Fairfield VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Fairfield, IA

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.

Fairfield's 9 lenders originated 13 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $3,395,000, with an average VA loan value of $261,154.

Fairfield VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Fairfield averaged 6.72% for the week of 2024-04-12, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.574% for the same period.

Fairfield's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,694.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-05) was 6.56% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-08, the average rate was 6.4%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.79%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-12, the average rate was 6.77%.

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Fairfield 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 Fairfield level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 4 6.69% $4,267
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 2 6.25% $9,722
GREENSTATE CREDIT UNION 1 5.99% $2,776
HOMESERVICES LENDING, LLC 1 7.50% $8,596
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.63% $8,276
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 6.25% $3,866
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.63% $21,534
U.S. Bank 1 6.50% $4,647
FRONTIER FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.50% $6,113

The top Fairfield VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 4 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,267, which is $5,455 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Fairfield (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 $129,450 (-8.6%) $206,149 (21.0%) 0.00 56
2018-02-01 $126,000 (-11.2%) $206,441 (20.6%) 0.00 54
2018-03-01 $139,000 (-6.7%) $218,553 (18.7%) 0.00 59
2018-04-01 $138,900 (-10.3%) $220,895 (17.6%) 0.00 55
2018-05-01 $184,100 (24.9%) $228,467 (16.3%) 0.00 57
2018-06-01 $177,500 (18.4%) $218,887 (2.2%) 0.00 68
2018-07-01 $164,500 (6.1%) $214,238 (-5.0%) 0.00 75
2018-08-01 $153,000 (2.9%) $214,866 (-6.7%) 0.00 68
2018-09-01 $144,000 (1.2%) $199,397 (-14.2%) 0.00 72
2018-10-01 $145,675 (5.8%) $208,518 (-8.5%) 0.00 75
2018-11-01 $154,000 (12.4%) $205,615 (-9.3%) 0.00 76
2018-12-01 $146,500 (10.3%) $208,308 (0.7%) 0.00 74
2019-01-01 $149,125 (15.2%) $213,463 (3.6%) 0.00 68
2019-02-01 $137,450 (9.1%) $199,956 (-3.1%) 0.00 73
2019-03-01 $141,386 (1.7%) $197,506 (-9.6%) 0.00 72
2019-04-01 $149,900 (7.9%) $205,125 (-7.1%) 0.00 74
2019-05-01 $159,500 (-13.4%) $222,856 (-2.5%) 0.00 79
2019-06-01 $165,000 (-7.0%) $233,391 (6.6%) 0.00 76
2019-07-01 $159,700 (-2.9%) $223,570 (4.4%) 0.00 91
2019-08-01 $158,636 (3.7%) $220,014 (2.4%) 0.00 90
2019-09-01 $156,591 (8.7%) $211,449 (6.0%) 0.00 89
2019-10-01 $155,000 (6.4%) $205,061 (-1.7%) 0.00 87
2019-11-01 $154,900 (0.6%) $201,357 (-2.1%) 0.00 87
2019-12-01 $152,500 (4.1%) $187,958 (-9.8%) 0.00 84
2020-01-01 $154,200 (3.4%) $195,907 (-8.2%) 0.00 84
2020-02-01 $154,900 (12.7%) $204,905 (2.5%) 0.00 84
2020-03-01 $149,000 (5.4%) $193,029 (-2.3%) 0.00 86
2020-04-01 $142,200 (-5.1%) $188,106 (-8.3%) 0.00 85
2020-05-01 $147,700 (-7.4%) $196,163 (-12.0%) 0.00 80
2020-06-01 $146,975 (-10.9%) $198,537 (-14.9%) 0.00 72
2020-07-01 $143,500 (-10.1%) $204,081 (-8.7%) 0.00 65
2020-08-01 $171,200 (7.9%) $225,226 (2.4%) 0.00 68
2020-09-01 $179,700 (14.8%) $228,640 (8.1%) 0.00 62
2020-10-01 $167,200 (7.9%) $219,241 (6.9%) 0.00 65
2020-11-01 $170,950 (10.4%) $225,110 (11.8%) 0.00 59
2020-12-01 $172,325 (13.0%) $232,546 (23.7%) 0.00 51
2021-01-01 $165,000 (7.0%) $228,123 (16.4%) 0.00 36
2021-02-01 $163,425 (5.5%) $226,021 (10.3%) 0.00 38
2021-03-01 $162,150 (8.8%) $239,814 (24.2%) 0.00 36
2021-04-01 $179,675 (26.4%) $260,114 (38.3%) 0.00 36
2021-05-01 $202,450 (37.1%) $259,616 (32.4%) 0.00 34
2021-06-01 $236,750 (61.1%) $266,984 (34.5%) 0.00 39
2021-07-01 $210,000 (46.3%) $248,480 (21.8%) 0.00 45
2021-08-01 $178,650 (4.4%) $227,849 (1.2%) 0.00 51
2021-09-01 $169,900 (-5.5%) $234,159 (2.4%) 0.00 57
2021-10-01 $207,000 (23.8%) $231,053 (5.4%) 0.00 47
2021-11-01 $216,250 (26.5%) $220,876 (-1.9%) 0.00 49
2021-12-01 $235,700 (36.8%) $253,782 (9.1%) 0.00 52
2022-01-01 $225,000 (36.4%) $253,454 (11.1%) 0.00 48
2022-02-01 $207,000 (26.7%) $254,436 (12.6%) 0.00 39
2022-03-01 $207,000 (27.7%) $263,306 (9.8%) 0.00 38
2022-04-01 $210,000 (16.9%) $247,689 (-4.8%) 0.00 40
2022-05-01 $176,000 (-13.1%) $235,886 (-9.1%) 0.00 48
2022-06-01 $170,825 (-27.9%) $225,304 (-15.6%) 0.00 55
2022-07-01 $185,000 (-11.9%) $251,407 (1.2%) 0.00 62
2022-08-01 $189,225 (5.9%) $264,438 (16.1%) 0.00 53
2022-09-01 $189,900 (11.8%) $295,908 (26.4%) 0.00 46
2022-10-01 $193,500 (-6.5%) $298,150 (29.0%) 0.00 44
2022-11-01 $199,900 (-7.6%) $307,966 (39.4%) 0.00 40
2022-12-01 $207,000 (-12.2%) $296,563 (16.9%) 0.00 43
2023-01-01 $205,000 (-8.9%) $318,346 (25.6%) 0.00 41
2023-02-01 $199,700 (-3.5%) $306,263 (20.4%) 0.00 38
2023-03-01 $203,500 (-1.7%) $292,902 (11.2%) 0.00 42
2023-04-01 $225,000 (7.1%) $293,539 (18.5%) 0.00 46
2023-05-01 $216,225 (22.9%) $289,797 (22.9%) 0.00 45
2023-06-01 $191,225 (11.9%) $274,370 (21.8%) 0.00 45
2023-07-01 $179,900 (-2.8%) $255,404 (1.6%) 0.00 44
2023-08-01 $180,725 (-4.5%) $259,979 (-1.7%) 0.00 38
2023-09-01 $182,250 (-4.0%) $292,049 (-1.3%) 0.00 42
2023-10-01 $197,450 (2.0%) $315,475 (5.8%) 0.00 48
2023-11-01 $194,950 (-2.5%) $312,921 (1.6%) 0.00 51
2023-12-01 $210,000 (1.5%) $319,189 (7.6%) 0.00 47
2024-01-01 $200,375 (-2.3%) $318,999 (0.2%) 0.00 50
2024-02-01 $203,425 (1.9%) $326,936 (6.8%) 0.00 47
2024-03-01 $206,725 (1.6%) $308,447 (5.3%) 0.00 51
Fairfield's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $206,725, a difference of $3,225 (1.6%) versus the prior year and $3,300 versus the prior month.

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

Fairfield's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $308,447, a difference of $15,545 (5.3%) versus the prior year and $-18,489 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Fairfield had 51 MLS listings, a difference of 4 listings (9%) versus the prior month and 9 listings (21%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Fairfield (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,505 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,712 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,779 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,767 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,633 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,564 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,538 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,505 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,564 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,574 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,606 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,515 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,617 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,587 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,507 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,518 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,986 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,548 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,469 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,694 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,712 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,588 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,588 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,668 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,609 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,850 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,784 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,748 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,541 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,488 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,479 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,475 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,592 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,425 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,623 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,641 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,603 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,539 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,465 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,448 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,449 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,463 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,462 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,619 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,591 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
Fairfield's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

Fairfield's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,586 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,630 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.