Mobile VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats
MOBILE, AL
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.
Mobile's 102 lenders originated 886 VA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $216,030,000, with an average VA loan value of $243,826.
Mobile VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates
30 Year VA mortgages in Mobile
averaged
6.69%
for the week of 2023-09-22, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of
6.823% for the same period.
Mobile's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,817.
The average rate for the prior week (2023-09-15) was
6.37% and
one month ago for the week of 2023-08-18, the
average rate was 6.85%.
The average rate one year ago was 5.72%.
For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-09-22, the average rate
was 5.59%.
Mobile 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 Mobile level.
The top Mobile VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with
154 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are
$4,960, which is $2,940
lower than the next largest lender,
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.
The lowest fee Mobile VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
GMFS LLC ($4,045), LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC ($4,399), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,960), Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. ($5,091) and Trustmark National Bank ($5,169).
The lowest rate Mobile VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (3.32%), HOMETRUST MORTGAGE COMPANY (3.75%), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (3.98%), LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC (4.01%) and NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (4.02%).
Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)
Realtor.com - Mobile (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 |
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2018-01-01 | $159,775 (6.6%) | $213,900 (6.8%) | 0.59 | 1,647 |
2018-02-01 | $162,334 (8.2%) | $215,065 (5.2%) | 0.59 | 1,673 |
2018-03-01 | $169,000 (8.0%) | $221,608 (6.6%) | 0.59 | 1,699 |
2018-04-01 | $169,450 (4.3%) | $227,491 (6.3%) | 0.57 | 1,669 |
2018-05-01 | $170,046 (6.4%) | $263,010 (22.5%) | 0.57 | 1,645 |
2018-06-01 | $174,900 (6.0%) | $238,242 (9.1%) | 0.58 | 1,648 |
2018-07-01 | $169,950 (2.7%) | $236,377 (9.6%) | 0.57 | 1,671 |
2018-08-01 | $169,545 (-0.2%) | $235,565 (8.1%) | 0.57 | 1,652 |
2018-09-01 | $164,900 (-0.1%) | $230,997 (6.5%) | 0.55 | 1,652 |
2018-10-01 | $165,269 (3.2%) | $230,284 (6.3%) | 0.56 | 1,662 |
2018-11-01 | $165,000 (3.2%) | $229,329 (6.4%) | 0.56 | 1,610 |
2018-12-01 | $162,900 (1.9%) | $226,865 (4.7%) | 0.56 | 1,535 |
2019-01-01 | $159,900 (0.1%) | $225,660 (5.5%) | 0.55 | 1,474 |
2019-02-01 | $159,950 (-1.5%) | $225,012 (4.6%) | 0.54 | 1,449 |
2019-03-01 | $165,900 (-1.8%) | $234,038 (5.6%) | 0.54 | 1,475 |
2019-04-01 | $169,900 (0.3%) | $241,254 (6.1%) | 0.54 | 1,522 |
2019-05-01 | $169,950 (-0.1%) | $238,739 (-9.2%) | 0.53 | 1,553 |
2019-06-01 | $179,900 (2.9%) | $244,849 (2.8%) | 0.56 | 1,547 |
2019-07-01 | $179,900 (5.9%) | $244,990 (3.6%) | 0.56 | 1,538 |
2019-08-01 | $180,732 (6.6%) | $242,232 (2.8%) | 0.57 | 1,539 |
2019-09-01 | $181,980 (10.4%) | $242,752 (5.1%) | 0.58 | 1,528 |
2019-10-01 | $183,925 (11.3%) | $243,099 (5.6%) | 0.59 | 1,505 |
2019-11-01 | $179,900 (9.0%) | $241,700 (5.4%) | 0.59 | 1,429 |
2019-12-01 | $178,525 (9.6%) | $233,658 (3.0%) | 0.60 | 1,379 |
2020-01-01 | $176,344 (10.3%) | $232,353 (3.0%) | 0.59 | 1,287 |
2020-02-01 | $179,900 (12.5%) | $236,600 (5.2%) | 0.59 | 1,253 |
2020-03-01 | $188,375 (13.6%) | $241,883 (3.4%) | 0.59 | 1,225 |
2020-04-01 | $189,450 (11.5%) | $244,537 (1.4%) | 0.59 | 1,212 |
2020-05-01 | $199,000 (17.1%) | $260,154 (9.0%) | 0.60 | 1,077 |
2020-06-01 | $204,750 (13.8%) | $270,936 (10.7%) | 0.60 | 978 |
2020-07-01 | $207,000 (15.1%) | $275,831 (12.6%) | 0.60 | 843 |
2020-08-01 | $208,500 (15.4%) | $274,533 (13.3%) | 0.60 | 794 |
2020-09-01 | $210,201 (15.5%) | $283,145 (16.6%) | 0.60 | 778 |
2020-10-01 | $212,000 (15.3%) | $287,042 (18.1%) | 0.61 | 741 |
2020-11-01 | $209,450 (16.4%) | $285,389 (18.1%) | 0.61 | 719 |
2020-12-01 | $209,000 (17.1%) | $278,918 (19.4%) | 0.62 | 722 |
2021-01-01 | $209,000 (18.5%) | $276,173 (18.9%) | 0.62 | 647 |
2021-02-01 | $204,450 (13.7%) | $287,686 (21.6%) | 0.60 | 522 |
2021-03-01 | $206,450 (9.6%) | $285,006 (17.8%) | 0.59 | 515 |
2021-04-01 | $204,475 (7.9%) | $277,709 (13.6%) | 0.55 | 527 |
2021-05-01 | $199,219 (0.1%) | $289,365 (11.2%) | 0.53 | 529 |
2021-06-01 | $209,000 (2.1%) | $287,536 (6.1%) | 0.55 | 568 |
2021-07-01 | $210,000 (1.5%) | $283,036 (2.6%) | 0.55 | 645 |
2021-08-01 | $202,308 (-3.0%) | $276,276 (0.6%) | 0.54 | 791 |
2021-09-01 | $199,900 (-4.9%) | $279,383 (-1.3%) | 0.53 | 761 |
2021-10-01 | $199,225 (-6.0%) | $287,762 (0.3%) | 0.53 | 736 |
2021-11-01 | $195,950 (-6.5%) | $274,191 (-3.9%) | 0.52 | 694 |
2021-12-01 | $199,950 (-4.3%) | $272,161 (-2.4%) | 0.54 | 694 |
2022-01-01 | $199,950 (-4.3%) | $280,708 (1.6%) | 0.54 | 609 |
2022-02-01 | $204,600 (0.1%) | $278,176 (-3.3%) | 0.53 | 529 |
2022-03-01 | $224,900 (8.9%) | $292,819 (2.7%) | 0.56 | 500 |
2022-04-01 | $240,000 (17.4%) | $311,951 (12.3%) | 0.57 | 513 |
2022-05-01 | $257,358 (29.2%) | $312,711 (8.1%) | 0.59 | 632 |
2022-06-01 | $239,950 (14.8%) | $299,903 (4.3%) | 0.53 | 715 |
2022-07-01 | $240,000 (14.3%) | $297,143 (5.0%) | 0.54 | 762 |
2022-08-01 | $248,567 (22.9%) | $305,198 (10.5%) | 0.57 | 776 |
2022-09-01 | $249,900 (25.0%) | $311,698 (11.6%) | 0.58 | 753 |
2022-10-01 | $249,264 (25.1%) | $317,051 (10.2%) | 0.59 | 789 |
2022-11-01 | $247,143 (26.1%) | $317,135 (15.7%) | 0.59 | 829 |
2022-12-01 | $240,000 (20.0%) | $313,203 (15.1%) | 0.59 | 805 |
2023-01-01 | $239,563 (19.8%) | $317,474 (13.1%) | 0.59 | 735 |
2023-02-01 | $239,950 (17.3%) | $319,587 (14.9%) | 0.58 | 674 |
2023-03-01 | $238,567 (6.1%) | $317,158 (8.3%) | 0.56 | 680 |
2023-04-01 | $250,000 (4.2%) | $328,349 (5.3%) | 0.58 | 690 |
2023-05-01 | $257,000 (-0.1%) | $332,602 (6.4%) | 0.58 | 697 |
2023-06-01 | $263,250 (9.7%) | $338,656 (12.9%) | 0.59 | 696 |
2023-07-01 | $259,950 (8.3%) | $338,985 (14.1%) | 0.59 | 758 |
2023-08-01 | $254,950 (2.6%) | $328,900 (7.8%) | 0.59 | 811 |
Mobile's median listing price comes in at 59% of the national average.
Mobile's average listing price for 2023-08-01 was $328,900, a difference of $23,702 (7.8%) versus the prior year and $-10,085 versus the prior month.
For the 2023-08-01 period, Mobile had 811 MLS listings, a difference of 53 listings (7%) versus the prior month and 35 listings (5%) versus the prior year.
Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage
Realtor.com - Mobile (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDate | Median Listing Time on Market | Median Square Footage |
---|---|---|
2018-01-01 | 93 days | 1,810 sqft |
2018-02-01 | 89 days | 1,824 sqft |
2018-03-01 | 60 days | 1,853 sqft |
2018-04-01 | 60 days | 1,866 sqft |
2018-05-01 | 64 days | 1,906 sqft |
2018-06-01 | 67 days | 1,929 sqft |
2018-07-01 | 71 days | 1,909 sqft |
2018-08-01 | 68 days | 1,892 sqft |
2018-09-01 | 73 days | 1,866 sqft |
2018-10-01 | 75 days | 1,856 sqft |
2018-11-01 | 79 days | 1,827 sqft |
2018-12-01 | 85 days | 1,807 sqft |
2019-01-01 | 85 days | 1,777 sqft |
2019-02-01 | 81 days | 1,786 sqft |
2019-03-01 | 71 days | 1,812 sqft |
2019-04-01 | 59 days | 1,828 sqft |
2019-05-01 | 57 days | 1,845 sqft |
2019-06-01 | 61 days | 1,913 sqft |
2019-07-01 | 65 days | 1,900 sqft |
2019-08-01 | 66 days | 1,898 sqft |
2019-09-01 | 67 days | 1,896 sqft |
2019-10-01 | 68 days | 1,897 sqft |
2019-11-01 | 72 days | 1,888 sqft |
2019-12-01 | 78 days | 1,868 sqft |
2020-01-01 | 80 days | 1,854 sqft |
2020-02-01 | 68 days | 1,900 sqft |
2020-03-01 | 55 days | 1,912 sqft |
2020-04-01 | 58 days | 1,896 sqft |
2020-05-01 | 63 days | 1,930 sqft |
2020-06-01 | 58 days | 1,951 sqft |
2020-07-01 | 53 days | 1,974 sqft |
2020-08-01 | 47 days | 2,000 sqft |
2020-09-01 | 43 days | 1,989 sqft |
2020-10-01 | 53 days | 2,025 sqft |
2020-11-01 | 50 days | 2,000 sqft |
2020-12-01 | 54 days | 1,961 sqft |
2021-01-01 | 58 days | 1,934 sqft |
2021-02-01 | 47 days | 1,927 sqft |
2021-03-01 | 31 days | 1,876 sqft |
2021-04-01 | 28 days | 1,807 sqft |
2021-05-01 | 24 days | 1,800 sqft |
2021-06-01 | 26 days | 1,820 sqft |
2021-07-01 | 26 days | 1,787 sqft |
2021-08-01 | 29 days | 1,735 sqft |
2021-09-01 | 39 days | 1,734 sqft |
2021-10-01 | 43 days | 1,722 sqft |
2021-11-01 | 41 days | 1,713 sqft |
2021-12-01 | 43 days | 1,733 sqft |
2022-01-01 | 45 days | 1,757 sqft |
2022-02-01 | 36 days | 1,755 sqft |
2022-03-01 | 26 days | 1,805 sqft |
2022-04-01 | 28 days | 1,798 sqft |
2022-05-01 | 26 days | 1,835 sqft |
2022-06-01 | 30 days | 1,785 sqft |
2022-07-01 | 39 days | 1,826 sqft |
2022-08-01 | 42 days | 1,862 sqft |
2022-09-01 | 47 days | 1,891 sqft |
2022-10-01 | 46 days | 1,894 sqft |
2022-11-01 | 53 days | 1,879 sqft |
2022-12-01 | 60 days | 1,830 sqft |
2023-01-01 | 68 days | 1,802 sqft |
2023-02-01 | 59 days | 1,810 sqft |
2023-03-01 | 45 days | 1,750 sqft |
2023-04-01 | 41 days | 1,840 sqft |
2023-05-01 | 41 days | 1,827 sqft |
2023-06-01 | 45 days | 1,862 sqft |
2023-07-01 | 42 days | 1,848 sqft |
2023-08-01 | 40 days | 1,820 sqft |
Mobile's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-08-01 period was 1,820 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,862 sqft.