Goldsboro VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

GOLDSBORO, NC

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.

Goldsboro's 88 lenders originated 685 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $188,815,000, with an average VA loan value of $275,642.

Goldsboro VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Goldsboro averaged 6.72% for the week of 2025-05-23, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.52% for the same period.

Goldsboro's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,555.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-05-16) was 6.8% and one month ago for the week of 2025-04-18, the average rate was 6.67%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.49%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-05-23, the average rate was 6.69%.

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Goldsboro 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 Goldsboro level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 90 6.49% $5,209
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 68 5.87% $7,177
American Security Mortgage Corp. 44 6.13% $9,645
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 39 6.35% $7,944
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 29 6.33% $10,212
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 28 5.85% $5,933
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 28 6.28% $5,865
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 27 5.62% $7,951
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 27 6.37% $8,509
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 23 6.13% $8,410
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 21 5.68% $10,121
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 20 4.98% $7,760
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 18 5.80% $6,496
USAA Federal Savings Bank 15 6.34% $7,413
VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C. 12 5.35% $7,825
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 10 7.12% $7,670
NEWREZ LLC 9 6.09% $6,278
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 9 5.75% $4,336
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 6 6.02% $9,792
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 5 5.50% $10,012
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.55% $10,386
Regions Bank 5 6.40% $8,363
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.33% $6,637
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.81% $8,170
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 4 6.19% $9,506
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 4 6.78% $5,507
The Federal Savings Bank 4 6.19% $13,324
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.94% $5,632
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 4 5.72% $5,477
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 3 6.17% $11,474
Residential Acceptance Corporation 3 7.92% $4,947
LOANPAL, LLC 3 5.67% $11,644
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 3 6.33% $8,906
Sunflower Bank 3 6.58% $13,883
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 2 6.38% $2,614
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 2 6.69% $6,156
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 4.88% $15,328
Ameris Bank 2 6.19% $5,876
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 2 6.00% $2,926
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 7.25% $9,726
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2 5.69% $5,874
Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, Inc. 2 6.25% $9,680
Credence Funding Corporation 2 5.75% $4,082
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.38% $5,605
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.19% $8,327
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.37% $2,419
INTERCOASTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 7.38% $3,978
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 2 5.56% $7,432
NBKC BANK 2 6.06% $4,817
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 2 5.94% $11,255
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 2 6.50% $9,467
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 5.44% $13,357
Towne Mortgage of the Carolinas, LLC 2 6.31% $8,872
Truist 2 6.05% $4,696
V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.88% $8,126
NJ LENDERS CORP. 1 5.25% $3,826
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 1 4.88% $24,155
NP, Inc. 1 6.13% $7,801
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 1 6.75% $7,950
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 1 6.13% $3,295
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 1 5.99% $3,494
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $11,674
CityWorth Mortgage LLC 1 6.75% $1,287
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.75% $3,423
RiverHills Bank 1 6.75% $8,982
SOUTHERN TRUST MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.25% $13,568
CASTLE & COOKE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $7,813
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 5.00% $8,162
BAYSHORE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 6.50% $7,018
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.50% $2,220
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 1 7.13% $4,728
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 6.13% $8,403
The Fidelity Bank 1 6.75% $3,328
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 6.25% $20,549
Towne Bank 1 6.63% $6,856
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 1 5.88% $14,455
AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE ADVISORS, LLC. 1 5.63% $21,977
Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.13% $17,314
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.13% $17,076
United Community Bank 1 5.38% $5,363
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.00% $2,462
Integrity Home Mortgage Corp 1 6.75% $1,265
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.63% $2,072
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.00% $7,892
UNIVERSITY Federal Credit Union 1 6.25% $14,460
Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 6.25% $6,085
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 6.25% $11,298
NFM, INC. 1 6.00% $14,198

The top Goldsboro VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 90 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,209, which is $1,969 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Goldsboro VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,209), MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. ($5,865), CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. ($5,933), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($6,496) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($7,177).

The lowest rate Goldsboro VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (4.98%), VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C. (5.35%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.62%), FBC MORTGAGE, LLC (5.68%) and NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.80%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Goldsboro (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 $168,750 (2.8%) $178,062 (-0.3%) 0.00 459
2018-02-01 $165,225 (0.9%) $175,880 (-0.2%) 0.00 433
2018-03-01 $165,000 (1.8%) $179,209 (1.6%) 0.00 387
2018-04-01 $164,975 (0.0%) $180,249 (-0.3%) 0.00 407
2018-05-01 $165,975 (-1.3%) $179,851 (-1.7%) 0.00 416
2018-06-01 $167,000 (0.0%) $180,710 (-0.6%) 0.00 416
2018-07-01 $167,850 (1.8%) $183,400 (1.3%) 0.00 433
2018-08-01 $164,925 (1.2%) $180,848 (0.9%) 0.00 445
2018-09-01 $169,900 (3.4%) $183,337 (3.3%) 0.00 444
2018-10-01 $173,700 (6.3%) $186,384 (6.3%) 0.00 404
2018-11-01 $169,225 (3.5%) $183,864 (4.8%) 0.00 384
2018-12-01 $169,950 (0.6%) $185,596 (4.1%) 0.00 364
2019-01-01 $169,900 (0.7%) $185,215 (4.0%) 0.00 336
2019-02-01 $175,700 (6.3%) $190,239 (8.2%) 0.00 325
2019-03-01 $184,014 (11.5%) $193,582 (8.0%) 0.00 307
2019-04-01 $189,700 (15.0%) $197,815 (9.8%) 0.00 293
2019-05-01 $191,400 (15.3%) $199,214 (10.8%) 0.00 290
2019-06-01 $185,900 (11.3%) $195,873 (8.4%) 0.00 293
2019-07-01 $182,450 (8.7%) $193,270 (5.4%) 0.00 289
2019-08-01 $181,264 (9.9%) $191,168 (5.7%) 0.00 282
2019-09-01 $183,309 (7.9%) $192,310 (4.9%) 0.00 287
2019-10-01 $184,173 (6.0%) $192,785 (3.4%) 0.00 285
2019-11-01 $189,500 (12.0%) $190,911 (3.8%) 0.00 261
2019-12-01 $189,125 (11.3%) $187,392 (1.0%) 0.00 254
2020-01-01 $190,450 (12.1%) $187,012 (1.0%) 0.00 233
2020-02-01 $191,400 (8.9%) $190,219 (0.0%) 0.00 205
2020-03-01 $189,725 (3.1%) $188,700 (-2.5%) 0.00 211
2020-04-01 $186,200 (-1.9%) $185,019 (-6.5%) 0.00 201
2020-05-01 $189,900 (-0.8%) $186,682 (-6.3%) 0.00 161
2020-06-01 $193,425 (4.1%) $199,095 (1.6%) 0.00 179
2020-07-01 $200,750 (10.0%) $201,673 (4.4%) 0.00 147
2020-08-01 $187,500 (3.4%) $198,544 (3.9%) 0.00 140
2020-09-01 $186,950 (2.0%) $203,270 (5.7%) 0.00 127
2020-10-01 $180,000 (-2.3%) $201,634 (4.6%) 0.00 110
2020-11-01 $185,445 (-2.1%) $206,390 (8.1%) 0.00 119
2020-12-01 $191,225 (1.1%) $213,047 (13.7%) 0.00 106
2021-01-01 $195,000 (2.4%) $208,538 (11.5%) 0.00 104
2021-02-01 $183,675 (-4.0%) $214,813 (12.9%) 0.00 94
2021-03-01 $197,975 (4.4%) $208,216 (10.3%) 0.00 83
2021-04-01 $218,188 (17.2%) $227,797 (23.1%) 0.00 77
2021-05-01 $239,900 (26.3%) $238,175 (27.6%) 0.00 93
2021-06-01 $227,425 (17.6%) $239,154 (20.1%) 0.00 102
2021-07-01 $210,000 (4.6%) $229,572 (13.8%) 0.00 122
2021-08-01 $218,675 (16.6%) $224,678 (13.2%) 0.00 129
2021-09-01 $180,850 (-3.3%) $200,159 (-1.5%) 0.00 119
2021-10-01 $189,900 (5.5%) $202,325 (0.3%) 0.00 116
2021-11-01 $184,800 (-0.4%) $221,344 (7.3%) 0.00 97
2021-12-01 $201,250 (5.2%) $230,060 (8.0%) 0.00 102
2022-01-01 $247,900 (27.1%) $254,541 (22.1%) 0.00 98
2022-02-01 $234,950 (27.9%) $247,651 (15.3%) 0.00 77
2022-03-01 $226,150 (14.2%) $245,303 (17.8%) 0.00 69
2022-04-01 $260,000 (19.2%) $270,018 (18.5%) 0.00 69
2022-05-01 $235,950 (-1.7%) $278,970 (17.1%) 0.00 121
2022-06-01 $223,575 (-1.7%) $293,665 (22.8%) 0.00 149
2022-07-01 $240,000 (14.3%) $292,088 (27.2%) 0.00 179
2022-08-01 $252,250 (15.4%) $277,075 (23.3%) 0.00 186
2022-09-01 $243,520 (34.7%) $272,629 (36.2%) 0.00 197
2022-10-01 $249,900 (31.6%) $286,284 (41.5%) 0.00 170
2022-11-01 $249,925 (35.2%) $276,568 (25.0%) 0.00 195
2022-12-01 $262,900 (30.6%) $285,292 (24.0%) 0.00 188
2023-01-01 $263,175 (6.2%) $284,509 (11.8%) 0.00 164
2023-02-01 $283,200 (20.5%) $289,028 (16.7%) 0.00 150
2023-03-01 $290,400 (28.4%) $290,938 (18.6%) 0.00 123
2023-04-01 $300,900 (15.7%) $306,925 (13.7%) 0.00 112
2023-05-01 $306,725 (30.0%) $311,102 (11.5%) 0.00 122
2023-06-01 $296,173 (32.5%) $302,299 (2.9%) 0.00 130
2023-07-01 $282,450 (17.7%) $303,271 (3.8%) 0.00 126
2023-08-01 $285,500 (13.2%) $299,850 (8.2%) 0.00 150
2023-09-01 $285,000 (17.0%) $322,586 (18.3%) 0.00 170
2023-10-01 $289,400 (15.8%) $322,304 (12.6%) 0.00 201
2023-11-01 $286,290 (14.6%) $318,392 (15.1%) 0.00 225
2023-12-01 $289,000 (9.9%) $319,590 (12.0%) 0.00 241
2024-01-01 $289,925 (10.2%) $320,290 (12.6%) 0.00 231
2024-02-01 $287,725 (1.6%) $317,123 (9.7%) 0.00 222
2024-03-01 $279,950 (-3.6%) $315,591 (8.5%) 0.00 226
2024-04-01 $287,450 (-4.5%) $315,241 (2.7%) 0.00 228
2024-05-01 $297,975 (-2.9%) $331,696 (6.6%) 0.00 236
2024-06-01 $299,900 (1.3%) $339,692 (12.4%) 0.00 249
2024-07-01 $298,000 (5.5%) $329,321 (8.6%) 0.00 273
2024-08-01 $294,900 (3.3%) $324,147 (8.1%) 0.00 287
2024-09-01 $291,400 (2.3%) $315,547 (-2.2%) 0.00 292
2024-10-01 $289,450 (0.0%) $310,574 (-3.6%) 0.00 324
2024-11-01 $285,060 (-0.4%) $307,544 (-3.4%) 0.00 343
2024-12-01 $284,800 (-1.5%) $307,948 (-3.6%) 0.00 339
2025-01-01 $289,650 (-0.1%) $305,585 (-4.6%) 0.00 318
2025-02-01 $290,604 (1.0%) $308,312 (-2.8%) 0.00 315
2025-03-01 $295,000 (5.4%) $309,977 (-1.8%) 0.00 338
2025-04-01 $298,175 (3.7%) $315,984 (0.2%) 0.00 349
Goldsboro's median listing price for 2025-04-01 was $298,175, a difference of $10,725 (3.7%) versus the prior year and $3,175 versus the prior month.

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

Goldsboro's average listing price for 2025-04-01 was $315,984, a difference of $743 (0.2%) versus the prior year and $6,007 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-04-01 period, Goldsboro had 349 MLS listings, a difference of 11 listings (3%) versus the prior month and 121 listings (53%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Goldsboro (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,861 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,852 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,859 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,846 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,834 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,860 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,856 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,858 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,889 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,874 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,914 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,929 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,985 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 2,003 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 2,050 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,100 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,109 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 2,101 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 2,065 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,030 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,010 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,931 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,877 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,916 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,904 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,939 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,038 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,139 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,085 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,015 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,939 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,856 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,860 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,693 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,882 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,958 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,884 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,855 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,755 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,751 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,826 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,867 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,769 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 2,043 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,916 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,846 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,814 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,919 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,874 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,858 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,909 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,901 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 2,002 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,831 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,881 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,886 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,893 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,946 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,905 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,793 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,746 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,784 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,809 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,784 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,798 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,773 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,720 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,709 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,698 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,698 sqft
2024-12-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
2025-01-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2025-02-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,707 sqft
2025-04-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
Goldsboro's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-04-01 was 0 days.

Goldsboro's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-04-01 period was 1,704 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,809 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.