Portland VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-HILLSBORO, OR-WA

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.

Portland's 171 lenders originated 3,133 VA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $1,461,955,000, with an average VA loan value of $466,631.

Portland VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Portland averaged 6.41% for the week of 2023-09-22, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.823% for the same period.

Portland's average VA mortgage closing costs are $7,990.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-09-15) was 6.69% and one month ago for the week of 2023-08-18, the average rate was 6.47%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.44%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-09-22, the average rate was 5.52%.

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Portland 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 Portland level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 281 4.82% $9,515
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 221 4.10% $11,132
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 181 3.94% $11,356
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 149 3.94% $14,027
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 141 3.78% $14,414
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 119 3.18% $13,426
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 118 4.11% $9,112
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 93 4.47% $15,276
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 86 4.44% $11,383
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 80 3.71% $13,617
USAA Federal Savings Bank 78 4.38% $11,202
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 74 4.80% $12,501
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 65 4.24% $12,242
ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 60 4.55% $14,576
MORTGAGE EXPRESS, LLC 53 4.64% $14,193
The Federal Savings Bank 51 4.33% $20,559
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 51 5.00% $13,252
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 40 4.05% $14,855
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 40 4.41% $11,155
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 37 4.47% $11,983
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 34 4.47% $8,921
FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC 33 4.15% $12,436
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 33 4.47% $18,524
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 29 4.13% $19,231
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 29 4.22% $13,042
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 28 3.64% $11,817
Flagstar Bank, FSB 28 4.24% $11,152
Hometown Lenders, Inc. 27 5.13% $17,916
DIRECTORS MORTGAGE, INC. 26 4.92% $15,816
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 25 3.60% $7,231
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 24 4.53% $9,895
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 24 4.60% $7,669
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 22 4.79% $13,525
SUMMIT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 22 4.05% $10,519
Wells Fargo Bank 20 4.04% $5,505
Umpqua Bank 20 4.39% $14,132
Willamette Valley Bank 18 4.95% $14,026
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC 18 4.81% $12,924
NEWREZ LLC 17 4.32% $13,234
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 15 3.49% $11,350
Gateway First Bank 15 4.68% $15,103
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 15 4.72% $15,132
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 15 4.03% $10,467
HomeStreet Bank 14 4.03% $16,567
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 13 3.75% $10,978
U.S. Bank 13 4.89% $9,907
OnPoint Community Credit Union 12 4.25% $11,036
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 11 3.44% $6,944
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 5.06% $13,096
NBKC BANK 11 3.34% $8,464
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 10 4.56% $5,310
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 10 4.57% $17,026
JPMorgan Chase Bank 9 4.39% $10,294
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 9 3.82% $13,735
CLEARPATH LENDING 9 2.93% $17,556
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 8 4.30% $14,939
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 7 3.59% $10,603
FIRST CENTENNIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 7 4.50% $5,522
S1L, Inc. 7 5.36% $11,332
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 7 4.18% $11,588
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 7 5.05% $12,785
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 7 4.25% $17,900
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 7 3.99% $13,971
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 6 5.17% $13,781
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 6 3.15% $13,710
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 6 3.33% $8,486
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 6 4.75% $18,462
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 6 5.17% $15,433
SOVEREIGN LENDING GROUP INCORPORATED 6 4.08% $15,328
BAY EQUITY LLC 6 5.14% $9,804
Bank of England 6 4.13% $11,690
AXIA FINANCIAL, LLC 6 4.38% $14,404
HOME MORTGAGE ALLIANCE, LLC 6 4.23% $9,158
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 5 4.25% $16,025
Armed Forces Bank 5 4.20% $13,282
Citizens Bank 5 4.58% $10,840
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 5 4.10% $13,453
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 5.12% $16,909
First Mortgage Solutions, LLC 5 3.47% $13,116
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 2.83% $10,157
LOANPAL, LLC 5 2.58% $10,423
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 5 5.30% $24,038
Wyndham Capital Mortgage, Inc. 5 4.03% $6,911
LPMC, LLC 4 4.28% $6,829
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 4 4.75% $16,378
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 4.56% $9,445
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC 4 2.81% $13,371
The Central Trust Bank 4 4.41% $9,507
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 4 5.75% $15,472
Magnolia Bank 4 3.69% $12,504
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 4 4.38% $11,566
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 4 4.91% $20,015
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 5.59% $14,804
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 4 5.59% $16,531
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 4 3.03% $2,128
CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE, LLC 4 3.72% $4,513
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 4 4.84% $16,511
PRIORITY HOME LENDING, LLC 4 4.50% $10,945
Low VA Rates, LLC 3 3.58% $16,838
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 3 2.79% $11,274
Pacific Lending LLC 3 6.17% $20,927
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 3 3.29% $5,643
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 5.21% $19,492
BNC National Bank 3 3.17% $12,362
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 3 5.33% $27,082
South Pacific Financial Corporation 3 4.29% $14,979
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 3 2.92% $9,317
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 3 4.42% $31,198
NFM, INC. 3 5.04% $10,951
Nations Lending Corporation 3 5.42% $7,363
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 2 4.31% $7,211
Franklin Loan Corporation 2 5.31% $22,315
First Federal Bank 2 3.31% $17,185
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 2 5.75% $10,989
1st Security Bank of Washington 2 5.13% $11,103
SIRVA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.06% $3,633
FirstBank 2 3.50% $15,911
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 2 5.19% $3,148
LADERA LENDING, INC. 2 3.06% $9,616
Summit Mortgage Corporation 2 4.69% $14,960
Academy Bank 2 4.75% $7,391
Banner Bank 2 3.31% $28,915
INTERCAP LENDING INC. 2 4.19% $5,501
PENRITH HOME LOANS LLC 2 5.63% $10,499
NP, Inc. 2 2.75% $6,769
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 2 6.25% $9,092
MUFG Union Bank 2 2.94% $20,800
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 2 5.69% $3,857
UNITED MORTGAGE CORP 2 4.50% $11,783
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 2 4.19% $3,464
KeyBank 2 3.06% $15,702
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 6.25% $29,894
Alaska USA Mortgage Company LLC 1 5.00% $3,302
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 1 6.50% $975
MORTGAGE ACCESS CORP. 1 6.63% $2,614
iCore Lending, Inc. 1 5.63% $9,731
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC 1 6.50% $4,223
M&T Bank 1 5.00% $6,494
GUARANTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 4.75% $2,894
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. 1 4.00% $16,776
FIDELITY BANK 1 4.75% $15,083
NexBank 1 5.75% $3,224
OCMBC, INC. 1 2.75% $20,211
ON Q FINANCIAL, INC. 1 5.25% $6,175
ONY GLO, INC. 1 4.75% $8,466
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 1 3.25% $5,080
DRAPER AND KRAMER MORTGAGE CORP. 1 3.25% $21,305
Core Bank 1 2.88% $4,601
PREMIER LENDING, INC. 1 5.63% $11,099
Prime Choice Funding Inc. 1 2.38% $14,047
Capital Bank 1 2.50% $3,398
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 1 4.25% $6,022
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.50% $15,333
ROGUE 1 5.38% $20,139
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 1 2.63% $31,150
BECKAM FUNDING CORP. 1 4.38% $18,104
STEARNS LENDING, LLC 1 2.88% $3,918
Sunflower Bank 1 5.88% $5,163
Bank of America 1 2.38% $5,070
THE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 4.25% $6,622
THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.50% $7,680
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 2.99% $3,856
TRISTAR FINANCE, INC. 1 4.99% $10,947
TruHome Solutions, LLC 1 5.88% $7,211
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 4.75% $14,117
Amerifirst Financial, Inc. 1 4.63% $15,043
AMERICAN INTERNET MORTGAGE, INC. 1 4.38% $16,429
Watermark Capital, Inc. 1 2.38% $10,258
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 5.00% $15,786
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 1 4.50% $2,114
Loan Simple, Inc. 1 4.63% $9,388

The top Portland VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 281 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $9,515, which is $1,617 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Portland VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,310), Wells Fargo Bank ($5,505), LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC ($6,944), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($7,231) and EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC ($7,669).

The lowest rate Portland VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (3.18%), NBKC BANK (3.34%), LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC (3.44%), AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION (3.49%) and DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (3.60%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Portland (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 $475,000 (3.9%) $623,408 (3.6%) 1.76 4,657
2018-02-01 $482,450 (2.1%) $637,431 (4.0%) 1.75 4,461
2018-03-01 $495,000 (3.1%) $638,358 (2.1%) 1.74 4,776
2018-04-01 $499,000 (2.9%) $637,321 (1.7%) 1.69 5,397
2018-05-01 $499,450 (2.0%) $638,588 (1.6%) 1.67 6,285
2018-06-01 $495,000 (1.8%) $628,701 (1.6%) 1.65 7,150
2018-07-01 $482,500 (0.5%) $615,394 (1.4%) 1.61 8,120
2018-08-01 $478,100 (0.7%) $603,310 (0.9%) 1.60 8,643
2018-09-01 $469,960 (0.2%) $592,746 (0.3%) 1.58 8,970
2018-10-01 $469,575 (0.4%) $589,575 (-0.2%) 1.59 8,711
2018-11-01 $469,850 (0.0%) $592,567 (-0.9%) 1.59 8,086
2018-12-01 $469,900 (-1.1%) $600,478 (-2.0%) 1.62 6,959
2019-01-01 $472,428 (-0.5%) $602,935 (-3.3%) 1.63 6,177
2019-02-01 $477,000 (-1.1%) $611,563 (-4.1%) 1.61 6,030
2019-03-01 $480,286 (-3.0%) $610,892 (-4.3%) 1.57 6,288
2019-04-01 $475,661 (-4.7%) $603,740 (-5.3%) 1.51 6,844
2019-05-01 $478,050 (-4.3%) $604,257 (-5.4%) 1.49 7,404
2019-06-01 $479,000 (-3.2%) $600,952 (-4.4%) 1.50 8,318
2019-07-01 $474,950 (-1.6%) $598,460 (-2.8%) 1.49 8,610
2019-08-01 $473,291 (-1.0%) $598,142 (-0.9%) 1.50 8,507
2019-09-01 $470,877 (0.2%) $596,670 (0.7%) 1.51 8,265
2019-10-01 $464,500 (-1.1%) $590,408 (0.1%) 1.50 7,962
2019-11-01 $462,900 (-1.5%) $592,741 (0.0%) 1.52 6,951
2019-12-01 $465,950 (-0.8%) $597,078 (-0.6%) 1.55 5,662
2020-01-01 $471,000 (-0.3%) $609,065 (1.0%) 1.57 4,876
2020-02-01 $479,000 (0.4%) $615,565 (0.7%) 1.57 4,437
2020-03-01 $479,450 (-0.2%) $620,112 (1.5%) 1.50 4,825
2020-04-01 $475,025 (-0.1%) $607,185 (0.6%) 1.49 5,684
2020-05-01 $487,998 (2.1%) $616,851 (2.1%) 1.48 5,753
2020-06-01 $499,000 (4.2%) $630,871 (5.0%) 1.47 5,377
2020-07-01 $499,900 (5.3%) $642,403 (7.3%) 1.45 5,135
2020-08-01 $499,950 (5.6%) $650,641 (8.8%) 1.43 5,060
2020-09-01 $499,975 (6.2%) $654,603 (9.7%) 1.43 4,749
2020-10-01 $510,000 (9.8%) $660,928 (11.9%) 1.46 4,500
2020-11-01 $512,500 (10.7%) $669,609 (13.0%) 1.50 3,849
2020-12-01 $507,500 (8.9%) $673,880 (12.9%) 1.51 2,960
2021-01-01 $499,900 (6.1%) $682,271 (12.0%) 1.49 2,487
2021-02-01 $502,710 (5.0%) $690,944 (12.3%) 1.46 2,244
2021-03-01 $511,875 (6.8%) $684,291 (10.4%) 1.45 2,404
2021-04-01 $525,000 (10.5%) $693,141 (14.2%) 1.42 2,637
2021-05-01 $549,900 (12.7%) $717,340 (16.3%) 1.46 2,851
2021-06-01 $554,950 (11.2%) $726,980 (15.2%) 1.46 3,337
2021-07-01 $555,000 (11.0%) $731,619 (13.9%) 1.46 3,759
2021-08-01 $550,000 (10.0%) $723,024 (11.1%) 1.47 3,854
2021-09-01 $550,000 (10.0%) $724,181 (10.6%) 1.47 3,997
2021-10-01 $549,999 (7.8%) $720,916 (9.1%) 1.47 3,910
2021-11-01 $550,000 (7.3%) $724,619 (8.2%) 1.47 3,128
2021-12-01 $549,250 (8.2%) $727,860 (8.0%) 1.49 2,379
2022-01-01 $550,000 (10.0%) $738,999 (8.3%) 1.49 1,837
2022-02-01 $561,700 (11.7%) $736,543 (6.6%) 1.46 1,926
2022-03-01 $573,000 (11.9%) $737,144 (7.7%) 1.43 2,145
2022-04-01 $585,000 (11.4%) $754,319 (8.8%) 1.39 2,347
2022-05-01 $597,450 (8.7%) $759,440 (5.9%) 1.37 3,418
2022-06-01 $599,985 (8.1%) $762,165 (4.8%) 1.34 4,393
2022-07-01 $599,000 (7.9%) $753,728 (3.0%) 1.35 5,654
2022-08-01 $590,124 (7.3%) $745,802 (3.2%) 1.36 5,815
2022-09-01 $589,900 (7.3%) $761,710 (5.2%) 1.38 5,842
2022-10-01 $579,900 (5.4%) $760,589 (5.5%) 1.36 5,856
2022-11-01 $582,475 (5.9%) $769,174 (6.2%) 1.40 5,514
2022-12-01 $589,900 (7.4%) $779,595 (7.1%) 1.46 4,559
2023-01-01 $597,389 (8.6%) $793,128 (7.3%) 1.48 3,813
2023-02-01 $607,000 (8.1%) $812,269 (10.3%) 1.47 3,395
2023-03-01 $614,450 (7.2%) $825,162 (11.9%) 1.45 3,388
2023-04-01 $625,000 (6.8%) $833,605 (10.5%) 1.45 3,546
2023-05-01 $639,088 (7.0%) $829,250 (9.2%) 1.45 4,153
2023-06-01 $639,975 (6.7%) $824,296 (8.2%) 1.44 4,749
2023-07-01 $639,900 (6.8%) $826,244 (9.6%) 1.45 5,317
2023-08-01 $637,725 (8.1%) $826,434 (10.8%) 1.46 5,503
Portland's median listing price for 2023-08-01 was $637,725, a difference of $47,601 (8.1%) versus the prior year and $-2,175 versus the prior month.

Portland's median listing price comes in at 146% of the national average.

Portland's average listing price for 2023-08-01 was $826,434, a difference of $80,632 (10.8%) versus the prior year and $190 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-08-01 period, Portland had 5,503 MLS listings, a difference of 186 listings (3%) versus the prior month and -312 listings (-5%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Portland (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 62 days 2,265 sqft
2018-02-01 42 days 2,273 sqft
2018-03-01 35 days 2,268 sqft
2018-04-01 30 days 2,275 sqft
2018-05-01 30 days 2,275 sqft
2018-06-01 32 days 2,248 sqft
2018-07-01 37 days 2,216 sqft
2018-08-01 38 days 2,187 sqft
2018-09-01 44 days 2,156 sqft
2018-10-01 49 days 2,142 sqft
2018-11-01 56 days 2,149 sqft
2018-12-01 67 days 2,142 sqft
2019-01-01 69 days 2,136 sqft
2019-02-01 47 days 2,156 sqft
2019-03-01 39 days 2,146 sqft
2019-04-01 35 days 2,132 sqft
2019-05-01 32 days 2,140 sqft
2019-06-01 36 days 2,159 sqft
2019-07-01 39 days 2,149 sqft
2019-08-01 43 days 2,136 sqft
2019-09-01 47 days 2,130 sqft
2019-10-01 50 days 2,112 sqft
2019-11-01 61 days 2,099 sqft
2019-12-01 74 days 2,096 sqft
2020-01-01 74 days 2,111 sqft
2020-02-01 55 days 2,104 sqft
2020-03-01 41 days 2,095 sqft
2020-04-01 43 days 2,095 sqft
2020-05-01 53 days 2,106 sqft
2020-06-01 50 days 2,120 sqft
2020-07-01 43 days 2,107 sqft
2020-08-01 42 days 2,100 sqft
2020-09-01 49 days 2,080 sqft
2020-10-01 57 days 2,056 sqft
2020-11-01 62 days 2,048 sqft
2020-12-01 64 days 2,000 sqft
2021-01-01 51 days 1,942 sqft
2021-02-01 37 days 1,881 sqft
2021-03-01 32 days 1,904 sqft
2021-04-01 30 days 1,912 sqft
2021-05-01 30 days 1,948 sqft
2021-06-01 27 days 1,975 sqft
2021-07-01 33 days 1,977 sqft
2021-08-01 37 days 1,964 sqft
2021-09-01 41 days 1,961 sqft
2021-10-01 42 days 1,931 sqft
2021-11-01 51 days 1,908 sqft
2021-12-01 49 days 1,861 sqft
2022-01-01 59 days 1,851 sqft
2022-02-01 28 days 1,829 sqft
2022-03-01 28 days 1,834 sqft
2022-04-01 26 days 1,850 sqft
2022-05-01 23 days 1,929 sqft
2022-06-01 24 days 1,981 sqft
2022-07-01 30 days 2,000 sqft
2022-08-01 37 days 2,001 sqft
2022-09-01 44 days 1,994 sqft
2022-10-01 44 days 1,989 sqft
2022-11-01 51 days 1,994 sqft
2022-12-01 65 days 2,001 sqft
2023-01-01 72 days 2,020 sqft
2023-02-01 53 days 2,039 sqft
2023-03-01 44 days 2,042 sqft
2023-04-01 37 days 2,064 sqft
2023-05-01 35 days 2,088 sqft
2023-06-01 34 days 2,093 sqft
2023-07-01 38 days 2,111 sqft
2023-08-01 41 days 2,112 sqft
Portland's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-08-01 was 41 days. This is 12% longer than the same period one year ago.

Portland's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-08-01 period was 2,112 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,001 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.