Owatonna FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Owatonna, MN

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.

Owatonna's 37 lenders originated 112 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $24,170,000, with an average FHA loan value of $215,804.

Owatonna FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Owatonna averaged 6.84% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.855% for the same period.

Owatonna's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $7,381.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 7.04% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.9%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.23%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.66%.

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Owatonna 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 Owatonna level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 20 6.57% $10,917
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 12 6.29% $8,813
Cambria Financial Group, LLC 6 7.23% $9,909
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 6 6.90% $9,488
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 5 7.03% $10,810
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 5 7.11% $8,793
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 5 6.15% $16,544
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 3 6.75% $9,548
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 2 6.31% $8,688
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 6.56% $13,869
AMERICAN PORTFOLIO MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.94% $11,293
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 7.25% $16,372
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.31% $8,806
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.56% $5,530
U.S. Bank 2 6.94% $7,238
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 7.19% $7,346
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.49% $15,471
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 1 7.25% $9,599
Servion, Inc. 1 6.25% $9,092
SIRVA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.13% $4,035
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 1 6.13% $10,646
Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.75% $8,563
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 1 6.13% $12,516
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $14,180
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.63% $13,984
Axos Bank 1 6.75% $9,448
Bank of England 1 7.13% $12,887
BAY EQUITY LLC 1 7.25% $10,233
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 7.13% $12,939
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 6.88% $12,128
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.88% $6,462
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 8.25% $11,292
First Savings Bank 1 6.75% $9,791
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 6.75% $9,969
MILEND, INC. 1 6.63% $12,953
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.75% $9,954
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 5.25% $12,279

The top Owatonna FHA lender as defined by loan originations is CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC, with 20 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $10,917, which is $2,103 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Owatonna FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($8,813), CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC ($10,917), .

The lowest rate Owatonna FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.29%), CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC (6.57%), .

Owatonna FHA Loan Limits

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

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Owatonna (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 $199,700 (35.5%) $236,700 (29.4%) 0.00 68
2018-02-01 $184,800 (15.6%) $222,855 (14.1%) 0.00 69
2018-03-01 $202,250 (33.5%) $232,882 (18.4%) 0.00 71
2018-04-01 $221,600 (27.0%) $252,251 (17.1%) 0.00 71
2018-05-01 $212,700 (0.2%) $244,073 (4.0%) 0.00 78
2018-06-01 $215,000 (2.4%) $241,586 (3.7%) 0.00 82
2018-07-01 $206,150 (-3.0%) $239,150 (3.7%) 0.00 81
2018-08-01 $212,725 (0.7%) $244,981 (4.9%) 0.00 88
2018-09-01 $206,750 (-4.7%) $239,989 (0.1%) 0.00 100
2018-10-01 $202,450 (-6.7%) $233,853 (-3.0%) 0.00 103
2018-11-01 $197,900 (-2.0%) $216,729 (-7.6%) 0.00 106
2018-12-01 $199,500 (-7.2%) $216,929 (-8.4%) 0.00 98
2019-01-01 $201,450 (0.9%) $218,470 (-7.7%) 0.00 85
2019-02-01 $209,450 (13.3%) $225,248 (1.1%) 0.00 76
2019-03-01 $210,471 (4.1%) $231,728 (-0.5%) 0.00 74
2019-04-01 $208,996 (-5.7%) $231,794 (-8.1%) 0.00 86
2019-05-01 $221,150 (4.0%) $240,377 (-1.5%) 0.00 100
2019-06-01 $228,900 (6.5%) $244,643 (1.3%) 0.00 98
2019-07-01 $241,750 (17.3%) $253,429 (6.0%) 0.00 104
2019-08-01 $227,587 (7.0%) $247,732 (1.1%) 0.00 107
2019-09-01 $224,117 (8.4%) $243,371 (1.4%) 0.00 112
2019-10-01 $223,570 (10.4%) $240,866 (3.0%) 0.00 110
2019-11-01 $231,400 (16.9%) $251,393 (16.0%) 0.00 100
2019-12-01 $228,900 (14.7%) $246,605 (13.7%) 0.00 87
2020-01-01 $223,425 (10.9%) $243,065 (11.3%) 0.00 74
2020-02-01 $218,900 (4.5%) $241,745 (7.3%) 0.00 64
2020-03-01 $215,550 (2.4%) $242,147 (4.5%) 0.00 64
2020-04-01 $219,450 (5.0%) $251,511 (8.5%) 0.00 55
2020-05-01 $249,000 (12.6%) $253,389 (5.4%) 0.00 71
2020-06-01 $253,900 (10.9%) $264,222 (8.0%) 0.00 71
2020-07-01 $257,150 (6.4%) $268,655 (6.0%) 0.00 54
2020-08-01 $249,900 (9.8%) $266,310 (7.5%) 0.00 62
2020-09-01 $243,650 (8.7%) $265,673 (9.2%) 0.00 61
2020-10-01 $229,900 (2.8%) $264,204 (9.7%) 0.00 46
2020-11-01 $206,575 (-10.7%) $259,009 (3.0%) 0.00 45
2020-12-01 $202,400 (-11.6%) $243,729 (-1.2%) 0.00 31
2021-01-01 $199,700 (-10.6%) $234,870 (-3.4%) 0.00 26
2021-02-01 $199,250 (-9.0%) $228,660 (-5.4%) 0.00 25
2021-03-01 $233,725 (8.4%) $252,995 (4.5%) 0.00 27
2021-04-01 $264,900 (20.7%) $269,072 (7.0%) 0.00 30
2021-05-01 $224,900 (-9.7%) $253,344 (0.0%) 0.00 24
2021-06-01 $253,300 (-0.2%) $279,867 (5.9%) 0.00 25
2021-07-01 $239,900 (-6.7%) $264,231 (-1.7%) 0.00 39
2021-08-01 $256,250 (2.5%) $258,912 (-2.8%) 0.00 36
2021-09-01 $240,000 (-1.5%) $252,614 (-4.9%) 0.00 54
2021-10-01 $229,900 (0.0%) $240,763 (-8.9%) 0.00 49
2021-11-01 $235,950 (14.2%) $248,581 (-4.0%) 0.00 48
2021-12-01 $232,425 (14.8%) $259,171 (6.3%) 0.00 38
2022-01-01 $234,900 (17.6%) $263,667 (12.3%) 0.00 33
2022-02-01 $249,150 (25.0%) $246,421 (7.8%) 0.00 21
2022-03-01 $226,950 (-2.9%) $254,485 (0.6%) 0.00 19
2022-04-01 $274,900 (3.8%) $267,500 (-0.6%) 0.00 21
2022-05-01 $275,950 (22.7%) $303,323 (19.7%) 0.00 31
2022-06-01 $263,350 (4.0%) $279,666 (-0.1%) 0.00 39
2022-07-01 $279,000 (16.3%) $296,218 (12.1%) 0.00 42
2022-08-01 $279,750 (9.2%) $305,129 (17.9%) 0.00 50
2022-09-01 $276,250 (15.1%) $301,202 (19.2%) 0.00 43
2022-10-01 $289,900 (26.1%) $312,143 (29.7%) 0.00 46
2022-11-01 $284,900 (20.8%) $305,718 (23.0%) 0.00 50
2022-12-01 $286,950 (23.5%) $317,225 (22.4%) 0.00 39
2023-01-01 $289,675 (23.3%) $329,345 (24.9%) 0.00 34
2023-02-01 $286,950 (15.2%) $347,817 (41.2%) 0.00 30
2023-03-01 $288,425 (27.1%) $335,898 (32.0%) 0.00 22
2023-04-01 $339,000 (23.3%) $396,304 (48.2%) 0.00 21
2023-05-01 $334,925 (21.4%) $381,585 (25.8%) 0.00 23
2023-06-01 $302,950 (15.0%) $356,509 (27.5%) 0.00 25
2023-07-01 $299,900 (7.5%) $352,800 (19.1%) 0.00 37
2023-08-01 $283,000 (1.2%) $330,539 (8.3%) 0.00 44
2023-09-01 $319,500 (15.7%) $368,178 (22.2%) 0.00 49
2023-10-01 $339,900 (17.3%) $369,823 (18.5%) 0.00 50
2023-11-01 $309,800 (8.7%) $335,772 (9.8%) 0.00 47
2023-12-01 $299,900 (4.5%) $319,779 (0.8%) 0.00 37
2024-01-01 $322,325 (11.3%) $345,662 (5.0%) 0.00 33
2024-02-01 $349,900 (21.9%) $351,267 (1.0%) 0.00 31
2024-03-01 $359,000 (24.5%) $349,749 (4.1%) 0.00 26
Owatonna's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $359,000, a difference of $70,575 (24.5%) versus the prior year and $9,100 versus the prior month.

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

Owatonna's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $349,749, a difference of $13,851 (4.1%) versus the prior year and $-1,518 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Owatonna had 26 MLS listings, a difference of -5 listings (-16%) versus the prior month and 4 listings (18%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Owatonna (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 2,560 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 2,468 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 2,404 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 2,499 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,356 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,498 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,374 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,437 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 2,428 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 2,372 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 2,303 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 2,253 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,855 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,906 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,873 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,863 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,956 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,011 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 2,001 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,979 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,946 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,938 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,036 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,013 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,986 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,760 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,777 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,997 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,918 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,093 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,143 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,175 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,130 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,890 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,750 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,645 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,790 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,858 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,842 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,823 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,813 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,844 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,933 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,813 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,828 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,779 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 2,047 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 2,185 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 2,500 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,958 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,850 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 2,034 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 2,014 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,932 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,886 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,868 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,893 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,825 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 2,025 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 2,059 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,993 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,961 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,235 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,969 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,976 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,943 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,944 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,984 sqft
Owatonna's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

Owatonna's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,984 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,825 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).