0.00 80
2022-11-01 $446,000 (-21.1%) $990,491 (-27.6%) 0.00 79
2022-12-01 $445,000 (-21.2%) $950,460 (-29.0%) 0.00 79
2023-01-01 $461,163 (-12.1%) $984,691 (-32.9%) 0.00 72
2023-02-01 $452,000 (-17.7%) $801,795 (-43.4%) 0.00 65
2023-03-01 $432,750 (-20.4%) $784,051 (-46.2%) 0.00 62
2023-04-01 $360,000 (-37.1%) $841,413 (-54.5%) 0.00 51
2023-05-01 $430,000 (-28.5%) $948,870 (-39.0%) 0.00 61
2023-06-01 $456,500 (-16.6%) $919,897 (-29.2%) 0.00 69
2023-07-01 $499,500 (-15.3%) $911,533 (-21.4%) 0.00 69
2023-08-01 $546,000 (-7.1%) $1,020,290 (-9.2%) 0.00 75
2023-09-01 $535,000 (7.1%) $926,670 (-13.0%) 0.00 74
2023-10-01 $491,250 (3.4%) $915,111 (-6.8%) 0.00 68
2023-11-01 $498,000 (11.7%) $929,883 (-6.1%) 0.00 68
2023-12-01 $499,000 (12.1%) $875,108 (-7.9%) 0.00 67
2024-01-01 $499,000 (8.2%) $928,709 (-5.7%) 0.00 56
2024-02-01 $499,900 (10.6%) $925,755 (15.5%) 0.00 58
2024-03-01 $530,000 (22.5%) $904,805 (15.4%) 0.00 58
2024-04-01 $517,225 (43.7%) $926,017 (10.1%) 0.00 58
2024-05-01 $461,975 (7.4%) $715,578 (-24.6%) 0.00 62
2024-06-01 $445,000 (-2.5%) $731,423 (-20.5%) 0.00 78
2024-07-01 $477,500 (-4.4%) $760,160 (-16.6%) 0.00 91
2024-08-01 $492,000 (-9.9%) $882,292 (-13.5%) 0.00 98
2024-09-01 $499,000 (-6.7%) $888,328 (-4.1%) 0.00 100
2024-10-01 $499,000 (1.6%) $935,056 (2.2%) 0.00 101
2024-11-01 $535,000 (7.4%) $1,104,287 (18.8%) 0.00 95
Española's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $535,000, a difference of $37,000 (7.4%) versus the prior year and $36,000 versus the prior month.

Española's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Española's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $1,104,287, a difference of $174,404 (18.8%) versus the prior year and $169,231 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Española had 95 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-6%) versus the prior month and 27 listings (40%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Española (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 2,328 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 2,323 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 2,323 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 2,373 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,406 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,667 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,454 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 2,300 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 2,313 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 2,371 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 2,332 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 2,282 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,350 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 2,417 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 2,421 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,411 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,403 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,320 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,275 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 2,274 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 2,270 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 2,286 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 2,295 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,278 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,278 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,268 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,350 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,434 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 2,554 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 2,502 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 2,495 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 2,544 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 2,754 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 2,554 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 2,739 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 2,295 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 2,597 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 2,671 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 2,750 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 2,835 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 2,914 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 2,968 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 3,240 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 2,810 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 2,588 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 2,395 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 2,682 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 2,675 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 2,486 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 2,283 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 2,225 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 2,163 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 2,008 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,960 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,980 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 2,008 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 2,140 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 2,072 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 2,037 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,054 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,011 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 2,007 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 2,114 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 2,200 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 2,519 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 2,300 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 2,287 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,987 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,974 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 2,100 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 2,100 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 2,104 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 2,111 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 2,300 sqft
Española's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Española's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 2,300 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,007 sqft.

FHA Loan Requirements

  • Borrowers must have a steady employment history or worked for the same employer for the past two years.
  • Borrowers must have a valid Social Security number, lawful residency in the U.S. and be of legal age to sign a mortgage in your state.
  • Borrowers must pay a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent. The money may be gifted by a family member. (Traditional mortgages do not permit gifted down payments)
  • New FHA loans are only available for primary residence occupancy.
  • Borrowers must have a property appraisal from a FHA-approved appraiser.
  • Borrowers’ front-end ratio (mortgage payment plus HOA fees, property taxes, mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance) needs to be less than 31 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 40 percent. Your lender will be required to provide justification as to why they believe the mortgage presents an acceptable risk. The lender must include any compensating factors used for loan approval.
  • Borrowers’ debt to income ratio (mortgage plus all your monthly debt, i.e., credit card payment, car payment, student loans, etc.) needs to be less than 43 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 50 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 for maximum financing with a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 500-579 for maximum LTV of 90 percent with a minimum down payment of 10 percent.
  • Bborrowers must be two years out of bankruptcy and have re-established good credit. Exceptions can be made.
  • Typically borrowers must be three years out of foreclosure and have re-established good credit.
  • The purchased property must meet certain minimum standards at appraisal. If the home you are purchasing does not meet these standards and a seller will not agree to the required repairs, your only option is to pay for the required repairs at closing (to be held in escrow until the repairs are complete).