Columbus VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

COLUMBUS, IN

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    • 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.

    Columbus's 34 lenders originated 112 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $29,440,000, with an average VA loan value of $262,857.

    Columbus VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Columbus averaged 6.38% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

    Columbus's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,374.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.7% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.77%.

    The average rate one year ago was 7.08%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 5.9%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Columbus 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 Columbus level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 25 6.54% $4,587
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 6.08% $6,382
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 8 6.31% $8,693
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 7 5.54% $11,401
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 6 7.37% $10,122
    VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 5 5.55% $5,680
    FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 7.00% $5,386
    GVC MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.59% $11,001
    CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 3 6.58% $5,478
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 3 5.50% $6,518
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 3 5.92% $4,539
    RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 3 6.75% $3,454
    Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 2 6.25% $6,868
    HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.44% $6,974
    CLEARPATH LENDING 2 6.31% $8,470
    MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.38% $6,569
    U.S. Bank 1 5.63% $11,350
    AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 1 6.25% $9,561
    Wolfe Financial, Inc 1 7.13% $7,594
    Credence Funding Corporation 1 5.50% $7,436
    FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.13% $4,085
    First Financial Bank 1 6.13% $1,497
    GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 5.75% $3,862
    HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.50% $969
    LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 5.25% $6,622
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.38% $7,800
    LOANPAL, LLC 1 6.50% $11,821
    Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 6.75% $10,225
    NBKC BANK 1 5.63% $10,662
    NEWREZ LLC 1 5.75% $5,396
    PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.13% $3,574
    Plains Commerce Bank 1 6.13% $4,607
    PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 5.75% $2,751
    Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 5.63% $14,551

    The top Columbus VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 25 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,587, which is $1,795 lower than the next largest lender, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION.

    The lowest fee Columbus VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,587), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($6,382), .

    The lowest rate Columbus VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.08%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.54%), .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Columbus (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 $229,900 (5.0%) $286,242 (4.6%) 0.00 235
    2018-02-01 $222,950 (3.1%) $279,614 (0.4%) 0.00 210
    2018-03-01 $239,900 (9.3%) $293,889 (3.6%) 0.00 199
    2018-04-01 $259,650 (5.8%) $302,995 (4.8%) 0.00 191
    2018-05-01 $241,195 (-2.3%) $302,242 (1.9%) 0.00 200
    2018-06-01 $239,900 (-3.6%) $301,156 (1.6%) 0.00 205
    2018-07-01 $243,650 (-2.5%) $300,965 (-1.3%) 0.00 218
    2018-08-01 $235,700 (-5.2%) $300,148 (-0.4%) 0.00 224
    2018-09-01 $226,200 (-3.7%) $297,275 (-0.1%) 0.00 214
    2018-10-01 $230,550 (2.5%) $296,019 (2.4%) 0.00 218
    2018-11-01 $241,175 (10.7%) $310,570 (9.5%) 0.00 214
    2018-12-01 $259,900 (20.9%) $325,577 (15.9%) 0.00 202
    2019-01-01 $269,900 (17.4%) $334,179 (16.8%) 0.00 186
    2019-02-01 $274,800 (23.3%) $336,483 (20.3%) 0.00 172
    2019-03-01 $281,329 (17.3%) $337,659 (14.9%) 0.00 170
    2019-04-01 $294,900 (13.6%) $344,675 (13.8%) 0.00 162
    2019-05-01 $289,900 (20.2%) $339,219 (12.2%) 0.00 157
    2019-06-01 $284,450 (18.6%) $335,632 (11.5%) 0.00 157
    2019-07-01 $259,175 (6.4%) $319,917 (6.3%) 0.00 180
    2019-08-01 $249,900 (6.0%) $313,906 (4.6%) 0.00 193
    2019-09-01 $249,900 (10.5%) $312,936 (5.3%) 0.00 199
    2019-10-01 $249,900 (8.4%) $312,058 (5.4%) 0.00 201
    2019-11-01 $252,450 (4.7%) $317,937 (2.4%) 0.00 174
    2019-12-01 $257,245 (-1.0%) $320,182 (-1.7%) 0.00 152
    2020-01-01 $249,900 (-7.4%) $307,144 (-8.1%) 0.00 141
    2020-02-01 $249,900 (-9.1%) $312,716 (-7.1%) 0.00 145
    2020-03-01 $256,450 (-8.8%) $326,627 (-3.3%) 0.00 133
    2020-04-01 $249,900 (-15.3%) $308,188 (-10.6%) 0.00 145
    2020-05-01 $249,900 (-13.8%) $303,723 (-10.5%) 0.00 153
    2020-06-01 $242,400 (-14.8%) $304,782 (-9.2%) 0.00 149
    2020-07-01 $245,300 (-5.4%) $312,640 (-2.3%) 0.00 139
    2020-08-01 $247,200 (-1.1%) $304,517 (-3.0%) 0.00 135
    2020-09-01 $254,948 (2.0%) $305,987 (-2.2%) 0.00 115
    2020-10-01 $254,000 (1.6%) $311,560 (-0.2%) 0.00 117
    2020-11-01 $259,725 (2.9%) $313,471 (-1.4%) 0.00 102
    2020-12-01 $254,900 (-0.9%) $300,415 (-6.2%) 0.00 85
    2021-01-01 $259,900 (4.0%) $306,028 (-0.4%) 0.00 67
    2021-02-01 $269,675 (7.9%) $309,128 (-1.2%) 0.00 44
    2021-03-01 $293,650 (14.5%) $328,002 (0.4%) 0.00 50
    2021-04-01 $294,945 (18.0%) $343,456 (11.4%) 0.00 49
    2021-05-01 $299,800 (20.0%) $354,155 (16.6%) 0.00 64
    2021-06-01 $277,495 (14.5%) $361,329 (18.6%) 0.00 72
    2021-07-01 $269,900 (10.0%) $340,357 (8.9%) 0.00 85
    2021-08-01 $264,900 (7.2%) $333,570 (9.5%) 0.00 108
    2021-09-01 $253,425 (-0.6%) $343,271 (12.2%) 0.00 107
    2021-10-01 $270,450 (6.5%) $343,877 (10.4%) 0.00 100
    2021-11-01 $297,200 (14.4%) $368,416 (17.5%) 0.00 81
    2021-12-01 $319,445 (25.3%) $346,824 (15.5%) 0.00 82
    2022-01-01 $329,445 (26.8%) $333,005 (8.8%) 0.00 68
    2022-02-01 $334,900 (24.2%) $346,599 (12.1%) 0.00 67
    2022-03-01 $343,850 (17.1%) $710,115 (116.5%) 0.00 66
    2022-04-01 $328,990 (11.5%) $668,132 (94.5%) 0.00 76
    2022-05-01 $367,423 (22.6%) $648,827 (83.2%) 0.00 91
    2022-06-01 $374,899 (35.1%) $625,224 (73.0%) 0.00 103
    2022-07-01 $369,900 (37.1%) $583,398 (71.4%) 0.00 137
    2022-08-01 $348,000 (31.4%) $575,040 (72.4%) 0.00 136
    2022-09-01 $336,975 (33.0%) $561,533 (63.6%) 0.00 134
    2022-10-01 $327,000 (20.9%) $566,537 (64.8%) 0.00 142
    2022-11-01 $342,450 (15.2%) $568,742 (54.4%) 0.00 146
    2022-12-01 $339,450 (6.3%) $372,088 (7.3%) 0.00 124
    2023-01-01 $338,425 (2.7%) $383,244 (15.1%) 0.00 108
    2023-02-01 $344,675 (2.9%) $415,652 (19.9%) 0.00 101
    2023-03-01 $379,500 (10.4%) $455,894 (-35.8%) 0.00 96
    2023-04-01 $379,500 (15.4%) $457,370 (-31.5%) 0.00 93
    2023-05-01 $379,500 (3.3%) $453,418 (-30.1%) 0.00 95
    2023-06-01 $389,723 (4.0%) $458,596 (-26.7%) 0.00 112
    2023-07-01 $374,950 (1.4%) $424,689 (-27.2%) 0.00 104
    2023-08-01 $349,475 (0.4%) $391,153 (-32.0%) 0.00 96
    2023-09-01 $345,000 (2.4%) $397,840 (-29.2%) 0.00 103
    2023-10-01 $332,400 (1.7%) $384,106 (-32.2%) 0.00 129
    2023-11-01 $324,400 (-5.3%) $370,827 (-34.8%) 0.00 130
    2023-12-01 $299,900 (-11.7%) $351,279 (-5.6%) 0.00 123
    2024-01-01 $299,675 (-11.5%) $347,969 (-9.2%) 0.00 111
    2024-02-01 $304,975 (-11.5%) $352,614 (-15.2%) 0.00 91
    2024-03-01 $325,000 (-14.4%) $380,306 (-16.6%) 0.00 101
    2024-04-01 $349,950 (-7.8%) $621,650 (35.9%) 0.00 99
    2024-05-01 $339,925 (-10.4%) $602,571 (32.9%) 0.00 112
    2024-06-01 $329,900 (-15.4%) $564,266 (23.0%) 0.00 135
    2024-07-01 $328,000 (-12.5%) $546,865 (28.8%) 0.00 150
    2024-08-01 $343,250 (-1.8%) $556,077 (42.2%) 0.00 146
    2024-09-01 $354,475 (2.8%) $559,157 (40.6%) 0.00 168
    2024-10-01 $347,250 (4.5%) $551,309 (43.5%) 0.00 164
    2024-11-01 $319,900 (-1.4%) $528,063 (42.4%) 0.00 159
    2024-12-01 $307,700 (2.6%) $544,261 (54.9%) 0.00 150
    2025-01-01 $291,000 (-2.9%) $532,727 (53.1%) 0.00 138
    2025-02-01 $304,900 (0.0%) $561,087 (59.1%) 0.00 123
    2025-03-01 $304,950 (-6.2%) $560,427 (47.4%) 0.00 127
    Columbus's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $304,950, a difference of $-20,050 (-6.2%) versus the prior year and $50 versus the prior month.

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

    Columbus's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $560,427, a difference of $180,121 (47.4%) versus the prior year and $-660 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-03-01 period, Columbus had 127 MLS listings, a difference of 4 listings (3%) versus the prior month and 26 listings (26%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Columbus (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 2,336 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 2,328 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 2,571 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 2,693 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 2,725 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 2,477 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 2,579 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 2,548 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 2,379 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 2,408 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 2,513 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 2,656 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 2,560 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 2,609 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 2,683 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 2,832 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 2,723 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 2,624 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 2,479 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 2,509 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 2,610 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 2,690 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 2,750 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 2,723 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 2,701 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 2,673 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 2,799 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 2,741 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 2,773 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 2,600 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 2,778 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 2,561 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 2,317 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 2,335 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 2,256 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 2,104 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 2,192 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 2,227 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 2,326 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 2,212 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 2,373 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 2,387 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 2,344 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 2,252 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 2,151 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 2,151 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 2,366 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,920 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,884 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 2,163 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 2,028 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 2,207 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 2,361 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 2,465 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 2,443 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 2,422 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 2,305 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 2,306 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 2,230 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 2,137 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 2,053 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 2,282 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 2,259 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 2,396 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 2,386 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 2,446 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 2,397 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 2,295 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 2,212 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 2,120 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 2,099 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 2,087 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 2,218 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 2,305 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 2,446 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 2,390 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 2,285 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 2,312 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 2,424 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 2,463 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 2,143 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 2,148 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 2,060 sqft
    2025-02-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
    2025-03-01 0 days 2,067 sqft
    Columbus's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days.

    Columbus's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 2,067 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,218 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.