Brookings VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Brookings, SD

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.

Brookings's 12 lenders originated 23 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $7,055,000, with an average VA loan value of $306,739.

Brookings VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Brookings averaged 6.11% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Brookings's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,934.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.24% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.54%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.68%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 5.88%.

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Brookings 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 Brookings level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 6 6.28% $5,456
Plains Commerce Bank 4 6.50% $9,278
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 3 7.33% $15,383
First Bank & Trust 1 6.25% $5,574
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.13% $3,429
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 1 5.99% $24,113
The Federal Savings Bank 1 7.63% $16,741
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 5.13% $10,369
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $8,004
Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.63% $25,819
Dacotah Bank 1 6.38% $18,166
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $1,143

The top Brookings VA lender as defined by loan originations is GUARANTEED RATE, INC., with 6 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,456, which is $3,822 lower than the next largest lender, Plains Commerce Bank.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Brookings (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 $206,168 (-68.3%) $223,932 (-65.5%) 0.00 93
2018-02-01 $207,675 (-57.8%) $239,121 (-51.4%) 0.00 92
2018-03-01 $222,400 (-45.2%) $245,181 (-42.0%) 0.00 101
2018-04-01 $224,900 (-30.8%) $241,550 (-24.1%) 0.00 110
2018-05-01 $221,950 (-38.4%) $245,030 (-32.2%) 0.00 118
2018-06-01 $215,643 (-34.2%) $236,494 (-31.2%) 0.00 130
2018-07-01 $217,071 (3.4%) $242,722 (-3.0%) 0.00 142
2018-08-01 $215,271 (4.9%) $249,605 (7.8%) 0.00 141
2018-09-01 $212,400 (5.7%) $249,629 (8.1%) 0.00 144
2018-10-01 $217,400 (8.5%) $248,196 (4.6%) 0.00 140
2018-11-01 $223,725 (4.4%) $255,047 (7.7%) 0.00 131
2018-12-01 $224,000 (3.8%) $265,413 (13.6%) 0.00 110
2019-01-01 $231,150 (12.1%) $266,075 (18.8%) 0.00 87
2019-02-01 $237,400 (14.3%) $276,727 (15.7%) 0.00 81
2019-03-01 $241,186 (8.5%) $283,522 (15.6%) 0.00 82
2019-04-01 $243,900 (8.5%) $288,677 (19.5%) 0.00 82
2019-05-01 $260,900 (17.6%) $297,059 (21.2%) 0.00 86
2019-06-01 $266,400 (23.5%) $295,794 (25.1%) 0.00 103
2019-07-01 $256,900 (18.4%) $288,405 (18.8%) 0.00 113
2019-08-01 $265,109 (23.2%) $292,957 (17.4%) 0.00 113
2019-09-01 $258,523 (21.7%) $290,183 (16.3%) 0.00 111
2019-10-01 $254,132 (16.9%) $288,334 (16.2%) 0.00 107
2019-11-01 $253,400 (13.3%) $284,761 (11.7%) 0.00 99
2019-12-01 $249,900 (11.6%) $284,943 (7.4%) 0.00 88
2020-01-01 $244,578 (5.8%) $266,993 (0.4%) 0.00 79
2020-02-01 $246,900 (4.0%) $271,782 (-1.8%) 0.00 78
2020-03-01 $266,400 (10.5%) $290,447 (2.4%) 0.00 77
2020-04-01 $276,150 (13.2%) $298,740 (3.5%) 0.00 89
2020-05-01 $299,200 (14.7%) $299,601 (0.9%) 0.00 90
2020-06-01 $292,150 (9.7%) $300,042 (1.4%) 0.00 100
2020-07-01 $299,400 (16.5%) $311,555 (8.0%) 0.00 90
2020-08-01 $269,900 (1.8%) $284,257 (-3.0%) 0.00 77
2020-09-01 $269,900 (4.4%) $289,548 (-0.2%) 0.00 73
2020-10-01 $274,900 (8.2%) $317,530 (10.1%) 0.00 51
2020-11-01 $267,650 (5.6%) $310,097 (8.9%) 0.00 46
2020-12-01 $274,200 (9.7%) $320,338 (12.4%) 0.00 40
2021-01-01 $309,900 (26.7%) $332,424 (24.5%) 0.00 32
2021-02-01 $301,150 (22.0%) $342,975 (26.2%) 0.00 31
2021-03-01 $296,150 (11.2%) $363,195 (25.1%) 0.00 33
2021-04-01 $289,400 (4.8%) $302,007 (1.1%) 0.00 29
2021-05-01 $288,900 (-3.4%) $294,595 (-1.7%) 0.00 35
2021-06-01 $299,900 (2.7%) $369,477 (23.1%) 0.00 44
2021-07-01 $294,900 (-1.5%) $372,435 (19.5%) 0.00 35
2021-08-01 $276,400 (2.4%) $368,401 (29.6%) 0.00 36
2021-09-01 $287,650 (6.6%) $366,796 (26.7%) 0.00 35
2021-10-01 $296,900 (8.0%) $361,430 (13.8%) 0.00 47
2021-11-01 $297,900 (11.3%) $372,253 (20.0%) 0.00 40
2021-12-01 $313,450 (14.3%) $394,624 (23.2%) 0.00 34
2022-01-01 $328,400 (6.0%) $354,478 (6.6%) 0.00 27
2022-02-01 $321,150 (6.6%) $325,500 (-5.1%) 0.00 30
2022-03-01 $325,400 (9.9%) $333,758 (-8.1%) 0.00 34
2022-04-01 $322,400 (11.4%) $332,796 (10.2%) 0.00 35
2022-05-01 $324,650 (12.4%) $338,758 (15.0%) 0.00 34
2022-06-01 $326,800 (9.0%) $357,960 (-3.1%) 0.00 39
2022-07-01 $328,900 (11.5%) $377,939 (1.5%) 0.00 38
2022-08-01 $328,900 (19.0%) $379,446 (3.0%) 0.00 42
2022-09-01 $343,000 (19.2%) $383,542 (4.6%) 0.00 44
2022-10-01 $359,900 (21.2%) $411,658 (13.9%) 0.00 48
2022-11-01 $348,175 (16.9%) $415,880 (11.7%) 0.00 45
2022-12-01 $349,900 (11.6%) $410,859 (4.1%) 0.00 39
2023-01-01 $373,050 (13.6%) $396,429 (11.8%) 0.00 34
2023-02-01 $375,550 (16.9%) $390,265 (19.9%) 0.00 32
2023-03-01 $384,900 (18.3%) $416,259 (24.7%) 0.00 31
2023-04-01 $367,400 (14.0%) $408,678 (22.8%) 0.00 38
2023-05-01 $367,400 (13.2%) $417,921 (23.4%) 0.00 55
2023-06-01 $399,700 (22.3%) $455,924 (27.4%) 0.00 57
2023-07-01 $384,900 (17.0%) $436,647 (15.5%) 0.00 60
2023-08-01 $387,400 (17.8%) $428,137 (12.8%) 0.00 73
2023-09-01 $374,900 (9.3%) $425,136 (10.8%) 0.00 74
2023-10-01 $375,438 (4.3%) $425,676 (3.4%) 0.00 76
2023-11-01 $372,400 (7.0%) $423,876 (1.9%) 0.00 73
2023-12-01 $369,900 (5.7%) $425,597 (3.6%) 0.00 61
2024-01-01 $372,400 (-0.2%) $439,763 (10.9%) 0.00 58
2024-02-01 $371,150 (-1.2%) $423,179 (8.4%) 0.00 49
2024-03-01 $389,900 (1.3%) $436,089 (4.8%) 0.00 55
2024-04-01 $386,050 (5.1%) $429,686 (5.1%) 0.00 58
2024-05-01 $383,550 (4.4%) $429,221 (2.7%) 0.00 54
2024-06-01 $379,500 (-5.1%) $445,466 (-2.3%) 0.00 56
2024-07-01 $379,500 (-1.4%) $429,732 (-1.6%) 0.00 70
2024-08-01 $374,950 (-3.2%) $444,814 (3.9%) 0.00 83
2024-09-01 $374,900 (0.0%) $450,566 (6.0%) 0.00 91
2024-10-01 $389,900 (3.9%) $449,205 (5.5%) 0.00 81
2024-11-01 $384,900 (3.4%) $451,027 (6.4%) 0.00 86
Brookings's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $384,900, a difference of $12,500 (3.4%) versus the prior year and $-5,000 versus the prior month.

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

Brookings's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $451,027, a difference of $27,151 (6.4%) versus the prior year and $1,822 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Brookings had 86 MLS listings, a difference of 5 listings (6%) versus the prior month and 13 listings (18%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Brookings (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,280 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,290 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,328 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,334 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,354 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,364 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,354 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,349 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,347 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,375 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,375 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,395 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,421 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,430 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,437 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,495 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,487 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,484 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,468 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,458 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,426 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,441 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,376 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,379 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,417 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,477 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,478 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,493 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,528 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,523 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,501 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,515 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,513 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,531 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,494 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,358 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,516 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,494 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,508 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,510 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,571 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,448 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,450 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,448 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,511 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,485 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,464 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,588 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,570 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,629 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,629 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,668 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,485 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,462 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,462 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,515 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,507 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,384 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,439 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,506 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
Brookings's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Brookings's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,562 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,470 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.