Oil City FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Oil City, PA

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    • 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.

    Oil City's 22 lenders originated 68 FHA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $9,120,000, with an average FHA loan value of $134,118.

    Oil City FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year FHA mortgages in Oil City averaged 6.76% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.259% for the same period.

    Oil City's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $6,457.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.66% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.54%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.76%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.16%.

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

    Oil City 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 Oil City level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 17 6.95% $7,011
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 14 6.71% $7,849
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 5 5.85% $13,081
    BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6.75% $9,015
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.37% $3,646
    AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE ADVISORS, LLC. 2 6.69% $7,753
    GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.63% $10,830
    HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.25% $11,733
    Ixonia Bank 1 6.13% $6,091
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 7.13% $7,518
    Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 6.25% $11,558
    MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.13% $10,709
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.38% $3,338
    NEWREZ LLC 1 6.50% $9,383
    Northwest Bank 1 6.13% $4,559
    V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.63% $8,934
    WEST PENN FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER, INC. 1 6.38% $8,491
    Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1 6.63% $9,533
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.75% $7,855
    EQUITY RESOURCES, INC. 1 6.75% $9,111
    FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.13% $14,304
    FIRST HERITAGE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.13% $6,239

    The top Oil City FHA lender as defined by loan originations is TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., with 17 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,011, which is $838 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

    The lowest fee Oil City FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. ($7,011), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($7,849), .

    The lowest rate Oil City FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.71%), TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (6.95%), .

    Oil City FHA Loan Limits

    Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
    OIL CITY, PA VENANGO 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
    OIL CITY, PA VENANGO 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Oil City (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 $88,625 (6.6%) $125,894 (3.3%) 0.00 289
    2018-02-01 $88,500 (6.8%) $123,122 (0.4%) 0.00 289
    2018-03-01 $85,000 (1.3%) $119,014 (-4.9%) 0.00 300
    2018-04-01 $83,700 (-3.2%) $119,136 (-4.8%) 0.00 314
    2018-05-01 $83,700 (-6.9%) $119,536 (-6.5%) 0.00 333
    2018-06-01 $84,900 (-5.3%) $120,530 (-4.9%) 0.00 334
    2018-07-01 $87,875 (-2.9%) $127,391 (-2.9%) 0.00 333
    2018-08-01 $88,450 (-2.8%) $130,496 (-0.3%) 0.00 336
    2018-09-01 $93,500 (2.8%) $127,517 (-2.6%) 0.00 323
    2018-10-01 $95,900 (6.7%) $126,515 (-3.8%) 0.00 311
    2018-11-01 $96,175 (7.0%) $124,806 (-4.4%) 0.00 291
    2018-12-01 $94,200 (4.8%) $122,707 (-5.3%) 0.00 268
    2019-01-01 $89,800 (1.3%) $122,309 (-2.9%) 0.00 254
    2019-02-01 $89,700 (1.4%) $124,085 (0.8%) 0.00 247
    2019-03-01 $92,371 (8.7%) $127,185 (6.9%) 0.00 236
    2019-04-01 $97,850 (16.9%) $129,479 (8.7%) 0.00 219
    2019-05-01 $99,125 (18.4%) $126,019 (5.4%) 0.00 212
    2019-06-01 $97,500 (14.8%) $127,545 (5.8%) 0.00 210
    2019-07-01 $89,450 (1.8%) $123,188 (-3.3%) 0.00 223
    2019-08-01 $89,973 (1.7%) $122,119 (-6.4%) 0.00 233
    2019-09-01 $89,932 (-3.8%) $121,451 (-4.8%) 0.00 233
    2019-10-01 $89,900 (-6.3%) $121,432 (-4.0%) 0.00 231
    2019-11-01 $92,950 (-3.4%) $130,629 (4.7%) 0.00 230
    2019-12-01 $93,650 (-0.6%) $132,696 (8.1%) 0.00 224
    2020-01-01 $91,950 (2.4%) $134,243 (9.8%) 0.00 212
    2020-02-01 $94,700 (5.6%) $138,102 (11.3%) 0.00 200
    2020-03-01 $90,000 (-2.6%) $136,226 (7.1%) 0.00 192
    2020-04-01 $89,875 (-8.2%) $136,176 (5.2%) 0.00 183
    2020-05-01 $92,500 (-6.7%) $139,730 (10.9%) 0.00 167
    2020-06-01 $94,950 (-2.6%) $141,453 (10.9%) 0.00 169
    2020-07-01 $95,225 (6.5%) $146,833 (19.2%) 0.00 155
    2020-08-01 $89,950 (0.0%) $139,730 (14.4%) 0.00 139
    2020-09-01 $85,000 (-5.5%) $120,207 (-1.0%) 0.00 142
    2020-10-01 $91,000 (1.2%) $141,610 (16.6%) 0.00 139
    2020-11-01 $97,000 (4.4%) $147,251 (12.7%) 0.00 123
    2020-12-01 $99,700 (6.5%) $147,394 (11.1%) 0.00 113
    2021-01-01 $99,250 (7.9%) $140,997 (5.0%) 0.00 109
    2021-02-01 $99,475 (5.0%) $149,505 (8.3%) 0.00 98
    2021-03-01 $102,975 (14.4%) $164,037 (20.4%) 0.00 79
    2021-04-01 $99,600 (10.8%) $158,515 (16.4%) 0.00 87
    2021-05-01 $99,000 (7.0%) $152,975 (9.5%) 0.00 92
    2021-06-01 $114,900 (21.0%) $153,075 (8.2%) 0.00 91
    2021-07-01 $119,000 (25.0%) $172,106 (17.2%) 0.00 93
    2021-08-01 $119,000 (32.3%) $188,295 (34.8%) 0.00 87
    2021-09-01 $115,000 (35.3%) $163,500 (36.0%) 0.00 92
    2021-10-01 $112,400 (23.5%) $141,317 (-0.2%) 0.00 89
    2021-11-01 $97,725 (0.8%) $138,304 (-6.1%) 0.00 88
    2021-12-01 $90,600 (-9.1%) $138,243 (-6.2%) 0.00 93
    2022-01-01 $94,000 (-5.3%) $140,861 (-0.1%) 0.00 87
    2022-02-01 $98,225 (-1.3%) $148,653 (-0.6%) 0.00 83
    2022-03-01 $107,450 (4.4%) $169,044 (3.1%) 0.00 78
    2022-04-01 $128,000 (28.5%) $192,310 (21.3%) 0.00 76
    2022-05-01 $126,850 (28.1%) $188,253 (23.1%) 0.00 95
    2022-06-01 $130,075 (13.2%) $193,770 (26.6%) 0.00 108
    2022-07-01 $129,900 (9.2%) $187,312 (8.8%) 0.00 119
    2022-08-01 $132,050 (11.0%) $186,650 (-0.9%) 0.00 109
    2022-09-01 $122,450 (6.5%) $180,621 (10.5%) 0.00 102
    2022-10-01 $119,900 (6.7%) $164,242 (16.2%) 0.00 103
    2022-11-01 $125,000 (27.9%) $166,110 (20.1%) 0.00 106
    2022-12-01 $129,700 (43.2%) $194,273 (40.5%) 0.00 99
    2023-01-01 $127,175 (35.3%) $190,873 (35.5%) 0.00 93
    2023-02-01 $128,175 (30.5%) $190,087 (27.9%) 0.00 80
    2023-03-01 $128,725 (19.8%) $193,138 (14.3%) 0.00 72
    2023-04-01 $132,200 (3.3%) $196,896 (2.4%) 0.00 73
    2023-05-01 $133,950 (5.6%) $192,493 (2.3%) 0.00 75
    2023-06-01 $150,875 (16.0%) $206,635 (6.6%) 0.00 86
    2023-07-01 $160,000 (23.2%) $218,452 (16.6%) 0.00 98
    2023-08-01 $151,225 (14.5%) $242,005 (29.7%) 0.00 104
    2023-09-01 $157,000 (28.2%) $245,743 (36.1%) 0.00 106
    2023-10-01 $167,675 (39.9%) $245,934 (49.7%) 0.00 100
    2023-11-01 $148,000 (18.4%) $227,094 (36.7%) 0.00 105
    2023-12-01 $135,000 (4.1%) $226,585 (16.6%) 0.00 97
    2024-01-01 $135,000 (6.2%) $215,147 (12.7%) 0.00 92
    2024-02-01 $135,000 (5.3%) $208,920 (9.9%) 0.00 84
    2024-03-01 $140,000 (8.8%) $206,627 (7.0%) 0.00 87
    2024-04-01 $142,750 (8.0%) $217,051 (10.2%) 0.00 79
    2024-05-01 $154,950 (15.7%) $219,850 (14.2%) 0.00 70
    2024-06-01 $169,900 (12.6%) $236,791 (14.6%) 0.00 74
    2024-07-01 $193,725 (21.1%) $238,629 (9.2%) 0.00 84
    2024-08-01 $189,900 (25.6%) $247,458 (2.3%) 0.00 96
    2024-09-01 $183,250 (16.7%) $249,087 (1.4%) 0.00 103
    2024-10-01 $173,575 (3.5%) $249,096 (1.3%) 0.00 115
    2024-11-01 $169,000 (14.2%) $238,879 (5.2%) 0.00 122
    2024-12-01 $153,725 (13.9%) $223,417 (-1.4%) 0.00 119
    2025-01-01 $149,925 (11.1%) $221,408 (2.9%) 0.00 112
    2025-02-01 $162,250 (20.2%) $237,684 (13.8%) 0.00 93
    2025-03-01 $174,950 (25.0%) $243,909 (18.0%) 0.00 86
    Oil City's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $174,950, a difference of $34,950 (25.0%) versus the prior year and $12,700 versus the prior month.

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

    Oil City's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $243,909, a difference of $37,282 (18.0%) versus the prior year and $6,225 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-03-01 period, Oil City had 86 MLS listings, a difference of -7 listings (-8%) versus the prior month and -1 listings (-1%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Oil City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,510 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,509 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,497 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,514 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,522 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,534 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,522 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,528 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,528 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,519 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,513 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,498 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,508 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,508 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,497 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,504 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,539 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,538 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,538 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,502 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,455 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,488 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,527 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,464 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,459 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,541 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,561 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,588 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,581 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,581 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,566 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,456 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,458 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,477 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,529 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,513 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,514 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,515 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,448 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,472 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,407 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,498 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,556 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,469 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,407 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,443 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,472 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,574 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,616 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,628 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,629 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,631 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,700 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,682 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,676 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,752 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,691 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,543 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,773 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,778 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,557 sqft
    2025-02-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
    2025-03-01 0 days 1,689 sqft
    Oil City's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days.

    Oil City's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,689 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,632 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).