Big Spring VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Big Spring, TX

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.

Big Spring's 17 lenders originated 40 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $10,220,000, with an average VA loan value of $255,500.

Big Spring VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Big Spring averaged 0.56% for the week of 2024-11-15, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Big Spring's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,582.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-08) was 6.87% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-11, the average rate was 6.14%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.63%.

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

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Big Spring 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 Big Spring level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 11 6.69% $6,660
USAA Federal Savings Bank 4 6.06% $9,635
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 3 5.99% $15,282
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 3 6.54% $10,366
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 5.25% $6,221
THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.13% $9,525
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.25% $10,790
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $3,315
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.25% $7,125
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.50% $4,481
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.10% $9,557
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.38% $1,885
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 7.13% $10,895
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 1 6.13% $813
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 7.75% $9,300
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.50% $5,255
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 5.75% $14,993

The top Big Spring VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 11 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,660, which is $2,975 lower than the next largest lender, USAA Federal Savings Bank.

The lowest fee Big Spring VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($6,660), .

The lowest rate Big Spring VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.69%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Big Spring (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 $154,000 (1.7%) $189,361 (7.0%) 0.00 128
2018-02-01 $150,000 (2.4%) $189,151 (10.3%) 0.00 108
2018-03-01 $157,900 (7.8%) $193,124 (12.4%) 0.00 91
2018-04-01 $159,950 (3.2%) $184,125 (1.7%) 0.00 89
2018-05-01 $162,475 (1.6%) $172,830 (-4.2%) 0.00 87
2018-06-01 $175,000 (7.9%) $189,213 (4.8%) 0.00 81
2018-07-01 $181,000 (11.0%) $203,879 (12.5%) 0.00 85
2018-08-01 $169,900 (6.3%) $200,898 (11.6%) 0.00 89
2018-09-01 $159,900 (-0.1%) $204,242 (15.1%) 0.00 89
2018-10-01 $159,750 (-1.7%) $206,844 (19.7%) 0.00 83
2018-11-01 $158,900 (-0.6%) $207,300 (19.0%) 0.00 75
2018-12-01 $150,000 (-5.7%) $196,530 (9.2%) 0.00 71
2019-01-01 $179,500 (16.6%) $221,485 (17.0%) 0.00 66
2019-02-01 $180,950 (20.6%) $222,979 (17.9%) 0.00 64
2019-03-01 $180,500 (14.3%) $231,853 (20.1%) 0.00 61
2019-04-01 $182,525 (14.1%) $241,444 (31.1%) 0.00 61
2019-05-01 $178,075 (9.6%) $245,855 (42.3%) 0.00 69
2019-06-01 $169,450 (-3.2%) $229,349 (21.2%) 0.00 77
2019-07-01 $170,750 (-5.7%) $227,539 (11.6%) 0.00 101
2019-08-01 $161,973 (-4.7%) $220,763 (9.9%) 0.00 108
2019-09-01 $155,182 (-3.0%) $216,737 (6.1%) 0.00 108
2019-10-01 $149,425 (-6.5%) $214,052 (3.5%) 0.00 110
2019-11-01 $149,450 (-6.0%) $215,531 (4.0%) 0.00 122
2019-12-01 $156,750 (4.5%) $213,132 (8.5%) 0.00 131
2020-01-01 $169,200 (-5.7%) $211,681 (-4.4%) 0.00 124
2020-02-01 $153,750 (-15.0%) $202,504 (-9.2%) 0.00 114
2020-03-01 $155,000 (-14.1%) $200,698 (-13.4%) 0.00 130
2020-04-01 $156,675 (-14.2%) $209,228 (-13.3%) 0.00 132
2020-05-01 $164,750 (-7.5%) $214,583 (-12.7%) 0.00 133
2020-06-01 $166,700 (-1.6%) $207,893 (-9.4%) 0.00 119
2020-07-01 $196,725 (15.2%) $219,792 (-3.4%) 0.00 114
2020-08-01 $185,000 (14.2%) $219,647 (-0.5%) 0.00 116
2020-09-01 $187,025 (20.5%) $214,484 (-1.0%) 0.00 116
2020-10-01 $193,250 (29.3%) $216,193 (1.0%) 0.00 116
2020-11-01 $185,000 (23.8%) $211,576 (-1.8%) 0.00 117
2020-12-01 $173,000 (10.4%) $208,173 (-2.3%) 0.00 112
2021-01-01 $179,000 (5.8%) $221,738 (4.8%) 0.00 91
2021-02-01 $202,425 (31.7%) $214,532 (5.9%) 0.00 95
2021-03-01 $192,200 (24.0%) $207,988 (3.6%) 0.00 99
2021-04-01 $199,450 (27.3%) $220,383 (5.3%) 0.00 105
2021-05-01 $207,550 (26.0%) $253,603 (18.2%) 0.00 117
2021-06-01 $216,750 (30.0%) $270,484 (30.1%) 0.00 113
2021-07-01 $220,000 (11.8%) $268,152 (22.0%) 0.00 128
2021-08-01 $216,200 (16.9%) $228,059 (3.8%) 0.00 131
2021-09-01 $198,000 (5.9%) $218,298 (1.8%) 0.00 136
2021-10-01 $192,500 (-0.4%) $212,903 (-1.5%) 0.00 130
2021-11-01 $175,000 (-5.4%) $207,433 (-2.0%) 0.00 121
2021-12-01 $199,125 (15.1%) $220,230 (5.8%) 0.00 129
2022-01-01 $199,900 (11.7%) $225,791 (1.8%) 0.00 132
2022-02-01 $191,075 (-5.6%) $218,259 (1.7%) 0.00 120
2022-03-01 $194,700 (1.3%) $224,481 (7.9%) 0.00 106
2022-04-01 $198,975 (-0.2%) $234,569 (6.4%) 0.00 99
2022-05-01 $192,000 (-7.5%) $228,889 (-9.8%) 0.00 103
2022-06-01 $183,750 (-15.2%) $214,857 (-20.6%) 0.00 119
2022-07-01 $194,500 (-11.6%) $217,506 (-18.9%) 0.00 131
2022-08-01 $199,675 (-7.6%) $223,018 (-2.2%) 0.00 132
2022-09-01 $197,000 (-0.5%) $220,157 (0.9%) 0.00 142
2022-10-01 $197,000 (2.3%) $224,295 (5.4%) 0.00 140
2022-11-01 $193,250 (10.4%) $221,693 (6.9%) 0.00 132
2022-12-01 $195,000 (-2.1%) $220,922 (0.3%) 0.00 131
2023-01-01 $188,000 (-6.0%) $214,789 (-4.9%) 0.00 131
2023-02-01 $188,500 (-1.4%) $217,135 (-0.5%) 0.00 126
2023-03-01 $193,713 (-0.5%) $224,201 (-0.1%) 0.00 121
2023-04-01 $197,500 (-0.7%) $228,894 (-2.4%) 0.00 116
2023-05-01 $206,000 (7.3%) $224,180 (-2.1%) 0.00 117
2023-06-01 $195,000 (6.1%) $214,251 (-0.3%) 0.00 127
2023-07-01 $199,000 (2.3%) $222,138 (2.1%) 0.00 135
2023-08-01 $220,625 (10.5%) $237,654 (6.6%) 0.00 143
2023-09-01 $227,000 (15.2%) $246,794 (12.1%) 0.00 146
2023-10-01 $219,850 (11.6%) $245,202 (9.3%) 0.00 148
2023-11-01 $216,625 (12.1%) $242,327 (9.3%) 0.00 151
2023-12-01 $217,000 (11.3%) $236,922 (7.2%) 0.00 151
2024-01-01 $222,500 (18.4%) $246,808 (14.9%) 0.00 137
2024-02-01 $226,225 (20.0%) $247,512 (14.0%) 0.00 125
2024-03-01 $232,400 (20.0%) $249,031 (11.1%) 0.00 129
2024-04-01 $228,000 (15.4%) $248,705 (8.7%) 0.00 138
2024-05-01 $226,500 (10.0%) $262,539 (17.1%) 0.00 141
2024-06-01 $222,900 (14.3%) $262,069 (22.3%) 0.00 144
2024-07-01 $219,500 (10.3%) $259,805 (17.0%) 0.00 153
2024-08-01 $216,000 (-2.1%) $256,755 (8.0%) 0.00 153
2024-09-01 $227,000 (0.0%) $268,012 (8.6%) 0.00 154
2024-10-01 $238,125 (8.3%) $268,982 (9.7%) 0.00 149
Big Spring's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $238,125, a difference of $18,275 (8.3%) versus the prior year and $11,125 versus the prior month.

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

Big Spring's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $268,982, a difference of $23,780 (9.7%) versus the prior year and $970 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Big Spring had 149 MLS listings, a difference of -5 listings (-3%) versus the prior month and 1 listings (1%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Big Spring (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,777 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,806 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,811 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,871 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,805 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,734 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,812 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,841 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,908 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,037 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,952 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,776 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,715 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,706 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,672 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,698 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,700 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,711 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,740 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,735 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,702 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,735 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,749 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,802 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,775 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,748 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,793 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,827 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,811 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,836 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,836 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,813 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,755 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,717 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,618 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,702 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,702 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,723 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,644 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,601 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,644 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,712 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,757 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,779 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,663 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,852 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,826 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,795 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,781 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,886 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,873 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,861 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,790 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,747 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,753 sqft
Big Spring's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 0 days.

Big Spring's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,753 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,795 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.