Lock Haven VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Lock Haven, PA

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.

Lock Haven's 16 lenders originated 28 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $7,170,000, with an average VA loan value of $256,071.

Lock Haven VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Lock Haven averaged 6.31% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Lock Haven's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,172.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.24% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.54%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.89%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 5.88%.

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Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 10 6.72% $4,259
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 4 6.88% $7,645
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.25% $4,874
EMM LOANS LLC 1 6.38% $863
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $11,363
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 8.13% $4,024
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $6,080
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 7.13% $844
Keystone Funding, Inc. 1 5.75% $23,324
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.13% $2,802
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.75% $7,292
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.63% $10,949
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 1 6.99% $9,929
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.88% $11,181
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 7.25% $4,399
Citizens Bank 1 7.25% $13,536

The top Lock Haven VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 10 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,259, which is $3,386 lower than the next largest lender, Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company.

The lowest fee Lock Haven VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,259), .

The lowest rate Lock Haven VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.72%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Lock Haven (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 $153,600 (7.0%) $183,052 (9.5%) 0.00 120
2018-02-01 $151,050 (0.9%) $179,403 (-9.5%) 0.00 120
2018-03-01 $152,200 (7.8%) $182,771 (-0.9%) 0.00 115
2018-04-01 $153,000 (1.4%) $186,627 (-0.8%) 0.00 120
2018-05-01 $152,000 (-0.3%) $187,046 (-2.7%) 0.00 128
2018-06-01 $139,900 (-14.9%) $182,821 (-10.7%) 0.00 138
2018-07-01 $149,600 (-7.9%) $186,681 (-9.4%) 0.00 138
2018-08-01 $146,375 (-2.4%) $182,989 (-8.1%) 0.00 139
2018-09-01 $140,000 (-6.6%) $175,847 (-3.7%) 0.00 141
2018-10-01 $139,700 (-12.0%) $177,556 (-6.8%) 0.00 149
2018-11-01 $139,600 (-6.9%) $175,490 (-7.3%) 0.00 156
2018-12-01 $134,900 (-10.0%) $166,477 (-8.0%) 0.00 147
2019-01-01 $133,200 (-13.3%) $174,248 (-4.8%) 0.00 131
2019-02-01 $139,700 (-7.5%) $180,613 (0.7%) 0.00 122
2019-03-01 $136,686 (-10.2%) $181,008 (-1.0%) 0.00 112
2019-04-01 $134,186 (-12.3%) $175,993 (-5.7%) 0.00 111
2019-05-01 $138,800 (-8.7%) $181,545 (-2.9%) 0.00 122
2019-06-01 $145,900 (4.3%) $198,086 (8.4%) 0.00 122
2019-07-01 $142,400 (-4.8%) $195,180 (4.6%) 0.00 130
2019-08-01 $140,364 (-4.1%) $191,034 (4.4%) 0.00 142
2019-09-01 $142,409 (1.7%) $187,029 (6.4%) 0.00 142
2019-10-01 $144,250 (3.3%) $185,966 (4.7%) 0.00 141
2019-11-01 $139,900 (0.2%) $187,726 (7.0%) 0.00 133
2019-12-01 $139,900 (3.7%) $181,327 (8.9%) 0.00 120
2020-01-01 $137,000 (2.9%) $178,028 (2.2%) 0.00 114
2020-02-01 $125,000 (-10.5%) $170,630 (-5.5%) 0.00 110
2020-03-01 $129,900 (-5.0%) $167,401 (-7.5%) 0.00 104
2020-04-01 $129,914 (-3.2%) $166,490 (-5.4%) 0.00 101
2020-05-01 $130,000 (-6.3%) $170,627 (-6.0%) 0.00 98
2020-06-01 $141,403 (-3.1%) $189,084 (-4.5%) 0.00 100
2020-07-01 $139,900 (-1.8%) $185,513 (-5.0%) 0.00 102
2020-08-01 $149,000 (6.2%) $188,611 (-1.3%) 0.00 97
2020-09-01 $128,972 (-9.4%) $170,740 (-8.7%) 0.00 90
2020-10-01 $125,000 (-13.3%) $164,741 (-11.4%) 0.00 88
2020-11-01 $139,900 (0.0%) $176,047 (-6.2%) 0.00 91
2020-12-01 $144,900 (3.6%) $177,373 (-2.2%) 0.00 81
2021-01-01 $139,200 (1.6%) $190,172 (6.8%) 0.00 60
2021-02-01 $147,400 (17.9%) $203,643 (19.4%) 0.00 56
2021-03-01 $148,650 (14.4%) $195,282 (16.7%) 0.00 52
2021-04-01 $162,450 (25.0%) $202,265 (21.5%) 0.00 45
2021-05-01 $199,950 (53.8%) $225,188 (32.0%) 0.00 38
2021-06-01 $206,950 (46.4%) $229,689 (21.5%) 0.00 50
2021-07-01 $189,000 (35.1%) $226,024 (21.8%) 0.00 53
2021-08-01 $174,900 (17.4%) $228,364 (21.1%) 0.00 61
2021-09-01 $165,975 (28.7%) $230,228 (34.8%) 0.00 61
2021-10-01 $179,900 (43.9%) $239,014 (45.1%) 0.00 64
2021-11-01 $160,875 (15.0%) $216,099 (22.8%) 0.00 63
2021-12-01 $152,450 (5.2%) $208,626 (17.6%) 0.00 56
2022-01-01 $149,900 (7.7%) $204,646 (7.6%) 0.00 49
2022-02-01 $146,300 (-0.8%) $204,377 (0.4%) 0.00 48
2022-03-01 $169,900 (14.3%) $231,483 (18.5%) 0.00 44
2022-04-01 $175,000 (7.7%) $223,044 (10.3%) 0.00 41
2022-05-01 $196,500 (-1.7%) $242,829 (7.8%) 0.00 49
2022-06-01 $184,925 (-10.6%) $248,436 (8.2%) 0.00 47
2022-07-01 $189,950 (0.5%) $264,463 (17.0%) 0.00 57
2022-08-01 $191,575 (9.5%) $259,482 (13.6%) 0.00 63
2022-09-01 $183,100 (10.3%) $249,963 (8.6%) 0.00 65
2022-10-01 $204,250 (13.5%) $254,318 (6.4%) 0.00 52
2022-11-01 $200,250 (24.5%) $259,373 (20.0%) 0.00 56
2022-12-01 $195,500 (28.2%) $257,905 (23.6%) 0.00 48
2023-01-01 $172,450 (15.0%) $251,001 (22.7%) 0.00 38
2023-02-01 $172,250 (17.7%) $246,032 (20.4%) 0.00 40
2023-03-01 $197,900 (16.5%) $260,681 (12.6%) 0.00 36
2023-04-01 $205,200 (17.3%) $251,647 (12.8%) 0.00 43
2023-05-01 $199,675 (1.6%) $224,384 (-7.6%) 0.00 43
2023-06-01 $199,925 (8.1%) $218,305 (-12.1%) 0.00 46
2023-07-01 $199,900 (5.2%) $232,938 (-11.9%) 0.00 47
2023-08-01 $236,150 (23.3%) $273,116 (5.3%) 0.00 49
2023-09-01 $238,600 (30.3%) $299,861 (20.0%) 0.00 56
2023-10-01 $239,700 (17.4%) $303,449 (19.3%) 0.00 56
2023-11-01 $219,900 (9.8%) $274,686 (5.9%) 0.00 61
2023-12-01 $199,000 (1.8%) $252,783 (-2.0%) 0.00 58
2024-01-01 $193,425 (12.2%) $245,972 (-2.0%) 0.00 54
2024-02-01 $207,400 (20.4%) $272,239 (10.7%) 0.00 49
2024-03-01 $190,000 (-4.0%) $255,818 (-1.9%) 0.00 54
2024-04-01 $184,950 (-9.9%) $253,094 (0.6%) 0.00 52
2024-05-01 $200,925 (0.6%) $268,735 (19.8%) 0.00 60
2024-06-01 $235,900 (18.0%) $284,149 (30.2%) 0.00 54
2024-07-01 $249,900 (25.0%) $288,741 (24.0%) 0.00 53
2024-08-01 $249,995 (5.9%) $318,849 (16.7%) 0.00 70
2024-09-01 $245,000 (2.7%) $302,344 (0.8%) 0.00 88
2024-10-01 $242,000 (1.0%) $272,844 (-10.1%) 0.00 87
2024-11-01 $229,900 (4.6%) $262,999 (-4.3%) 0.00 82
Lock Haven's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $229,900, a difference of $10,000 (4.6%) versus the prior year and $-12,100 versus the prior month.

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

Lock Haven's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $262,999, a difference of $-11,687 (-4.3%) versus the prior year and $-9,845 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Lock Haven had 82 MLS listings, a difference of -5 listings (-6%) versus the prior month and 21 listings (34%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Lock Haven (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,920 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,798 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,678 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,768 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,760 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,743 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,725 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,651 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,646 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,639 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,635 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,606 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,634 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,666 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,658 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,701 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,723 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,646 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,696 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,815 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,805 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,789 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,870 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,750 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,809 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,862 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,776 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,652 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,644 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,742 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,751 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,734 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,729 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,781 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,667 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,728 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,763 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,746 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,729 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,755 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,887 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,773 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,731 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,783 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,844 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,926 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,819 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,765 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
Lock Haven's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Lock Haven's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,722 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,773 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.