Peoria VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

PEORIA, IL

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.

Peoria's 51 lenders originated 370 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $77,510,000, with an average VA loan value of $209,486.

Peoria VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Peoria averaged 6.63% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

Peoria's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,226.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.46% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.9%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.42%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.51%.

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Peoria 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 Peoria level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 106 6.87% $4,661
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 37 6.34% $4,744
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. 32 6.77% $5,424
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 31 6.48% $5,468
NEWREZ LLC 18 7.01% $5,833
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 17 6.30% $8,468
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 15 5.93% $3,631
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 9 6.92% $4,887
USAA Federal Savings Bank 7 6.46% $4,294
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 5 6.00% $6,220
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 5 6.27% $6,987
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.35% $18,370
Fortress Bank 5 6.50% $5,593
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 4 6.53% $3,436
Wells Fargo Bank 4 6.59% $2,914
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 3 6.42% $9,144
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 3 6.46% $10,547
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 7.42% $6,020
INB 3 6.54% $8,333
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 3 5.83% $13,693
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 3 7.70% $7,318
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 7.44% $6,669
Community Mortgage Banc Corporation 2 7.19% $5,073
Flagstar Bank, FSB 2 7.00% $7,264
Flanagan State Bank 2 7.13% $3,655
Heartland Bank and Trust Company 2 7.06% $2,144
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 2 5.81% $6,537
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 2 5.81% $5,912
PNC Bank 2 6.81% $7,912
U.S. Bank 2 7.19% $7,361
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 2 5.50% $2,587
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.63% $7,305
Nations Lending Corporation 1 5.75% $2,878
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 6.75% $5,804
Neighborhood Loans, Inc. 1 6.50% $3,649
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 7.13% $4,456
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 6.23% $5,770
Northpointe Bank 1 6.25% $4,127
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.56% $11,486
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.88% $2,970
Armed Forces Bank 1 5.25% $1,392
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.50% $6,310
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.75% $1,697
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.75% $1,532
Commerce Bank 1 6.50% $2,697
Residential Mortgage Solutions, Inc. 1 6.38% $11,236
Magnolia Bank 1 7.13% $11,744
CIBM Bank 1 5.88% $2,228
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 1 7.75% $3,352
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 1 5.63% $3,930
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 5.75% $7,880

The top Peoria VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 106 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,661, which is $83 lower than the next largest lender, CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC..

The lowest fee Peoria VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($3,631), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($4,661), CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. ($4,744), FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. ($5,424) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,468).

The lowest rate Peoria VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.93%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.30%), CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. (6.34%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.48%) and FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. (6.77%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Peoria (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 $134,900 (0.0%) $174,470 (-2.7%) 0.48 2,141
2018-02-01 $134,900 (-0.3%) $175,751 (-2.2%) 0.47 2,139
2018-03-01 $132,500 (-7.9%) $173,667 (-7.6%) 0.46 2,352
2018-04-01 $134,900 (-8.5%) $174,653 (-9.5%) 0.44 2,380
2018-05-01 $138,250 (-6.4%) $177,032 (-10.3%) 0.44 2,470
2018-06-01 $139,900 (-6.7%) $179,972 (-10.4%) 0.45 2,496
2018-07-01 $139,900 (-6.7%) $179,962 (-9.6%) 0.45 2,560
2018-08-01 $138,500 (-7.6%) $179,517 (-8.0%) 0.45 2,561
2018-09-01 $134,900 (-6.9%) $174,798 (-7.9%) 0.44 2,501
2018-10-01 $134,000 (-4.3%) $171,702 (-6.1%) 0.44 2,466
2018-11-01 $129,900 (-7.2%) $169,681 (-6.5%) 0.42 2,257
2018-12-01 $129,100 (-7.1%) $164,858 (-6.5%) 0.43 2,057
2019-01-01 $128,475 (-4.8%) $163,255 (-6.4%) 0.43 1,876
2019-02-01 $129,900 (-3.7%) $164,529 (-6.4%) 0.42 1,845
2019-03-01 $133,157 (0.5%) $169,234 (-2.6%) 0.42 1,865
2019-04-01 $138,000 (2.3%) $174,876 (0.1%) 0.43 1,907
2019-05-01 $137,500 (-0.5%) $177,524 (0.3%) 0.42 1,999
2019-06-01 $139,000 (-0.6%) $178,215 (-1.0%) 0.42 2,057
2019-07-01 $138,250 (-1.2%) $179,326 (-0.4%) 0.42 2,097
2019-08-01 $135,973 (-1.8%) $177,394 (-1.2%) 0.42 2,154
2019-09-01 $133,682 (-0.9%) $176,191 (0.8%) 0.42 2,178
2019-10-01 $130,900 (-2.3%) $174,977 (1.9%) 0.42 2,194
2019-11-01 $129,500 (-0.3%) $170,360 (0.4%) 0.41 2,134
2019-12-01 $123,200 (-4.6%) $164,733 (-0.1%) 0.40 1,982
2020-01-01 $121,250 (-5.6%) $164,165 (0.6%) 0.40 1,824
2020-02-01 $122,700 (-5.5%) $165,289 (0.5%) 0.39 1,723
2020-03-01 $127,225 (-4.5%) $169,973 (0.4%) 0.39 1,735
2020-04-01 $129,900 (-5.9%) $173,947 (-0.5%) 0.39 1,702
2020-05-01 $129,945 (-5.5%) $183,111 (3.2%) 0.39 1,660
2020-06-01 $132,700 (-4.5%) $183,929 (3.2%) 0.38 1,541
2020-07-01 $134,900 (-2.4%) $184,504 (2.9%) 0.38 1,460
2020-08-01 $129,900 (-4.5%) $177,938 (0.3%) 0.36 1,388
2020-09-01 $124,950 (-6.5%) $178,233 (1.2%) 0.35 1,308
2020-10-01 $122,500 (-6.4%) $177,586 (1.5%) 0.34 1,259
2020-11-01 $116,975 (-9.7%) $174,448 (2.4%) 0.34 1,200
2020-12-01 $114,900 (-6.7%) $168,340 (2.2%) 0.33 1,091
2021-01-01 $109,900 (-9.4%) $165,571 (0.9%) 0.33 990
2021-02-01 $104,350 (-15.0%) $160,311 (-3.0%) 0.29 854
2021-03-01 $102,500 (-19.4%) $164,939 (-3.0%) 0.28 769
2021-04-01 $112,425 (-13.5%) $185,614 (6.7%) 0.29 671
2021-05-01 $115,000 (-11.5%) $196,125 (7.1%) 0.29 647
2021-06-01 $119,900 (-9.7%) $202,681 (10.2%) 0.29 687
2021-07-01 $120,000 (-11.1%) $199,079 (7.9%) 0.30 796
2021-08-01 $124,900 (-3.9%) $199,566 (12.2%) 0.32 808
2021-09-01 $119,950 (-4.0%) $197,096 (10.6%) 0.31 861
2021-10-01 $115,900 (-5.4%) $187,064 (5.3%) 0.29 828
2021-11-01 $109,950 (-6.0%) $177,083 (1.5%) 0.28 788
2021-12-01 $106,200 (-7.6%) $175,945 (4.5%) 0.27 649
2022-01-01 $99,900 (-9.1%) $170,279 (2.8%) 0.26 555
2022-02-01 $97,100 (-7.0%) $174,974 (9.2%) 0.23 448
2022-03-01 $109,900 (7.2%) $204,699 (24.1%) 0.25 413
2022-04-01 $112,900 (0.4%) $210,956 (13.7%) 0.24 397
2022-05-01 $144,750 (25.9%) $236,201 (20.4%) 0.31 440
2022-06-01 $157,800 (31.6%) $232,823 (14.9%) 0.33 536
2022-07-01 $159,000 (32.5%) $234,291 (17.7%) 0.34 663
2022-08-01 $158,925 (27.2%) $238,756 (19.6%) 0.36 696
2022-09-01 $156,450 (30.4%) $238,652 (21.1%) 0.36 702
2022-10-01 $151,900 (31.1%) $230,510 (23.2%) 0.35 713
2022-11-01 $149,675 (36.1%) $221,211 (24.9%) 0.35 680
2022-12-01 $139,900 (31.7%) $212,237 (20.6%) 0.33 593
2023-01-01 $139,950 (40.1%) $215,305 (26.4%) 0.33 511
2023-02-01 $137,900 (42.0%) $218,163 (24.7%) 0.31 409
2023-03-01 $147,400 (34.1%) $232,563 (13.6%) 0.33 353
2023-04-01 $157,000 (39.1%) $239,091 (13.3%) 0.34 341
2023-05-01 $165,925 (14.6%) $253,885 (7.5%) 0.34 353
2023-06-01 $179,300 (13.6%) $260,414 (11.9%) 0.38 363
2023-07-01 $184,900 (16.3%) $250,445 (6.9%) 0.39 382
2023-08-01 $172,425 (8.5%) $249,148 (4.4%) 0.37 398
2023-09-01 $178,900 (14.4%) $254,315 (6.6%) 0.39 438
2023-10-01 $169,900 (11.9%) $244,267 (6.0%) 0.39 494
2023-11-01 $157,000 (4.9%) $230,322 (4.1%) 0.36 519
2023-12-01 $149,900 (7.2%) $222,021 (4.6%) 0.35 495
2024-01-01 $148,700 (6.3%) $216,112 (0.4%) 0.34 429
2024-02-01 $139,950 (1.5%) $216,978 (-0.5%) 0.32 417
2024-03-01 $156,500 (6.2%) $235,435 (1.2%) 0.35 407
2024-04-01 $160,000 (1.9%) $245,109 (2.5%) 0.35 392
2024-05-01 $184,948 (11.5%) $263,027 (3.6%) 0.41 405
2024-06-01 $184,900 (3.1%) $250,182 (-3.9%) 0.40 444
2024-07-01 $185,000 (0.1%) $254,814 (1.7%) 0.40 517
2024-08-01 $184,900 (7.2%) $245,526 (-1.5%) 0.41 589
2024-09-01 $179,950 (0.6%) $242,734 (-4.6%) 0.41 600
2024-10-01 $166,950 (-1.7%) $220,294 (-9.8%) 0.38 597
2024-11-01 $155,500 (-1.0%) $209,406 (-9.1%) 0.36 599
2024-12-01 $149,945 (0.0%) $199,501 (-10.1%) 0.36 583
2025-01-01 $143,400 (-3.6%) $192,946 (-10.7%) 0.00 535
Peoria's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $143,400, a difference of $-5,300 (-3.6%) versus the prior year and $-6,545 versus the prior month.

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

Peoria's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $192,946, a difference of $-23,166 (-10.7%) versus the prior year and $-6,555 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-01-01 period, Peoria had 535 MLS listings, a difference of -48 listings (-8%) versus the prior month and 106 listings (25%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Peoria (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 96 days 1,853 sqft
2018-02-01 95 days 1,860 sqft
2018-03-01 68 days 1,855 sqft
2018-04-01 59 days 1,876 sqft
2018-05-01 65 days 1,898 sqft
2018-06-01 61 days 1,896 sqft
2018-07-01 66 days 1,899 sqft
2018-08-01 68 days 1,882 sqft
2018-09-01 72 days 1,870 sqft
2018-10-01 78 days 1,849 sqft
2018-11-01 80 days 1,844 sqft
2018-12-01 87 days 1,801 sqft
2019-01-01 89 days 1,805 sqft
2019-02-01 92 days 1,774 sqft
2019-03-01 82 days 1,807 sqft
2019-04-01 69 days 1,854 sqft
2019-05-01 59 days 1,796 sqft
2019-06-01 59 days 1,771 sqft
2019-07-01 61 days 1,886 sqft
2019-08-01 62 days 1,874 sqft
2019-09-01 65 days 1,851 sqft
2019-10-01 67 days 1,828 sqft
2019-11-01 73 days 1,800 sqft
2019-12-01 85 days 1,761 sqft
2020-01-01 92 days 1,760 sqft
2020-02-01 94 days 1,753 sqft
2020-03-01 72 days 1,774 sqft
2020-04-01 72 days 1,780 sqft
2020-05-01 72 days 1,800 sqft
2020-06-01 68 days 1,801 sqft
2020-07-01 61 days 1,794 sqft
2020-08-01 53 days 1,778 sqft
2020-09-01 58 days 1,737 sqft
2020-10-01 61 days 1,722 sqft
2020-11-01 58 days 1,635 sqft
2020-12-01 61 days 1,577 sqft
2021-01-01 72 days 1,574 sqft
2021-02-01 73 days 1,524 sqft
2021-03-01 59 days 1,486 sqft
2021-04-01 47 days 1,570 sqft
2021-05-01 41 days 1,560 sqft
2021-06-01 34 days 1,633 sqft
2021-07-01 36 days 1,640 sqft
2021-08-01 39 days 1,666 sqft
2021-09-01 44 days 1,650 sqft
2021-10-01 45 days 1,568 sqft
2021-11-01 47 days 1,484 sqft
2021-12-01 58 days 1,459 sqft
2022-01-01 62 days 1,414 sqft
2022-02-01 57 days 1,346 sqft
2022-03-01 49 days 1,411 sqft
2022-04-01 34 days 1,424 sqft
2022-05-01 30 days 1,601 sqft
2022-06-01 35 days 1,728 sqft
2022-07-01 34 days 1,741 sqft
2022-08-01 42 days 1,763 sqft
2022-09-01 46 days 1,763 sqft
2022-10-01 49 days 1,740 sqft
2022-11-01 51 days 1,712 sqft
2022-12-01 56 days 1,624 sqft
2023-01-01 67 days 1,679 sqft
2023-02-01 59 days 1,614 sqft
2023-03-01 47 days 1,626 sqft
2023-04-01 39 days 1,637 sqft
2023-05-01 36 days 1,670 sqft
2023-06-01 40 days 1,767 sqft
2023-07-01 40 days 1,731 sqft
2023-08-01 37 days 1,740 sqft
2023-09-01 40 days 1,788 sqft
2023-10-01 39 days 1,731 sqft
2023-11-01 41 days 1,708 sqft
2023-12-01 50 days 1,704 sqft
2024-01-01 60 days 1,673 sqft
2024-02-01 48 days 1,594 sqft
2024-03-01 36 days 1,600 sqft
2024-04-01 42 days 1,620 sqft
2024-05-01 31 days 1,761 sqft
2024-06-01 31 days 1,765 sqft
2024-07-01 36 days 1,781 sqft
2024-08-01 37 days 1,760 sqft
2024-09-01 38 days 1,728 sqft
2024-10-01 40 days 1,648 sqft
2024-11-01 46 days 1,558 sqft
2024-12-01 52 days 1,558 sqft
2025-01-01 0 days 1,538 sqft
Peoria's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Peoria's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,538 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,673 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.