Kingsport FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA

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.

Kingsport's 103 lenders originated 857 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $172,505,000, with an average FHA loan value of $201,289.

Kingsport FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Kingsport averaged 6.79% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.855% for the same period.

Kingsport's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $6,911.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.68% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.65%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.38%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.79%.

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Kingsport 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 Kingsport level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 109 6.31% $9,125
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 59 6.64% $10,168
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. 58 6.39% $9,175
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 45 6.41% $10,616
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 40 6.03% $8,054
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 32 6.79% $9,005
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 26 6.89% $9,027
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 20 6.65% $9,329
GVC MORTGAGE, INC. 18 6.81% $11,690
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 17 6.99% $9,350
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 17 6.56% $10,438
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 16 6.43% $9,947
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 15 6.73% $11,178
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 14 6.67% $9,029
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 14 6.22% $9,261
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 13 7.07% $8,507
Bank of Tennessee 13 6.62% $7,577
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 12 5.93% $11,424
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 12 5.93% $12,107
NEWREZ LLC 11 6.64% $10,738
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 6.77% $10,787
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 10 6.76% $10,630
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 10 6.23% $10,510
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.88% $11,775
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 8 7.03% $10,870
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 7 6.32% $11,277
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 7 7.05% $9,813
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 7 6.36% $10,336
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 6 6.38% $9,523
FIRST INTEGRITY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 6 7.56% $6,965
Regions Bank 6 6.58% $6,844
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.28% $10,471
CITY FIRST MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C. 5 7.27% $8,788
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 5 6.35% $10,272
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 5 7.03% $13,328
ISERVE RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 5 6.63% $21,122
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 4 6.53% $11,377
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 4 6.72% $9,261
Atlantic Union Bank 4 6.84% $8,402
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 4 7.19% $9,888
Nations Lending Corporation 4 6.69% $9,739
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANY 4 6.94% $7,698
Blue Ridge Bank 3 6.75% $10,606
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 3 7.13% $6,888
Truist 3 5.78% $6,654
MILEND, INC. 3 6.54% $12,419
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 3 6.58% $9,097
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 3 7.25% $7,436
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.69% $8,380
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.06% $7,179
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.44% $7,886
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 7.00% $8,760
LADERA LENDING, INC. 2 5.81% $15,785
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 2 6.69% $9,671
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.81% $10,467
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 5.88% $8,468
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 2 6.18% $11,793
First Horizon Bank 2 7.13% $7,168
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 2 7.13% $12,132
AMCAP MORTGAGE, LTD. 2 5.69% $9,502
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 2 6.44% $7,571
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 2 7.56% $5,673
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 2 7.19% $7,561
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 2 6.50% $9,390
U.S. Bank 2 5.63% $5,277
Citizens Bank 2 6.50% $11,264
Virginia Credit Union, Inc. 1 8.13% $5,497
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLC 1 7.25% $15,662
CRESCENT MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.50% $9,835
EMM LOANS LLC 1 5.75% $9,463
Encompass Lending Group, LP 1 6.88% $6,388
ENDEAVOR CAPITAL, LLC. 1 7.25% $13,056
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 1 7.50% $5,901
Evolve Bank & Trust 1 7.13% $7,721
CityWorth Mortgage LLC 1 6.13% $7,317
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 7.13% $8,624
First International Bank & Trust 1 6.25% $12,075
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 6.75% $14,103
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $7,044
INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 5.50% $5,294
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.00% $17,754
Axos Bank 1 5.63% $8,945
MORTGAGE ACCESS CORP. 1 6.75% $19,219
M&T Bank 1 6.25% $6,627
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 1 5.99% $9,798
NFM, INC. 1 7.38% $9,720
Northpointe Bank 1 6.25% $7,380
OCMBC, INC. 1 7.63% $6,886
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 1 6.75% $8,315
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 7.25% $6,994
American Security Mortgage Corp. 1 6.50% $8,751
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP. 1 6.75% $15,409
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $12,556
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 1 5.63% $9,303
RANLIFE, INC. 1 7.88% $8,766
Renasant Bank 1 6.75% $12,054
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.63% $7,687
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.00% $8,273
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 7.13% $11,274
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 5.50% $11,352
Alcova Mortgage LLC 1 7.13% $5,061
Vellum Mortgage, Inc. 1 7.63% $8,724
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 7.25% $10,576

The top Kingsport FHA lender as defined by loan originations is QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, with 109 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $9,125, which is $1,043 lower than the next largest lender, CARDINAL FINANCIAL.

The lowest fee Kingsport FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Bank of Tennessee ($7,577), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($8,054), EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. ($8,507), ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. ($9,005) and MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC ($9,027).

The lowest rate Kingsport FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.93%), Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) (5.93%), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (6.03%), GUARANTEED RATE, INC. (6.22%) and LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (6.23%).

Kingsport FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA HAWKINS 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA SULLIVAN 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA SCOTT 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA WASHINGTON 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA BRISTOL CITY 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA HAWKINS 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA SULLIVAN 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA SCOTT 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA WASHINGTON 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
KINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA BRISTOL CITY 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Kingsport (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 $159,950 (6.7%) $248,316 (13.6%) 0.59 1,413
2018-02-01 $159,713 (5.5%) $246,131 (9.1%) 0.58 1,401
2018-03-01 $159,900 (0.0%) $236,420 (-3.0%) 0.56 1,343
2018-04-01 $169,250 (1.1%) $246,842 (-0.3%) 0.57 1,359
2018-05-01 $169,700 (1.6%) $247,286 (-0.5%) 0.57 1,436
2018-06-01 $169,900 (3.0%) $243,186 (-1.7%) 0.57 1,545
2018-07-01 $169,900 (3.0%) $241,399 (-3.7%) 0.57 1,606
2018-08-01 $169,900 (0.3%) $240,702 (-4.9%) 0.57 1,626
2018-09-01 $169,900 (1.4%) $239,234 (-4.4%) 0.57 1,643
2018-10-01 $169,700 (3.0%) $242,453 (-2.5%) 0.57 1,665
2018-11-01 $168,500 (2.1%) $244,742 (-1.9%) 0.57 1,643
2018-12-01 $159,900 (-0.1%) $236,483 (-4.3%) 0.55 1,527
2019-01-01 $159,700 (-0.2%) $225,705 (-9.1%) 0.55 1,405
2019-02-01 $159,300 (-0.3%) $226,923 (-7.8%) 0.54 1,346
2019-03-01 $171,229 (7.1%) $245,840 (4.0%) 0.56 1,235
2019-04-01 $188,450 (11.3%) $268,872 (8.9%) 0.60 1,124
2019-05-01 $190,950 (12.5%) $272,852 (10.3%) 0.60 1,156
2019-06-01 $199,900 (17.7%) $277,596 (14.2%) 0.62 1,198
2019-07-01 $199,950 (17.7%) $277,910 (15.1%) 0.63 1,229
2019-08-01 $199,973 (17.7%) $279,426 (16.1%) 0.63 1,238
2019-09-01 $199,932 (17.7%) $280,343 (17.2%) 0.64 1,247
2019-10-01 $199,450 (17.5%) $278,655 (14.9%) 0.64 1,258
2019-11-01 $189,900 (12.7%) $270,009 (10.3%) 0.62 1,264
2019-12-01 $190,950 (19.4%) $272,330 (15.2%) 0.64 1,179
2020-01-01 $190,971 (19.6%) $273,204 (21.0%) 0.64 1,094
2020-02-01 $198,500 (24.6%) $278,378 (22.7%) 0.65 968
2020-03-01 $211,498 (23.5%) $293,099 (19.2%) 0.66 883
2020-04-01 $211,791 (12.4%) $293,830 (9.3%) 0.66 858
2020-05-01 $219,575 (15.0%) $301,503 (10.5%) 0.67 751
2020-06-01 $224,500 (12.3%) $312,150 (12.5%) 0.66 700
2020-07-01 $233,700 (16.9%) $317,206 (14.1%) 0.68 652
2020-08-01 $230,000 (15.0%) $315,716 (13.0%) 0.66 624
2020-09-01 $222,400 (11.2%) $307,039 (9.5%) 0.64 618
2020-10-01 $209,943 (5.3%) $306,467 (10.0%) 0.60 599
2020-11-01 $209,700 (10.4%) $314,664 (16.5%) 0.61 557
2020-12-01 $199,950 (4.7%) $323,770 (18.9%) 0.59 497
2021-01-01 $199,900 (4.7%) $335,251 (22.7%) 0.60 437
2021-02-01 $200,000 (0.8%) $353,056 (26.8%) 0.58 336
2021-03-01 $208,450 (-1.4%) $366,895 (25.2%) 0.59 312
2021-04-01 $231,175 (9.2%) $374,812 (27.6%) 0.63 298
2021-05-01 $249,900 (13.8%) $392,965 (30.3%) 0.66 305
2021-06-01 $243,550 (8.5%) $353,416 (13.2%) 0.64 381
2021-07-01 $239,900 (2.7%) $353,754 (11.5%) 0.63 405
2021-08-01 $229,656 (-0.2%) $363,283 (15.1%) 0.61 438
2021-09-01 $234,950 (5.6%) $405,972 (32.2%) 0.63 444
2021-10-01 $259,900 (23.8%) $414,916 (35.4%) 0.69 404
2021-11-01 $243,675 (16.2%) $384,676 (22.3%) 0.65 371
2021-12-01 $249,900 (25.0%) $409,459 (26.5%) 0.68 323
2022-01-01 $249,800 (25.0%) $440,932 (31.5%) 0.68 256
2022-02-01 $254,950 (27.5%) $468,657 (32.7%) 0.66 221
2022-03-01 $269,000 (29.1%) $475,810 (29.7%) 0.67 214
2022-04-01 $282,450 (22.2%) $482,424 (28.7%) 0.67 226
2022-05-01 $290,798 (16.4%) $463,487 (18.0%) 0.66 289
2022-06-01 $277,450 (13.9%) $398,035 (12.6%) 0.62 343
2022-07-01 $289,900 (20.8%) $417,923 (18.1%) 0.65 400
2022-08-01 $287,450 (25.2%) $422,136 (16.2%) 0.66 426
2022-09-01 $292,978 (24.7%) $421,425 (3.8%) 0.68 428
2022-10-01 $289,900 (11.5%) $430,221 (3.7%) 0.68 438
2022-11-01 $294,350 (20.8%) $415,994 (8.1%) 0.71 453
2022-12-01 $300,000 (20.1%) $423,817 (3.5%) 0.74 442
2023-01-01 $320,000 (28.1%) $429,311 (-2.6%) 0.79 403
2023-02-01 $323,069 (26.7%) $435,747 (-7.0%) 0.78 382
2023-03-01 $320,000 (19.0%) $429,468 (-9.7%) 0.75 375
2023-04-01 $319,992 (13.3%) $427,470 (-11.4%) 0.74 363
2023-05-01 $328,693 (13.0%) $417,061 (-10.0%) 0.75 373
2023-06-01 $340,725 (22.8%) $429,726 (8.0%) 0.77 384
2023-07-01 $345,000 (19.0%) $446,323 (6.8%) 0.78 406
2023-08-01 $329,675 (14.7%) $436,826 (3.5%) 0.76 462
2023-09-01 $325,000 (10.9%) $429,117 (1.8%) 0.76 528
2023-10-01 $322,500 (11.3%) $437,119 (1.6%) 0.76 578
2023-11-01 $325,000 (10.4%) $435,960 (4.8%) 0.77 618
2023-12-01 $319,000 (6.3%) $431,437 (1.8%) 0.78 584
2024-01-01 $302,500 (-5.5%) $426,681 (-0.6%) 0.74 525
2024-02-01 $300,000 (-7.1%) $438,240 (0.6%) 0.72 511
2024-03-01 $315,000 (-1.6%) $440,936 (2.7%) 0.74 505
Kingsport's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $315,000, a difference of $-5,000 (-1.6%) versus the prior year and $15,000 versus the prior month.

Kingsport's median listing price comes in at 74% of the national average.

Kingsport's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $440,936, a difference of $11,468 (2.7%) versus the prior year and $2,696 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Kingsport had 505 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-1%) versus the prior month and 130 listings (35%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Kingsport (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 101 days 1,840 sqft
2018-02-01 102 days 1,800 sqft
2018-03-01 99 days 1,800 sqft
2018-04-01 77 days 1,828 sqft
2018-05-01 70 days 1,851 sqft
2018-06-01 65 days 1,871 sqft
2018-07-01 66 days 1,943 sqft
2018-08-01 69 days 1,939 sqft
2018-09-01 75 days 1,962 sqft
2018-10-01 82 days 1,939 sqft
2018-11-01 88 days 1,883 sqft
2018-12-01 100 days 1,883 sqft
2019-01-01 109 days 1,734 sqft
2019-02-01 110 days 1,779 sqft
2019-03-01 90 days 1,870 sqft
2019-04-01 65 days 1,980 sqft
2019-05-01 58 days 2,001 sqft
2019-06-01 61 days 2,012 sqft
2019-07-01 68 days 2,028 sqft
2019-08-01 70 days 2,062 sqft
2019-09-01 69 days 2,035 sqft
2019-10-01 67 days 2,002 sqft
2019-11-01 74 days 1,993 sqft
2019-12-01 87 days 2,048 sqft
2020-01-01 100 days 2,038 sqft
2020-02-01 102 days 1,950 sqft
2020-03-01 81 days 2,000 sqft
2020-04-01 71 days 1,990 sqft
2020-05-01 76 days 2,006 sqft
2020-06-01 74 days 1,998 sqft
2020-07-01 58 days 1,991 sqft
2020-08-01 50 days 2,024 sqft
2020-09-01 45 days 1,954 sqft
2020-10-01 45 days 1,917 sqft
2020-11-01 46 days 1,908 sqft
2020-12-01 55 days 1,924 sqft
2021-01-01 68 days 1,877 sqft
2021-02-01 73 days 1,871 sqft
2021-03-01 47 days 1,870 sqft
2021-04-01 34 days 1,810 sqft
2021-05-01 29 days 1,846 sqft
2021-06-01 26 days 1,850 sqft
2021-07-01 30 days 1,850 sqft
2021-08-01 32 days 1,837 sqft
2021-09-01 38 days 1,879 sqft
2021-10-01 40 days 2,052 sqft
2021-11-01 48 days 1,852 sqft
2021-12-01 45 days 1,788 sqft
2022-01-01 52 days 1,807 sqft
2022-02-01 37 days 1,770 sqft
2022-03-01 27 days 1,810 sqft
2022-04-01 18 days 1,802 sqft
2022-05-01 21 days 1,836 sqft
2022-06-01 24 days 1,788 sqft
2022-07-01 30 days 1,896 sqft
2022-08-01 34 days 1,932 sqft
2022-09-01 39 days 1,881 sqft
2022-10-01 47 days 1,869 sqft
2022-11-01 46 days 1,885 sqft
2022-12-01 57 days 1,869 sqft
2023-01-01 66 days 1,905 sqft
2023-02-01 61 days 1,946 sqft
2023-03-01 53 days 1,953 sqft
2023-04-01 40 days 1,928 sqft
2023-05-01 37 days 2,012 sqft
2023-06-01 39 days 1,990 sqft
2023-07-01 39 days 1,926 sqft
2023-08-01 36 days 1,924 sqft
2023-09-01 37 days 1,910 sqft
2023-10-01 42 days 1,927 sqft
2023-11-01 49 days 1,948 sqft
2023-12-01 59 days 1,925 sqft
2024-01-01 71 days 1,890 sqft
2024-02-01 72 days 1,869 sqft
2024-03-01 53 days 1,860 sqft
Kingsport's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 53 days. This is 0% longer than the same period one year ago.

Kingsport's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,860 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,953 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).