Providence FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA
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.
Providence's 146 lenders originated 3,880 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $1,540,400,000, with an average FHA loan value of $397,010.
Providence FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates
30 Year FHA mortgages in Providence
averaged
6.55%
for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of
6.515% for the same period.
Providence's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $9,797.
The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was
6.57% and
one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the
average rate was 6.33%.
The average rate one year ago was 6.35%.
For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate
was 6.73%.
Providence 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 Providence level.
The top Providence FHA lender as defined by loan originations is MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, with
336 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are
$13,968, which is $1,987
lower than the next largest lender,
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.
The lowest fee Providence FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly ($11,201), BAYCOAST MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC ($11,314), Citizens Bank ($11,949), Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank ($12,346) and Nations Lending Corporation ($12,490).
The lowest rate Providence FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION (5.97%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (6.03%), LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC (6.04%), EMM LOANS LLC (6.11%) and QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.14%).
Providence FHA Loan Limits
Metro | County | Year | Single Family Limit | 2 Family Limit | 3 Family Limit | 4 Family Limit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | BRISTOL | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | BRISTOL | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | KENT | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | NEWPORT | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | PROVIDENCE | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | WASHINGTON | 2022 | $592,250 | $758,200 | $916,450 | $1,138,950 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | BRISTOL | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | BRISTOL | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | KENT | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | NEWPORT | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | PROVIDENCE | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK, RI-MA | WASHINGTON | 2023 | $661,250 | $846,500 | $1,023,250 | $1,271,650 |
Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)
Realtor.com - Providence (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Price (YoY Change) | Average Listing Price (YoY) | MSA/US Median Price Ratio | Active Listings |
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2018-01-01 | $339,900 (6.4%) | $534,035 (6.1%) | 1.26 | 3,680 |
2018-02-01 | $349,450 (7.4%) | $544,558 (7.1%) | 1.27 | 3,510 |
2018-03-01 | $359,000 (6.4%) | $546,532 (4.7%) | 1.26 | 3,544 |
2018-04-01 | $369,000 (5.5%) | $555,644 (2.4%) | 1.25 | 3,764 |
2018-05-01 | $372,400 (6.4%) | $558,752 (2.4%) | 1.24 | 4,163 |
2018-06-01 | $369,900 (2.8%) | $558,162 (0.5%) | 1.23 | 4,805 |
2018-07-01 | $370,000 (3.1%) | $566,792 (1.5%) | 1.24 | 5,134 |
2018-08-01 | $369,000 (5.5%) | $553,123 (0.4%) | 1.24 | 5,353 |
2018-09-01 | $364,900 (4.3%) | $547,484 (0.6%) | 1.23 | 5,561 |
2018-10-01 | $352,500 (0.9%) | $535,174 (-0.1%) | 1.19 | 5,697 |
2018-11-01 | $349,900 (0.3%) | $534,839 (1.4%) | 1.19 | 5,499 |
2018-12-01 | $349,900 (2.9%) | $521,359 (-0.6%) | 1.21 | 4,956 |
2019-01-01 | $349,900 (2.9%) | $524,274 (-1.8%) | 1.21 | 4,391 |
2019-02-01 | $357,400 (2.3%) | $545,059 (0.1%) | 1.21 | 4,090 |
2019-03-01 | $366,329 (2.0%) | $552,160 (1.0%) | 1.20 | 4,181 |
2019-04-01 | $376,950 (2.2%) | $562,932 (1.3%) | 1.20 | 4,320 |
2019-05-01 | $379,950 (2.0%) | $574,002 (2.7%) | 1.19 | 4,606 |
2019-06-01 | $384,900 (4.1%) | $579,321 (3.8%) | 1.20 | 4,745 |
2019-07-01 | $387,000 (4.6%) | $587,895 (3.7%) | 1.21 | 4,782 |
2019-08-01 | $379,655 (2.9%) | $583,410 (5.5%) | 1.20 | 4,797 |
2019-09-01 | $379,286 (3.9%) | $581,326 (6.2%) | 1.21 | 4,807 |
2019-10-01 | $379,491 (7.7%) | $581,055 (8.6%) | 1.22 | 4,804 |
2019-11-01 | $379,900 (8.6%) | $586,270 (9.6%) | 1.25 | 4,421 |
2019-12-01 | $369,900 (5.7%) | $561,197 (7.6%) | 1.23 | 3,819 |
2020-01-01 | $367,450 (5.0%) | $558,920 (6.6%) | 1.23 | 3,415 |
2020-02-01 | $383,700 (7.4%) | $582,583 (6.9%) | 1.26 | 3,115 |
2020-03-01 | $399,000 (8.9%) | $610,476 (10.6%) | 1.25 | 3,082 |
2020-04-01 | $399,000 (5.9%) | $621,271 (10.4%) | 1.25 | 3,057 |
2020-05-01 | $399,900 (5.3%) | $643,074 (12.0%) | 1.22 | 3,000 |
2020-06-01 | $429,450 (11.6%) | $688,611 (18.9%) | 1.27 | 2,788 |
2020-07-01 | $427,450 (10.5%) | $702,182 (19.4%) | 1.24 | 2,542 |
2020-08-01 | $429,900 (13.2%) | $722,879 (23.9%) | 1.23 | 2,352 |
2020-09-01 | $422,450 (11.4%) | $747,197 (28.5%) | 1.21 | 2,303 |
2020-10-01 | $419,900 (10.7%) | $738,887 (27.2%) | 1.20 | 2,319 |
2020-11-01 | $409,950 (7.9%) | $730,090 (24.5%) | 1.20 | 2,180 |
2020-12-01 | $415,000 (12.2%) | $739,930 (31.9%) | 1.23 | 1,852 |
2021-01-01 | $431,900 (17.5%) | $802,372 (43.6%) | 1.29 | 1,581 |
2021-02-01 | $422,400 (10.1%) | $804,758 (38.1%) | 1.23 | 1,305 |
2021-03-01 | $399,900 (0.2%) | $776,989 (27.3%) | 1.13 | 1,323 |
2021-04-01 | $404,763 (1.4%) | $792,528 (27.6%) | 1.10 | 1,300 |
2021-05-01 | $399,900 (0.0%) | $775,862 (20.7%) | 1.06 | 1,376 |
2021-06-01 | $424,225 (-1.2%) | $785,571 (14.1%) | 1.12 | 1,626 |
2021-07-01 | $429,900 (0.6%) | $775,577 (10.5%) | 1.13 | 1,899 |
2021-08-01 | $438,900 (2.1%) | $752,798 (4.1%) | 1.17 | 2,035 |
2021-09-01 | $437,400 (3.5%) | $738,122 (-1.2%) | 1.17 | 2,077 |
2021-10-01 | $439,900 (4.8%) | $699,443 (-5.3%) | 1.17 | 2,036 |
2021-11-01 | $434,425 (6.0%) | $713,576 (-2.3%) | 1.16 | 1,791 |
2021-12-01 | $427,450 (3.0%) | $713,774 (-3.5%) | 1.16 | 1,419 |
2022-01-01 | $450,000 (4.2%) | $769,271 (-4.1%) | 1.22 | 1,113 |
2022-02-01 | $457,400 (8.3%) | $759,805 (-5.6%) | 1.19 | 1,017 |
2022-03-01 | $442,225 (10.6%) | $743,895 (-4.3%) | 1.11 | 997 |
2022-04-01 | $474,999 (17.4%) | $727,988 (-8.1%) | 1.13 | 1,104 |
2022-05-01 | $472,450 (18.1%) | $713,797 (-8.0%) | 1.08 | 1,407 |
2022-06-01 | $480,450 (13.3%) | $718,239 (-8.6%) | 1.07 | 1,711 |
2022-07-01 | $479,900 (11.6%) | $731,528 (-5.7%) | 1.08 | 2,037 |
2022-08-01 | $475,000 (8.2%) | $761,008 (1.1%) | 1.10 | 2,018 |
2022-09-01 | $479,900 (9.7%) | $781,272 (5.9%) | 1.12 | 1,886 |
2022-10-01 | $474,500 (7.9%) | $774,346 (10.7%) | 1.12 | 1,952 |
2022-11-01 | $474,975 (9.3%) | $749,847 (5.1%) | 1.14 | 1,930 |
2022-12-01 | $475,000 (11.1%) | $754,672 (5.7%) | 1.17 | 1,646 |
2023-01-01 | $475,000 (5.6%) | $764,107 (-0.7%) | 1.18 | 1,444 |
2023-02-01 | $497,700 (8.8%) | $819,670 (7.9%) | 1.20 | 1,282 |
2023-03-01 | $513,675 (16.2%) | $908,453 (22.1%) | 1.21 | 1,168 |
2023-04-01 | $529,450 (11.5%) | $903,595 (24.1%) | 1.23 | 1,218 |
2023-05-01 | $539,950 (14.3%) | $923,223 (29.3%) | 1.22 | 1,258 |
2023-06-01 | $549,900 (14.5%) | $924,954 (28.8%) | 1.24 | 1,379 |
2023-07-01 | $550,000 (14.6%) | $959,429 (31.2%) | 1.25 | 1,370 |
2023-08-01 | $549,900 (15.8%) | $938,213 (23.3%) | 1.26 | 1,480 |
2023-09-01 | $550,000 (14.6%) | $942,668 (20.7%) | 1.28 | 1,544 |
2023-10-01 | $539,450 (13.7%) | $908,419 (17.3%) | 1.27 | 1,700 |
2023-11-01 | $526,750 (10.9%) | $863,141 (15.1%) | 1.25 | 1,748 |
2023-12-01 | $499,900 (5.2%) | $826,604 (9.5%) | 1.22 | 1,585 |
2024-01-01 | $504,900 (6.3%) | $820,028 (7.3%) | 1.23 | 1,308 |
2024-02-01 | $499,900 (0.4%) | $815,143 (-0.6%) | 1.20 | 1,179 |
2024-03-01 | $499,950 (-2.7%) | $820,652 (-9.7%) | 1.18 | 1,170 |
2024-04-01 | $524,450 (-0.9%) | $873,266 (-3.4%) | 1.22 | 1,210 |
2024-05-01 | $576,950 (6.9%) | $949,417 (2.8%) | 1.32 | 1,468 |
2024-06-01 | $580,000 (5.5%) | $938,474 (1.5%) | 1.35 | 1,693 |
2024-07-01 | $586,200 (6.6%) | $962,651 (0.3%) | 1.34 | 1,792 |
2024-08-01 | $573,700 (4.3%) | $977,981 (4.2%) | 1.33 | 1,875 |
2024-09-01 | $567,500 (3.2%) | $951,060 (0.9%) | 1.34 | 2,048 |
2024-10-01 | $552,500 (2.4%) | $926,175 (2.0%) | 1.30 | 2,082 |
2024-11-01 | $539,900 (2.5%) | $900,498 (4.3%) | 1.30 | 2,008 |
2024-12-01 | $524,950 (5.0%) | $880,174 (6.5%) | 1.30 | 1,654 |
2025-01-01 | $521,175 (3.2%) | $892,832 (8.9%) | 0.00 | 1,453 |
Providence's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.
Providence's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $892,832, a difference of $72,804 (8.9%) versus the prior year and $12,658 versus the prior month.
For the 2025-01-01 period, Providence had 1,453 MLS listings, a difference of -201 listings (-12%) versus the prior month and 145 listings (11%) versus the prior year.
Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage
Realtor.com - Providence (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Time on Market | Median Square Footage |
---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | 81 days | 1,676 sqft |
2018-02-01 | 76 days | 1,693 sqft |
2018-03-01 | 51 days | 1,715 sqft |
2018-04-01 | 45 days | 1,733 sqft |
2018-05-01 | 39 days | 1,737 sqft |
2018-06-01 | 38 days | 1,725 sqft |
2018-07-01 | 45 days | 1,729 sqft |
2018-08-01 | 47 days | 1,711 sqft |
2018-09-01 | 50 days | 1,700 sqft |
2018-10-01 | 52 days | 1,699 sqft |
2018-11-01 | 56 days | 1,682 sqft |
2018-12-01 | 66 days | 1,674 sqft |
2019-01-01 | 75 days | 1,668 sqft |
2019-02-01 | 72 days | 1,679 sqft |
2019-03-01 | 58 days | 1,692 sqft |
2019-04-01 | 45 days | 1,713 sqft |
2019-05-01 | 45 days | 1,737 sqft |
2019-06-01 | 45 days | 1,761 sqft |
2019-07-01 | 51 days | 1,749 sqft |
2019-08-01 | 51 days | 1,726 sqft |
2019-09-01 | 50 days | 1,714 sqft |
2019-10-01 | 49 days | 1,710 sqft |
2019-11-01 | 57 days | 1,728 sqft |
2019-12-01 | 70 days | 1,681 sqft |
2020-01-01 | 74 days | 1,678 sqft |
2020-02-01 | 65 days | 1,700 sqft |
2020-03-01 | 48 days | 1,739 sqft |
2020-04-01 | 52 days | 1,734 sqft |
2020-05-01 | 60 days | 1,754 sqft |
2020-06-01 | 47 days | 1,800 sqft |
2020-07-01 | 46 days | 1,773 sqft |
2020-08-01 | 39 days | 1,776 sqft |
2020-09-01 | 30 days | 1,755 sqft |
2020-10-01 | 31 days | 1,727 sqft |
2020-11-01 | 39 days | 1,697 sqft |
2020-12-01 | 51 days | 1,699 sqft |
2021-01-01 | 54 days | 1,700 sqft |
2021-02-01 | 48 days | 1,648 sqft |
2021-03-01 | 37 days | 1,631 sqft |
2021-04-01 | 29 days | 1,600 sqft |
2021-05-01 | 28 days | 1,570 sqft |
2021-06-01 | 22 days | 1,600 sqft |
2021-07-01 | 26 days | 1,600 sqft |
2021-08-01 | 24 days | 1,612 sqft |
2021-09-01 | 29 days | 1,648 sqft |
2021-10-01 | 26 days | 1,639 sqft |
2021-11-01 | 31 days | 1,622 sqft |
2021-12-01 | 47 days | 1,574 sqft |
2022-01-01 | 43 days | 1,596 sqft |
2022-02-01 | 39 days | 1,600 sqft |
2022-03-01 | 31 days | 1,573 sqft |
2022-04-01 | 24 days | 1,604 sqft |
2022-05-01 | 22 days | 1,607 sqft |
2022-06-01 | 22 days | 1,618 sqft |
2022-07-01 | 29 days | 1,602 sqft |
2022-08-01 | 33 days | 1,621 sqft |
2022-09-01 | 39 days | 1,645 sqft |
2022-10-01 | 36 days | 1,648 sqft |
2022-11-01 | 38 days | 1,650 sqft |
2022-12-01 | 45 days | 1,663 sqft |
2023-01-01 | 53 days | 1,632 sqft |
2023-02-01 | 45 days | 1,650 sqft |
2023-03-01 | 41 days | 1,665 sqft |
2023-04-01 | 35 days | 1,664 sqft |
2023-05-01 | 31 days | 1,709 sqft |
2023-06-01 | 31 days | 1,912 sqft |
2023-07-01 | 35 days | 1,912 sqft |
2023-08-01 | 30 days | 1,892 sqft |
2023-09-01 | 36 days | 1,885 sqft |
2023-10-01 | 34 days | 1,871 sqft |
2023-11-01 | 36 days | 1,848 sqft |
2023-12-01 | 45 days | 1,807 sqft |
2024-01-01 | 54 days | 1,825 sqft |
2024-02-01 | 38 days | 1,800 sqft |
2024-03-01 | 36 days | 1,805 sqft |
2024-04-01 | 29 days | 1,810 sqft |
2024-05-01 | 19 days | 1,863 sqft |
2024-06-01 | 23 days | 1,870 sqft |
2024-07-01 | 32 days | 1,881 sqft |
2024-08-01 | 32 days | 1,884 sqft |
2024-09-01 | 35 days | 1,862 sqft |
2024-10-01 | 36 days | 1,835 sqft |
2024-11-01 | 41 days | 1,814 sqft |
2024-12-01 | 49 days | 1,793 sqft |
2025-01-01 | 0 days | 1,783 sqft |
Providence's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,783 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,825 sqft.