Cortland VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Cortland, NY

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.

Cortland's 11 lenders originated 17 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $3,735,000, with an average VA loan value of $219,706.

Cortland VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Cortland averaged 0.06% for the week of 2024-11-15, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Cortland's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,599.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-08) was 6.16% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-11, the average rate was 6.13%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.32%.

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

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Cortland 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 Cortland level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 5 6.95% $6,253
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.00% $9,838
CFCU Community Credit Union 1 6.38% $8,847
M&T Bank 1 6.63% $4,723
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.38% $4,759
NBKC BANK 1 7.13% $3,384
PARAGON HOME LOANS INC. 1 7.50% $7,173
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 1 5.63% $9,859
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 7.00% $2,091
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 5.88% $10,778
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 7.25% $5,647

The top Cortland VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 5 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,253, which is $3,585 lower than the next largest lender, MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Cortland (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 $120,825 (-6.3%) $144,858 (-9.7%) 0.00 186
2018-02-01 $119,900 (-4.1%) $143,806 (-8.7%) 0.00 183
2018-03-01 $119,450 (-7.7%) $144,479 (-8.2%) 0.00 167
2018-04-01 $118,125 (-9.1%) $144,116 (-14.5%) 0.00 181
2018-05-01 $124,925 (-3.5%) $145,157 (-13.1%) 0.00 172
2018-06-01 $126,750 (-10.9%) $154,132 (-11.2%) 0.00 185
2018-07-01 $129,925 (-7.1%) $152,929 (-10.3%) 0.00 217
2018-08-01 $127,300 (-5.7%) $149,587 (-10.1%) 0.00 209
2018-09-01 $124,150 (-8.0%) $145,108 (-10.5%) 0.00 213
2018-10-01 $120,000 (-4.7%) $146,143 (-6.3%) 0.00 213
2018-11-01 $115,000 (-5.7%) $142,234 (-8.2%) 0.00 197
2018-12-01 $109,500 (-8.7%) $135,389 (-12.0%) 0.00 185
2019-01-01 $112,000 (-7.3%) $140,350 (-3.1%) 0.00 165
2019-02-01 $99,900 (-16.7%) $136,250 (-5.3%) 0.00 155
2019-03-01 $99,900 (-16.4%) $141,035 (-2.4%) 0.00 157
2019-04-01 $99,900 (-15.4%) $145,640 (1.1%) 0.00 150
2019-05-01 $120,350 (-3.7%) $148,446 (2.3%) 0.00 162
2019-06-01 $129,900 (2.5%) $154,252 (0.1%) 0.00 182
2019-07-01 $136,950 (5.4%) $168,466 (10.2%) 0.00 187
2019-08-01 $131,582 (3.4%) $162,845 (8.9%) 0.00 184
2019-09-01 $130,130 (4.8%) $156,254 (7.7%) 0.00 184
2019-10-01 $129,611 (8.0%) $155,920 (6.7%) 0.00 182
2019-11-01 $127,200 (10.6%) $158,693 (11.6%) 0.00 175
2019-12-01 $118,700 (8.4%) $156,026 (15.2%) 0.00 152
2020-01-01 $117,450 (4.9%) $157,482 (12.2%) 0.00 140
2020-02-01 $129,000 (29.1%) $169,355 (24.3%) 0.00 139
2020-03-01 $131,150 (31.3%) $168,594 (19.5%) 0.00 135
2020-04-01 $132,400 (32.5%) $172,337 (18.3%) 0.00 126
2020-05-01 $134,900 (12.1%) $168,775 (13.7%) 0.00 124
2020-06-01 $150,700 (16.0%) $175,389 (13.7%) 0.00 134
2020-07-01 $149,225 (9.0%) $170,304 (1.1%) 0.00 131
2020-08-01 $147,450 (12.1%) $180,436 (10.8%) 0.00 122
2020-09-01 $134,950 (3.7%) $169,870 (8.7%) 0.00 119
2020-10-01 $127,900 (-1.3%) $173,457 (11.3%) 0.00 114
2020-11-01 $152,200 (19.7%) $186,143 (17.3%) 0.00 100
2020-12-01 $169,450 (42.8%) $221,959 (42.3%) 0.00 81
2021-01-01 $154,450 (31.5%) $228,398 (45.0%) 0.00 74
2021-02-01 $149,900 (16.2%) $229,052 (35.3%) 0.00 71
2021-03-01 $149,800 (14.2%) $233,183 (38.3%) 0.00 64
2021-04-01 $162,125 (22.5%) $192,865 (11.9%) 0.00 62
2021-05-01 $176,200 (30.6%) $195,955 (16.1%) 0.00 61
2021-06-01 $175,525 (16.5%) $202,031 (15.2%) 0.00 62
2021-07-01 $173,000 (15.9%) $197,174 (15.8%) 0.00 74
2021-08-01 $153,675 (4.2%) $207,136 (14.8%) 0.00 78
2021-09-01 $157,175 (16.5%) $226,382 (33.3%) 0.00 75
2021-10-01 $160,000 (25.1%) $248,535 (43.3%) 0.00 67
2021-11-01 $189,675 (24.6%) $250,122 (34.4%) 0.00 63
2021-12-01 $195,725 (15.5%) $277,186 (24.9%) 0.00 57
2022-01-01 $179,950 (16.5%) $255,915 (12.1%) 0.00 48
2022-02-01 $179,975 (20.1%) $258,254 (12.8%) 0.00 48
2022-03-01 $180,950 (20.8%) $247,195 (6.0%) 0.00 53
2022-04-01 $174,950 (7.9%) $240,884 (24.9%) 0.00 53
2022-05-01 $189,875 (7.8%) $238,548 (21.7%) 0.00 46
2022-06-01 $200,000 (13.9%) $262,968 (30.2%) 0.00 44
2022-07-01 $194,900 (12.7%) $258,940 (31.3%) 0.00 46
2022-08-01 $182,175 (18.6%) $208,536 (0.7%) 0.00 58
2022-09-01 $172,450 (9.7%) $210,755 (-6.9%) 0.00 56
2022-10-01 $179,500 (12.2%) $213,308 (-14.2%) 0.00 62
2022-11-01 $210,675 (11.1%) $224,234 (-10.4%) 0.00 59
2022-12-01 $177,900 (-9.1%) $207,274 (-25.2%) 0.00 56
2023-01-01 $144,450 (-19.7%) $193,796 (-24.3%) 0.00 45
2023-02-01 $142,150 (-21.0%) $198,622 (-23.1%) 0.00 38
2023-03-01 $132,225 (-26.9%) $187,584 (-24.1%) 0.00 43
2023-04-01 $162,400 (-7.2%) $205,662 (-14.6%) 0.00 40
2023-05-01 $159,250 (-16.1%) $198,248 (-16.9%) 0.00 46
2023-06-01 $169,925 (-15.0%) $213,059 (-19.0%) 0.00 48
2023-07-01 $189,450 (-2.8%) $238,524 (-7.9%) 0.00 52
2023-08-01 $205,000 (12.5%) $255,905 (22.7%) 0.00 59
2023-09-01 $239,000 (38.6%) $288,568 (36.9%) 0.00 57
2023-10-01 $229,000 (27.6%) $285,754 (34.0%) 0.00 56
2023-11-01 $180,000 (-14.6%) $251,728 (12.3%) 0.00 53
2023-12-01 $179,900 (1.1%) $259,306 (25.1%) 0.00 47
2024-01-01 $191,000 (32.2%) $224,265 (15.7%) 0.00 43
2024-02-01 $171,225 (20.5%) $200,066 (0.7%) 0.00 38
2024-03-01 $185,900 (40.6%) $201,832 (7.6%) 0.00 34
2024-04-01 $223,225 (37.5%) $248,119 (20.6%) 0.00 30
2024-05-01 $220,750 (38.6%) $253,323 (27.8%) 0.00 41
2024-06-01 $204,900 (20.6%) $279,357 (31.1%) 0.00 38
2024-07-01 $189,450 (0.0%) $256,240 (7.4%) 0.00 45
2024-08-01 $179,900 (-12.2%) $260,455 (1.8%) 0.00 44
2024-09-01 $184,950 (-22.6%) $254,642 (-11.8%) 0.00 41
2024-10-01 $191,500 (-16.4%) $261,367 (-8.5%) 0.00 43
Cortland's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $191,500, a difference of $-37,500 (-16.4%) versus the prior year and $6,550 versus the prior month.

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

Cortland's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $261,367, a difference of $-24,387 (-8.5%) versus the prior year and $6,725 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Cortland had 43 MLS listings, a difference of 2 listings (5%) versus the prior month and -13 listings (-23%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Cortland (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,493 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,471 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,518 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,557 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,520 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,460 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,456 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,420 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,320 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,335 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,354 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,375 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,360 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,426 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,488 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,485 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,518 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,538 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,534 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,429 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,443 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,495 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,414 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,440 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,579 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,574 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,520 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,627 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,697 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,733 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,579 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,645 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,663 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,737 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,717 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,667 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,728 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,649 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,652 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,657 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,696 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,666 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,636 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,366 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,533 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,626 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,424 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,565 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,539 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,676 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,687 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,677 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,572 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,885 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,688 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,502 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,504 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,407 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
Cortland's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 0 days.

Cortland's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,470 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,705 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.