Muskegon VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

MUSKEGON, MI

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.

Muskegon's 52 lenders originated 268 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $70,900,000, with an average VA loan value of $264,552.

Muskegon VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Muskegon averaged 6.67% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Muskegon's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,998.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.89% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.87%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.97%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.34%.

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Muskegon 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 Muskegon level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 44 6.48% $4,795
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 26 5.75% $5,385
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 26 6.05% $8,802
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 16 5.56% $6,490
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 14 6.43% $5,793
LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION 10 6.01% $6,483
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 9 5.97% $5,123
MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATED 9 6.92% $7,528
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 5.92% $5,807
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 8 7.30% $7,062
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 8 7.34% $7,495
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 6 5.69% $3,890
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 5 6.43% $14,243
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 5 6.90% $7,449
USAA Federal Savings Bank 3 6.58% $7,232
The Huntington National Bank 3 6.88% $3,801
CLEARPATH LENDING 3 5.67% $3,228
Flagstar Bank, FSB 3 6.75% $1,865
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 3 6.49% $13,996
NEWREZ LLC 3 6.54% $3,956
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.56% $8,152
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.44% $13,380
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.06% $6,809
GVC MORTGAGE, INC. 2 7.13% $3,131
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 5.50% $4,250
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2 6.88% $4,552
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 2 6.00% $4,177
The Federal Savings Bank 2 6.00% $15,964
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.38% $8,024
Independent Bank 1 6.63% $3,581
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 7.25% $10,605
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.25% $22,135
HomePromise Corporation 1 7.38% $12,723
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.75% $5,310
NORTHERN MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 6.63% $4,293
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 1 7.13% $60
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.00% $2,630
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 5.49% $8,310
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1 6.25% $5,589
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.99% $8,485
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 7.13% $4,096
Fifth Third Bank 1 6.38% $8,864
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.25% $5,172
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $1,736
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 7.25% $13,749
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.13% $17,978
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $11,784
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.00% $2,849
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 7.13% $19,443
LOANPAL, LLC 1 5.63% $11,112
MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.88% $0
J. VIRGIL, INC. 1 6.63% $5,446

The top Muskegon VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 44 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,795, which is $590 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Muskegon VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,795), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,385), ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. ($5,793), LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION ($6,483) and PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC ($6,490).

The lowest rate Muskegon VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.56%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.75%), LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION (6.01%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.05%) and ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. (6.43%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Muskegon (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 $149,900 (11.1%) $240,646 (-2.8%) 0.56 439
2018-02-01 $164,900 (22.2%) $256,099 (1.5%) 0.60 395
2018-03-01 $179,900 (21.0%) $272,687 (4.6%) 0.63 360
2018-04-01 $172,175 (14.9%) $271,315 (7.1%) 0.58 374
2018-05-01 $183,675 (18.2%) $270,623 (11.9%) 0.61 395
2018-06-01 $179,900 (14.6%) $267,568 (12.3%) 0.60 438
2018-07-01 $164,900 (6.5%) $251,741 (5.1%) 0.55 494
2018-08-01 $161,900 (5.0%) $246,666 (5.0%) 0.54 531
2018-09-01 $154,900 (3.3%) $241,272 (3.8%) 0.52 556
2018-10-01 $162,600 (8.5%) $239,960 (-0.3%) 0.55 573
2018-11-01 $157,700 (5.2%) $233,546 (-5.5%) 0.53 533
2018-12-01 $160,000 (6.7%) $233,817 (-2.7%) 0.55 489
2019-01-01 $161,950 (8.0%) $229,913 (-4.5%) 0.56 452
2019-02-01 $172,200 (4.4%) $242,884 (-5.2%) 0.58 412
2019-03-01 $183,121 (1.8%) $248,999 (-8.7%) 0.60 387
2019-04-01 $191,975 (11.5%) $251,005 (-7.5%) 0.61 366
2019-05-01 $209,925 (14.3%) $259,867 (-4.0%) 0.66 350
2019-06-01 $219,900 (22.2%) $317,974 (18.8%) 0.69 369
2019-07-01 $211,425 (28.2%) $302,124 (20.0%) 0.66 410
2019-08-01 $194,445 (20.1%) $278,339 (12.8%) 0.62 466
2019-09-01 $186,264 (20.3%) $262,067 (8.6%) 0.60 513
2019-10-01 $179,900 (10.6%) $250,534 (4.4%) 0.58 545
2019-11-01 $174,900 (10.9%) $250,063 (7.1%) 0.57 519
2019-12-01 $163,675 (2.3%) $251,438 (7.5%) 0.55 477
2020-01-01 $169,675 (4.8%) $261,550 (13.8%) 0.57 413
2020-02-01 $174,900 (1.6%) $266,556 (9.8%) 0.57 412
2020-03-01 $186,400 (1.8%) $279,193 (12.1%) 0.58 406
2020-04-01 $207,400 (8.0%) $287,990 (14.7%) 0.65 360
2020-05-01 $215,000 (2.4%) $305,819 (17.7%) 0.65 358
2020-06-01 $243,900 (10.9%) $338,076 (6.3%) 0.72 307
2020-07-01 $244,500 (15.6%) $344,794 (14.1%) 0.71 307
2020-08-01 $239,900 (23.4%) $362,562 (30.3%) 0.69 298
2020-09-01 $234,900 (26.1%) $337,954 (29.0%) 0.67 281
2020-10-01 $209,950 (16.7%) $306,432 (22.3%) 0.60 302
2020-11-01 $192,450 (10.0%) $290,705 (16.3%) 0.56 275
2020-12-01 $188,650 (15.3%) $261,977 (4.2%) 0.56 218
2021-01-01 $184,900 (9.0%) $267,870 (2.4%) 0.55 178
2021-02-01 $200,000 (14.4%) $278,278 (4.4%) 0.58 130
2021-03-01 $193,650 (3.9%) $279,046 (-0.1%) 0.55 140
2021-04-01 $196,900 (-5.1%) $300,294 (4.3%) 0.53 131
2021-05-01 $200,000 (-7.0%) $285,791 (-6.6%) 0.53 152
2021-06-01 $213,650 (-12.4%) $286,447 (-15.3%) 0.56 184
2021-07-01 $212,450 (-13.1%) $274,068 (-20.5%) 0.56 221
2021-08-01 $201,200 (-16.1%) $283,306 (-21.9%) 0.54 235
2021-09-01 $197,200 (-16.1%) $290,763 (-14.0%) 0.53 248
2021-10-01 $205,000 (-2.4%) $295,767 (-3.5%) 0.55 233
2021-11-01 $189,900 (-1.3%) $284,309 (-2.2%) 0.51 213
2021-12-01 $191,950 (1.8%) $286,511 (9.4%) 0.52 178
2022-01-01 $199,900 (8.1%) $321,407 (20.0%) 0.54 123
2022-02-01 $219,650 (9.8%) $325,764 (17.1%) 0.57 120
2022-03-01 $202,450 (4.5%) $323,161 (15.8%) 0.51 142
2022-04-01 $209,900 (6.6%) $311,316 (3.7%) 0.50 138
2022-05-01 $214,925 (7.5%) $312,592 (9.4%) 0.49 193
2022-06-01 $233,850 (9.5%) $308,988 (7.9%) 0.52 220
2022-07-01 $239,900 (12.9%) $304,472 (11.1%) 0.54 269
2022-08-01 $247,450 (23.0%) $312,595 (10.3%) 0.57 301
2022-09-01 $238,900 (21.2%) $305,692 (5.1%) 0.56 275
2022-10-01 $229,700 (12.1%) $300,907 (1.7%) 0.54 305
2022-11-01 $219,950 (15.8%) $297,048 (4.5%) 0.53 299
2022-12-01 $199,900 (4.1%) $264,299 (-7.8%) 0.49 279
2023-01-01 $192,450 (-3.7%) $262,692 (-18.3%) 0.48 237
2023-02-01 $196,000 (-10.8%) $266,914 (-18.1%) 0.47 201
2023-03-01 $218,675 (8.0%) $277,251 (-14.2%) 0.52 166
2023-04-01 $220,000 (4.8%) $298,155 (-4.2%) 0.51 161
2023-05-01 $235,475 (9.6%) $311,686 (-0.3%) 0.53 167
2023-06-01 $276,175 (18.1%) $333,351 (7.9%) 0.62 212
2023-07-01 $305,000 (27.1%) $375,086 (23.2%) 0.69 262
2023-08-01 $286,150 (15.6%) $365,056 (16.8%) 0.66 303
2023-09-01 $299,900 (25.5%) $381,237 (24.7%) 0.70 344
2023-10-01 $279,925 (21.9%) $370,419 (23.1%) 0.66 381
2023-11-01 $269,900 (22.7%) $344,308 (15.9%) 0.64 375
2023-12-01 $254,900 (27.5%) $341,431 (29.2%) 0.62 352
2024-01-01 $253,650 (31.8%) $345,215 (31.4%) 0.62 341
2024-02-01 $249,400 (27.2%) $336,324 (26.0%) 0.60 326
2024-03-01 $299,950 (37.2%) $380,194 (37.1%) 0.71 279
2024-04-01 $299,950 (36.3%) $407,062 (36.5%) 0.70 269
2024-05-01 $333,950 (41.8%) $440,187 (41.2%) 0.76 298
2024-06-01 $319,900 (15.8%) $420,613 (26.2%) 0.73 318
2024-07-01 $309,400 (1.4%) $407,673 (8.7%) 0.71 377
2024-08-01 $299,900 (4.8%) $396,580 (8.6%) 0.70 423
2024-09-01 $299,900 (0.0%) $396,325 (4.0%) 0.71 433
2024-10-01 $272,450 (-2.7%) $379,218 (2.4%) 0.64 445
2024-11-01 $265,000 (-1.8%) $363,919 (5.7%) 0.64 467
2024-12-01 $249,900 (-2.0%) $352,653 (3.3%) 0.62 404
2025-01-01 $247,400 (-2.5%) $350,055 (1.4%) 0.62 370
2025-02-01 $259,900 (4.2%) $359,060 (6.8%) 0.63 320
2025-03-01 $265,000 (-11.7%) $370,796 (-2.5%) 0.00 298
Muskegon's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $265,000, a difference of $-34,950 (-11.7%) versus the prior year and $5,100 versus the prior month.

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

Muskegon's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $370,796, a difference of $-9,398 (-2.5%) versus the prior year and $11,736 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Muskegon had 298 MLS listings, a difference of -22 listings (-7%) versus the prior month and 19 listings (7%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Muskegon (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 75 days 1,613 sqft
2018-02-01 67 days 1,639 sqft
2018-03-01 54 days 1,698 sqft
2018-04-01 45 days 1,660 sqft
2018-05-01 45 days 1,680 sqft
2018-06-01 36 days 1,710 sqft
2018-07-01 41 days 1,652 sqft
2018-08-01 39 days 1,648 sqft
2018-09-01 47 days 1,641 sqft
2018-10-01 50 days 1,647 sqft
2018-11-01 49 days 1,612 sqft
2018-12-01 60 days 1,574 sqft
2019-01-01 69 days 1,565 sqft
2019-02-01 70 days 1,607 sqft
2019-03-01 63 days 1,649 sqft
2019-04-01 52 days 1,679 sqft
2019-05-01 46 days 1,800 sqft
2019-06-01 32 days 1,830 sqft
2019-07-01 36 days 1,820 sqft
2019-08-01 36 days 1,774 sqft
2019-09-01 38 days 1,736 sqft
2019-10-01 41 days 1,720 sqft
2019-11-01 54 days 1,657 sqft
2019-12-01 66 days 1,593 sqft
2020-01-01 71 days 1,607 sqft
2020-02-01 65 days 1,539 sqft
2020-03-01 48 days 1,550 sqft
2020-04-01 61 days 1,566 sqft
2020-05-01 71 days 1,652 sqft
2020-06-01 58 days 1,652 sqft
2020-07-01 44 days 1,663 sqft
2020-08-01 44 days 1,621 sqft
2020-09-01 48 days 1,557 sqft
2020-10-01 46 days 1,521 sqft
2020-11-01 45 days 1,511 sqft
2020-12-01 57 days 1,456 sqft
2021-01-01 52 days 1,434 sqft
2021-02-01 38 days 1,375 sqft
2021-03-01 34 days 1,396 sqft
2021-04-01 34 days 1,423 sqft
2021-05-01 31 days 1,480 sqft
2021-06-01 28 days 1,513 sqft
2021-07-01 29 days 1,512 sqft
2021-08-01 30 days 1,536 sqft
2021-09-01 35 days 1,519 sqft
2021-10-01 38 days 1,524 sqft
2021-11-01 46 days 1,455 sqft
2021-12-01 50 days 1,434 sqft
2022-01-01 53 days 1,422 sqft
2022-02-01 44 days 1,454 sqft
2022-03-01 30 days 1,455 sqft
2022-04-01 29 days 1,484 sqft
2022-05-01 26 days 1,472 sqft
2022-06-01 30 days 1,562 sqft
2022-07-01 32 days 1,560 sqft
2022-08-01 36 days 1,565 sqft
2022-09-01 42 days 1,565 sqft
2022-10-01 39 days 1,565 sqft
2022-11-01 44 days 1,533 sqft
2022-12-01 45 days 1,502 sqft
2023-01-01 57 days 1,430 sqft
2023-02-01 55 days 1,429 sqft
2023-03-01 39 days 1,480 sqft
2023-04-01 37 days 1,560 sqft
2023-05-01 32 days 1,496 sqft
2023-06-01 29 days 1,523 sqft
2023-07-01 31 days 1,527 sqft
2023-08-01 37 days 1,540 sqft
2023-09-01 44 days 1,564 sqft
2023-10-01 43 days 1,548 sqft
2023-11-01 53 days 1,498 sqft
2023-12-01 58 days 1,484 sqft
2024-01-01 67 days 1,484 sqft
2024-02-01 69 days 1,484 sqft
2024-03-01 57 days 1,484 sqft
2024-04-01 58 days 1,484 sqft
2024-05-01 45 days 1,495 sqft
2024-06-01 39 days 1,484 sqft
2024-07-01 37 days 1,484 sqft
2024-08-01 38 days 1,521 sqft
2024-09-01 42 days 1,532 sqft
2024-10-01 48 days 1,484 sqft
2024-11-01 48 days 1,484 sqft
2024-12-01 58 days 1,484 sqft
2025-01-01 65 days 1,480 sqft
2025-02-01 66 days 1,484 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,484 sqft
Muskegon's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Muskegon's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,484 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,484 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.