Kankakee VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

KANKAKEE, IL

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    • 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.

    Kankakee's 34 lenders originated 101 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $26,325,000, with an average VA loan value of $260,644.

    Kankakee VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Kankakee averaged 6.51% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

    Kankakee's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,148.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.63% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.71%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.92%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.26%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Kankakee 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 Kankakee level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 21 6.01% $4,257
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 14 5.90% $5,268
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 7 6.51% $3,930
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 5 5.90% $2,938
    Ixonia Bank 5 6.78% $7,119
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 4 6.00% $3,932
    AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.88% $6,443
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 3 6.07% $13,156
    USAA Federal Savings Bank 2 5.75% $7,953
    Flanagan State Bank 2 5.75% $6,813
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.06% $12,505
    GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.58% $1,287
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.62% $6,942
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 7.56% $15,976
    PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 2 5.56% $2,464
    PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 2 6.38% $2,902
    The Federal Savings Bank 2 6.75% $14,395
    NBKC BANK 1 6.50% $5,819
    Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 6.63% $3,730
    NEWREZ LLC 1 5.75% $12,853
    Old National Bank 1 6.00% $5,637
    Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 6.63% $7,889
    Magnolia Bank 1 6.75% $19,858
    Plains Commerce Bank 1 7.00% $2,959
    BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 7.25% $13,842
    PNC Bank 1 6.50% $2,245
    POINT Mortgage 1 6.75% $1,903
    CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.13% $5,783
    Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.49% $5,017
    GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 6.88% $9,046
    Midland States Bank 1 7.25% $4,549
    MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $8,287
    Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.75% $14,360
    Meridian Bank Corporation 1 6.50% $3,357

    The top Kankakee VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 21 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,257, which is $1,011 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

    The lowest fee Kankakee VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,257), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,268), .

    The lowest rate Kankakee VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.90%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.01%), .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Kankakee (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 $129,922 (6.8%) $169,964 (1.8%) 0.00 365
    2018-02-01 $135,700 (13.2%) $172,415 (3.4%) 0.00 356
    2018-03-01 $137,900 (10.9%) $171,629 (3.3%) 0.00 352
    2018-04-01 $139,950 (12.0%) $172,702 (5.0%) 0.00 337
    2018-05-01 $140,450 (12.5%) $175,677 (8.9%) 0.00 354
    2018-06-01 $149,000 (7.5%) $178,458 (6.5%) 0.00 381
    2018-07-01 $145,850 (7.2%) $181,656 (4.0%) 0.00 388
    2018-08-01 $142,450 (3.6%) $177,810 (3.4%) 0.00 409
    2018-09-01 $139,450 (2.5%) $173,631 (1.9%) 0.00 406
    2018-10-01 $136,475 (0.0%) $169,620 (0.5%) 0.00 437
    2018-11-01 $134,400 (0.9%) $168,004 (-1.5%) 0.00 438
    2018-12-01 $125,000 (-6.7%) $162,512 (-5.1%) 0.00 418
    2019-01-01 $125,600 (-3.3%) $162,750 (-4.2%) 0.00 382
    2019-02-01 $124,000 (-8.6%) $160,134 (-7.1%) 0.00 351
    2019-03-01 $131,529 (-4.6%) $168,990 (-1.5%) 0.00 343
    2019-04-01 $142,200 (1.6%) $180,470 (4.5%) 0.00 326
    2019-05-01 $154,900 (10.3%) $190,976 (8.7%) 0.00 316
    2019-06-01 $164,450 (10.4%) $197,695 (10.8%) 0.00 337
    2019-07-01 $160,900 (10.3%) $191,849 (5.6%) 0.00 373
    2019-08-01 $164,900 (15.8%) $192,787 (8.4%) 0.00 383
    2019-09-01 $164,900 (18.3%) $194,360 (11.9%) 0.00 385
    2019-10-01 $164,900 (20.8%) $192,407 (13.4%) 0.00 384
    2019-11-01 $159,900 (19.0%) $189,487 (12.8%) 0.00 371
    2019-12-01 $158,950 (27.2%) $185,209 (14.0%) 0.00 347
    2020-01-01 $159,300 (26.8%) $184,478 (13.4%) 0.00 314
    2020-02-01 $159,900 (29.0%) $187,498 (17.1%) 0.00 299
    2020-03-01 $164,950 (25.4%) $193,806 (14.7%) 0.00 298
    2020-04-01 $170,075 (19.6%) $196,345 (8.8%) 0.00 296
    2020-05-01 $179,900 (16.1%) $206,439 (8.1%) 0.00 278
    2020-06-01 $179,900 (9.4%) $209,449 (6.0%) 0.00 238
    2020-07-01 $177,675 (10.4%) $206,307 (7.5%) 0.00 228
    2020-08-01 $170,500 (3.4%) $202,057 (4.8%) 0.00 211
    2020-09-01 $177,650 (7.7%) $208,311 (7.2%) 0.00 206
    2020-10-01 $159,450 (-3.3%) $199,184 (3.5%) 0.00 212
    2020-11-01 $153,075 (-4.3%) $199,577 (5.3%) 0.00 189
    2020-12-01 $152,400 (-4.1%) $201,360 (8.7%) 0.00 172
    2021-01-01 $150,000 (-5.8%) $199,005 (7.9%) 0.00 160
    2021-02-01 $162,450 (1.6%) $205,619 (9.7%) 0.00 131
    2021-03-01 $184,000 (11.6%) $217,514 (12.2%) 0.00 116
    2021-04-01 $191,900 (12.8%) $230,506 (17.4%) 0.00 101
    2021-05-01 $190,000 (5.6%) $224,653 (8.8%) 0.00 110
    2021-06-01 $219,575 (22.1%) $243,938 (16.5%) 0.00 127
    2021-07-01 $186,950 (5.2%) $232,997 (12.9%) 0.00 144
    2021-08-01 $188,675 (10.7%) $228,822 (13.3%) 0.00 144
    2021-09-01 $173,450 (-2.4%) $217,736 (4.5%) 0.00 136
    2021-10-01 $180,000 (12.9%) $219,708 (10.3%) 0.00 138
    2021-11-01 $177,450 (15.9%) $214,480 (7.5%) 0.00 131
    2021-12-01 $193,475 (27.0%) $225,214 (11.9%) 0.00 112
    2022-01-01 $194,900 (29.9%) $230,490 (15.8%) 0.00 98
    2022-02-01 $134,474 (-17.2%) $189,443 (-7.9%) 0.00 131
    2022-03-01 $170,900 (-7.1%) $200,336 (-7.9%) 0.00 115
    2022-04-01 $176,500 (-8.0%) $205,930 (-10.7%) 0.00 116
    2022-05-01 $211,200 (11.2%) $225,860 (0.5%) 0.00 135
    2022-06-01 $190,000 (-13.5%) $226,636 (-7.1%) 0.00 167
    2022-07-01 $189,450 (1.3%) $223,302 (-4.2%) 0.00 210
    2022-08-01 $187,900 (-0.4%) $233,344 (2.0%) 0.00 206
    2022-09-01 $197,000 (13.6%) $235,078 (8.0%) 0.00 203
    2022-10-01 $190,000 (5.6%) $228,945 (4.2%) 0.00 191
    2022-11-01 $190,350 (7.3%) $223,369 (4.1%) 0.00 176
    2022-12-01 $174,900 (-9.6%) $213,756 (-5.1%) 0.00 173
    2023-01-01 $182,200 (-6.5%) $222,749 (-3.4%) 0.00 143
    2023-02-01 $180,925 (34.5%) $223,577 (18.0%) 0.00 137
    2023-03-01 $218,750 (28.0%) $251,093 (25.3%) 0.00 126
    2023-04-01 $208,950 (18.4%) $251,495 (22.1%) 0.00 125
    2023-05-01 $242,400 (14.8%) $265,714 (17.7%) 0.00 125
    2023-06-01 $246,175 (29.6%) $270,194 (19.2%) 0.00 126
    2023-07-01 $249,900 (31.9%) $268,844 (20.4%) 0.00 125
    2023-08-01 $258,950 (37.8%) $283,376 (21.4%) 0.00 129
    2023-09-01 $275,000 (39.6%) $285,829 (21.6%) 0.00 150
    2023-10-01 $247,450 (30.2%) $267,760 (17.0%) 0.00 165
    2023-11-01 $249,225 (30.9%) $262,781 (17.6%) 0.00 166
    2023-12-01 $238,000 (36.1%) $256,467 (20.0%) 0.00 149
    2024-01-01 $235,000 (29.0%) $253,498 (13.8%) 0.00 155
    2024-02-01 $227,450 (25.7%) $245,296 (9.7%) 0.00 154
    2024-03-01 $229,950 (5.1%) $252,239 (0.5%) 0.00 147
    2024-04-01 $234,900 (12.4%) $255,617 (1.6%) 0.00 130
    2024-05-01 $249,950 (3.1%) $275,465 (3.7%) 0.00 126
    2024-06-01 $250,000 (1.6%) $273,231 (1.1%) 0.00 153
    2024-07-01 $246,025 (-1.6%) $266,313 (-0.9%) 0.00 165
    2024-08-01 $245,950 (-5.0%) $268,435 (-5.3%) 0.00 178
    2024-09-01 $256,925 (-6.6%) $279,654 (-2.2%) 0.00 182
    2024-10-01 $251,900 (1.8%) $279,808 (4.5%) 0.00 200
    2024-11-01 $239,450 (-3.9%) $270,499 (2.9%) 0.00 210
    2024-12-01 $230,575 (-3.1%) $272,920 (6.4%) 0.00 194
    2025-01-01 $238,000 (1.3%) $284,455 (12.2%) 0.00 169
    2025-02-01 $229,000 (0.7%) $273,810 (11.6%) 0.00 168
    2025-03-01 $229,000 (-0.4%) $270,420 (7.2%) 0.00 169
    Kankakee's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $229,000, a difference of $-950 (-0.4%) versus the prior year and $0 versus the prior month.

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

    Kankakee's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $270,420, a difference of $18,181 (7.2%) versus the prior year and $-3,390 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-03-01 period, Kankakee had 169 MLS listings, a difference of 1 listings (1%) versus the prior month and 22 listings (15%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Kankakee (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,556 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,574 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,617 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,589 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,581 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,561 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,530 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,577 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,604 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,598 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,589 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,598 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,631 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,701 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,714 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,684 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,622 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,595 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,580 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,590 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,672 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,590 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,564 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,621 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,613 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,526 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,546 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,563 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,668 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,693 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,488 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,572 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,616 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,571 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,534 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,635 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,532 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,506 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,492 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,485 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,653 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,743 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,724 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,765 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,818 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,684 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,715 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,725 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,673 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,626 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,649 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,649 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,551 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,693 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,570 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
    2025-02-01 0 days 1,570 sqft
    2025-03-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
    Kankakee's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days.

    Kankakee's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,544 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,649 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.