Salinas USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

SALINAS, CA

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    • 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.

    Salinas's 2 lenders originated 2 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $960,000, with an average USDA loan value of $480,000.

    Salinas USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Salinas averaged 6.93% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.863% for the same period.

    Salinas's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $9,587.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.38% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.36%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 7.17%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Salinas 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 Salinas level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 1 6.25% $11,229
    PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 5.38% $17,025

    The top Salinas USDA lender as defined by loan originations is PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C., with 1 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,229, which is $5,796 lower than the next largest lender, PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY.

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

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

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Salinas (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 $931,050 (7.4%) $2,034,492 (9.8%) 3.45 557
    2018-02-01 $995,000 (9.1%) $2,070,744 (-1.0%) 3.61 573
    2018-03-01 $984,500 (6.2%) $1,967,445 (-7.1%) 3.45 613
    2018-04-01 $936,450 (-0.3%) $2,069,506 (1.3%) 3.17 655
    2018-05-01 $955,500 (2.5%) $2,063,554 (3.6%) 3.19 672
    2018-06-01 $975,000 (2.6%) $2,110,917 (2.9%) 3.25 676
    2018-07-01 $935,451 (-2.5%) $1,970,267 (-4.0%) 3.12 737
    2018-08-01 $886,000 (-6.7%) $2,002,435 (-0.9%) 2.97 762
    2018-09-01 $892,500 (-5.6%) $2,022,100 (1.3%) 3.00 797
    2018-10-01 $862,175 (-7.6%) $1,945,527 (-0.1%) 2.92 818
    2018-11-01 $851,694 (-9.6%) $1,935,578 (0.4%) 2.89 805
    2018-12-01 $869,500 (-7.5%) $1,949,092 (-2.5%) 3.00 740
    2019-01-01 $854,750 (-8.2%) $1,991,187 (-2.1%) 2.95 656
    2019-02-01 $910,000 (-8.5%) $2,045,070 (-1.2%) 3.07 690
    2019-03-01 $937,857 (-4.7%) $2,051,776 (4.3%) 3.07 702
    2019-04-01 $992,000 (5.9%) $2,075,899 (0.3%) 3.15 710
    2019-05-01 $996,750 (4.3%) $2,020,378 (-2.1%) 3.12 734
    2019-06-01 $1,095,000 (12.3%) $2,157,119 (2.2%) 3.42 793
    2019-07-01 $1,115,000 (19.2%) $2,156,219 (9.4%) 3.49 803
    2019-08-01 $1,161,364 (31.1%) $2,221,273 (10.9%) 3.68 806
    2019-09-01 $1,140,909 (27.8%) $2,148,596 (6.3%) 3.65 803
    2019-10-01 $1,124,750 (30.5%) $2,084,645 (7.2%) 3.63 796
    2019-11-01 $1,098,000 (28.9%) $2,113,554 (9.2%) 3.60 718
    2019-12-01 $1,000,000 (15.0%) $2,107,268 (8.1%) 3.33 611
    2020-01-01 $999,999 (17.0%) $2,044,437 (2.7%) 3.34 529
    2020-02-01 $1,150,000 (26.4%) $2,245,289 (9.8%) 3.76 556
    2020-03-01 $1,137,000 (21.2%) $2,194,233 (6.9%) 3.56 578
    2020-04-01 $1,089,000 (9.8%) $2,115,161 (1.9%) 3.41 585
    2020-05-01 $995,000 (-0.2%) $2,025,381 (0.3%) 3.02 640
    2020-06-01 $1,066,750 (-2.6%) $2,135,686 (-1.0%) 3.14 594
    2020-07-01 $1,192,250 (6.9%) $2,256,238 (4.6%) 3.46 503
    2020-08-01 $1,290,000 (11.1%) $2,473,904 (11.4%) 3.70 438
    2020-09-01 $1,296,500 (13.6%) $2,539,168 (18.2%) 3.71 412
    2020-10-01 $1,295,000 (15.1%) $2,568,295 (23.2%) 3.71 402
    2020-11-01 $1,345,250 (22.5%) $2,609,349 (23.5%) 3.93 387
    2020-12-01 $1,328,250 (32.8%) $2,782,940 (32.1%) 3.95 347
    2021-01-01 $1,295,000 (29.5%) $2,871,440 (40.5%) 3.87 316
    2021-02-01 $1,271,200 (10.5%) $2,891,331 (28.8%) 3.70 298
    2021-03-01 $1,293,500 (13.8%) $2,899,752 (32.2%) 3.67 274
    2021-04-01 $1,192,500 (9.5%) $2,730,254 (29.1%) 3.23 286
    2021-05-01 $1,199,000 (20.5%) $2,665,909 (31.6%) 3.19 286
    2021-06-01 $1,174,500 (10.1%) $2,549,472 (19.4%) 3.09 307
    2021-07-01 $1,125,000 (-5.6%) $2,582,685 (14.5%) 2.97 317
    2021-08-01 $1,199,250 (-7.0%) $2,789,901 (12.8%) 3.20 346
    2021-09-01 $1,149,000 (-11.4%) $2,687,940 (5.9%) 3.06 332
    2021-10-01 $1,099,500 (-15.1%) $2,707,348 (5.4%) 2.93 326
    2021-11-01 $1,072,500 (-20.3%) $2,665,995 (2.2%) 2.87 266
    2021-12-01 $1,030,500 (-22.4%) $2,785,968 (0.1%) 2.79 209
    2022-01-01 $1,099,000 (-15.1%) $3,111,250 (8.4%) 2.97 173
    2022-02-01 $1,017,500 (-20.0%) $2,880,408 (-0.4%) 2.65 196
    2022-03-01 $1,099,500 (-15.0%) $2,850,103 (-1.7%) 2.75 205
    2022-04-01 $995,000 (-16.6%) $2,535,232 (-7.1%) 2.37 270
    2022-05-01 $949,500 (-20.8%) $2,418,675 (-9.3%) 2.17 325
    2022-06-01 $998,900 (-15.0%) $2,391,296 (-6.2%) 2.22 367
    2022-07-01 $998,900 (-11.2%) $2,306,391 (-10.7%) 2.25 411
    2022-08-01 $989,666 (-17.5%) $2,356,382 (-15.5%) 2.29 455
    2022-09-01 $961,200 (-16.3%) $2,391,513 (-11.0%) 2.25 441
    2022-10-01 $899,990 (-18.2%) $2,322,467 (-14.2%) 2.12 421
    2022-11-01 $918,500 (-14.4%) $2,284,580 (-14.3%) 2.21 425
    2022-12-01 $944,500 (-8.4%) $2,392,096 (-14.1%) 2.33 354
    2023-01-01 $974,500 (-11.3%) $2,440,474 (-21.6%) 2.41 325
    2023-02-01 $1,233,500 (21.2%) $2,715,315 (-5.7%) 2.98 303
    2023-03-01 $1,249,500 (13.6%) $2,705,511 (-5.1%) 2.95 296
    2023-04-01 $1,300,000 (30.7%) $2,738,616 (8.0%) 3.02 273
    2023-05-01 $1,397,500 (47.2%) $2,758,903 (14.1%) 3.17 304
    2023-06-01 $1,399,749 (40.1%) $2,634,036 (10.2%) 3.15 315
    2023-07-01 $1,395,000 (39.7%) $2,512,836 (9.0%) 3.17 339
    2023-08-01 $1,399,000 (41.4%) $2,597,331 (10.2%) 3.21 378
    2023-09-01 $1,300,000 (35.3%) $2,498,010 (4.5%) 3.03 363
    2023-10-01 $1,262,250 (40.3%) $2,537,179 (9.2%) 2.97 362
    2023-11-01 $1,242,000 (35.2%) $2,516,854 (10.2%) 2.96 370
    2023-12-01 $1,196,500 (26.7%) $2,500,363 (4.5%) 2.92 343
    2024-01-01 $1,230,750 (26.3%) $2,791,654 (14.4%) 3.01 295
    2024-02-01 $1,229,892 (-0.3%) $2,755,060 (1.5%) 2.96 307
    2024-03-01 $1,299,495 (4.0%) $2,657,472 (-1.8%) 3.06 316
    Salinas's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $1,299,495, a difference of $49,995 (4.0%) versus the prior year and $69,603 versus the prior month.

    Salinas's median listing price comes in at 306% of the national average.

    Salinas's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $2,657,472, a difference of $-48,039 (-1.8%) versus the prior year and $-97,588 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-03-01 period, Salinas had 316 MLS listings, a difference of 9 listings (3%) versus the prior month and 20 listings (7%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Salinas (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 83 days 2,020 sqft
    2018-02-01 62 days 2,026 sqft
    2018-03-01 47 days 1,991 sqft
    2018-04-01 51 days 1,984 sqft
    2018-05-01 52 days 1,963 sqft
    2018-06-01 55 days 1,976 sqft
    2018-07-01 55 days 1,948 sqft
    2018-08-01 57 days 1,937 sqft
    2018-09-01 57 days 1,941 sqft
    2018-10-01 60 days 1,937 sqft
    2018-11-01 69 days 1,906 sqft
    2018-12-01 80 days 1,843 sqft
    2019-01-01 87 days 1,801 sqft
    2019-02-01 75 days 1,855 sqft
    2019-03-01 60 days 1,902 sqft
    2019-04-01 57 days 1,974 sqft
    2019-05-01 59 days 2,012 sqft
    2019-06-01 59 days 2,095 sqft
    2019-07-01 63 days 2,101 sqft
    2019-08-01 67 days 2,129 sqft
    2019-09-01 75 days 2,126 sqft
    2019-10-01 80 days 2,124 sqft
    2019-11-01 88 days 2,164 sqft
    2019-12-01 99 days 2,147 sqft
    2020-01-01 92 days 2,109 sqft
    2020-02-01 65 days 2,127 sqft
    2020-03-01 53 days 2,126 sqft
    2020-04-01 65 days 2,081 sqft
    2020-05-01 72 days 2,070 sqft
    2020-06-01 76 days 2,111 sqft
    2020-07-01 61 days 2,114 sqft
    2020-08-01 56 days 2,160 sqft
    2020-09-01 57 days 2,148 sqft
    2020-10-01 57 days 2,155 sqft
    2020-11-01 59 days 2,152 sqft
    2020-12-01 59 days 2,185 sqft
    2021-01-01 59 days 2,133 sqft
    2021-02-01 60 days 2,085 sqft
    2021-03-01 52 days 2,034 sqft
    2021-04-01 51 days 1,991 sqft
    2021-05-01 40 days 1,965 sqft
    2021-06-01 41 days 2,005 sqft
    2021-07-01 39 days 1,978 sqft
    2021-08-01 39 days 1,941 sqft
    2021-09-01 40 days 1,935 sqft
    2021-10-01 47 days 1,876 sqft
    2021-11-01 52 days 1,879 sqft
    2021-12-01 73 days 1,798 sqft
    2022-01-01 57 days 1,842 sqft
    2022-02-01 26 days 1,800 sqft
    2022-03-01 30 days 1,936 sqft
    2022-04-01 26 days 1,808 sqft
    2022-05-01 26 days 1,757 sqft
    2022-06-01 31 days 1,815 sqft
    2022-07-01 37 days 1,838 sqft
    2022-08-01 42 days 1,807 sqft
    2022-09-01 47 days 1,848 sqft
    2022-10-01 51 days 1,833 sqft
    2022-11-01 59 days 1,815 sqft
    2022-12-01 71 days 1,862 sqft
    2023-01-01 79 days 1,855 sqft
    2023-02-01 60 days 1,910 sqft
    2023-03-01 47 days 1,915 sqft
    2023-04-01 45 days 1,887 sqft
    2023-05-01 39 days 1,959 sqft
    2023-06-01 39 days 1,996 sqft
    2023-07-01 41 days 2,005 sqft
    2023-08-01 46 days 2,006 sqft
    2023-09-01 46 days 1,992 sqft
    2023-10-01 53 days 1,910 sqft
    2023-11-01 57 days 1,868 sqft
    2023-12-01 63 days 1,854 sqft
    2024-01-01 67 days 1,895 sqft
    2024-02-01 62 days 1,874 sqft
    2024-03-01 50 days 1,928 sqft
    Salinas's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 50 days. This is 6% longer than the same period one year ago.

    Salinas's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,928 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,915 sqft.