Americus VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Americus, GA

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.

Americus's 12 lenders originated 27 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $5,345,000, with an average VA loan value of $197,963.

Americus VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Americus averaged 6.32% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Americus's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,505.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.35% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.65%.

The average rate one year ago was 7%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.18%.

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Americus 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 Americus level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 5 6.75% $4,474
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 4 6.78% $5,047
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 3 6.25% $2,085
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 3 6.67% $4,612
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.13% $11,610
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 7.19% $3,472
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 7.25% $4,869
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.49% $4,451
Capital City Home Loans, LLC 1 6.50% $3,331
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 6.25% $2,014
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 1 6.25% $4,430
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 1 6.50% $5,921

The top Americus VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 5 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,474, which is $573 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Americus VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Americus VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Americus (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 $123,750 (-4.1%) $179,699 (4.4%) 0.00 145
2018-02-01 $119,950 (-7.1%) $172,987 (-2.5%) 0.00 150
2018-03-01 $126,750 (1.6%) $175,911 (0.5%) 0.00 142
2018-04-01 $124,900 (-0.9%) $174,540 (1.5%) 0.00 137
2018-05-01 $125,975 (-2.3%) $171,851 (-0.1%) 0.00 126
2018-06-01 $127,000 (-1.9%) $172,898 (2.3%) 0.00 126
2018-07-01 $123,750 (-4.7%) $160,150 (-8.8%) 0.00 135
2018-08-01 $124,925 (2.2%) $158,929 (-14.1%) 0.00 132
2018-09-01 $127,450 (6.3%) $157,430 (-16.5%) 0.00 131
2018-10-01 $139,250 (17.2%) $162,031 (-11.0%) 0.00 133
2018-11-01 $148,500 (27.9%) $166,226 (-4.5%) 0.00 123
2018-12-01 $154,900 (29.1%) $170,548 (-4.4%) 0.00 120
2019-01-01 $153,675 (24.2%) $167,792 (-6.6%) 0.00 109
2019-02-01 $149,950 (25.0%) $165,376 (-4.4%) 0.00 112
2019-03-01 $144,207 (13.8%) $163,269 (-7.2%) 0.00 112
2019-04-01 $149,950 (20.1%) $167,786 (-3.9%) 0.00 108
2019-05-01 $139,900 (11.1%) $161,487 (-6.0%) 0.00 110
2019-06-01 $139,900 (10.2%) $162,660 (-5.9%) 0.00 102
2019-07-01 $139,900 (13.1%) $170,524 (6.5%) 0.00 104
2019-08-01 $144,964 (16.0%) $170,421 (7.2%) 0.00 111
2019-09-01 $144,984 (13.8%) $168,789 (7.2%) 0.00 118
2019-10-01 $144,998 (4.1%) $166,392 (2.7%) 0.00 123
2019-11-01 $154,500 (4.0%) $168,040 (1.1%) 0.00 123
2019-12-01 $159,500 (3.0%) $173,297 (1.6%) 0.00 116
2020-01-01 $156,750 (2.0%) $173,223 (3.2%) 0.00 113
2020-02-01 $163,352 (8.9%) $174,578 (5.6%) 0.00 111
2020-03-01 $164,500 (14.1%) $180,421 (10.5%) 0.00 103
2020-04-01 $167,425 (11.7%) $186,061 (10.9%) 0.00 94
2020-05-01 $168,100 (20.2%) $183,171 (13.4%) 0.00 81
2020-06-01 $162,202 (15.9%) $176,920 (8.8%) 0.00 67
2020-07-01 $163,352 (16.8%) $177,985 (4.4%) 0.00 58
2020-08-01 $119,500 (-17.6%) $176,098 (3.3%) 0.00 49
2020-09-01 $133,675 (-7.8%) $168,537 (-0.2%) 0.00 48
2020-10-01 $139,900 (-3.5%) $157,351 (-5.4%) 0.00 44
2020-11-01 $153,675 (-0.5%) $172,393 (2.6%) 0.00 46
2020-12-01 $153,653 (-3.7%) $179,895 (3.8%) 0.00 46
2021-01-01 $152,653 (-2.6%) $168,846 (-2.5%) 0.00 47
2021-02-01 $156,000 (-4.5%) $188,405 (7.9%) 0.00 43
2021-03-01 $139,902 (-15.0%) $187,549 (4.0%) 0.00 38
2021-04-01 $126,127 (-24.7%) $183,072 (-1.6%) 0.00 36
2021-05-01 $164,000 (-2.4%) $209,186 (14.2%) 0.00 34
2021-06-01 $170,500 (5.1%) $219,160 (23.9%) 0.00 38
2021-07-01 $145,950 (-10.7%) $199,440 (12.1%) 0.00 42
2021-08-01 $149,900 (25.4%) $206,862 (17.5%) 0.00 56
2021-09-01 $149,900 (12.1%) $206,489 (22.5%) 0.00 54
2021-10-01 $164,500 (17.6%) $234,509 (49.0%) 0.00 53
2021-11-01 $155,000 (0.9%) $253,082 (46.8%) 0.00 54
2021-12-01 $151,500 (-1.4%) $243,758 (35.5%) 0.00 44
2022-01-01 $149,950 (-1.8%) $242,338 (43.5%) 0.00 40
2022-02-01 $140,600 (-9.9%) $222,360 (18.0%) 0.00 45
2022-03-01 $142,450 (1.8%) $235,251 (25.4%) 0.00 44
2022-04-01 $137,450 (9.0%) $221,058 (20.8%) 0.00 39
2022-05-01 $138,075 (-15.8%) $211,008 (0.9%) 0.00 35
2022-06-01 $159,950 (-6.2%) $223,611 (2.0%) 0.00 38
2022-07-01 $195,000 (33.6%) $274,055 (37.4%) 0.00 46
2022-08-01 $250,475 (67.1%) $303,387 (46.7%) 0.00 44
2022-09-01 $209,450 (39.7%) $278,564 (34.9%) 0.00 49
2022-10-01 $215,000 (30.7%) $275,878 (17.6%) 0.00 52
2022-11-01 $174,950 (12.9%) $272,254 (7.6%) 0.00 47
2022-12-01 $202,450 (33.6%) $282,711 (16.0%) 0.00 46
2023-01-01 $159,900 (6.6%) $267,129 (10.2%) 0.00 46
2023-02-01 $166,250 (18.2%) $267,003 (20.1%) 0.00 40
2023-03-01 $180,600 (26.8%) $266,419 (13.3%) 0.00 42
2023-04-01 $199,000 (44.8%) $281,928 (27.5%) 0.00 44
2023-05-01 $199,225 (44.3%) $303,217 (43.7%) 0.00 40
2023-06-01 $184,000 (15.0%) $284,163 (27.1%) 0.00 46
2023-07-01 $209,900 (7.6%) $361,262 (31.8%) 0.00 51
2023-08-01 $218,725 (-12.7%) $364,261 (20.1%) 0.00 49
2023-09-01 $248,500 (18.6%) $350,242 (25.7%) 0.00 52
2023-10-01 $222,225 (3.4%) $355,382 (28.8%) 0.00 45
2023-11-01 $249,925 (42.9%) $342,946 (26.0%) 0.00 41
2023-12-01 $249,000 (23.0%) $318,962 (12.8%) 0.00 41
2024-01-01 $234,500 (46.7%) $288,207 (7.9%) 0.00 42
2024-02-01 $250,000 (50.4%) $295,235 (10.6%) 0.00 42
2024-03-01 $238,950 (32.3%) $279,836 (5.0%) 0.00 43
2024-04-01 $241,675 (21.4%) $269,492 (-4.4%) 0.00 42
2024-05-01 $271,950 (36.5%) $323,415 (6.7%) 0.00 50
2024-06-01 $279,000 (51.6%) $348,871 (22.8%) 0.00 51
2024-07-01 $281,750 (34.2%) $348,587 (-3.5%) 0.00 58
2024-08-01 $264,950 (21.1%) $314,700 (-13.6%) 0.00 56
2024-09-01 $254,925 (2.6%) $315,558 (-9.9%) 0.00 60
2024-10-01 $257,450 (15.9%) $333,534 (-6.2%) 0.00 74
2024-11-01 $299,000 (19.6%) $355,889 (3.8%) 0.00 74
Americus's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $299,000, a difference of $49,075 (19.6%) versus the prior year and $41,550 versus the prior month.

Americus's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Americus's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $355,889, a difference of $12,943 (3.8%) versus the prior year and $22,355 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Americus had 74 MLS listings, a difference of 0 listings (0%) versus the prior month and 33 listings (80%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Americus (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,814 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,839 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,757 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,784 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,842 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,863 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,844 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,876 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,846 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,849 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,827 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,822 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,815 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,821 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,825 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,850 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,912 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,910 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 2,050 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 2,042 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,020 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,955 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,789 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,956 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,943 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,806 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,896 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,861 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,949 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,931 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,986 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,942 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,873 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,814 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,806 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,833 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,934 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 2,045 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 2,016 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 2,104 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 2,076 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,995 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,908 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,813 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,682 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,739 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,911 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,999 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,930 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,056 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,043 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 2,044 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 2,038 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 2,028 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 2,070 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 2,129 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,999 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 2,047 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 2,084 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,888 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,909 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,856 sqft
Americus's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Americus's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,856 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,044 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.