Huntsville VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

HUNTSVILLE, AL

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.

Huntsville's 159 lenders originated 2,849 VA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $1,037,165,000, with an average VA loan value of $364,045.

Huntsville VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Huntsville averaged -0.39% for the week of 2023-06-02, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Huntsville's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,626.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-05-26) was 6.24% and one month ago for the week of 2023-04-28, the average rate was 5.6%.

The average rate one year ago was 4.75%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-06-02, the average rate was -0.91%.

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Huntsville 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 Huntsville level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 233 5.19% $7,542
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 168 4.29% $11,797
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 144 4.35% $8,782
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 137 4.26% $10,669
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 122 4.10% $10,038
FirstBank 114 4.42% $7,954
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 106 3.99% $6,914
USAA Federal Savings Bank 95 4.56% $7,510
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 86 3.82% $7,331
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 84 3.33% $8,713
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 72 4.70% $10,974
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 70 4.69% $6,115
Hometown Lenders, Inc. 58 4.37% $9,810
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 57 4.89% $7,427
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 51 4.19% $10,591
CERTAINTY HOME LOANS, LLC 50 4.51% $10,315
Flagstar Bank, FSB 47 4.79% $6,599
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 45 4.84% $7,662
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 40 4.33% $12,209
REDSTONE Federal Credit Union 35 4.83% $5,944
Wells Fargo Bank 33 4.59% $5,924
Trustmark National Bank 32 4.51% $8,767
Progress Bank and Trust 32 4.20% $9,626
GMFS LLC 32 4.24% $6,755
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 30 5.10% $11,010
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 27 3.41% $7,078
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 25 5.26% $6,199
South State Bank 24 4.59% $14,909
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 22 5.54% $8,041
NEWREZ LLC 21 4.23% $7,771
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 20 3.57% $5,274
The Federal Savings Bank 20 4.34% $14,246
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 18 4.72% $8,347
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 18 4.78% $6,455
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 17 5.03% $8,746
First Horizon Bank 17 4.17% $4,212
Regions Bank 17 4.28% $10,546
Bank of England 16 4.63% $10,187
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLC 16 4.23% $4,306
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 14 4.75% $8,169
FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. 14 5.02% $5,340
Armed Forces Bank 13 3.85% $7,768
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 13 4.72% $7,641
BancorpSouth Bank 13 5.18% $7,725
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 13 4.07% $15,129
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 12 4.15% $9,770
CLEARPATH LENDING 12 3.77% $10,383
First Federal Bank, A FSB 12 4.50% $5,407
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 11 4.80% $6,582
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 11 3.70% $9,686
Synovus Bank 11 4.64% $5,701
INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 10 4.30% $7,333
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 9 5.08% $11,504
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 9 4.82% $5,723
Hamilton Mortgage Corporation 9 5.13% $8,427
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 8 5.44% $11,331
FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC 8 4.31% $11,817
NBKC BANK 8 4.41% $6,634
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 8 3.61% $5,588
Renasant Bank 8 4.50% $7,834
U.S. Bank 7 5.41% $8,759
GUARANTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 7 4.57% $7,249
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 7 4.95% $11,125
Magnolia Bank 7 3.82% $16,177
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 6 4.65% $6,808
Total Media Management, LLC 6 4.23% $9,802
The Central Trust Bank 5 4.75% $5,860
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 5 4.45% $11,175
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 5 5.00% $5,902
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. 5 4.65% $9,134
Bank Independent 5 4.68% $9,111
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 5 3.38% $9,898
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 5 4.70% $16,775
MILEND, INC. 5 6.30% $12,763
BNC National Bank 4 3.19% $1,764
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 4 4.44% $8,887
First Federal Bank of Kansas City 4 3.41% $3,221
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 4 4.84% $7,470
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 5.63% $6,634
Texana Bank 4 4.22% $11,915
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. 4 4.56% $14,483
Alcova Mortgage LLC 3 3.88% $6,481
HOMESTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 3 6.42% $5,275
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 3 4.88% $7,536
First Option Mortgage, LLC 3 4.71% $11,077
Low VA Rates, LLC 3 4.38% $9,318
Citizens Bank 3 5.08% $6,237
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 3 4.71% $2,142
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 3 2.58% $8,608
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 3 4.79% $15,246
AVADIAN 3 2.83% $7,664
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 3 5.04% $7,685
Pinnacle Bank 3 4.67% $8,672
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 3 4.63% $14,087
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 3 2.75% $10,614
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 2 5.44% $18,218
PNC Bank 2 2.88% $12,951
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 2 5.38% $8,591
CBM Mortgage, Inc. 2 3.69% $22,341
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 2 5.44% $4,544
CB&S Bank, Inc. 2 5.19% $6,132
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.38% $6,826
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 3.25% $16,044
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 2.94% $6,025
First Federal Bank 2 3.88% $13,321
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 2 4.06% $6,435
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.06% $5,985
KELLER MORTGAGE, LLC 2 5.00% $5,648
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 2 5.31% $11,887
ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.00% $4,392
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 5.75% $5,973
NP, Inc. 2 3.38% $13,169
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 2 3.63% $8,980
Wyoming Bank & Trust 1 6.00% $4,860
ACOPIA, LLC 1 5.25% $9,030
Amerifirst Financial, Inc. 1 4.63% $18,996
ARC HOME LLC 1 6.63% $18,430
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 4.50% $6,235
Bank of America 1 5.00% $12,300
BANK OF LITTLE ROCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.13% $3,804
BAYSHORE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 5.63% $18,410
Capital City Home Loans, LLC 1 5.13% $3,555
CityWorth Mortgage LLC 1 2.75% $4,216
Consumer First Mortgage, Inc. 1 4.75% $8,496
Credence Funding Corporation 1 4.75% $7,172
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANY 1 2.75% $2,754
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC. 1 4.50% $3,567
EMM LOANS LLC 1 6.00% $3,805
First Home Bank 1 3.00% $16,739
First Savings Bank 1 4.50% $20,947
Florida Capital Bank 1 4.50% $9,226
Gateway First Bank 1 4.75% $10,008
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. 1 3.25% $16,816
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 2.75% $4,359
LOANFLIGHT LENDING, LLC 1 2.75% $2,525
Meridian Bank Corporation 1 5.25% $9,448
M&T Bank 1 4.63% $6,706
Nations Lending Corporation 1 4.75% $15,295
NBH Bank 1 5.38% $23,598
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 1 3.25% $4,911
NFM, INC. 1 4.63% $3,234
Plains Commerce Bank 1 3.75% $8,725
Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation 1 5.63% $7,362
S1L, Inc. 1 4.75% $13,362
Semper Home Loans, Inc. 1 4.63% $2,135
Service Federal Credit Union 1 4.63% $15,182
SIRVA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 4.25% $9,380
SOVEREIGN LENDING GROUP INCORPORATED 1 2.75% $12,431
Stride Bank 1 4.13% $11,982
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC 1 2.25% $5,942
Sunflower Bank 1 3.99% $2,444
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 2.88% $2,238
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 3.25% $7,481
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 1 3.75% $13,664
THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.13% $11,593
Truist 1 4.50% $2,722
V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. 1 3.99% $17,417
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 6.13% $13,630
Wyndham Capital Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.00% $2,293

The top Huntsville VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 233 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,542, which is $4,255 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Huntsville VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are First Horizon Bank ($4,212), DSLD MORTGAGE, LLC ($4,306), LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC ($5,274), FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc. ($5,340) and First Federal Bank, A FSB ($5,407).

The lowest rate Huntsville VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (3.33%), PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (3.41%), LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC (3.57%), VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE (3.70%) and CLEARPATH LENDING (3.77%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Huntsville (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 $238,339 (10.1%) $283,711 (8.9%) 0.88 2,205
2018-02-01 $242,899 (11.5%) $289,755 (10.2%) 0.88 2,076
2018-03-01 $246,700 (12.4%) $294,249 (10.3%) 0.87 2,064
2018-04-01 $256,871 (16.8%) $307,046 (13.2%) 0.87 2,045
2018-05-01 $255,139 (12.0%) $307,923 (11.2%) 0.85 2,051
2018-06-01 $249,900 (8.9%) $304,004 (9.2%) 0.83 2,137
2018-07-01 $252,500 (9.8%) $310,309 (10.9%) 0.84 2,121
2018-08-01 $254,950 (12.5%) $308,938 (10.5%) 0.85 2,127
2018-09-01 $259,900 (13.1%) $308,434 (9.1%) 0.87 2,117
2018-10-01 $255,950 (11.3%) $305,787 (8.5%) 0.87 2,087
2018-11-01 $254,925 (9.1%) $304,388 (6.6%) 0.86 2,038
2018-12-01 $254,846 (10.8%) $303,854 (7.7%) 0.88 1,943
2019-01-01 $253,668 (6.4%) $299,407 (5.5%) 0.88 1,782
2019-02-01 $259,233 (6.7%) $306,001 (5.6%) 0.88 1,706
2019-03-01 $264,471 (7.2%) $316,510 (7.6%) 0.86 1,638
2019-04-01 $269,021 (4.7%) $324,829 (5.8%) 0.85 1,551
2019-05-01 $272,889 (7.0%) $326,124 (5.9%) 0.85 1,559
2019-06-01 $274,900 (10.0%) $331,244 (9.0%) 0.86 1,565
2019-07-01 $275,000 (8.9%) $340,522 (9.7%) 0.86 1,532
2019-08-01 $274,973 (7.9%) $338,409 (9.5%) 0.87 1,513
2019-09-01 $274,932 (5.8%) $336,592 (9.1%) 0.88 1,475
2019-10-01 $274,955 (7.4%) $334,085 (9.3%) 0.89 1,456
2019-11-01 $277,390 (8.8%) $336,631 (10.6%) 0.91 1,357
2019-12-01 $274,658 (7.8%) $337,912 (11.2%) 0.92 1,263
2020-01-01 $279,950 (10.4%) $345,973 (15.6%) 0.94 1,180
2020-02-01 $286,331 (10.5%) $352,393 (15.2%) 0.94 1,076
2020-03-01 $289,925 (9.6%) $362,851 (14.6%) 0.91 1,033
2020-04-01 $288,744 (7.3%) $357,102 (9.9%) 0.90 1,104
2020-05-01 $289,900 (6.2%) $358,642 (10.0%) 0.88 1,261
2020-06-01 $296,456 (7.8%) $362,206 (9.4%) 0.87 1,162
2020-07-01 $296,250 (7.7%) $371,433 (9.1%) 0.86 1,109
2020-08-01 $300,000 (9.1%) $373,491 (10.4%) 0.86 1,067
2020-09-01 $299,900 (9.1%) $371,188 (10.3%) 0.86 1,029
2020-10-01 $298,473 (8.6%) $367,364 (10.0%) 0.86 1,017
2020-11-01 $299,450 (8.0%) $371,342 (10.3%) 0.88 980
2020-12-01 $304,549 (10.9%) $375,056 (11.0%) 0.91 967
2021-01-01 $323,700 (15.6%) $385,620 (11.5%) 0.97 834
2021-02-01 $354,450 (23.8%) $411,622 (16.8%) 1.03 656
2021-03-01 $356,399 (22.9%) $419,646 (15.7%) 1.01 575
2021-04-01 $344,650 (19.4%) $414,158 (16.0%) 0.93 518
2021-05-01 $349,000 (20.4%) $419,008 (16.8%) 0.93 499
2021-06-01 $317,250 (7.0%) $402,492 (11.1%) 0.84 386
2021-07-01 $324,075 (9.4%) $414,936 (11.7%) 0.86 457
2021-08-01 $324,063 (8.0%) $417,919 (11.9%) 0.86 552
2021-09-01 $342,600 (14.2%) $439,037 (18.3%) 0.91 537
2021-10-01 $349,900 (17.2%) $446,125 (21.4%) 0.93 535
2021-11-01 $354,582 (18.4%) $464,237 (25.0%) 0.95 511
2021-12-01 $367,425 (20.7%) $483,188 (28.8%) 1.00 439
2022-01-01 $374,697 (15.8%) $489,450 (26.9%) 1.01 358
2022-02-01 $372,500 (5.1%) $487,584 (18.5%) 0.97 351
2022-03-01 $414,189 (16.2%) $480,014 (14.4%) 1.04 499
2022-04-01 $409,500 (18.8%) $478,511 (15.5%) 0.98 595
2022-05-01 $399,975 (14.6%) $474,900 (13.3%) 0.91 800
2022-06-01 $406,905 (28.3%) $475,892 (18.2%) 0.91 965
2022-07-01 $395,176 (21.9%) $463,929 (11.8%) 0.89 1,217
2022-08-01 $392,318 (21.1%) $470,309 (12.5%) 0.91 1,335
2022-09-01 $395,450 (15.4%) $470,746 (7.2%) 0.92 1,427
2022-10-01 $394,900 (12.9%) $469,265 (5.2%) 0.93 1,516
2022-11-01 $396,200 (11.7%) $468,163 (0.9%) 0.95 1,610
2022-12-01 $390,900 (6.4%) $463,947 (-4.0%) 0.97 1,565
2023-01-01 $389,900 (4.1%) $459,989 (-6.0%) 0.97 1,515
2023-02-01 $391,983 (5.2%) $462,777 (-5.1%) 0.95 1,445
2023-03-01 $399,450 (-3.6%) $466,379 (-2.8%) 0.94 1,390
2023-04-01 $412,900 (0.8%) $479,420 (0.2%) 0.96 1,364
2023-05-01 $424,900 (6.2%) $483,281 (1.8%) 0.96 1,443
Huntsville's median listing price for 2023-05-01 was $424,900, a difference of $24,925 (6.2%) versus the prior year and $12,000 versus the prior month.

Huntsville's median listing price comes in at 96% of the national average.

Huntsville's average listing price for 2023-05-01 was $483,281, a difference of $8,381 (1.8%) versus the prior year and $3,861 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-05-01 period, Huntsville had 1,443 MLS listings, a difference of 79 listings (6%) versus the prior month and 643 listings (80%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Huntsville (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 89 days 2,452 sqft
2018-02-01 89 days 2,474 sqft
2018-03-01 71 days 2,500 sqft
2018-04-01 65 days 2,546 sqft
2018-05-01 59 days 2,536 sqft
2018-06-01 58 days 2,500 sqft
2018-07-01 61 days 2,515 sqft
2018-08-01 65 days 2,508 sqft
2018-09-01 72 days 2,540 sqft
2018-10-01 77 days 2,521 sqft
2018-11-01 81 days 2,515 sqft
2018-12-01 86 days 2,507 sqft
2019-01-01 92 days 2,493 sqft
2019-02-01 84 days 2,500 sqft
2019-03-01 70 days 2,530 sqft
2019-04-01 52 days 2,545 sqft
2019-05-01 46 days 2,528 sqft
2019-06-01 46 days 2,550 sqft
2019-07-01 51 days 2,583 sqft
2019-08-01 51 days 2,563 sqft
2019-09-01 52 days 2,536 sqft
2019-10-01 51 days 2,524 sqft
2019-11-01 57 days 2,516 sqft
2019-12-01 66 days 2,500 sqft
2020-01-01 72 days 2,500 sqft
2020-02-01 59 days 2,500 sqft
2020-03-01 39 days 2,509 sqft
2020-04-01 39 days 2,493 sqft
2020-05-01 37 days 2,499 sqft
2020-06-01 43 days 2,503 sqft
2020-07-01 45 days 2,500 sqft
2020-08-01 43 days 2,501 sqft
2020-09-01 39 days 2,418 sqft
2020-10-01 40 days 2,401 sqft
2020-11-01 42 days 2,394 sqft
2020-12-01 46 days 2,396 sqft
2021-01-01 50 days 2,448 sqft
2021-02-01 48 days 2,512 sqft
2021-03-01 33 days 2,405 sqft
2021-04-01 25 days 2,423 sqft
2021-05-01 17 days 2,367 sqft
2021-06-01 8 days 2,344 sqft
2021-07-01 9 days 2,304 sqft
2021-08-01 14 days 2,335 sqft
2021-09-01 18 days 2,388 sqft
2021-10-01 18 days 2,377 sqft
2021-11-01 18 days 2,387 sqft
2021-12-01 27 days 2,424 sqft
2022-01-01 30 days 2,454 sqft
2022-02-01 12 days 2,403 sqft
2022-03-01 10 days 2,464 sqft
2022-04-01 14 days 2,452 sqft
2022-05-01 19 days 2,381 sqft
2022-06-01 22 days 2,373 sqft
2022-07-01 29 days 2,358 sqft
2022-08-01 33 days 2,355 sqft
2022-09-01 40 days 2,348 sqft
2022-10-01 42 days 2,358 sqft
2022-11-01 50 days 2,380 sqft
2022-12-01 59 days 2,369 sqft
2023-01-01 67 days 2,353 sqft
2023-02-01 65 days 2,361 sqft
2023-03-01 57 days 2,366 sqft
2023-04-01 52 days 2,376 sqft
2023-05-01 48 days 2,406 sqft
Huntsville's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-05-01 was 48 days. This is 157% longer than the same period one year ago.

Huntsville's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-05-01 period was 2,406 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,381 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.