Tampa USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL

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.

Tampa's 33 lenders originated 68 USDA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $17,080,000, with an average USDA loan value of $251,176.

Tampa USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Tampa averaged 6.4% for the week of 2023-12-01, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.997% for the same period.

Tampa's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $6,404.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-11-24) was 6.6% and one month ago for the week of 2023-10-27, the average rate was 7.35%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.07%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-12-01, the average rate was 5.73%.

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Tampa 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 Tampa level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 7 4.61% $7,412
NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 5 3.65% $9,641
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 5 4.05% $11,912
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 5 4.56% $8,765
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 4 4.03% $9,129
METROPLEX MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 4 3.13% $6,308
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 3 5.04% $8,211
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 3.71% $6,361
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.13% $9,755
South State Bank 2 2.63% $6,890
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 2 3.75% $9,139
ABSOLUTE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 4.00% $6,572
KELLER MORTGAGE, LLC 1 4.13% $7,168
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 5.13% $13,697
Mortgage Assurance Inc. 1 5.75% $3,923
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 3.00% $5,648
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 3.63% $9,633
SAN ANTONIO CITIZENS 1 5.25% $5,114
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP 1 5.50% $11,796
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 4.13% $10,659
Synovus Bank 1 5.38% $12,270
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.13% $7,888
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC 1 2.75% $8,129
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 5.75% $5,612
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 3.75% $8,531
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 4.63% $6,364
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 1 4.75% $7,622
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 4.38% $6,866
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 1 2.88% $4,630
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 5.75% $15,079
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 5.88% $12,792
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 4.99% $13,606
HOME SOLUTION LENDERS INC. 1 3.63% $8,723

The top Tampa USDA lender as defined by loan originations is CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., with 7 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,412, which is $2,229 lower than the next largest lender, NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc..

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Tampa (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 $266,250 (6.5%) $395,404 (3.4%) 0.99 13,116
2018-02-01 $267,736 (4.0%) $394,079 (0.9%) 0.97 13,297
2018-03-01 $269,900 (3.8%) $397,984 (0.9%) 0.95 13,383
2018-04-01 $277,750 (4.8%) $408,745 (2.1%) 0.94 13,195
2018-05-01 $278,320 (3.1%) $405,556 (0.7%) 0.93 13,361
2018-06-01 $279,000 (3.3%) $405,160 (0.6%) 0.93 13,524
2018-07-01 $276,545 (2.5%) $401,532 (1.0%) 0.92 13,653
2018-08-01 $274,750 (1.8%) $400,410 (1.0%) 0.92 13,824
2018-09-01 $269,020 (-0.2%) $391,542 (-0.6%) 0.90 14,120
2018-10-01 $269,700 (0.9%) $394,345 (0.0%) 0.91 14,643
2018-11-01 $269,020 (0.1%) $390,669 (-1.6%) 0.91 15,344
2018-12-01 $267,000 (0.8%) $385,355 (-2.1%) 0.92 15,537
2019-01-01 $265,495 (-0.3%) $385,715 (-2.5%) 0.92 15,824
2019-02-01 $269,900 (0.8%) $393,063 (-0.3%) 0.91 16,085
2019-03-01 $274,242 (1.6%) $400,649 (0.7%) 0.90 15,593
2019-04-01 $279,900 (0.8%) $405,434 (-0.8%) 0.89 14,784
2019-05-01 $284,042 (2.1%) $408,326 (0.7%) 0.89 14,366
2019-06-01 $285,000 (2.2%) $410,130 (1.2%) 0.89 14,209
2019-07-01 $285,000 (3.1%) $406,724 (1.3%) 0.89 13,852
2019-08-01 $282,233 (2.7%) $405,604 (1.3%) 0.89 13,785
2019-09-01 $280,976 (4.4%) $406,025 (3.7%) 0.90 13,754
2019-10-01 $280,000 (3.8%) $407,475 (3.3%) 0.90 13,726
2019-11-01 $279,900 (4.0%) $409,672 (4.9%) 0.92 13,406
2019-12-01 $279,450 (4.7%) $411,875 (6.9%) 0.93 13,056
2020-01-01 $276,700 (4.2%) $415,741 (7.8%) 0.92 12,621
2020-02-01 $280,000 (3.7%) $422,444 (7.5%) 0.92 12,390
2020-03-01 $284,000 (3.6%) $425,686 (6.3%) 0.89 12,275
2020-04-01 $279,900 (0.0%) $413,542 (2.0%) 0.88 12,473
2020-05-01 $285,000 (0.3%) $426,203 (4.4%) 0.87 11,627
2020-06-01 $294,715 (3.4%) $448,470 (9.4%) 0.87 9,783
2020-07-01 $299,178 (5.0%) $463,681 (14.0%) 0.87 8,773
2020-08-01 $299,999 (6.3%) $470,876 (16.1%) 0.86 8,145
2020-09-01 $304,950 (8.5%) $481,459 (18.6%) 0.87 7,775
2020-10-01 $309,900 (10.7%) $480,254 (17.9%) 0.89 7,853
2020-11-01 $305,000 (9.0%) $476,813 (16.4%) 0.89 7,677
2020-12-01 $299,995 (7.4%) $477,561 (16.0%) 0.89 7,049
2021-01-01 $299,900 (8.4%) $493,718 (18.8%) 0.90 5,752
2021-02-01 $299,700 (7.0%) $507,835 (20.2%) 0.87 4,756
2021-03-01 $304,000 (7.0%) $515,625 (21.1%) 0.86 3,920
2021-04-01 $321,548 (14.9%) $533,941 (29.1%) 0.87 3,539
2021-05-01 $337,500 (18.4%) $539,970 (26.7%) 0.90 3,621
2021-06-01 $349,900 (18.7%) $550,708 (22.8%) 0.92 4,055
2021-07-01 $350,000 (17.0%) $564,882 (21.8%) 0.92 4,663
2021-08-01 $359,950 (20.0%) $567,227 (20.5%) 0.96 4,866
2021-09-01 $367,000 (20.4%) $562,193 (16.8%) 0.98 4,807
2021-10-01 $375,000 (21.0%) $589,061 (22.7%) 1.00 4,704
2021-11-01 $382,000 (25.3%) $599,311 (25.7%) 1.02 4,416
2021-12-01 $378,450 (26.2%) $598,535 (25.3%) 1.03 4,063
2022-01-01 $385,000 (28.4%) $627,352 (27.1%) 1.04 3,393
2022-02-01 $396,950 (32.5%) $643,204 (26.7%) 1.03 2,985
2022-03-01 $399,950 (31.6%) $661,768 (28.3%) 1.00 3,077
2022-04-01 $421,000 (30.9%) $668,979 (25.3%) 1.00 3,426
2022-05-01 $440,000 (30.4%) $674,348 (24.9%) 1.01 4,884
2022-06-01 $449,450 (28.5%) $667,189 (21.2%) 1.00 6,268
2022-07-01 $444,900 (27.1%) $644,484 (14.1%) 1.00 8,640
2022-08-01 $437,450 (21.5%) $619,338 (9.2%) 1.01 9,632
2022-09-01 $429,450 (17.0%) $613,049 (9.1%) 1.00 10,078
2022-10-01 $425,000 (13.3%) $612,419 (4.0%) 1.00 10,277
2022-11-01 $415,000 (8.6%) $604,307 (0.8%) 1.00 11,130
2022-12-01 $409,000 (8.1%) $599,954 (0.2%) 1.01 10,927
2023-01-01 $400,000 (3.9%) $608,532 (-3.0%) 0.99 10,411
2023-02-01 $400,000 (0.8%) $622,635 (-3.2%) 0.97 9,688
2023-03-01 $410,391 (2.6%) $651,448 (-1.6%) 0.97 8,849
2023-04-01 $411,750 (-2.2%) $650,269 (-2.8%) 0.96 8,625
2023-05-01 $439,000 (-0.2%) $682,384 (1.2%) 0.99 8,150
2023-06-01 $445,000 (-1.0%) $692,508 (3.8%) 1.00 8,178
2023-07-01 $449,000 (0.9%) $690,027 (7.1%) 1.02 8,341
2023-08-01 $442,500 (1.2%) $676,636 (9.3%) 1.02 8,691
2023-09-01 $439,244 (2.3%) $655,991 (7.0%) 1.02 9,566
2023-10-01 $429,950 (1.2%) $651,440 (6.4%) 1.01 11,057
2023-11-01 $425,000 (2.4%) $634,286 (5.0%) 1.01 12,245
Tampa's median listing price for 2023-11-01 was $425,000, a difference of $10,000 (2.4%) versus the prior year and $-4,950 versus the prior month.

Tampa's median listing price comes in at 101% of the national average.

Tampa's average listing price for 2023-11-01 was $634,286, a difference of $29,979 (5.0%) versus the prior year and $-17,154 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-11-01 period, Tampa had 12,245 MLS listings, a difference of 1,188 listings (11%) versus the prior month and 1,115 listings (10%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Tampa (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 64 days 1,790 sqft
2018-02-01 54 days 1,797 sqft
2018-03-01 50 days 1,811 sqft
2018-04-01 51 days 1,829 sqft
2018-05-01 50 days 1,830 sqft
2018-06-01 52 days 1,835 sqft
2018-07-01 54 days 1,827 sqft
2018-08-01 56 days 1,824 sqft
2018-09-01 57 days 1,788 sqft
2018-10-01 54 days 1,797 sqft
2018-11-01 54 days 1,782 sqft
2018-12-01 59 days 1,755 sqft
2019-01-01 67 days 1,744 sqft
2019-02-01 62 days 1,753 sqft
2019-03-01 55 days 1,775 sqft
2019-04-01 57 days 1,796 sqft
2019-05-01 57 days 1,819 sqft
2019-06-01 57 days 1,828 sqft
2019-07-01 57 days 1,820 sqft
2019-08-01 58 days 1,813 sqft
2019-09-01 59 days 1,808 sqft
2019-10-01 60 days 1,804 sqft
2019-11-01 58 days 1,787 sqft
2019-12-01 62 days 1,774 sqft
2020-01-01 66 days 1,761 sqft
2020-02-01 57 days 1,770 sqft
2020-03-01 50 days 1,757 sqft
2020-04-01 53 days 1,734 sqft
2020-05-01 64 days 1,746 sqft
2020-06-01 64 days 1,754 sqft
2020-07-01 55 days 1,754 sqft
2020-08-01 48 days 1,747 sqft
2020-09-01 47 days 1,713 sqft
2020-10-01 44 days 1,698 sqft
2020-11-01 45 days 1,674 sqft
2020-12-01 50 days 1,660 sqft
2021-01-01 54 days 1,630 sqft
2021-02-01 40 days 1,612 sqft
2021-03-01 35 days 1,614 sqft
2021-04-01 34 days 1,630 sqft
2021-05-01 31 days 1,635 sqft
2021-06-01 29 days 1,641 sqft
2021-07-01 32 days 1,631 sqft
2021-08-01 31 days 1,629 sqft
2021-09-01 36 days 1,626 sqft
2021-10-01 35 days 1,633 sqft
2021-11-01 37 days 1,648 sqft
2021-12-01 53 days 1,623 sqft
2022-01-01 40 days 1,610 sqft
2022-02-01 31 days 1,608 sqft
2022-03-01 29 days 1,602 sqft
2022-04-01 26 days 1,616 sqft
2022-05-01 24 days 1,649 sqft
2022-06-01 26 days 1,691 sqft
2022-07-01 29 days 1,704 sqft
2022-08-01 37 days 1,716 sqft
2022-09-01 44 days 1,720 sqft
2022-10-01 50 days 1,708 sqft
2022-11-01 54 days 1,690 sqft
2022-12-01 58 days 1,680 sqft
2023-01-01 65 days 1,673 sqft
2023-02-01 59 days 1,667 sqft
2023-03-01 51 days 1,673 sqft
2023-04-01 49 days 1,673 sqft
2023-05-01 46 days 1,686 sqft
2023-06-01 46 days 1,700 sqft
2023-07-01 46 days 1,703 sqft
2023-08-01 44 days 1,689 sqft
2023-09-01 44 days 1,690 sqft
2023-10-01 44 days 1,672 sqft
2023-11-01 47 days 1,652 sqft
Tampa's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-11-01 was 47 days. This is -13% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Tampa's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-11-01 period was 1,652 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,690 sqft.