Ketchikan VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Ketchikan, AK

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.

Ketchikan's 13 lenders originated 23 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $10,075,000, with an average VA loan value of $438,043.

Ketchikan VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Ketchikan averaged 5.88% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Ketchikan's average VA mortgage closing costs are $8,409.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.31% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.11%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.76%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.18%.

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Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 6 7.27% $10,227
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 2 7.00% $11,791
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 2 6.13% $25,368
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.38% $20,978
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 8.25% $9,905
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 6.99% $7,248
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 5.75% $8,908
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 5.75% $27,606
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.88% $3,520
ON Q FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.75% $9,504
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.13% $9,318
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.50% $4,986
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 1 5.99% $16,381

The top Ketchikan VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 6 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $10,227, which is $1,564 lower than the next largest lender, RESIDENTIAL BANCORP.

The lowest fee Ketchikan VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Ketchikan VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Ketchikan (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 $183,500 (-34.0%) $265,974 (-43.2%) 0.00 84
2018-02-01 $213,750 (-22.3%) $271,979 (-42.0%) 0.00 79
2018-03-01 $235,000 (-11.2%) $284,151 (-39.5%) 0.00 83
2018-04-01 $239,875 (-9.5%) $300,361 (-30.5%) 0.00 69
2018-05-01 $264,738 (-6.8%) $312,331 (-32.4%) 0.00 68
2018-06-01 $315,000 (15.3%) $380,631 (-21.6%) 0.00 80
2018-07-01 $295,000 (11.3%) $403,486 (-14.5%) 0.00 99
2018-08-01 $304,875 (14.0%) $408,226 (-10.1%) 0.00 96
2018-09-01 $319,500 (25.3%) $394,585 (-8.5%) 0.00 88
2018-10-01 $281,000 (12.2%) $345,717 (-13.3%) 0.00 85
2018-11-01 $297,250 (20.0%) $361,831 (-9.5%) 0.00 71
2018-12-01 $269,000 (8.5%) $347,768 (-13.8%) 0.00 72
2019-01-01 $269,000 (46.6%) $307,421 (15.6%) 0.00 68
2019-02-01 $269,000 (25.9%) $314,991 (15.8%) 0.00 66
2019-03-01 $292,786 (24.6%) $324,333 (14.1%) 0.00 64
2019-04-01 $315,536 (31.5%) $333,653 (11.1%) 0.00 61
2019-05-01 $324,500 (22.6%) $319,772 (2.4%) 0.00 65
2019-06-01 $329,000 (4.4%) $335,244 (-11.9%) 0.00 68
2019-07-01 $326,625 (10.7%) $329,245 (-18.4%) 0.00 66
2019-08-01 $307,918 (1.0%) $319,767 (-21.7%) 0.00 72
2019-09-01 $297,670 (-6.8%) $308,633 (-21.8%) 0.00 75
2019-10-01 $289,475 (3.0%) $297,378 (-14.0%) 0.00 78
2019-11-01 $287,000 (-3.5%) $284,492 (-21.4%) 0.00 76
2019-12-01 $277,750 (3.3%) $274,512 (-21.1%) 0.00 67
2020-01-01 $276,250 (2.7%) $281,623 (-8.4%) 0.00 67
2020-02-01 $284,000 (5.6%) $283,261 (-10.1%) 0.00 69
2020-03-01 $249,750 (-14.7%) $273,511 (-15.7%) 0.00 67
2020-04-01 $257,000 (-18.6%) $288,260 (-13.6%) 0.00 69
2020-05-01 $284,000 (-12.5%) $304,098 (-4.9%) 0.00 75
2020-06-01 $290,500 (-11.7%) $304,296 (-9.2%) 0.00 81
2020-07-01 $271,250 (-17.0%) $292,034 (-11.3%) 0.00 82
2020-08-01 $298,500 (-3.1%) $312,482 (-2.3%) 0.00 72
2020-09-01 $290,250 (-2.5%) $307,155 (-0.5%) 0.00 74
2020-10-01 $245,000 (-15.4%) $292,748 (-1.6%) 0.00 80
2020-11-01 $247,500 (-13.8%) $296,676 (4.3%) 0.00 73
2020-12-01 $263,625 (-5.1%) $308,187 (12.3%) 0.00 66
2021-01-01 $290,000 (5.0%) $325,716 (15.7%) 0.00 45
2021-02-01 $346,250 (21.9%) $406,779 (43.6%) 0.00 35
2021-03-01 $344,750 (38.0%) $397,403 (45.3%) 0.00 35
2021-04-01 $345,250 (34.3%) $366,716 (27.2%) 0.00 43
2021-05-01 $335,000 (18.0%) $338,842 (11.4%) 0.00 51
2021-06-01 $325,000 (11.9%) $351,524 (15.5%) 0.00 51
2021-07-01 $341,000 (25.7%) $377,221 (29.2%) 0.00 53
2021-08-01 $376,500 (26.1%) $382,250 (22.3%) 0.00 54
2021-09-01 $394,375 (35.9%) $381,380 (24.2%) 0.00 43
2021-10-01 $359,000 (46.5%) $380,564 (30.0%) 0.00 36
2021-11-01 $309,250 (25.0%) $373,058 (25.8%) 0.00 29
2021-12-01 $374,250 (42.0%) $399,918 (29.8%) 0.00 27
2022-01-01 $399,000 (37.6%) $407,704 (25.2%) 0.00 20
2022-02-01 $420,625 (21.5%) $425,572 (4.6%) 0.00 24
2022-03-01 $485,000 (40.7%) $417,913 (5.2%) 0.00 24
2022-04-01 $344,750 (-0.1%) $423,690 (15.5%) 0.00 22
2022-05-01 $406,500 (21.3%) $453,378 (33.8%) 0.00 23
2022-06-01 $428,750 (31.9%) $454,792 (29.4%) 0.00 14
2022-07-01 $399,000 (17.0%) $378,633 (0.4%) 0.00 21
2022-08-01 $449,250 (19.3%) $408,429 (6.9%) 0.00 23
2022-09-01 $438,250 (11.1%) $399,342 (4.7%) 0.00 28
2022-10-01 $435,250 (21.2%) $421,672 (10.8%) 0.00 30
2022-11-01 $405,000 (31.0%) $377,243 (1.1%) 0.00 29
2022-12-01 $389,000 (3.9%) $387,426 (-3.1%) 0.00 29
2023-01-01 $395,500 (-0.9%) $380,359 (-6.7%) 0.00 28
2023-02-01 $388,000 (-7.8%) $391,920 (-7.9%) 0.00 24
2023-03-01 $429,500 (-11.4%) $412,743 (-1.2%) 0.00 27
2023-04-01 $449,000 (30.2%) $433,771 (2.4%) 0.00 33
2023-05-01 $439,000 (8.0%) $446,701 (-1.5%) 0.00 38
2023-06-01 $422,000 (-1.6%) $425,327 (-6.5%) 0.00 38
2023-07-01 $415,000 (4.0%) $419,570 (10.8%) 0.00 41
2023-08-01 $394,000 (-12.3%) $388,694 (-4.8%) 0.00 41
2023-09-01 $420,000 (-4.2%) $416,048 (4.2%) 0.00 39
2023-10-01 $407,250 (-6.4%) $423,179 (0.4%) 0.00 39
2023-11-01 $429,000 (5.9%) $433,033 (14.8%) 0.00 37
2023-12-01 $450,000 (15.7%) $452,313 (16.8%) 0.00 33
2024-01-01 $449,500 (13.7%) $441,500 (16.1%) 0.00 28
2024-02-01 $434,500 (12.0%) $414,513 (5.8%) 0.00 31
2024-03-01 $445,000 (3.6%) $448,181 (8.6%) 0.00 35
2024-04-01 $456,500 (1.7%) $481,187 (10.9%) 0.00 41
2024-05-01 $449,000 (2.3%) $473,758 (6.1%) 0.00 35
2024-06-01 $449,000 (6.4%) $460,543 (8.3%) 0.00 44
2024-07-01 $497,250 (19.8%) $534,809 (27.5%) 0.00 49
2024-08-01 $449,000 (14.0%) $498,856 (28.3%) 0.00 58
2024-09-01 $438,000 (4.3%) $520,719 (25.2%) 0.00 60
2024-10-01 $449,000 (10.3%) $525,361 (24.2%) 0.00 56
2024-11-01 $449,000 (4.7%) $507,058 (17.1%) 0.00 42
Ketchikan's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $449,000, a difference of $20,000 (4.7%) versus the prior year and $0 versus the prior month.

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

Ketchikan's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $507,058, a difference of $74,025 (17.1%) versus the prior year and $-18,303 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Ketchikan had 42 MLS listings, a difference of -14 listings (-25%) versus the prior month and 5 listings (14%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Ketchikan (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,379 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,501 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,505 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,647 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,709 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,773 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,612 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,440 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,357 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,440 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,521 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,668 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,636 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,637 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,583 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,502 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,413 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,300 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,243 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,329 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,260 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,218 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,225 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,440 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,466 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,453 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,636 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,508 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,352 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,398 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,296 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,296 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,429 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,473 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,477 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,541 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,593 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,482 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,598 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,753 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,733 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,791 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,461 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,598 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,874 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,890 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,832 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,703 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,494 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,446 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,422 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,370 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,273 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,363 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,451 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,393 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,474 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,446 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,446 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,420 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,820 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,629 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,830 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
Ketchikan's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Ketchikan's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,680 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,474 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.