Alexandria VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

ALEXANDRIA, LA

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Alexandria's 40 lenders originated 209 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $49,405,000, with an average VA loan value of $236,388.

Alexandria VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Alexandria averaged -0.08% for the week of 2024-11-15, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Alexandria's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,980.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-08) was 6.63% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-11, the average rate was 6.09%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.38%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-15, the average rate was 0%.

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Alexandria VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

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

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 36 6.84% $6,150
Red River Bank 21 6.11% $3,485
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 20 6.77% $6,366
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 15 6.97% $4,296
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 13 5.76% $3,520
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 11 6.91% $7,837
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 9 5.47% $5,674
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 8 5.93% $6,103
GMFS LLC 8 6.31% $6,239
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 5 5.58% $4,491
USAA Federal Savings Bank 5 6.75% $5,308
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 5 7.00% $8,230
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.88% $8,358
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 3 7.33% $9,736
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 3 7.08% $4,814
JPMorgan Chase Bank 2 5.68% $9,568
Plains Commerce Bank 2 6.31% $6,529
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 6.25% $6,413
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.06% $16,049
U.S. Bank 2 6.63% $1,404
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 4.94% $23,053
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 2 8.00% $400
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 7.19% $9,755
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 1 6.75% $5,370
BancorpSouth 1 6.63% $0
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 7.25% $11,369
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 6.75% $6,259
CRESCENT MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $242
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.13% $8,447
MIDLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $5,607
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.25% $6,374
NEWREZ LLC 1 5.75% $6,469
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 7.25% $1,844
Regions Bank 1 7.25% $8,920
Sabine State Bank and Trust Company 1 6.75% $5,038
SOUTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.25% $13,400
STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.50% $14,196
Towne Bank 1 6.13% $8,788
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $13,207
AMCAP MORTGAGE, LTD. 1 6.13% $4,258

The top Alexandria VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 36 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,150, which is $2,665 higher than the next largest lender, Red River Bank.

The lowest fee Alexandria VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Red River Bank ($3,485), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($3,520), PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. ($4,296), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($6,150) and FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($6,366).

The lowest rate Alexandria VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.76%), Red River Bank (6.11%), FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.77%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.84%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.91%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Alexandria (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 $187,000 (1.5%) $234,350 (6.8%) 0.69 462
2018-02-01 $189,700 (8.3%) $237,121 (7.7%) 0.69 472
2018-03-01 $184,500 (5.4%) $229,224 (3.7%) 0.65 469
2018-04-01 $182,000 (4.0%) $222,882 (2.6%) 0.62 489
2018-05-01 $179,850 (2.2%) $219,882 (-2.4%) 0.60 499
2018-06-01 $180,000 (0.2%) $220,272 (-4.7%) 0.60 528
2018-07-01 $179,000 (0.7%) $219,806 (-6.0%) 0.60 537
2018-08-01 $179,000 (-0.5%) $223,443 (-5.6%) 0.60 523
2018-09-01 $180,000 (-0.4%) $225,669 (-5.9%) 0.61 538
2018-10-01 $179,700 (-0.1%) $223,787 (-6.5%) 0.61 526
2018-11-01 $174,975 (-3.2%) $215,347 (-8.8%) 0.59 523
2018-12-01 $174,950 (-2.8%) $218,089 (-5.3%) 0.60 491
2019-01-01 $179,700 (-3.9%) $226,000 (-3.6%) 0.62 470
2019-02-01 $182,850 (-3.6%) $223,305 (-5.8%) 0.62 470
2019-03-01 $188,214 (2.0%) $226,259 (-1.3%) 0.62 462
2019-04-01 $195,675 (7.5%) $232,977 (4.5%) 0.62 461
2019-05-01 $194,000 (7.9%) $234,672 (6.7%) 0.61 485
2019-06-01 $199,900 (11.1%) $234,835 (6.6%) 0.62 527
2019-07-01 $199,250 (11.3%) $230,867 (5.0%) 0.62 533
2019-08-01 $194,491 (8.7%) $229,395 (2.7%) 0.62 516
2019-09-01 $188,027 (4.5%) $229,633 (1.8%) 0.60 496
2019-10-01 $186,918 (4.0%) $230,034 (2.8%) 0.60 481
2019-11-01 $186,000 (6.3%) $226,779 (5.3%) 0.61 447
2019-12-01 $179,900 (2.8%) $222,794 (2.2%) 0.60 467
2020-01-01 $179,923 (0.1%) $217,930 (-3.6%) 0.60 459
2020-02-01 $184,642 (1.0%) $217,608 (-2.6%) 0.60 477
2020-03-01 $188,700 (0.3%) $226,675 (0.2%) 0.59 405
2020-04-01 $189,900 (-3.0%) $230,032 (-1.3%) 0.59 368
2020-05-01 $199,075 (2.6%) $244,151 (4.0%) 0.61 320
2020-06-01 $214,475 (7.3%) $253,478 (7.9%) 0.63 286
2020-07-01 $218,250 (9.5%) $260,046 (12.6%) 0.63 279
2020-08-01 $219,250 (12.7%) $257,685 (12.3%) 0.63 286
2020-09-01 $225,000 (19.7%) $266,897 (16.2%) 0.64 243
2020-10-01 $231,900 (24.1%) $275,747 (19.9%) 0.66 235
2020-11-01 $221,750 (19.2%) $267,526 (18.0%) 0.65 238
2020-12-01 $216,200 (20.2%) $264,179 (18.6%) 0.64 237
2021-01-01 $210,000 (16.7%) $266,687 (22.4%) 0.63 211
2021-02-01 $208,750 (13.1%) $269,592 (23.9%) 0.61 186
2021-03-01 $183,425 (-2.8%) $245,878 (8.5%) 0.52 158
2021-04-01 $162,425 (-14.5%) $236,108 (2.6%) 0.44 150
2021-05-01 $159,850 (-19.7%) $235,660 (-3.5%) 0.42 128
2021-06-01 $173,425 (-19.1%) $253,156 (-0.1%) 0.46 158
2021-07-01 $179,900 (-17.6%) $244,343 (-6.0%) 0.47 179
2021-08-01 $176,400 (-19.5%) $232,226 (-9.9%) 0.47 180
2021-09-01 $167,250 (-25.7%) $221,800 (-16.9%) 0.45 202
2021-10-01 $169,950 (-26.7%) $224,631 (-18.5%) 0.45 192
2021-11-01 $185,000 (-16.6%) $234,831 (-12.2%) 0.49 179
2021-12-01 $185,000 (-14.4%) $230,580 (-12.7%) 0.50 180
2022-01-01 $185,000 (-11.9%) $226,433 (-15.1%) 0.50 172
2022-02-01 $187,750 (-10.1%) $233,677 (-13.3%) 0.49 170
2022-03-01 $191,000 (4.1%) $233,146 (-5.2%) 0.48 156
2022-04-01 $210,750 (29.8%) $239,507 (1.4%) 0.50 166
2022-05-01 $222,950 (39.5%) $265,849 (12.8%) 0.51 199
2022-06-01 $226,950 (30.9%) $273,374 (8.0%) 0.51 228
2022-07-01 $224,900 (25.0%) $264,926 (8.4%) 0.51 261
2022-08-01 $227,250 (28.8%) $273,258 (17.7%) 0.53 270
2022-09-01 $220,475 (31.8%) $270,685 (22.0%) 0.52 268
2022-10-01 $219,950 (29.4%) $266,309 (18.6%) 0.52 263
2022-11-01 $222,000 (20.0%) $260,764 (11.0%) 0.53 268
2022-12-01 $219,000 (18.4%) $253,342 (9.9%) 0.54 273
2023-01-01 $201,213 (8.8%) $246,904 (9.0%) 0.50 262
2023-02-01 $205,259 (9.3%) $250,462 (7.2%) 0.50 270
2023-03-01 $209,000 (9.4%) $250,350 (7.4%) 0.49 272
2023-04-01 $219,900 (4.3%) $256,745 (7.2%) 0.51 265
2023-05-01 $222,625 (-0.2%) $268,425 (1.0%) 0.50 287
2023-06-01 $235,350 (3.7%) $274,191 (0.3%) 0.53 301
2023-07-01 $223,000 (-0.8%) $264,040 (-0.3%) 0.51 302
2023-08-01 $220,000 (-3.2%) $253,154 (-7.4%) 0.51 353
2023-09-01 $219,250 (-0.6%) $248,479 (-8.2%) 0.51 358
2023-10-01 $222,250 (1.1%) $250,979 (-5.8%) 0.52 355
2023-11-01 $229,250 (3.3%) $255,075 (-2.2%) 0.55 363
2023-12-01 $224,900 (2.7%) $257,097 (1.5%) 0.55 370
2024-01-01 $229,475 (14.1%) $262,481 (6.3%) 0.56 361
2024-02-01 $229,000 (11.6%) $259,809 (3.7%) 0.55 362
2024-03-01 $234,900 (12.4%) $269,101 (7.5%) 0.55 363
2024-04-01 $235,000 (6.9%) $273,001 (6.3%) 0.55 368
2024-05-01 $231,925 (4.2%) $274,766 (2.4%) 0.52 398
2024-06-01 $229,900 (-2.3%) $269,564 (-1.7%) 0.52 426
2024-07-01 $232,450 (4.2%) $277,624 (5.1%) 0.53 395
2024-08-01 $229,950 (4.5%) $280,393 (10.8%) 0.53 374
2024-09-01 $224,725 (2.5%) $272,989 (9.9%) 0.53 377
2024-10-01 $229,900 (3.4%) $279,514 (11.4%) 0.54 377
Alexandria's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $229,900, a difference of $7,650 (3.4%) versus the prior year and $5,175 versus the prior month.

Alexandria's median listing price comes in at 54% of the national average.

Alexandria's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $279,514, a difference of $28,535 (11.4%) versus the prior year and $6,525 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Alexandria had 377 MLS listings, a difference of 0 listings (0%) versus the prior month and 22 listings (6%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Alexandria (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 90 days 1,982 sqft
2018-02-01 93 days 2,000 sqft
2018-03-01 86 days 1,969 sqft
2018-04-01 75 days 1,920 sqft
2018-05-01 71 days 1,880 sqft
2018-06-01 72 days 1,869 sqft
2018-07-01 72 days 1,850 sqft
2018-08-01 77 days 1,865 sqft
2018-09-01 86 days 1,890 sqft
2018-10-01 86 days 1,893 sqft
2018-11-01 90 days 1,887 sqft
2018-12-01 96 days 1,870 sqft
2019-01-01 101 days 1,897 sqft
2019-02-01 95 days 1,905 sqft
2019-03-01 88 days 1,910 sqft
2019-04-01 75 days 1,939 sqft
2019-05-01 65 days 1,952 sqft
2019-06-01 65 days 1,977 sqft
2019-07-01 68 days 1,954 sqft
2019-08-01 73 days 1,940 sqft
2019-09-01 80 days 1,920 sqft
2019-10-01 86 days 1,906 sqft
2019-11-01 86 days 1,885 sqft
2019-12-01 88 days 1,851 sqft
2020-01-01 91 days 1,851 sqft
2020-02-01 87 days 1,851 sqft
2020-03-01 72 days 1,868 sqft
2020-04-01 84 days 1,881 sqft
2020-05-01 85 days 1,919 sqft
2020-06-01 92 days 1,917 sqft
2020-07-01 68 days 1,965 sqft
2020-08-01 50 days 1,949 sqft
2020-09-01 62 days 2,007 sqft
2020-10-01 72 days 2,030 sqft
2020-11-01 71 days 2,008 sqft
2020-12-01 81 days 2,028 sqft
2021-01-01 81 days 2,000 sqft
2021-02-01 76 days 2,006 sqft
2021-03-01 58 days 1,829 sqft
2021-04-01 57 days 1,830 sqft
2021-05-01 49 days 1,767 sqft
2021-06-01 32 days 1,795 sqft
2021-07-01 38 days 1,801 sqft
2021-08-01 45 days 1,758 sqft
2021-09-01 46 days 1,751 sqft
2021-10-01 59 days 1,750 sqft
2021-11-01 66 days 1,809 sqft
2021-12-01 63 days 1,816 sqft
2022-01-01 69 days 1,825 sqft
2022-02-01 61 days 1,815 sqft
2022-03-01 53 days 1,769 sqft
2022-04-01 50 days 1,773 sqft
2022-05-01 46 days 1,823 sqft
2022-06-01 40 days 1,889 sqft
2022-07-01 38 days 1,887 sqft
2022-08-01 58 days 1,849 sqft
2022-09-01 63 days 1,826 sqft
2022-10-01 61 days 1,835 sqft
2022-11-01 68 days 1,815 sqft
2022-12-01 75 days 1,816 sqft
2023-01-01 80 days 1,810 sqft
2023-02-01 74 days 1,833 sqft
2023-03-01 67 days 1,847 sqft
2023-04-01 69 days 1,849 sqft
2023-05-01 67 days 1,917 sqft
2023-06-01 63 days 1,922 sqft
2023-07-01 57 days 1,881 sqft
2023-08-01 53 days 1,860 sqft
2023-09-01 54 days 1,833 sqft
2023-10-01 66 days 1,866 sqft
2023-11-01 68 days 1,895 sqft
2023-12-01 75 days 1,876 sqft
2024-01-01 81 days 1,885 sqft
2024-02-01 81 days 1,862 sqft
2024-03-01 70 days 1,870 sqft
2024-04-01 65 days 1,869 sqft
2024-05-01 54 days 1,860 sqft
2024-06-01 57 days 1,867 sqft
2024-07-01 66 days 1,907 sqft
2024-08-01 66 days 1,947 sqft
2024-09-01 72 days 1,878 sqft
2024-10-01 77 days 1,943 sqft
Alexandria's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 77 days. This is 16% longer than the same period one year ago.

Alexandria's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,943 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,866 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.