Johnson City VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

JOHNSON CITY, TN

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.

Johnson City's 83 lenders originated 438 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $138,820,000, with an average VA loan value of $316,941.

Johnson City VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Johnson City averaged 6.69% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Johnson City's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,557.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.51% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.89%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.8%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.07%.

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Johnson City 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 Johnson City level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 62 6.42% $4,703
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 47 6.00% $5,982
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 35 6.58% $7,504
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 23 6.09% $10,983
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 20 6.21% $11,109
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 17 5.86% $7,082
USAA Federal Savings Bank 14 6.22% $5,604
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 13 5.98% $5,972
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 12 5.86% $3,040
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 10 6.57% $10,130
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.14% $6,873
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 9 6.04% $6,264
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 9 7.60% $12,831
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 7 6.21% $8,821
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 6 5.87% $11,469
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.36% $6,241
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.85% $11,032
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 5 6.03% $5,729
GVC MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.09% $4,820
NEWREZ LLC 4 6.31% $5,657
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 4 6.03% $4,352
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 3 6.58% $7,541
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 3 6.21% $17,823
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 3 5.92% $5,437
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 3 6.25% $9,383
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 3 6.92% $4,740
EASTMAN 3 7.13% $4,609
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.33% $10,159
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.31% $13,717
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 2 6.69% $3,583
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 5.69% $6,473
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.50% $5,396
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANY 2 7.44% $3,719
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.00% $6,313
First Federal Bank 2 5.69% $3,138
FIRST INTEGRITY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 2 7.06% $3,716
Flagstar Bank, FSB 2 6.50% $4,336
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.25% $1,120
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. 2 5.75% $23,412
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 2 6.00% $16,970
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 2 5.88% $8,030
Truist 2 6.45% $6,222
Wells Fargo Bank 2 6.19% $2,800
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 7.50% $6,932
LADERA LENDING, INC. 1 6.75% $9,301
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.25% $8,116
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 6.53% $3,763
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. 1 6.50% $5,881
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.25% $12,083
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $4,230
NBKC BANK 1 5.63% $2,993
FAIRWAY FUNDING GROUP, INC. 1 6.75% $5,577
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 1 6.25% $8,447
NFM, INC. 1 6.63% $6,365
CLEARPATH LENDING 1 5.88% $11,079
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.88% $6,841
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.99% $3,586
POINT Mortgage 1 4.88% $19,321
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.63% $5,956
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.25% $5,058
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 7.75% $5,014
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 1 6.25% $5,353
Renasant Bank 1 6.13% $6,660
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 7.25% $2,174
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.25% $10,936
Bank of Tennessee 1 6.63% $8,180
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 5.88% $17,561
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 1 5.75% $6,181
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 6.25% $9,302
The Central Trust Bank 1 6.63% $8,243
The Federal Savings Bank 1 6.25% $11,723
The Loan Store, Inc. 1 5.50% $2,368
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 1 7.25% $0
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.50% $3,780
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 1 6.25% $5,711
Ameris Bank 1 6.75% $2,434
U.S. Bank 1 5.50% $229
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.50% $12,228
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 5.75% $7,109
LOANPAL, LLC 1 6.25% $13,992
Magnolia Bank 1 4.88% $5,827
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 6.00% $4,906
MORTGAGE ACCESS CORP. 1 6.63% $26,469

The top Johnson City VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 62 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,703, which is $1,279 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Johnson City VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($3,040), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,703), USAA Federal Savings Bank ($5,604), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($5,972) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,982).

The lowest rate Johnson City VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.86%), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.86%), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.98%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.00%) and QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.09%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Johnson City (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 $202,500 (6.6%) $276,404 (6.1%) 0.75 775
2018-02-01 $209,900 (10.8%) $275,206 (4.2%) 0.76 740
2018-03-01 $215,000 (13.5%) $284,373 (8.4%) 0.75 752
2018-04-01 $219,900 (11.8%) $292,039 (8.8%) 0.75 748
2018-05-01 $229,900 (15.5%) $298,884 (10.3%) 0.77 754
2018-06-01 $229,900 (15.6%) $296,846 (10.6%) 0.77 820
2018-07-01 $222,400 (11.8%) $292,356 (8.6%) 0.74 841
2018-08-01 $220,675 (10.5%) $290,214 (8.6%) 0.74 856
2018-09-01 $219,900 (10.0%) $287,017 (6.7%) 0.74 895
2018-10-01 $216,750 (5.8%) $279,732 (1.9%) 0.73 896
2018-11-01 $210,000 (4.4%) $275,707 (3.3%) 0.71 903
2018-12-01 $199,900 (-2.5%) $267,487 (-2.6%) 0.69 858
2019-01-01 $199,400 (-1.5%) $267,198 (-3.3%) 0.69 793
2019-02-01 $189,900 (-9.5%) $264,278 (-4.0%) 0.64 791
2019-03-01 $204,943 (-4.7%) $283,247 (-0.4%) 0.67 711
2019-04-01 $226,875 (3.2%) $305,608 (4.7%) 0.72 621
2019-05-01 $237,450 (3.3%) $316,564 (5.9%) 0.74 637
2019-06-01 $239,900 (4.4%) $322,950 (8.8%) 0.75 631
2019-07-01 $239,973 (7.9%) $319,698 (9.4%) 0.75 655
2019-08-01 $239,791 (8.7%) $316,302 (9.0%) 0.76 666
2019-09-01 $239,627 (9.0%) $316,604 (10.3%) 0.77 673
2019-10-01 $242,218 (11.8%) $318,962 (14.0%) 0.78 673
2019-11-01 $239,900 (14.2%) $320,236 (16.2%) 0.79 643
2019-12-01 $236,450 (18.3%) $318,248 (19.0%) 0.79 590
2020-01-01 $244,911 (22.8%) $324,598 (21.5%) 0.82 536
2020-02-01 $249,900 (31.6%) $332,754 (25.9%) 0.82 494
2020-03-01 $252,450 (23.2%) $339,704 (19.9%) 0.79 457
2020-04-01 $265,325 (17.0%) $341,943 (11.9%) 0.83 413
2020-05-01 $279,700 (17.8%) $352,209 (11.3%) 0.85 384
2020-06-01 $272,350 (13.5%) $352,046 (9.0%) 0.80 355
2020-07-01 $269,800 (12.4%) $373,121 (16.7%) 0.78 341
2020-08-01 $286,000 (19.3%) $400,147 (26.5%) 0.82 327
2020-09-01 $290,250 (21.1%) $412,495 (30.3%) 0.83 316
2020-10-01 $284,950 (17.6%) $403,079 (26.4%) 0.82 332
2020-11-01 $277,425 (15.6%) $411,904 (28.6%) 0.81 295
2020-12-01 $282,425 (19.4%) $409,371 (28.6%) 0.84 282
2021-01-01 $278,700 (13.8%) $406,024 (25.1%) 0.83 232
2021-02-01 $277,225 (10.9%) $427,785 (28.6%) 0.81 175
2021-03-01 $299,900 (18.8%) $479,849 (41.3%) 0.85 157
2021-04-01 $319,675 (20.5%) $481,930 (40.9%) 0.87 166
2021-05-01 $324,950 (16.2%) $476,422 (35.3%) 0.86 177
2021-06-01 $299,900 (10.1%) $427,434 (21.4%) 0.79 204
2021-07-01 $277,450 (2.8%) $417,942 (12.0%) 0.73 206
2021-08-01 $304,925 (6.6%) $460,877 (15.2%) 0.81 250
2021-09-01 $303,675 (4.6%) $475,199 (15.2%) 0.81 247
2021-10-01 $310,000 (8.8%) $446,457 (10.8%) 0.83 285
2021-11-01 $310,000 (11.7%) $469,224 (13.9%) 0.83 236
2021-12-01 $315,000 (11.5%) $486,439 (18.8%) 0.85 194
2022-01-01 $324,900 (16.6%) $499,382 (23.0%) 0.88 145
2022-02-01 $373,675 (34.8%) $543,400 (27.0%) 0.97 121
2022-03-01 $346,175 (15.4%) $502,383 (4.7%) 0.87 143
2022-04-01 $350,000 (9.5%) $520,505 (8.0%) 0.83 153
2022-05-01 $350,000 (7.7%) $495,391 (4.0%) 0.80 190
2022-06-01 $350,000 (16.7%) $488,773 (14.4%) 0.78 216
2022-07-01 $360,000 (29.8%) $489,205 (17.1%) 0.81 271
2022-08-01 $384,250 (26.0%) $559,765 (21.5%) 0.89 277
2022-09-01 $379,450 (25.0%) $540,810 (13.8%) 0.89 281
2022-10-01 $380,000 (22.6%) $522,865 (17.1%) 0.89 318
2022-11-01 $362,450 (16.9%) $497,653 (6.1%) 0.87 330
2022-12-01 $379,950 (20.6%) $500,552 (2.9%) 0.94 289
2023-01-01 $388,675 (19.6%) $487,606 (-2.4%) 0.96 275
2023-02-01 $399,350 (6.9%) $487,990 (-10.2%) 0.96 245
2023-03-01 $412,500 (19.2%) $500,449 (-0.4%) 0.97 243
2023-04-01 $410,000 (17.1%) $491,964 (-5.5%) 0.95 264
2023-05-01 $429,900 (22.8%) $545,793 (10.2%) 0.97 250
2023-06-01 $422,473 (20.7%) $505,286 (3.4%) 0.95 260
2023-07-01 $415,000 (15.3%) $524,712 (7.3%) 0.94 257
2023-08-01 $417,439 (8.6%) $522,899 (-6.6%) 0.96 276
2023-09-01 $424,950 (12.0%) $523,783 (-3.2%) 0.99 298
2023-10-01 $394,675 (3.9%) $508,930 (-2.7%) 0.93 358
2023-11-01 $373,750 (3.1%) $481,471 (-3.3%) 0.89 389
2023-12-01 $369,650 (-2.7%) $476,072 (-4.9%) 0.90 390
2024-01-01 $367,450 (-5.5%) $481,845 (-1.2%) 0.90 359
2024-02-01 $357,450 (-10.5%) $481,962 (-1.2%) 0.86 325
2024-03-01 $376,950 (-8.6%) $496,178 (-0.9%) 0.89 342
2024-04-01 $379,430 (-7.5%) $512,653 (4.2%) 0.88 333
2024-05-01 $377,450 (-12.2%) $525,698 (-3.7%) 0.86 344
2024-06-01 $361,450 (-14.4%) $490,865 (-2.9%) 0.82 396
2024-07-01 $360,650 (-13.1%) $478,737 (-8.8%) 0.82 452
2024-08-01 $369,900 (-11.4%) $482,173 (-7.8%) 0.86 474
2024-09-01 $379,950 (-10.6%) $491,020 (-6.3%) 0.89 506
2024-10-01 $374,850 (-5.0%) $488,797 (-4.0%) 0.88 543
2024-11-01 $375,000 (0.3%) $486,498 (1.0%) 0.90 552
2024-12-01 $369,950 (0.1%) $467,159 (-1.9%) 0.92 478
2025-01-01 $388,000 (5.6%) $474,204 (-1.6%) 0.97 437
2025-02-01 $387,175 (8.3%) $478,500 (-0.7%) 0.94 440
2025-03-01 $385,000 (2.1%) $489,061 (-1.4%) 0.00 493
Johnson City's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $385,000, a difference of $8,050 (2.1%) versus the prior year and $-2,175 versus the prior month.

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

Johnson City's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $489,061, a difference of $-7,117 (-1.4%) versus the prior year and $10,561 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Johnson City had 493 MLS listings, a difference of 53 listings (12%) versus the prior month and 151 listings (44%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Johnson City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 94 days 2,008 sqft
2018-02-01 88 days 1,995 sqft
2018-03-01 67 days 1,996 sqft
2018-04-01 65 days 2,022 sqft
2018-05-01 61 days 2,064 sqft
2018-06-01 54 days 2,110 sqft
2018-07-01 61 days 2,123 sqft
2018-08-01 66 days 2,052 sqft
2018-09-01 65 days 2,054 sqft
2018-10-01 72 days 2,036 sqft
2018-11-01 74 days 1,933 sqft
2018-12-01 87 days 1,944 sqft
2019-01-01 93 days 1,838 sqft
2019-02-01 93 days 1,845 sqft
2019-03-01 76 days 1,966 sqft
2019-04-01 57 days 2,087 sqft
2019-05-01 51 days 2,129 sqft
2019-06-01 58 days 2,128 sqft
2019-07-01 62 days 2,128 sqft
2019-08-01 58 days 2,114 sqft
2019-09-01 60 days 2,100 sqft
2019-10-01 63 days 2,101 sqft
2019-11-01 67 days 2,138 sqft
2019-12-01 79 days 2,100 sqft
2020-01-01 93 days 2,118 sqft
2020-02-01 88 days 2,053 sqft
2020-03-01 59 days 2,029 sqft
2020-04-01 56 days 2,039 sqft
2020-05-01 65 days 2,032 sqft
2020-06-01 46 days 1,982 sqft
2020-07-01 44 days 1,980 sqft
2020-08-01 38 days 2,029 sqft
2020-09-01 40 days 2,035 sqft
2020-10-01 41 days 2,027 sqft
2020-11-01 45 days 2,050 sqft
2020-12-01 51 days 2,005 sqft
2021-01-01 58 days 1,946 sqft
2021-02-01 44 days 1,927 sqft
2021-03-01 31 days 2,107 sqft
2021-04-01 27 days 2,151 sqft
2021-05-01 19 days 2,138 sqft
2021-06-01 23 days 2,013 sqft
2021-07-01 24 days 1,872 sqft
2021-08-01 25 days 1,936 sqft
2021-09-01 30 days 1,942 sqft
2021-10-01 30 days 1,846 sqft
2021-11-01 45 days 1,819 sqft
2021-12-01 56 days 1,872 sqft
2022-01-01 60 days 1,800 sqft
2022-02-01 34 days 1,909 sqft
2022-03-01 24 days 1,858 sqft
2022-04-01 22 days 1,880 sqft
2022-05-01 23 days 1,912 sqft
2022-06-01 27 days 1,866 sqft
2022-07-01 24 days 1,920 sqft
2022-08-01 36 days 1,972 sqft
2022-09-01 40 days 1,972 sqft
2022-10-01 47 days 1,975 sqft
2022-11-01 46 days 1,963 sqft
2022-12-01 58 days 2,001 sqft
2023-01-01 69 days 1,944 sqft
2023-02-01 63 days 2,000 sqft
2023-03-01 45 days 2,058 sqft
2023-04-01 36 days 2,029 sqft
2023-05-01 37 days 2,011 sqft
2023-06-01 36 days 1,950 sqft
2023-07-01 36 days 1,928 sqft
2023-08-01 34 days 1,910 sqft
2023-09-01 39 days 2,027 sqft
2023-10-01 43 days 1,896 sqft
2023-11-01 45 days 1,811 sqft
2023-12-01 54 days 1,806 sqft
2024-01-01 68 days 1,802 sqft
2024-02-01 67 days 1,796 sqft
2024-03-01 56 days 1,808 sqft
2024-04-01 47 days 1,841 sqft
2024-05-01 44 days 1,844 sqft
2024-06-01 43 days 1,856 sqft
2024-07-01 40 days 1,845 sqft
2024-08-01 49 days 1,862 sqft
2024-09-01 53 days 1,876 sqft
2024-10-01 55 days 1,862 sqft
2024-11-01 65 days 1,872 sqft
2024-12-01 65 days 1,824 sqft
2025-01-01 71 days 1,824 sqft
2025-02-01 66 days 1,787 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
Johnson City's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Johnson City's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,764 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,808 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.