Mount Sterling VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Mount Sterling, KY

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    • 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.

    Mount Sterling's 24 lenders originated 59 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $13,015,000, with an average VA loan value of $220,593.

    Mount Sterling VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Mount Sterling averaged 7.21% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.758% for the same period.

    Mount Sterling's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,892.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.94% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.7%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.09%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.96%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 19 6.72% $5,121
    Republic State Mortgage Co. 6 6.40% $7,284
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 6 6.08% $8,819
    STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 7.54% $11,726
    USAA Federal Savings Bank 2 6.56% $2,076
    Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 7.19% $6,761
    Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company 2 6.50% $4,731
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.19% $7,284
    NBKC BANK 1 5.88% $8,015
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.75% $10,347
    ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 7.13% $4,512
    Peoples Exchange Bank 1 6.63% $4,337
    PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.25% $500
    Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 8.13% $9,645
    SOVEREIGN LENDING GROUP INCORPORATED 1 5.50% $23,901
    Truist 1 7.20% $1,780
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 4.75% $3,764
    ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 1 6.00% $1,948
    CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 7.25% $7,382
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.50% $10,848
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.25% $13,400
    GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 7.75% $5,781
    Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 7.25% $12,831
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.63% $6,779

    The top Mount Sterling VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 19 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,121, which is $2,163 lower than the next largest lender, Republic State Mortgage Co..

    The lowest fee Mount Sterling VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,121), .

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

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Mount Sterling (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 $125,700 (-6.9%) $153,493 (-5.3%) 0.00 148
    2018-02-01 $124,425 (-5.0%) $149,318 (-7.0%) 0.00 144
    2018-03-01 $124,900 (-7.7%) $147,516 (-8.4%) 0.00 150
    2018-04-01 $132,250 (-4.7%) $154,668 (-7.4%) 0.00 146
    2018-05-01 $142,449 (3.3%) $158,037 (-5.8%) 0.00 141
    2018-06-01 $149,000 (14.8%) $160,215 (-0.5%) 0.00 151
    2018-07-01 $148,500 (18.9%) $166,408 (9.6%) 0.00 161
    2018-08-01 $149,800 (23.9%) $171,573 (15.5%) 0.00 149
    2018-09-01 $149,900 (24.9%) $172,147 (14.2%) 0.00 155
    2018-10-01 $149,900 (20.0%) $168,094 (9.1%) 0.00 158
    2018-11-01 $148,500 (12.9%) $171,059 (8.0%) 0.00 145
    2018-12-01 $149,900 (18.0%) $172,199 (10.8%) 0.00 149
    2019-01-01 $145,000 (15.4%) $168,584 (9.8%) 0.00 134
    2019-02-01 $157,950 (26.9%) $176,586 (18.3%) 0.00 130
    2019-03-01 $159,214 (27.5%) $184,772 (25.3%) 0.00 130
    2019-04-01 $152,964 (15.7%) $185,386 (19.9%) 0.00 133
    2019-05-01 $145,000 (1.8%) $185,438 (17.3%) 0.00 144
    2019-06-01 $144,000 (-3.4%) $181,729 (13.4%) 0.00 147
    2019-07-01 $144,500 (-2.7%) $179,006 (7.6%) 0.00 146
    2019-08-01 $148,564 (-0.8%) $184,186 (7.4%) 0.00 140
    2019-09-01 $146,559 (-2.2%) $179,382 (4.2%) 0.00 138
    2019-10-01 $147,673 (-1.5%) $177,007 (5.3%) 0.00 137
    2019-11-01 $152,500 (2.7%) $176,821 (3.4%) 0.00 124
    2019-12-01 $146,750 (-2.1%) $171,738 (-0.3%) 0.00 112
    2020-01-01 $149,700 (3.2%) $177,367 (5.2%) 0.00 107
    2020-02-01 $152,450 (-3.5%) $181,015 (2.5%) 0.00 105
    2020-03-01 $143,250 (-10.0%) $178,945 (-3.2%) 0.00 108
    2020-04-01 $146,175 (-4.4%) $184,298 (-0.6%) 0.00 98
    2020-05-01 $140,450 (-3.1%) $188,682 (1.8%) 0.00 79
    2020-06-01 $151,850 (5.5%) $202,494 (11.4%) 0.00 74
    2020-07-01 $143,450 (-0.7%) $196,947 (10.0%) 0.00 74
    2020-08-01 $149,900 (0.9%) $211,987 (15.1%) 0.00 67
    2020-09-01 $167,000 (14.0%) $223,630 (24.7%) 0.00 76
    2020-10-01 $176,000 (19.2%) $236,026 (33.3%) 0.00 72
    2020-11-01 $181,250 (18.9%) $238,689 (35.0%) 0.00 61
    2020-12-01 $197,750 (34.8%) $244,205 (42.2%) 0.00 47
    2021-01-01 $204,950 (36.9%) $263,090 (48.3%) 0.00 46
    2021-02-01 $189,950 (24.6%) $273,257 (51.0%) 0.00 44
    2021-03-01 $198,225 (38.4%) $273,991 (53.1%) 0.00 40
    2021-04-01 $190,000 (30.0%) $265,706 (44.2%) 0.00 37
    2021-05-01 $177,000 (26.0%) $278,833 (47.8%) 0.00 34
    2021-06-01 $182,425 (20.1%) $279,407 (38.0%) 0.00 38
    2021-07-01 $202,450 (41.1%) $286,019 (45.2%) 0.00 47
    2021-08-01 $227,225 (51.6%) $278,313 (31.3%) 0.00 55
    2021-09-01 $207,250 (24.1%) $255,661 (14.3%) 0.00 68
    2021-10-01 $196,500 (11.7%) $246,172 (4.3%) 0.00 69
    2021-11-01 $223,500 (23.3%) $262,329 (9.9%) 0.00 70
    2021-12-01 $224,725 (13.6%) $260,020 (6.5%) 0.00 63
    2022-01-01 $207,250 (1.1%) $246,776 (-6.2%) 0.00 53
    2022-02-01 $215,475 (13.4%) $244,137 (-10.7%) 0.00 38
    2022-03-01 $232,500 (17.3%) $252,248 (-7.9%) 0.00 39
    2022-04-01 $222,500 (17.1%) $247,896 (-6.7%) 0.00 51
    2022-05-01 $227,450 (28.5%) $243,157 (-12.8%) 0.00 64
    2022-06-01 $224,975 (23.3%) $263,545 (-5.7%) 0.00 76
    2022-07-01 $219,000 (8.2%) $261,455 (-8.6%) 0.00 91
    2022-08-01 $225,000 (-1.0%) $293,352 (5.4%) 0.00 93
    2022-09-01 $226,225 (9.2%) $292,795 (14.5%) 0.00 93
    2022-10-01 $230,000 (17.1%) $293,620 (19.3%) 0.00 89
    2022-11-01 $213,350 (-4.5%) $299,073 (14.0%) 0.00 86
    2022-12-01 $220,000 (-2.1%) $299,107 (15.0%) 0.00 81
    2023-01-01 $224,750 (8.4%) $307,006 (24.4%) 0.00 82
    2023-02-01 $236,000 (9.5%) $319,307 (30.8%) 0.00 73
    2023-03-01 $249,500 (7.3%) $366,582 (45.3%) 0.00 58
    2023-04-01 $249,700 (12.2%) $352,320 (42.1%) 0.00 62
    2023-05-01 $249,500 (9.7%) $332,625 (36.8%) 0.00 68
    2023-06-01 $240,225 (6.8%) $320,394 (21.6%) 0.00 69
    2023-07-01 $214,900 (-1.9%) $311,530 (19.2%) 0.00 75
    2023-08-01 $204,950 (-8.9%) $293,654 (0.1%) 0.00 92
    2023-09-01 $217,450 (-3.9%) $277,098 (-5.4%) 0.00 93
    2023-10-01 $240,225 (4.5%) $283,765 (-3.4%) 0.00 111
    2023-11-01 $235,000 (10.2%) $284,214 (-5.0%) 0.00 121
    2023-12-01 $237,000 (7.7%) $283,968 (-5.1%) 0.00 119
    2024-01-01 $243,700 (8.4%) $289,423 (-5.7%) 0.00 103
    2024-02-01 $245,000 (3.8%) $295,226 (-7.5%) 0.00 110
    2024-03-01 $235,000 (-5.8%) $290,997 (-20.6%) 0.00 102
    Mount Sterling's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $235,000, a difference of $-14,500 (-5.8%) versus the prior year and $-10,000 versus the prior month.

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

    Mount Sterling's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $290,997, a difference of $-75,585 (-20.6%) versus the prior year and $-4,229 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-03-01 period, Mount Sterling had 102 MLS listings, a difference of -8 listings (-7%) versus the prior month and 44 listings (76%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Mount Sterling (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,463 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,501 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,627 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,720 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,592 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,636 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,616 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,646 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,605 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,670 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,626 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,678 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,628 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,633 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,664 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,738 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,744 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,779 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,733 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,633 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,684 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,825 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,777 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,594 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,841 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,792 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,658 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,827 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,687 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,769 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,713 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,701 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,677 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,680 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,710 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,822 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,709 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,493 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,533 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,521 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,533 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,495 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,474 sqft
    Mount Sterling's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

    Mount Sterling's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,474 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,690 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.