Billings USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

BILLINGS, MT

USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

Billings's 15 lenders originated 17 USDA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $4,995,000, with an average USDA loan value of $293,824.

Billings USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Billings averaged 6.38% for the week of 2023-09-15, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.982% for the same period.

Billings's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $6,563.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-09-08) was 6.47% and one month ago for the week of 2023-08-11, the average rate was 6.5%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.12%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-09-15, the average rate was 5.73%.

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Billings USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Billings level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Opportunity Bank of Montana 3 4.29% $8,454
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.63% $8,890
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 5.00% $10,568
First Interstate Bank 1 5.63% $7,198
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 5.00% $8,979
Glacier Bank 1 3.50% $7,300
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 3.75% $6,589
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 4.49% $9,112
HOMESTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 5.50% $5,890
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 1 2.75% $13,801
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 3.50% $9,304
Stockman Bank of Montana 1 4.00% $9,046
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.25% $7,804
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 3.88% $8,629
UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION 1 3.13% $5,680

The top Billings USDA lender as defined by loan originations is Opportunity Bank of Montana, with 3 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,454, which is $436 lower than the next largest lender, CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Billings USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Billings USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Billings (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 $289,950 (0.8%) $385,884 (-8.3%) 1.08 785
2018-02-01 $291,175 (0.1%) $389,718 (-8.9%) 1.06 790
2018-03-01 $299,000 (3.1%) $403,263 (-3.9%) 1.05 806
2018-04-01 $299,450 (-0.2%) $401,313 (-5.4%) 1.02 852
2018-05-01 $299,900 (-1.7%) $409,588 (-2.9%) 1.00 963
2018-06-01 $299,900 (-1.7%) $418,303 (-0.8%) 1.00 1,040
2018-07-01 $299,700 (-1.7%) $419,317 (-0.6%) 1.00 1,143
2018-08-01 $299,450 (-0.2%) $423,791 (0.9%) 1.00 1,149
2018-09-01 $298,000 (-0.3%) $410,022 (-2.2%) 1.00 1,167
2018-10-01 $295,000 (1.0%) $408,460 (-3.2%) 1.00 1,137
2018-11-01 $295,875 (2.1%) $410,517 (-3.2%) 1.00 1,037
2018-12-01 $295,000 (0.0%) $418,469 (-4.4%) 1.02 966
2019-01-01 $293,338 (1.2%) $420,794 (9.1%) 1.01 870
2019-02-01 $286,950 (-1.5%) $407,693 (4.6%) 0.97 881
2019-03-01 $293,671 (-1.8%) $407,892 (1.2%) 0.96 805
2019-04-01 $303,700 (1.4%) $404,641 (0.8%) 0.96 771
2019-05-01 $315,000 (5.0%) $410,206 (0.2%) 0.98 777
2019-06-01 $309,950 (3.4%) $422,974 (1.1%) 0.97 811
2019-07-01 $303,750 (1.4%) $427,434 (1.9%) 0.95 853
2019-08-01 $303,432 (1.3%) $419,832 (-0.9%) 0.96 851
2019-09-01 $301,080 (1.0%) $402,387 (-1.9%) 0.96 824
2019-10-01 $297,125 (0.7%) $386,425 (-5.4%) 0.96 804
2019-11-01 $295,000 (-0.3%) $386,138 (-5.9%) 0.97 729
2019-12-01 $297,000 (0.7%) $381,963 (-8.7%) 0.99 633
2020-01-01 $299,948 (2.3%) $390,715 (-7.2%) 1.00 561
2020-02-01 $299,000 (4.2%) $402,521 (-1.3%) 0.98 540
2020-03-01 $298,625 (1.7%) $441,768 (8.3%) 0.94 518
2020-04-01 $318,250 (4.8%) $444,109 (9.8%) 1.00 552
2020-05-01 $329,900 (4.7%) $459,456 (12.0%) 1.00 540
2020-06-01 $349,950 (12.9%) $499,149 (18.0%) 1.03 522
2020-07-01 $349,900 (15.2%) $504,888 (18.1%) 1.01 487
2020-08-01 $349,900 (15.3%) $514,608 (22.6%) 1.00 451
2020-09-01 $354,900 (17.9%) $527,005 (31.0%) 1.02 437
2020-10-01 $365,000 (22.8%) $577,156 (49.4%) 1.05 380
2020-11-01 $374,900 (27.1%) $603,945 (56.4%) 1.10 334
2020-12-01 $373,060 (25.6%) $610,669 (59.9%) 1.11 286
2021-01-01 $379,900 (26.7%) $655,481 (67.8%) 1.13 231
2021-02-01 $406,175 (35.8%) $678,313 (68.5%) 1.18 175
2021-03-01 $411,250 (37.7%) $680,869 (54.1%) 1.17 174
2021-04-01 $376,225 (18.2%) $658,971 (48.4%) 1.02 167
2021-05-01 $425,000 (28.8%) $649,722 (41.4%) 1.13 182
2021-06-01 $444,925 (27.1%) $701,724 (40.6%) 1.17 211
2021-07-01 $449,900 (28.6%) $703,673 (39.4%) 1.19 257
2021-08-01 $434,700 (24.2%) $651,230 (26.6%) 1.16 289
2021-09-01 $423,225 (19.3%) $677,128 (28.5%) 1.13 307
2021-10-01 $449,900 (23.3%) $768,976 (33.2%) 1.20 276
2021-11-01 $474,975 (26.7%) $841,354 (39.3%) 1.27 224
2021-12-01 $499,750 (34.0%) $926,917 (51.8%) 1.36 195
2022-01-01 $549,900 (44.8%) $911,671 (39.1%) 1.49 150
2022-02-01 $530,147 (30.5%) $960,074 (41.5%) 1.38 148
2022-03-01 $440,000 (7.0%) $833,751 (22.5%) 1.10 153
2022-04-01 $477,450 (26.9%) $794,252 (20.5%) 1.14 170
2022-05-01 $516,225 (21.5%) $744,007 (14.5%) 1.18 267
2022-06-01 $512,500 (15.2%) $727,374 (3.7%) 1.14 346
2022-07-01 $499,406 (11.0%) $701,237 (-0.4%) 1.13 431
2022-08-01 $487,450 (12.1%) $672,550 (3.3%) 1.13 449
2022-09-01 $494,450 (16.8%) $668,002 (-1.4%) 1.16 456
2022-10-01 $499,888 (11.1%) $662,182 (-13.9%) 1.18 463
2022-11-01 $480,500 (1.2%) $638,707 (-24.1%) 1.16 463
2022-12-01 $470,000 (-6.0%) $629,590 (-32.1%) 1.16 442
2023-01-01 $497,950 (-9.5%) $626,755 (-31.3%) 1.23 376
2023-02-01 $511,950 (-3.4%) $687,205 (-28.4%) 1.24 328
2023-03-01 $534,450 (21.5%) $720,033 (-13.6%) 1.26 340
2023-04-01 $529,000 (10.8%) $727,028 (-8.5%) 1.23 371
2023-05-01 $546,225 (5.8%) $742,467 (-0.2%) 1.24 396
2023-06-01 $534,450 (4.3%) $737,433 (1.4%) 1.20 472
2023-07-01 $515,000 (3.1%) $714,975 (2.0%) 1.17 500
2023-08-01 $499,938 (2.6%) $668,551 (-0.6%) 1.15 545
Billings's median listing price for 2023-08-01 was $499,938, a difference of $12,488 (2.6%) versus the prior year and $-15,062 versus the prior month.

Billings's median listing price comes in at 115% of the national average.

Billings's average listing price for 2023-08-01 was $668,551, a difference of $-3,999 (-0.6%) versus the prior year and $-46,424 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-08-01 period, Billings had 545 MLS listings, a difference of 45 listings (9%) versus the prior month and 96 listings (21%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Billings (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 91 days 2,413 sqft
2018-02-01 84 days 2,405 sqft
2018-03-01 61 days 2,440 sqft
2018-04-01 53 days 2,458 sqft
2018-05-01 50 days 2,468 sqft
2018-06-01 51 days 2,448 sqft
2018-07-01 56 days 2,454 sqft
2018-08-01 62 days 2,400 sqft
2018-09-01 68 days 2,400 sqft
2018-10-01 71 days 2,400 sqft
2018-11-01 80 days 2,379 sqft
2018-12-01 92 days 2,376 sqft
2019-01-01 97 days 2,359 sqft
2019-02-01 88 days 2,271 sqft
2019-03-01 76 days 2,310 sqft
2019-04-01 62 days 2,384 sqft
2019-05-01 48 days 2,363 sqft
2019-06-01 50 days 2,385 sqft
2019-07-01 51 days 2,408 sqft
2019-08-01 55 days 2,364 sqft
2019-09-01 60 days 2,307 sqft
2019-10-01 65 days 2,252 sqft
2019-11-01 67 days 2,220 sqft
2019-12-01 78 days 2,210 sqft
2020-01-01 84 days 2,244 sqft
2020-02-01 75 days 2,230 sqft
2020-03-01 64 days 2,247 sqft
2020-04-01 57 days 2,251 sqft
2020-05-01 53 days 2,365 sqft
2020-06-01 42 days 2,402 sqft
2020-07-01 41 days 2,487 sqft
2020-08-01 38 days 2,433 sqft
2020-09-01 44 days 2,356 sqft
2020-10-01 47 days 2,434 sqft
2020-11-01 49 days 2,483 sqft
2020-12-01 61 days 2,374 sqft
2021-01-01 66 days 2,260 sqft
2021-02-01 45 days 2,370 sqft
2021-03-01 34 days 2,232 sqft
2021-04-01 26 days 2,260 sqft
2021-05-01 21 days 2,261 sqft
2021-06-01 22 days 2,374 sqft
2021-07-01 25 days 2,300 sqft
2021-08-01 29 days 2,227 sqft
2021-09-01 38 days 2,185 sqft
2021-10-01 45 days 2,371 sqft
2021-11-01 60 days 2,376 sqft
2021-12-01 59 days 2,321 sqft
2022-01-01 57 days 2,390 sqft
2022-02-01 38 days 2,480 sqft
2022-03-01 34 days 2,343 sqft
2022-04-01 19 days 2,282 sqft
2022-05-01 19 days 2,426 sqft
2022-06-01 28 days 2,561 sqft
2022-07-01 32 days 2,492 sqft
2022-08-01 43 days 2,390 sqft
2022-09-01 43 days 2,339 sqft
2022-10-01 44 days 2,404 sqft
2022-11-01 44 days 2,298 sqft
2022-12-01 58 days 2,280 sqft
2023-01-01 66 days 2,260 sqft
2023-02-01 64 days 2,309 sqft
2023-03-01 50 days 2,454 sqft
2023-04-01 36 days 2,474 sqft
2023-05-01 33 days 2,545 sqft
2023-06-01 31 days 2,482 sqft
2023-07-01 39 days 2,483 sqft
2023-08-01 40 days 2,450 sqft
Billings's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-08-01 was 40 days. This is -6% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Billings's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-08-01 period was 2,450 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,390 sqft.