Durango VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Durango, CO

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.

Durango's 22 lenders originated 40 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $21,970,000, with an average VA loan value of $549,250.

Durango VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Durango averaged 7.06% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.758% for the same period.

Durango's average VA mortgage closing costs are $6,794.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.79% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.75%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.54%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.56%.

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Durango 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 Durango level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 7 6.48% $11,461
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 5 6.34% $14,490
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 4 6.72% $6,778
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 3 5.96% $15,100
Flanagan State Bank 2 6.31% $8,477
USAA Federal Savings Bank 2 5.56% $16,491
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.50% $18,157
INFINITY EQUITY GROUP, INC. 1 6.63% $4,375
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.99% $11,914
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.13% $32,847
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.49% $4,071
The Central Trust Bank 1 6.00% $3,394
The Federal Savings Bank 1 5.88% $18,406
United Fidelity Funding Corp. 1 7.63% $20,078
American Bank of Commerce 1 6.75% $11,206
Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.63% $2,769
Bank of Colorado 1 5.75% $1,537
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 7.25% $19,763
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.63% $18,583
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.63% $9,509
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 1 7.25% $6,120
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $6,329

The top Durango VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 7 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,461, which is $3,029 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Durango (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 $525,750 (9.9%) $765,556 (5.8%) 0.00 474
2018-02-01 $547,750 (17.9%) $773,418 (8.7%) 0.00 461
2018-03-01 $549,000 (18.7%) $811,301 (15.9%) 0.00 496
2018-04-01 $554,500 (16.7%) $867,279 (10.0%) 0.00 538
2018-05-01 $549,000 (8.3%) $846,563 (4.5%) 0.00 589
2018-06-01 $549,900 (8.6%) $825,208 (4.2%) 0.00 658
2018-07-01 $549,000 (8.2%) $792,534 (0.6%) 0.00 695
2018-08-01 $515,250 (0.3%) $786,210 (0.2%) 0.00 718
2018-09-01 $522,900 (4.7%) $798,870 (2.3%) 0.00 705
2018-10-01 $524,725 (-4.5%) $786,638 (-4.4%) 0.00 651
2018-11-01 $520,000 (-6.3%) $793,756 (-4.6%) 0.00 618
2018-12-01 $524,400 (-4.6%) $817,748 (-1.7%) 0.00 546
2019-01-01 $522,450 (-0.6%) $765,775 (0.0%) 0.00 476
2019-02-01 $519,925 (-5.1%) $694,573 (-10.2%) 0.00 465
2019-03-01 $522,043 (-4.9%) $732,005 (-9.8%) 0.00 475
2019-04-01 $524,950 (-5.3%) $778,795 (-10.2%) 0.00 496
2019-05-01 $542,450 (-1.2%) $803,565 (-5.1%) 0.00 626
2019-06-01 $550,000 (0.0%) $812,983 (-1.5%) 0.00 690
2019-07-01 $549,000 (0.0%) $809,662 (2.2%) 0.00 734
2019-08-01 $553,636 (7.5%) $814,948 (3.7%) 0.00 735
2019-09-01 $560,591 (7.2%) $834,436 (4.5%) 0.00 724
2019-10-01 $559,477 (6.6%) $845,885 (7.5%) 0.00 709
2019-11-01 $550,000 (5.8%) $848,269 (6.9%) 0.00 631
2019-12-01 $549,663 (4.8%) $858,521 (5.0%) 0.00 585
2020-01-01 $538,000 (3.0%) $817,002 (6.7%) 0.00 512
2020-02-01 $535,000 (2.9%) $804,904 (15.9%) 0.00 497
2020-03-01 $549,000 (5.2%) $824,449 (12.6%) 0.00 499
2020-04-01 $559,000 (6.5%) $851,361 (9.3%) 0.00 452
2020-05-01 $549,900 (1.4%) $849,630 (5.7%) 0.00 496
2020-06-01 $580,500 (5.6%) $882,649 (8.6%) 0.00 520
2020-07-01 $591,250 (7.7%) $868,309 (7.2%) 0.00 489
2020-08-01 $599,875 (8.4%) $870,700 (6.8%) 0.00 430
2020-09-01 $643,000 (14.7%) $946,867 (13.5%) 0.00 335
2020-10-01 $659,900 (18.0%) $1,054,980 (24.7%) 0.00 291
2020-11-01 $678,663 (23.4%) $1,153,846 (36.0%) 0.00 246
2020-12-01 $657,475 (19.6%) $1,158,170 (34.9%) 0.00 204
2021-01-01 $689,450 (28.2%) $1,242,280 (52.1%) 0.00 163
2021-02-01 $730,000 (36.5%) $1,372,113 (70.5%) 0.00 138
2021-03-01 $777,000 (41.5%) $1,592,000 (93.1%) 0.00 136
2021-04-01 $838,000 (49.9%) $1,722,341 (102.3%) 0.00 133
2021-05-01 $899,000 (63.5%) $1,733,980 (104.1%) 0.00 147
2021-06-01 $972,000 (67.4%) $1,763,022 (99.7%) 0.00 159
2021-07-01 $875,000 (48.0%) $1,647,970 (89.8%) 0.00 185
2021-08-01 $838,750 (39.8%) $1,641,197 (88.5%) 0.00 190
2021-09-01 $866,250 (34.7%) $1,642,790 (73.5%) 0.00 181
2021-10-01 $925,000 (40.2%) $1,826,920 (73.2%) 0.00 150
2021-11-01 $925,000 (36.3%) $1,825,436 (58.2%) 0.00 135
2021-12-01 $943,250 (43.5%) $1,973,489 (70.4%) 0.00 117
2022-01-01 $896,500 (30.0%) $1,964,623 (58.2%) 0.00 101
2022-02-01 $844,500 (15.7%) $1,825,985 (33.1%) 0.00 104
2022-03-01 $787,500 (1.4%) $1,845,443 (15.9%) 0.00 102
2022-04-01 $762,500 (-9.0%) $1,827,547 (6.1%) 0.00 115
2022-05-01 $776,000 (-13.7%) $1,751,263 (1.0%) 0.00 169
2022-06-01 $895,000 (-7.9%) $1,755,726 (-0.4%) 0.00 219
2022-07-01 $875,000 (0.0%) $1,588,381 (-3.6%) 0.00 262
2022-08-01 $874,000 (4.2%) $1,551,404 (-5.5%) 0.00 268
2022-09-01 $874,500 (1.0%) $1,596,801 (-2.8%) 0.00 262
2022-10-01 $890,000 (-3.8%) $1,668,017 (-8.7%) 0.00 259
2022-11-01 $849,500 (-8.2%) $1,609,945 (-11.8%) 0.00 236
2022-12-01 $799,000 (-15.3%) $1,510,946 (-23.4%) 0.00 208
2023-01-01 $834,725 (-6.9%) $1,649,974 (-16.0%) 0.00 177
2023-02-01 $849,250 (0.6%) $1,757,734 (-3.7%) 0.00 160
2023-03-01 $867,000 (10.1%) $1,806,928 (-2.1%) 0.00 146
2023-04-01 $889,453 (16.7%) $1,809,456 (-1.0%) 0.00 151
2023-05-01 $890,453 (14.8%) $1,686,845 (-3.7%) 0.00 188
2023-06-01 $893,226 (-0.2%) $1,710,006 (-2.6%) 0.00 233
2023-07-01 $899,999 (2.9%) $1,678,473 (5.7%) 0.00 269
2023-08-01 $886,976 (1.5%) $1,619,361 (4.4%) 0.00 283
2023-09-01 $893,905 (2.2%) $1,677,772 (5.1%) 0.00 274
2023-10-01 $896,453 (0.7%) $1,691,184 (1.4%) 0.00 278
2023-11-01 $884,476 (4.1%) $1,654,176 (2.8%) 0.00 264
2023-12-01 $869,000 (8.8%) $1,672,912 (10.7%) 0.00 225
2024-01-01 $854,500 (2.4%) $1,739,148 (5.4%) 0.00 199
2024-02-01 $819,450 (-3.5%) $1,722,984 (-2.0%) 0.00 194
2024-03-01 $839,000 (-3.2%) $1,666,901 (-7.8%) 0.00 198
Durango's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $839,000, a difference of $-28,000 (-3.2%) versus the prior year and $19,550 versus the prior month.

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

Durango's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $1,666,901, a difference of $-140,027 (-7.8%) versus the prior year and $-56,083 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Durango had 198 MLS listings, a difference of 4 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 52 listings (36%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Durango (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 2,126 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 2,110 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 2,110 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 2,218 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,226 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,224 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,188 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,101 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 2,124 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 2,109 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 2,108 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 2,101 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 2,028 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,996 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 2,005 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 2,043 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,112 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,178 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 2,146 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 2,156 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,167 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,170 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,159 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,061 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 2,004 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 2,019 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 2,067 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,034 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,136 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,157 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,175 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,217 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 2,262 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 2,316 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 2,237 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 2,262 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 2,306 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 2,423 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 2,599 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 2,708 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 2,703 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 2,589 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 2,570 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 2,642 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 2,803 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 2,583 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 2,798 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 2,483 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 2,194 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 2,174 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 2,236 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 2,180 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 2,375 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 2,318 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 2,255 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 2,267 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 2,347 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 2,325 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 2,178 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 2,093 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 2,129 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 2,268 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 2,220 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 2,191 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 2,154 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 2,207 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 2,193 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,181 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,196 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 2,076 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 2,048 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,988 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,950 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,977 sqft
Durango's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

Durango's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,977 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,268 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.