Memphis VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats
MEMPHIS, TN-MS-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.
Memphis's 140 lenders originated 2,198 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $747,040,000, with an average VA loan value of $339,873.
Memphis VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates
30 Year VA mortgages in Memphis
averaged
6.45%
for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of
6.06% for the same period.
Memphis's average VA mortgage closing costs are $6,657.
The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was
6.47% and
one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the
average rate was 6.65%.
The average rate one year ago was 6.86%.
For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate
was 6.07%.
Memphis 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 Memphis level.
The top Memphis VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with
368 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are
$5,313, which is $2,674
lower than the next largest lender,
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.
The lowest fee Memphis VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC ($4,009), MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC ($4,202), Trustmark National Bank ($4,846), GUARANTEED RATE, INC. ($5,259) and Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,313).
The lowest rate Memphis VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.09%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.62%), PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC (5.73%), VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE (5.75%) and STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION (5.81%).
Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)
Realtor.com - Memphis (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Price (YoY Change) | Average Listing Price (YoY) | MSA/US Median Price Ratio | Active Listings |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | $186,000 (9.5%) | $245,469 (5.5%) | 0.69 | 3,833 |
2018-02-01 | $183,888 (8.2%) | $242,438 (4.8%) | 0.67 | 3,817 |
2018-03-01 | $185,000 (6.7%) | $247,771 (5.4%) | 0.65 | 3,822 |
2018-04-01 | $191,975 (6.7%) | $254,825 (3.5%) | 0.65 | 3,224 |
2018-05-01 | $199,925 (8.1%) | $264,572 (5.0%) | 0.67 | 3,183 |
2018-06-01 | $210,000 (8.3%) | $266,962 (4.9%) | 0.70 | 3,436 |
2018-07-01 | $212,450 (8.1%) | $265,749 (4.3%) | 0.71 | 3,781 |
2018-08-01 | $212,163 (8.8%) | $264,381 (4.7%) | 0.71 | 3,786 |
2018-09-01 | $210,000 (6.5%) | $263,674 (4.0%) | 0.71 | 3,788 |
2018-10-01 | $214,950 (11.4%) | $266,470 (6.9%) | 0.73 | 3,789 |
2018-11-01 | $209,988 (10.6%) | $261,545 (5.0%) | 0.71 | 3,754 |
2018-12-01 | $209,900 (13.5%) | $256,048 (3.4%) | 0.72 | 3,490 |
2019-01-01 | $202,975 (9.1%) | $253,358 (3.2%) | 0.70 | 3,161 |
2019-02-01 | $205,838 (11.9%) | $256,976 (6.0%) | 0.70 | 3,055 |
2019-03-01 | $213,043 (15.2%) | $268,071 (8.2%) | 0.70 | 2,990 |
2019-04-01 | $220,400 (14.8%) | $279,675 (9.8%) | 0.70 | 3,008 |
2019-05-01 | $229,350 (14.7%) | $284,955 (7.7%) | 0.72 | 3,019 |
2019-06-01 | $229,900 (9.5%) | $288,083 (7.9%) | 0.72 | 3,122 |
2019-07-01 | $229,950 (8.2%) | $289,103 (8.8%) | 0.72 | 3,264 |
2019-08-01 | $232,082 (9.4%) | $289,165 (9.4%) | 0.73 | 3,246 |
2019-09-01 | $230,855 (9.9%) | $289,920 (10.0%) | 0.74 | 3,211 |
2019-10-01 | $230,086 (7.0%) | $291,221 (9.3%) | 0.74 | 3,181 |
2019-11-01 | $231,565 (10.3%) | $294,108 (12.5%) | 0.76 | 3,112 |
2019-12-01 | $232,000 (10.5%) | $291,532 (13.9%) | 0.77 | 2,958 |
2020-01-01 | $227,534 (12.1%) | $289,112 (14.1%) | 0.76 | 2,765 |
2020-02-01 | $229,900 (11.7%) | $294,520 (14.6%) | 0.75 | 2,532 |
2020-03-01 | $240,997 (13.1%) | $305,373 (13.9%) | 0.76 | 2,413 |
2020-04-01 | $247,950 (12.5%) | $311,696 (11.5%) | 0.78 | 2,416 |
2020-05-01 | $249,900 (9.0%) | $318,898 (11.9%) | 0.76 | 2,239 |
2020-06-01 | $256,813 (11.7%) | $329,553 (14.4%) | 0.76 | 2,006 |
2020-07-01 | $259,923 (13.0%) | $340,769 (17.9%) | 0.75 | 1,827 |
2020-08-01 | $263,900 (13.7%) | $338,070 (16.9%) | 0.76 | 1,737 |
2020-09-01 | $259,900 (12.6%) | $335,838 (15.8%) | 0.74 | 1,628 |
2020-10-01 | $259,900 (13.0%) | $338,445 (16.2%) | 0.74 | 1,627 |
2020-11-01 | $257,450 (11.2%) | $330,513 (12.4%) | 0.75 | 1,563 |
2020-12-01 | $249,495 (7.5%) | $319,184 (9.5%) | 0.74 | 1,445 |
2021-01-01 | $240,000 (5.5%) | $315,868 (9.3%) | 0.72 | 1,272 |
2021-02-01 | $233,995 (1.8%) | $319,162 (8.4%) | 0.68 | 1,117 |
2021-03-01 | $237,250 (-1.6%) | $327,646 (7.3%) | 0.67 | 1,047 |
2021-04-01 | $239,750 (-3.3%) | $329,374 (5.7%) | 0.65 | 1,033 |
2021-05-01 | $239,900 (-4.0%) | $324,225 (1.7%) | 0.64 | 1,078 |
2021-06-01 | $240,000 (-6.6%) | $320,885 (-2.6%) | 0.63 | 1,201 |
2021-07-01 | $245,000 (-5.7%) | $319,754 (-6.2%) | 0.65 | 1,342 |
2021-08-01 | $249,900 (-5.3%) | $324,606 (-4.0%) | 0.67 | 1,450 |
2021-09-01 | $248,200 (-4.5%) | $321,860 (-4.2%) | 0.66 | 1,417 |
2021-10-01 | $265,000 (2.0%) | $338,287 (-0.1%) | 0.71 | 1,336 |
2021-11-01 | $256,875 (-0.2%) | $337,405 (2.1%) | 0.69 | 1,286 |
2021-12-01 | $242,500 (-2.8%) | $326,509 (2.3%) | 0.66 | 1,239 |
2022-01-01 | $219,900 (-8.4%) | $323,241 (2.3%) | 0.59 | 1,092 |
2022-02-01 | $225,000 (-3.8%) | $330,575 (3.6%) | 0.59 | 966 |
2022-03-01 | $224,950 (-5.2%) | $325,740 (-0.6%) | 0.56 | 1,062 |
2022-04-01 | $246,500 (2.8%) | $340,495 (3.4%) | 0.59 | 1,156 |
2022-05-01 | $292,500 (21.9%) | $366,244 (13.0%) | 0.67 | 1,312 |
2022-06-01 | $305,000 (27.1%) | $376,023 (17.2%) | 0.68 | 1,590 |
2022-07-01 | $319,900 (30.6%) | $375,743 (17.5%) | 0.72 | 2,052 |
2022-08-01 | $312,629 (25.1%) | $369,716 (13.9%) | 0.72 | 2,214 |
2022-09-01 | $316,100 (27.4%) | $370,436 (15.1%) | 0.74 | 2,337 |
2022-10-01 | $319,900 (20.7%) | $367,170 (8.5%) | 0.75 | 2,592 |
2022-11-01 | $324,950 (26.5%) | $368,782 (9.3%) | 0.78 | 2,779 |
2022-12-01 | $325,000 (34.0%) | $370,398 (13.4%) | 0.80 | 2,668 |
2023-01-01 | $324,950 (47.8%) | $364,280 (12.7%) | 0.80 | 2,416 |
2023-02-01 | $323,048 (43.6%) | $361,857 (9.5%) | 0.78 | 2,274 |
2023-03-01 | $318,995 (41.8%) | $355,549 (9.2%) | 0.75 | 2,299 |
2023-04-01 | $324,900 (31.8%) | $364,844 (7.2%) | 0.76 | 2,340 |
2023-05-01 | $325,000 (11.1%) | $369,099 (0.8%) | 0.74 | 2,411 |
2023-06-01 | $326,995 (7.2%) | $375,003 (-0.3%) | 0.73 | 2,538 |
2023-07-01 | $325,000 (1.6%) | $369,187 (-1.7%) | 0.74 | 2,741 |
2023-08-01 | $320,000 (2.4%) | $367,659 (-0.6%) | 0.73 | 2,899 |
2023-09-01 | $310,000 (-1.9%) | $360,254 (-2.8%) | 0.72 | 3,176 |
2023-10-01 | $317,995 (-0.6%) | $366,047 (-0.3%) | 0.75 | 3,386 |
2023-11-01 | $319,900 (-1.6%) | $368,596 (-0.1%) | 0.76 | 3,480 |
2023-12-01 | $317,990 (-2.2%) | $366,669 (-1.0%) | 0.78 | 3,429 |
2024-01-01 | $320,225 (-1.5%) | $369,306 (1.4%) | 0.78 | 3,114 |
2024-02-01 | $324,000 (0.3%) | $373,526 (3.2%) | 0.78 | 3,081 |
2024-03-01 | $325,990 (2.2%) | $376,715 (6.0%) | 0.77 | 3,181 |
2024-04-01 | $339,450 (4.5%) | $390,523 (7.0%) | 0.79 | 3,261 |
2024-05-01 | $348,400 (7.2%) | $403,885 (9.4%) | 0.79 | 3,514 |
2024-06-01 | $344,900 (5.5%) | $396,477 (5.7%) | 0.78 | 3,886 |
2024-07-01 | $341,495 (5.1%) | $395,804 (7.2%) | 0.78 | 4,079 |
2024-08-01 | $339,000 (5.9%) | $393,627 (7.1%) | 0.79 | 4,193 |
2024-09-01 | $335,998 (8.4%) | $390,303 (8.3%) | 0.79 | 4,332 |
2024-10-01 | $334,500 (5.2%) | $389,298 (6.4%) | 0.79 | 4,421 |
2024-11-01 | $333,530 (4.3%) | $388,067 (5.3%) | 0.80 | 4,472 |
2024-12-01 | $329,900 (3.8%) | $386,783 (5.5%) | 0.82 | 4,064 |
2025-01-01 | $329,500 (2.9%) | $385,625 (4.4%) | 0.82 | 3,833 |
2025-02-01 | $328,050 (1.3%) | $378,805 (1.4%) | 0.80 | 3,977 |
2025-03-01 | $334,000 (2.5%) | $383,625 (1.8%) | 0.00 | 4,076 |
Memphis's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.
Memphis's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $383,625, a difference of $6,910 (1.8%) versus the prior year and $4,820 versus the prior month.
For the 2025-03-01 period, Memphis had 4,076 MLS listings, a difference of 99 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 895 listings (28%) versus the prior year.
Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage
Realtor.com - Memphis (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Time on Market | Median Square Footage |
---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | 76 days | 2,097 sqft |
2018-02-01 | 69 days | 2,079 sqft |
2018-03-01 | 50 days | 2,057 sqft |
2018-04-01 | 51 days | 2,094 sqft |
2018-05-01 | 50 days | 2,103 sqft |
2018-06-01 | 47 days | 2,124 sqft |
2018-07-01 | 48 days | 2,116 sqft |
2018-08-01 | 54 days | 2,166 sqft |
2018-09-01 | 58 days | 2,183 sqft |
2018-10-01 | 59 days | 2,206 sqft |
2018-11-01 | 62 days | 2,210 sqft |
2018-12-01 | 67 days | 2,200 sqft |
2019-01-01 | 75 days | 2,181 sqft |
2019-02-01 | 70 days | 2,183 sqft |
2019-03-01 | 60 days | 2,214 sqft |
2019-04-01 | 51 days | 2,240 sqft |
2019-05-01 | 48 days | 2,250 sqft |
2019-06-01 | 51 days | 2,217 sqft |
2019-07-01 | 51 days | 2,174 sqft |
2019-08-01 | 53 days | 2,192 sqft |
2019-09-01 | 54 days | 2,197 sqft |
2019-10-01 | 56 days | 2,211 sqft |
2019-11-01 | 59 days | 2,248 sqft |
2019-12-01 | 67 days | 2,232 sqft |
2020-01-01 | 75 days | 2,213 sqft |
2020-02-01 | 73 days | 2,232 sqft |
2020-03-01 | 55 days | 2,299 sqft |
2020-04-01 | 52 days | 2,259 sqft |
2020-05-01 | 57 days | 2,265 sqft |
2020-06-01 | 52 days | 2,274 sqft |
2020-07-01 | 47 days | 2,260 sqft |
2020-08-01 | 45 days | 2,375 sqft |
2020-09-01 | 44 days | 2,336 sqft |
2020-10-01 | 44 days | 2,295 sqft |
2020-11-01 | 47 days | 2,349 sqft |
2020-12-01 | 52 days | 2,199 sqft |
2021-01-01 | 59 days | 2,265 sqft |
2021-02-01 | 58 days | 2,145 sqft |
2021-03-01 | 50 days | 2,167 sqft |
2021-04-01 | 39 days | 2,120 sqft |
2021-05-01 | 35 days | 2,112 sqft |
2021-06-01 | 33 days | 2,075 sqft |
2021-07-01 | 35 days | 2,091 sqft |
2021-08-01 | 38 days | 2,122 sqft |
2021-09-01 | 40 days | 2,124 sqft |
2021-10-01 | 33 days | 2,116 sqft |
2021-11-01 | 38 days | 2,127 sqft |
2021-12-01 | 44 days | 2,152 sqft |
2022-01-01 | 47 days | 2,101 sqft |
2022-02-01 | 39 days | 2,010 sqft |
2022-03-01 | 36 days | 1,965 sqft |
2022-04-01 | 32 days | 2,111 sqft |
2022-05-01 | 31 days | 2,359 sqft |
2022-06-01 | 30 days | 2,429 sqft |
2022-07-01 | 31 days | 2,376 sqft |
2022-08-01 | 38 days | 2,318 sqft |
2022-09-01 | 42 days | 2,232 sqft |
2022-10-01 | 45 days | 2,202 sqft |
2022-11-01 | 50 days | 2,179 sqft |
2022-12-01 | 61 days | 2,200 sqft |
2023-01-01 | 71 days | 2,196 sqft |
2023-02-01 | 67 days | 2,184 sqft |
2023-03-01 | 53 days | 2,166 sqft |
2023-04-01 | 47 days | 2,160 sqft |
2023-05-01 | 43 days | 2,168 sqft |
2023-06-01 | 44 days | 2,202 sqft |
2023-07-01 | 44 days | 2,128 sqft |
2023-08-01 | 46 days | 2,112 sqft |
2023-09-01 | 46 days | 2,050 sqft |
2023-10-01 | 50 days | 2,084 sqft |
2023-11-01 | 56 days | 2,140 sqft |
2023-12-01 | 63 days | 2,156 sqft |
2024-01-01 | 73 days | 2,167 sqft |
2024-02-01 | 68 days | 2,191 sqft |
2024-03-01 | 51 days | 2,196 sqft |
2024-04-01 | 48 days | 2,200 sqft |
2024-05-01 | 48 days | 2,212 sqft |
2024-06-01 | 51 days | 2,226 sqft |
2024-07-01 | 51 days | 2,201 sqft |
2024-08-01 | 59 days | 2,216 sqft |
2024-09-01 | 62 days | 2,175 sqft |
2024-10-01 | 64 days | 2,169 sqft |
2024-11-01 | 66 days | 2,167 sqft |
2024-12-01 | 73 days | 2,198 sqft |
2025-01-01 | 77 days | 2,200 sqft |
2025-02-01 | 71 days | 2,202 sqft |
2025-03-01 | 0 days | 2,202 sqft |
Memphis's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 2,202 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,196 sqft.