Magnolia VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Magnolia, AR

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.

Magnolia's 4 lenders originated 8 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $1,640,000, with an average VA loan value of $205,000.

Magnolia VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Magnolia averaged 0.36% for the week of 2024-11-15, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Magnolia's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,729.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-08) was 6.47% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-11, the average rate was 6.04%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.43%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-15, the average rate was -0.2%.

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Magnolia 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 Magnolia level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 4 6.90% $3,366
Farmers Bank & Trust Company 1 6.13% $12,050
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.13% $10,541
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.13% $12,050

The top Magnolia VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 4 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $3,366, which is $8,684 lower than the next largest lender, Farmers Bank & Trust Company.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Magnolia (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 $119,900 (1.4%) $141,325 (-11.6%) 0.00 139
2018-02-01 $115,000 (-1.7%) $139,149 (-10.6%) 0.00 136
2018-03-01 $120,000 (3.5%) $137,608 (-13.0%) 0.00 129
2018-04-01 $143,450 (22.6%) $149,074 (-3.8%) 0.00 128
2018-05-01 $149,450 (24.7%) $155,873 (0.2%) 0.00 126
2018-06-01 $137,400 (6.8%) $148,124 (-2.9%) 0.00 127
2018-07-01 $127,450 (-8.6%) $141,064 (-9.4%) 0.00 107
2018-08-01 $132,425 (-3.5%) $145,605 (-4.9%) 0.00 107
2018-09-01 $129,900 (-6.6%) $145,944 (-7.0%) 0.00 108
2018-10-01 $135,000 (3.9%) $149,079 (-2.0%) 0.00 118
2018-11-01 $141,225 (8.7%) $152,515 (0.3%) 0.00 114
2018-12-01 $149,000 (16.9%) $155,058 (4.8%) 0.00 117
2019-01-01 $149,675 (24.8%) $156,941 (11.1%) 0.00 112
2019-02-01 $149,675 (30.2%) $153,520 (10.3%) 0.00 114
2019-03-01 $147,607 (23.0%) $156,015 (13.4%) 0.00 109
2019-04-01 $145,982 (1.8%) $161,120 (8.1%) 0.00 107
2019-05-01 $149,450 (0.0%) $161,723 (3.8%) 0.00 112
2019-06-01 $148,000 (7.7%) $162,372 (9.6%) 0.00 121
2019-07-01 $139,700 (9.6%) $159,291 (12.9%) 0.00 132
2019-08-01 $139,609 (5.4%) $161,786 (11.1%) 0.00 129
2019-09-01 $139,773 (7.6%) $165,859 (13.7%) 0.00 126
2019-10-01 $139,900 (3.6%) $169,401 (13.6%) 0.00 124
2019-11-01 $144,900 (2.6%) $174,550 (14.5%) 0.00 112
2019-12-01 $145,200 (-2.6%) $172,731 (11.4%) 0.00 112
2020-01-01 $152,000 (1.6%) $179,419 (14.3%) 0.00 107
2020-02-01 $149,000 (-0.5%) $178,006 (16.0%) 0.00 115
2020-03-01 $146,375 (-0.8%) $179,780 (15.2%) 0.00 114
2020-04-01 $152,400 (4.4%) $185,275 (15.0%) 0.00 111
2020-05-01 $175,000 (17.1%) $192,501 (19.0%) 0.00 110
2020-06-01 $167,850 (13.4%) $191,094 (17.7%) 0.00 103
2020-07-01 $159,875 (14.4%) $186,519 (17.1%) 0.00 96
2020-08-01 $169,900 (21.7%) $191,357 (18.3%) 0.00 86
2020-09-01 $169,750 (21.5%) $191,854 (15.7%) 0.00 75
2020-10-01 $169,000 (20.8%) $184,401 (8.9%) 0.00 79
2020-11-01 $169,000 (16.6%) $183,389 (5.1%) 0.00 79
2020-12-01 $159,750 (10.0%) $174,849 (1.2%) 0.00 78
2021-01-01 $157,000 (3.3%) $167,751 (-6.5%) 0.00 71
2021-02-01 $157,000 (5.4%) $171,157 (-3.9%) 0.00 66
2021-03-01 $147,200 (0.6%) $166,123 (-7.6%) 0.00 54
2021-04-01 $138,450 (-9.2%) $159,636 (-13.8%) 0.00 48
2021-05-01 $138,700 (-20.7%) $156,617 (-18.6%) 0.00 40
2021-06-01 $139,900 (-16.7%) $160,709 (-15.9%) 0.00 41
2021-07-01 $132,500 (-17.1%) $164,740 (-11.7%) 0.00 42
2021-08-01 $127,500 (-25.0%) $171,286 (-10.5%) 0.00 44
2021-09-01 $141,225 (-16.8%) $191,939 (0.0%) 0.00 43
2021-10-01 $150,000 (-11.2%) $196,182 (6.4%) 0.00 39
2021-11-01 $163,500 (-3.3%) $210,218 (14.6%) 0.00 36
2021-12-01 $203,750 (27.5%) $217,092 (24.2%) 0.00 38
2022-01-01 $180,000 (14.7%) $208,824 (24.5%) 0.00 37
2022-02-01 $175,000 (11.5%) $194,586 (13.7%) 0.00 33
2022-03-01 $211,150 (43.4%) $210,752 (26.9%) 0.00 32
2022-04-01 $177,500 (28.2%) $201,612 (26.3%) 0.00 35
2022-05-01 $219,950 (58.6%) $214,991 (37.3%) 0.00 34
2022-06-01 $177,450 (26.8%) $205,970 (28.2%) 0.00 43
2022-07-01 $185,000 (39.6%) $214,593 (30.3%) 0.00 46
2022-08-01 $171,250 (34.3%) $198,083 (15.6%) 0.00 44
2022-09-01 $190,000 (34.5%) $223,027 (16.2%) 0.00 41
2022-10-01 $195,000 (30.0%) $216,839 (10.5%) 0.00 49
2022-11-01 $198,000 (21.1%) $225,364 (7.2%) 0.00 53
2022-12-01 $199,000 (-2.3%) $219,783 (1.2%) 0.00 55
2023-01-01 $185,000 (2.8%) $210,622 (0.9%) 0.00 53
2023-02-01 $185,000 (5.7%) $223,008 (14.6%) 0.00 54
2023-03-01 $164,950 (-21.9%) $208,119 (-1.3%) 0.00 54
2023-04-01 $159,900 (-9.9%) $198,211 (-1.7%) 0.00 62
2023-05-01 $187,450 (-14.8%) $229,596 (6.8%) 0.00 63
2023-06-01 $205,725 (15.9%) $247,945 (20.4%) 0.00 58
2023-07-01 $215,000 (16.2%) $250,896 (16.9%) 0.00 57
2023-08-01 $220,750 (28.9%) $254,379 (28.4%) 0.00 61
2023-09-01 $219,900 (15.7%) $263,358 (18.1%) 0.00 71
2023-10-01 $219,975 (12.8%) $268,725 (23.9%) 0.00 87
2023-11-01 $219,450 (10.8%) $261,728 (16.1%) 0.00 68
2023-12-01 $210,000 (5.5%) $251,880 (14.6%) 0.00 62
2024-01-01 $194,675 (5.2%) $244,984 (16.3%) 0.00 58
2024-02-01 $202,200 (9.3%) $254,296 (14.0%) 0.00 56
2024-03-01 $195,250 (18.4%) $220,373 (5.9%) 0.00 66
2024-04-01 $197,675 (23.6%) $231,497 (16.8%) 0.00 66
2024-05-01 $199,950 (6.7%) $275,182 (19.9%) 0.00 62
2024-06-01 $209,500 (1.8%) $277,723 (12.0%) 0.00 58
2024-07-01 $202,750 (-5.7%) $273,232 (8.9%) 0.00 61
2024-08-01 $225,000 (1.9%) $297,358 (16.9%) 0.00 74
2024-09-01 $233,900 (6.4%) $305,273 (15.9%) 0.00 70
2024-10-01 $244,900 (11.3%) $304,790 (13.4%) 0.00 68
Magnolia's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $244,900, a difference of $24,925 (11.3%) versus the prior year and $11,000 versus the prior month.

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

Magnolia's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $304,790, a difference of $36,065 (13.4%) versus the prior year and $-483 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Magnolia had 68 MLS listings, a difference of -2 listings (-3%) versus the prior month and -19 listings (-22%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Magnolia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,739 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,974 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,078 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,189 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,149 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,189 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 2,149 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 2,033 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,884 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,738 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,738 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,752 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,723 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,841 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,839 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,951 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,135 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,086 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,044 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,950 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,950 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,962 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,999 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,019 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,040 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,040 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,128 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 2,128 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 2,013 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 2,013 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,866 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 2,010 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 2,338 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 2,315 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,971 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,956 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,894 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,905 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,902 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,896 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,834 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,834 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,820 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,917 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,825 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,968 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,927 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 2,096 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 2,039 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 2,009 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,903 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,872 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,936 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,933 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,860 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,967 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,963 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,956 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,934 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,971 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,983 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,989 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,997 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 2,108 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,955 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 2,048 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 2,064 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 2,061 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,985 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 2,010 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 2,134 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 2,074 sqft
Magnolia's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 0 days.

Magnolia's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 2,074 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,971 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.