Gaffney VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Gaffney, SC

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.

Gaffney's 33 lenders originated 88 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $23,030,000, with an average VA loan value of $261,705.

Gaffney VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Gaffney averaged 6.07% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Gaffney's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,036.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.21% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.3%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.55%.

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

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Gaffney 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 Gaffney level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 16 7.06% $5,165
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 9 6.11% $4,725
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 7 5.89% $9,007
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.76% $2,938
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 4 6.94% $11,684
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 4 6.00% $9,299
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 2 7.13% $263
Fifth Third Bank 2 6.56% $2,887
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 2 5.94% $2,974
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.75% $9,486
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.00% $8,634
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.25% $6,488
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 2 6.44% $11,925
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 1 6.88% $3,732
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.50% $10,032
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 6.25% $6,505
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.00% $2,945
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 6.88% $11,838
RESOURCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.25% $10,132
The Federal Savings Bank 1 6.13% $18,300
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.13% $2,936
Bank of America 1 6.88% $4,341
Bank of England 1 6.25% $5,637
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 6.25% $6,147
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 7.50% $4,976
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $6,740
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 1 5.50% $3,713
First Federal Bank 1 7.13% $21,640
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 7.25% $4,500
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.13% $8,611
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC 1 7.25% $8,755
ACOPIA, LLC 1 5.50% $3,377
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.50% $12,181

The top Gaffney VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 16 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,165, which is $440 higher than the next largest lender, INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC..

The lowest fee Gaffney VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,165), .

The lowest rate Gaffney VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (7.06%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Gaffney (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 $139,675 (20.3%) $193,080 (32.5%) 0.00 88
2018-02-01 $143,475 (22.2%) $201,476 (43.7%) 0.00 91
2018-03-01 $152,400 (28.4%) $227,829 (62.4%) 0.00 85
2018-04-01 $149,117 (19.4%) $203,148 (39.3%) 0.00 82
2018-05-01 $147,450 (13.1%) $203,162 (33.9%) 0.00 90
2018-06-01 $162,400 (18.2%) $208,744 (30.3%) 0.00 87
2018-07-01 $162,700 (21.5%) $204,581 (16.8%) 0.00 72
2018-08-01 $148,800 (10.3%) $187,993 (-2.9%) 0.00 81
2018-09-01 $159,900 (18.5%) $186,619 (-0.3%) 0.00 93
2018-10-01 $159,900 (14.3%) $195,094 (11.5%) 0.00 103
2018-11-01 $158,675 (19.9%) $196,482 (11.3%) 0.00 110
2018-12-01 $144,900 (3.6%) $191,626 (10.9%) 0.00 105
2019-01-01 $146,200 (4.7%) $199,982 (3.6%) 0.00 93
2019-02-01 $144,900 (1.0%) $212,655 (5.6%) 0.00 90
2019-03-01 $161,214 (5.8%) $216,790 (-4.9%) 0.00 78
2019-04-01 $172,314 (15.6%) $215,557 (6.1%) 0.00 74
2019-05-01 $173,563 (17.7%) $216,180 (6.4%) 0.00 86
2019-06-01 $167,900 (3.4%) $213,928 (2.5%) 0.00 92
2019-07-01 $166,250 (2.2%) $211,670 (3.5%) 0.00 97
2019-08-01 $170,032 (14.3%) $208,578 (11.0%) 0.00 90
2019-09-01 $183,205 (14.6%) $215,938 (15.7%) 0.00 81
2019-10-01 $187,711 (17.4%) $219,795 (12.7%) 0.00 75
2019-11-01 $174,750 (10.1%) $216,446 (10.2%) 0.00 81
2019-12-01 $169,950 (17.3%) $208,306 (8.7%) 0.00 91
2020-01-01 $189,975 (29.9%) $218,880 (9.5%) 0.00 87
2020-02-01 $180,000 (24.2%) $208,536 (-1.9%) 0.00 102
2020-03-01 $159,900 (-0.8%) $184,056 (-15.1%) 0.00 109
2020-04-01 $170,975 (-0.8%) $190,576 (-11.6%) 0.00 107
2020-05-01 $180,950 (4.3%) $192,092 (-11.1%) 0.00 86
2020-06-01 $185,750 (10.6%) $192,320 (-10.1%) 0.00 77
2020-07-01 $162,125 (-2.5%) $193,445 (-8.6%) 0.00 61
2020-08-01 $183,850 (8.1%) $187,670 (-10.0%) 0.00 61
2020-09-01 $189,900 (3.7%) $204,086 (-5.5%) 0.00 60
2020-10-01 $179,900 (-4.2%) $197,825 (-10.0%) 0.00 49
2020-11-01 $202,200 (15.7%) $278,455 (28.7%) 0.00 46
2020-12-01 $229,225 (34.9%) $286,820 (37.7%) 0.00 43
2021-01-01 $212,400 (11.8%) $260,040 (18.8%) 0.00 43
2021-02-01 $212,175 (17.9%) $273,799 (31.3%) 0.00 36
2021-03-01 $221,550 (38.6%) $292,539 (58.9%) 0.00 26
2021-04-01 $218,923 (28.0%) $317,044 (66.4%) 0.00 25
2021-05-01 $218,900 (21.0%) $352,768 (83.7%) 0.00 26
2021-06-01 $200,574 (8.0%) $319,795 (66.3%) 0.00 29
2021-07-01 $204,923 (26.4%) $304,931 (57.6%) 0.00 39
2021-08-01 $225,473 (22.6%) $324,938 (73.1%) 0.00 47
2021-09-01 $184,700 (-2.7%) $261,647 (28.2%) 0.00 52
2021-10-01 $185,000 (2.8%) $289,882 (46.5%) 0.00 51
2021-11-01 $208,236 (3.0%) $281,687 (1.2%) 0.00 43
2021-12-01 $226,000 (-1.4%) $272,095 (-5.1%) 0.00 42
2022-01-01 $224,500 (5.7%) $259,426 (-0.2%) 0.00 36
2022-02-01 $263,125 (24.0%) $274,683 (0.3%) 0.00 51
2022-03-01 $269,900 (21.8%) $261,752 (-10.5%) 0.00 50
2022-04-01 $249,000 (13.7%) $274,136 (-13.5%) 0.00 46
2022-05-01 $209,950 (-4.1%) $286,190 (-18.9%) 0.00 57
2022-06-01 $223,650 (11.5%) $293,134 (-8.3%) 0.00 72
2022-07-01 $251,900 (22.9%) $293,673 (-3.7%) 0.00 84
2022-08-01 $247,038 (9.6%) $288,690 (-11.2%) 0.00 95
2022-09-01 $259,900 (40.7%) $288,604 (10.3%) 0.00 110
2022-10-01 $274,400 (48.3%) $295,060 (1.8%) 0.00 116
2022-11-01 $276,675 (32.9%) $285,592 (1.4%) 0.00 117
2022-12-01 $260,000 (15.0%) $269,054 (-1.1%) 0.00 122
2023-01-01 $261,945 (16.7%) $263,806 (1.7%) 0.00 113
2023-02-01 $253,750 (-3.6%) $265,026 (-3.5%) 0.00 103
2023-03-01 $253,295 (-6.2%) $273,702 (4.6%) 0.00 92
2023-04-01 $258,000 (3.6%) $284,428 (3.8%) 0.00 91
2023-05-01 $272,450 (29.8%) $293,308 (2.5%) 0.00 116
2023-06-01 $272,000 (21.6%) $303,881 (3.7%) 0.00 119
2023-07-01 $255,500 (1.4%) $302,023 (2.8%) 0.00 120
2023-08-01 $258,950 (4.8%) $306,158 (6.1%) 0.00 124
2023-09-01 $255,545 (-1.7%) $305,165 (5.7%) 0.00 114
2023-10-01 $265,355 (-3.3%) $301,273 (2.1%) 0.00 96
2023-11-01 $267,900 (-3.2%) $302,120 (5.8%) 0.00 95
2023-12-01 $279,000 (7.3%) $302,043 (12.3%) 0.00 94
2024-01-01 $274,950 (5.0%) $301,337 (14.2%) 0.00 102
2024-02-01 $253,675 (0.0%) $290,714 (9.7%) 0.00 107
2024-03-01 $249,000 (-1.7%) $289,553 (5.8%) 0.00 107
2024-04-01 $254,950 (-1.2%) $309,153 (8.7%) 0.00 115
2024-05-01 $278,475 (2.2%) $314,739 (7.3%) 0.00 106
2024-06-01 $246,445 (-9.4%) $296,819 (-2.3%) 0.00 109
2024-07-01 $246,900 (-3.4%) $282,686 (-6.4%) 0.00 115
2024-08-01 $247,788 (-4.3%) $296,442 (-3.2%) 0.00 120
2024-09-01 $251,013 (-1.8%) $306,251 (0.4%) 0.00 134
2024-10-01 $255,988 (-3.5%) $312,502 (3.7%) 0.00 132
2024-11-01 $244,389 (-8.8%) $298,005 (-1.4%) 0.00 133
Gaffney's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $244,389, a difference of $-23,511 (-8.8%) versus the prior year and $-11,599 versus the prior month.

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

Gaffney's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $298,005, a difference of $-4,115 (-1.4%) versus the prior year and $-14,497 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Gaffney had 133 MLS listings, a difference of 1 listings (1%) versus the prior month and 38 listings (40%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Gaffney (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,719 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,836 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,794 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,871 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,865 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,812 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,876 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,702 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,836 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,893 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,865 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,750 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,839 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,816 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,889 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,808 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,809 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,724 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,802 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,777 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,535 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,505 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,707 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,751 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,626 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,721 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,542 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,623 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,629 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,909 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,747 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,510 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,738 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,717 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,691 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,691 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,711 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,837 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,765 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,751 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,748 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,751 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,688 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,790 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,684 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,696 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,599 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,587 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,594 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,599 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,529 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,784 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,700 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,639 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,595 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,581 sqft
Gaffney's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Gaffney's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,581 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,587 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.