Sterling FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Sterling, CO

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.

Sterling's 32 lenders originated 76 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $16,960,000, with an average FHA loan value of $223,158.

Sterling FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Sterling averaged 0.29% for the week of 2024-11-29, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Sterling's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $7,660.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-22) was 6.58% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-25, the average rate was 6.26%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.15%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-29, the average rate was 0.1%.

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Sterling 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 Sterling level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Bank of Colorado 16 6.35% $10,726
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 9 6.20% $10,689
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 5 7.15% $9,442
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 4 6.47% $8,064
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 3 5.88% $14,645
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 7.00% $8,685
BMO Harris Bank 2 7.44% $7,298
UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION 2 7.38% $7,954
V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.94% $10,744
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6.75% $8,854
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2 6.63% $11,981
Independent Bank 2 6.75% $15,280
M&T Bank 1 6.75% $9,724
Nations Lending Corporation 1 7.75% $5,559
NBH Bank 1 7.00% $9,132
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 7.38% $10,966
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 6.50% $13,824
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $11,050
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 7.13% $13,031
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 7.13% $6,920
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 1 7.75% $9,361
BOKF 1 6.50% $8,855
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 7.50% $16,012
CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, LLC 1 7.38% $11,507
Elevations Credit Union 1 6.75% $12,648
Ent Credit Union 1 7.13% $6,365
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 7.75% $12,536
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 5.75% $14,940
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.00% $11,498
LOANPAL, LLC 1 6.25% $6,711
Loan Simple, Inc. 1 6.38% $10,627
MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.00% $7,595

The top Sterling FHA lender as defined by loan originations is Bank of Colorado, with 16 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $10,726, which is $37 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Sterling FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Bank of Colorado ($10,726), .

The lowest rate Sterling FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Bank of Colorado (6.35%), .

Sterling FHA Loan Limits

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

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Sterling (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 $199,425 (58.3%) $196,739 (21.5%) 0.00 30
2018-02-01 $212,500 (79.4%) $216,106 (40.2%) 0.00 31
2018-03-01 $199,900 (63.3%) $196,103 (24.0%) 0.00 34
2018-04-01 $207,225 (41.1%) $212,913 (16.7%) 0.00 36
2018-05-01 $208,250 (31.0%) $219,266 (22.0%) 0.00 40
2018-06-01 $202,500 (15.8%) $232,046 (17.3%) 0.00 37
2018-07-01 $198,675 (17.6%) $214,692 (12.5%) 0.00 27
2018-08-01 $179,500 (13.3%) $204,364 (11.1%) 0.00 32
2018-09-01 $175,000 (4.8%) $197,047 (5.7%) 0.00 34
2018-10-01 $202,750 (22.5%) $221,000 (14.7%) 0.00 29
2018-11-01 $192,475 (21.0%) $217,254 (13.5%) 0.00 36
2018-12-01 $175,000 (-12.5%) $199,298 (2.7%) 0.00 32
2019-01-01 $175,950 (-11.8%) $207,411 (5.4%) 0.00 34
2019-02-01 $196,850 (-7.4%) $205,284 (-5.0%) 0.00 38
2019-03-01 $189,664 (-5.1%) $204,596 (4.3%) 0.00 39
2019-04-01 $186,950 (-9.8%) $205,875 (-3.3%) 0.00 43
2019-05-01 $180,000 (-13.6%) $208,898 (-4.7%) 0.00 42
2019-06-01 $175,000 (-13.6%) $206,475 (-11.0%) 0.00 49
2019-07-01 $164,875 (-17.0%) $186,586 (-13.1%) 0.00 48
2019-08-01 $178,418 (-0.6%) $218,243 (6.8%) 0.00 50
2019-09-01 $201,245 (15.0%) $271,158 (37.6%) 0.00 46
2019-10-01 $218,500 (7.8%) $308,514 (39.6%) 0.00 43
2019-11-01 $220,000 (14.3%) $310,747 (43.0%) 0.00 40
2019-12-01 $223,500 (27.7%) $337,942 (69.6%) 0.00 37
2020-01-01 $224,500 (27.6%) $310,846 (49.9%) 0.00 37
2020-02-01 $225,000 (14.3%) $267,696 (30.4%) 0.00 36
2020-03-01 $234,000 (23.4%) $266,327 (30.2%) 0.00 36
2020-04-01 $225,975 (20.9%) $349,290 (69.7%) 0.00 33
2020-05-01 $235,000 (30.6%) $377,033 (80.5%) 0.00 30
2020-06-01 $239,900 (37.1%) $421,905 (104.3%) 0.00 29
2020-07-01 $211,200 (28.1%) $393,056 (110.7%) 0.00 28
2020-08-01 $199,000 (11.5%) $360,509 (65.2%) 0.00 35
2020-09-01 $214,000 (6.3%) $291,631 (7.6%) 0.00 38
2020-10-01 $210,000 (-3.9%) $280,164 (-9.2%) 0.00 35
2020-11-01 $216,250 (-1.7%) $302,297 (-2.7%) 0.00 28
2020-12-01 $219,950 (-1.6%) $310,776 (-8.0%) 0.00 22
2021-01-01 $227,400 (1.3%) $330,596 (6.4%) 0.00 20
2021-02-01 $192,500 (-14.4%) $255,887 (-4.4%) 0.00 19
2021-03-01 $207,500 (-11.3%) $248,855 (-6.6%) 0.00 20
2021-04-01 $192,000 (-15.0%) $254,463 (-27.2%) 0.00 16
2021-05-01 $249,900 (6.3%) $282,565 (-25.1%) 0.00 13
2021-06-01 $257,975 (7.5%) $277,453 (-34.2%) 0.00 16
2021-07-01 $249,450 (18.1%) $267,488 (-32.0%) 0.00 27
2021-08-01 $249,975 (25.6%) $293,301 (-18.6%) 0.00 31
2021-09-01 $248,125 (16.0%) $309,554 (6.2%) 0.00 29
2021-10-01 $254,000 (21.0%) $329,329 (17.6%) 0.00 29
2021-11-01 $199,450 (-7.8%) $388,655 (28.6%) 0.00 32
2021-12-01 $224,975 (2.3%) $309,953 (-0.3%) 0.00 51
2022-01-01 $202,500 (-11.0%) $247,893 (-25.0%) 0.00 25
2022-02-01 $188,350 (-2.2%) $225,144 (-12.0%) 0.00 25
2022-03-01 $181,875 (-12.4%) $231,882 (-6.8%) 0.00 27
2022-04-01 $197,200 (2.7%) $256,363 (0.8%) 0.00 18
2022-05-01 $232,000 (-7.2%) $286,865 (1.5%) 0.00 20
2022-06-01 $231,250 (-10.4%) $309,099 (11.4%) 0.00 33
2022-07-01 $225,000 (-9.8%) $290,584 (8.6%) 0.00 51
2022-08-01 $228,061 (-8.8%) $291,925 (-0.5%) 0.00 65
2022-09-01 $239,500 (-3.5%) $310,144 (0.2%) 0.00 58
2022-10-01 $266,950 (5.1%) $335,974 (2.0%) 0.00 61
2022-11-01 $252,400 (26.6%) $322,841 (-16.9%) 0.00 65
2022-12-01 $249,900 (11.1%) $310,175 (0.1%) 0.00 56
2023-01-01 $259,950 (28.4%) $350,480 (41.4%) 0.00 50
2023-02-01 $254,300 (35.0%) $348,513 (54.8%) 0.00 47
2023-03-01 $223,500 (22.9%) $326,806 (40.9%) 0.00 49
2023-04-01 $245,000 (24.2%) $328,679 (28.2%) 0.00 56
2023-05-01 $249,725 (7.6%) $349,205 (21.7%) 0.00 54
2023-06-01 $277,500 (20.0%) $351,199 (13.6%) 0.00 51
2023-07-01 $299,000 (32.9%) $316,996 (9.1%) 0.00 59
2023-08-01 $316,750 (38.9%) $361,234 (23.7%) 0.00 67
2023-09-01 $311,500 (30.1%) $361,518 (16.6%) 0.00 67
2023-10-01 $311,225 (16.6%) $359,015 (6.9%) 0.00 73
2023-11-01 $302,475 (19.8%) $355,750 (10.2%) 0.00 73
2023-12-01 $299,950 (20.0%) $349,982 (12.8%) 0.00 69
2024-01-01 $311,175 (19.7%) $329,182 (-6.1%) 0.00 55
2024-02-01 $298,750 (17.5%) $319,965 (-8.2%) 0.00 50
2024-03-01 $289,450 (29.5%) $326,048 (-0.2%) 0.00 55
2024-04-01 $297,250 (21.3%) $367,817 (11.9%) 0.00 60
2024-05-01 $293,725 (17.6%) $379,058 (8.6%) 0.00 65
2024-06-01 $272,000 (-2.0%) $359,459 (2.4%) 0.00 68
2024-07-01 $254,950 (-14.7%) $367,255 (15.9%) 0.00 53
2024-08-01 $290,000 (-8.5%) $387,439 (7.3%) 0.00 53
2024-09-01 $278,975 (-10.4%) $388,904 (7.6%) 0.00 57
2024-10-01 $298,875 (-4.0%) $418,954 (16.7%) 0.00 58
Sterling's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $298,875, a difference of $-12,350 (-4.0%) versus the prior year and $19,900 versus the prior month.

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

Sterling's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $418,954, a difference of $59,939 (16.7%) versus the prior year and $30,050 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Sterling had 58 MLS listings, a difference of 1 listings (2%) versus the prior month and -15 listings (-21%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Sterling (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 2,067 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 2,060 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 2,142 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 2,234 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,253 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,231 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,171 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,088 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,992 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,954 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 2,190 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 2,094 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 2,069 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 2,042 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 2,104 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 2,159 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,018 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,020 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,940 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,907 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,057 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,157 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,208 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,208 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 2,022 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 2,195 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 2,091 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,966 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,301 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,703 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,725 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,725 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,990 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 2,110 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,914 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,490 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 2,153 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,940 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,975 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 2,147 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 2,107 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 2,115 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,908 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,572 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,521 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,546 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,579 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,678 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,866 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,834 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,744 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,815 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,729 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,506 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 2,056 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 2,080 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,058 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,007 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 2,057 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 2,056 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 2,158 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 2,092 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,988 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 2,091 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 2,045 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,975 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,873 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,932 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,901 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 2,074 sqft
Sterling's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 0 days.

Sterling's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 2,074 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).