Detroit USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

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.

Detroit's 48 lenders originated 199 USDA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $41,975,000, with an average USDA loan value of $210,930.

Detroit USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Detroit averaged 6.64% for the week of 2023-05-26, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.63% for the same period.

Detroit's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,750.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-05-19) was 6.18% and one month ago for the week of 2023-04-21, the average rate was 6.39%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.01%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-05-26, the average rate was 5.11%.

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Detroit 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 Detroit level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
J. VIRGIL, INC. 24 5.11% $8,454
AMERIFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION 15 5.18% $7,927
MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATED 14 4.80% $7,125
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 14 4.83% $6,508
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 10 4.35% $5,497
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 10 5.74% $6,989
Preston Home Loans Inc 9 4.71% $6,563
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 7 4.36% $6,179
LEGEND LENDING CORPORATION 5 6.15% $4,676
Flagstar Bank, FSB 5 4.88% $5,328
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 4 5.31% $7,257
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 4 3.06% $7,395
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 4 4.34% $5,433
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 4 4.13% $7,190
Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation 3 3.66% $10,530
LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION 3 4.71% $5,510
First State Bank 3 5.50% $6,084
UNIVERSITY LENDING GROUP, LLC 2 5.38% $6,787
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 4.49% $8,109
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 2 4.50% $6,649
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 4.25% $5,525
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 2 6.13% $6,450
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 4.00% $7,060
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 2 5.06% $9,010
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 5.63% $7,992
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.50% $5,035
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 2 4.25% $6,559
Independent Bank 2 5.81% $6,798
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 4.56% $7,824
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 4.94% $7,048
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 2 5.56% $9,840
Plains Commerce Bank 1 6.00% $13,704
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 2.88% $3,929
First Savings Bank 1 3.63% $7,146
Citizens Bank 1 4.00% $6,151
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.50% $7,213
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 4.75% $6,406
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1 5.63% $4,525
SECURITY CREDIT UNION 1 7.75% $6,945
STAUNTON FINANCIAL, INC. 1 5.38% $4,750
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 4.00% $6,655
Sunflower Bank 1 4.25% $4,857
The Dart Bank 1 2.88% $7,512
The Federal Savings Bank 1 5.25% $7,779
BLG HOLDINGS, INC. 1 5.63% $8,127
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 1 5.63% $6,599
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 4.99% $9,927
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 3.63% $6,271

The top Detroit USDA lender as defined by loan originations is J. VIRGIL, INC., with 24 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,454, which is $527 higher than the next largest lender, AMERIFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION.

The lowest fee Detroit USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. ($5,497), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($6,508), DAS Acquisition Company, LLC ($6,989), MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATED ($7,125) and AMERIFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION ($7,927).

The lowest rate Detroit USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. (4.35%), MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATED (4.80%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (4.83%), J. VIRGIL, INC. (5.11%) and AMERIFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (5.18%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Detroit (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 $199,900 (7.3%) $309,546 (5.2%) 0.74 9,945
2018-02-01 $206,000 (7.1%) $318,858 (6.5%) 0.75 9,275
2018-03-01 $224,900 (5.9%) $338,000 (8.2%) 0.79 9,086
2018-04-01 $242,450 (7.8%) $343,562 (5.1%) 0.82 9,495
2018-05-01 $249,900 (6.6%) $348,825 (3.2%) 0.83 10,501
2018-06-01 $253,650 (7.7%) $353,504 (3.9%) 0.85 11,786
2018-07-01 $249,900 (6.3%) $346,143 (2.7%) 0.83 12,984
2018-08-01 $244,950 (8.1%) $336,232 (2.9%) 0.82 14,307
2018-09-01 $239,900 (6.6%) $334,464 (2.9%) 0.81 14,962
2018-10-01 $231,215 (4.4%) $326,470 (1.2%) 0.78 14,886
2018-11-01 $225,000 (4.1%) $318,718 (0.1%) 0.76 14,433
2018-12-01 $219,900 (4.8%) $314,557 (-0.2%) 0.76 13,258
2019-01-01 $218,750 (9.4%) $313,385 (1.2%) 0.76 12,165
2019-02-01 $219,950 (6.8%) $317,098 (-0.6%) 0.74 11,497
2019-03-01 $234,995 (4.5%) $331,936 (-1.8%) 0.78 10,919
2019-04-01 $250,900 (3.5%) $345,562 (0.6%) 0.80 11,349
2019-05-01 $259,900 (4.0%) $351,986 (0.9%) 0.81 12,361
2019-06-01 $262,000 (3.3%) $350,206 (-0.9%) 0.82 13,710
2019-07-01 $259,900 (4.0%) $344,093 (-0.6%) 0.81 14,992
2019-08-01 $249,900 (2.0%) $329,921 (-1.9%) 0.78 16,248
2019-09-01 $244,950 (2.1%) $333,509 (-0.3%) 0.77 14,657
2019-10-01 $237,200 (2.6%) $321,800 (-1.4%) 0.77 15,940
2019-11-01 $229,900 (2.2%) $317,760 (-0.3%) 0.75 14,872
2019-12-01 $224,900 (2.3%) $311,261 (-1.1%) 0.75 13,036
2020-01-01 $219,950 (0.6%) $310,507 (-0.9%) 0.74 11,630
2020-02-01 $222,500 (1.2%) $315,613 (-0.5%) 0.73 10,735
2020-03-01 $237,950 (1.3%) $329,652 (-0.7%) 0.75 10,381
2020-04-01 $244,018 (-2.7%) $333,355 (-3.5%) 0.76 9,897
2020-05-01 $249,900 (-3.9%) $338,721 (-3.8%) 0.76 10,720
2020-06-01 $272,450 (4.0%) $365,198 (4.3%) 0.80 10,261
2020-07-01 $278,000 (7.0%) $374,371 (8.8%) 0.81 9,828
2020-08-01 $274,900 (10.0%) $373,948 (13.3%) 0.79 9,307
2020-09-01 $269,950 (10.2%) $373,482 (12.0%) 0.77 8,987
2020-10-01 $264,900 (11.7%) $373,821 (16.2%) 0.76 8,479
2020-11-01 $254,950 (10.9%) $373,400 (17.5%) 0.75 7,673
2020-12-01 $249,900 (11.1%) $370,777 (19.1%) 0.74 6,750
2021-01-01 $249,900 (13.6%) $372,921 (20.1%) 0.75 5,686
2021-02-01 $250,000 (12.4%) $388,653 (23.1%) 0.73 4,727
2021-03-01 $265,738 (11.7%) $398,112 (20.8%) 0.75 4,597
2021-04-01 $269,950 (10.6%) $405,846 (21.8%) 0.73 4,725
2021-05-01 $279,900 (12.0%) $409,925 (21.0%) 0.74 5,267
2021-06-01 $276,575 (1.5%) $396,675 (8.6%) 0.73 6,498
2021-07-01 $275,000 (-1.1%) $391,506 (4.6%) 0.73 7,192
2021-08-01 $267,400 (-2.7%) $383,734 (2.6%) 0.71 7,991
2021-09-01 $249,950 (-7.4%) $370,603 (-0.8%) 0.67 8,195
2021-10-01 $242,990 (-8.3%) $360,143 (-3.7%) 0.65 7,880
2021-11-01 $227,450 (-10.8%) $348,416 (-6.7%) 0.61 7,274
2021-12-01 $216,950 (-13.2%) $345,719 (-6.8%) 0.59 6,293
2022-01-01 $205,000 (-18.0%) $341,406 (-8.5%) 0.55 5,189
2022-02-01 $215,525 (-13.8%) $354,224 (-8.9%) 0.56 4,626
2022-03-01 $227,450 (-14.4%) $360,379 (-9.5%) 0.57 4,771
2022-04-01 $249,900 (-7.4%) $376,980 (-7.1%) 0.60 5,012
2022-05-01 $274,000 (-2.1%) $384,513 (-6.2%) 0.63 6,342
2022-06-01 $279,950 (1.2%) $388,230 (-2.1%) 0.62 7,666
2022-07-01 $279,900 (1.8%) $381,897 (-2.5%) 0.63 9,283
2022-08-01 $272,275 (1.8%) $370,500 (-3.5%) 0.63 9,869
2022-09-01 $263,904 (5.6%) $366,078 (-1.2%) 0.62 9,756
2022-10-01 $250,000 (2.9%) $355,642 (-1.3%) 0.59 9,857
2022-11-01 $247,000 (8.6%) $347,739 (-0.2%) 0.59 9,743
2022-12-01 $230,000 (6.0%) $341,661 (-1.2%) 0.57 8,673
2023-01-01 $227,125 (10.8%) $343,269 (0.6%) 0.56 7,432
2023-02-01 $229,450 (6.5%) $347,495 (-1.9%) 0.55 6,513
2023-03-01 $236,139 (3.8%) $362,561 (0.6%) 0.56 5,940
2023-04-01 $250,000 (0.0%) $384,429 (2.0%) 0.58 5,887
Detroit's median listing price for 2023-04-01 was $250,000, a difference of $100 (0.0%) versus the prior year and $13,861 versus the prior month.

Detroit's median listing price comes in at 58% of the national average.

Detroit's average listing price for 2023-04-01 was $384,429, a difference of $7,449 (2.0%) versus the prior year and $21,868 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-04-01 period, Detroit had 5,887 MLS listings, a difference of -53 listings (-1%) versus the prior month and 875 listings (17%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Detroit (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 67 days 1,578 sqft
2018-02-01 64 days 1,582 sqft
2018-03-01 49 days 1,644 sqft
2018-04-01 39 days 1,686 sqft
2018-05-01 36 days 1,713 sqft
2018-06-01 36 days 1,734 sqft
2018-07-01 37 days 1,723 sqft
2018-08-01 37 days 1,700 sqft
2018-09-01 43 days 1,692 sqft
2018-10-01 45 days 1,642 sqft
2018-11-01 47 days 1,613 sqft
2018-12-01 58 days 1,585 sqft
2019-01-01 65 days 1,582 sqft
2019-02-01 64 days 1,595 sqft
2019-03-01 52 days 1,632 sqft
2019-04-01 38 days 1,685 sqft
2019-05-01 36 days 1,717 sqft
2019-06-01 37 days 1,728 sqft
2019-07-01 38 days 1,724 sqft
2019-08-01 50 days 1,728 sqft
2019-09-01 58 days 1,711 sqft
2019-10-01 47 days 1,651 sqft
2019-11-01 52 days 1,624 sqft
2019-12-01 64 days 1,598 sqft
2020-01-01 72 days 1,584 sqft
2020-02-01 62 days 1,586 sqft
2020-03-01 51 days 1,605 sqft
2020-04-01 62 days 1,620 sqft
2020-05-01 68 days 1,640 sqft
2020-06-01 41 days 1,725 sqft
2020-07-01 40 days 1,740 sqft
2020-08-01 37 days 1,710 sqft
2020-09-01 38 days 1,669 sqft
2020-10-01 38 days 1,641 sqft
2020-11-01 44 days 1,600 sqft
2020-12-01 52 days 1,576 sqft
2021-01-01 56 days 1,557 sqft
2021-02-01 45 days 1,562 sqft
2021-03-01 32 days 1,577 sqft
2021-04-01 24 days 1,594 sqft
2021-05-01 19 days 1,604 sqft
2021-06-01 19 days 1,600 sqft
2021-07-01 23 days 1,590 sqft
2021-08-01 25 days 1,558 sqft
2021-09-01 30 days 1,514 sqft
2021-10-01 33 days 1,493 sqft
2021-11-01 37 days 1,450 sqft
2021-12-01 45 days 1,420 sqft
2022-01-01 54 days 1,406 sqft
2022-02-01 37 days 1,416 sqft
2022-03-01 27 days 1,441 sqft
2022-04-01 24 days 1,486 sqft
2022-05-01 22 days 1,537 sqft
2022-06-01 24 days 1,559 sqft
2022-07-01 29 days 1,552 sqft
2022-08-01 34 days 1,531 sqft
2022-09-01 40 days 1,522 sqft
2022-10-01 41 days 1,500 sqft
2022-11-01 44 days 1,484 sqft
2022-12-01 54 days 1,454 sqft
2023-01-01 64 days 1,444 sqft
2023-02-01 59 days 1,456 sqft
2023-03-01 49 days 1,473 sqft
2023-04-01 39 days 1,508 sqft
Detroit's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-04-01 was 39 days. This is 63% longer than the same period one year ago.

Detroit's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-04-01 period was 1,508 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,486 sqft.