Redding VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

REDDING, CA

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.

Redding's 71 lenders originated 369 VA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $129,215,000, with an average VA loan value of $350,176.

Redding VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Redding averaged -0.25% for the week of 2023-11-24, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Redding's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,982.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-11-17) was 6.69% and one month ago for the week of 2023-10-20, the average rate was 7.02%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.04%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-11-24, the average rate was -1.19%.

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Redding 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 Redding level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 36 4.87% $6,356
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 32 4.59% $11,568
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 24 4.08% $12,595
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 20 4.13% $9,067
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 17 3.44% $9,487
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 17 3.96% $8,600
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 11 3.27% $8,903
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 10 4.70% $7,195
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 10 4.49% $14,669
USAA Federal Savings Bank 10 4.60% $6,591
INFINITY EQUITY GROUP, INC. 10 5.22% $13,181
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 9 4.07% $11,347
The Federal Savings Bank 8 4.75% $13,921
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 7 3.68% $5,610
Flagstar Bank, FSB 6 4.06% $8,101
NEWREZ LLC 6 3.58% $5,829
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 5 4.65% $10,943
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 5 5.35% $12,865
Amerifirst Financial, Inc. 5 4.48% $10,769
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 5 3.82% $15,012
CLEARPATH LENDING 4 3.22% $12,966
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 4.97% $16,078
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 4 3.63% $12,464
MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. 4 4.09% $12,026
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 4 4.41% $7,223
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 4 4.01% $5,897
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 4.33% $18,693
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 3 3.91% $6,867
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 3.00% $1,831
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 2 3.44% $5,824
LOANPAL, LLC 2 4.25% $22,486
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 4.44% $4,679
Magnolia Bank 2 4.50% $12,521
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 3.13% $12,163
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 2 6.00% $12,198
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2 4.75% $9,128
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 5.88% $8,181
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 2 4.63% $9,781
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 3.75% $4,484
Wells Fargo Bank 2 4.19% $5,415
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 3.63% $7,459
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 2 4.69% $8,750
S1L, Inc. 2 3.63% $8,623
AXIA FINANCIAL, LLC 2 5.63% $13,523
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 6.25% $12,782
BELEM SERVICING LLC 1 3.50% $9,706
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 5.25% $14,163
DATA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 3.25% $6,101
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 1 4.50% $6,485
DIGNIFIED HOME LOANS, LLC 1 5.25% $9,073
EMM LOANS LLC 1 3.50% $12,926
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 5.38% $9,432
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 5.50% $4,301
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 1 3.99% $24,367
FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC 1 4.99% $13,016
FRONTWAVE 1 3.50% $1,699
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. 1 6.25% $8,791
LADERA LENDING, INC. 1 3.75% $3,821
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 1 2.88% $2,803
Low VA Rates, LLC 1 5.50% $2,087
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.13% $4,714
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 5.13% $5,553
MUFG Union Bank 1 5.63% $11,879
NBKC BANK 1 2.75% $10,447
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 4.13% $900
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 4.50% $8,309
SOVEREIGN LENDING GROUP INCORPORATED 1 3.75% $3,665
Texana Bank 1 2.75% $14,708
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 3.75% $11,730
Umpqua Bank 1 4.63% $6,253
Watermark Capital, Inc. 1 3.25% $8,058

The top Redding VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 36 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,356, which is $5,212 lower than the next largest lender, AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION.

The lowest fee Redding VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($6,356), USAA Federal Savings Bank ($6,591), SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. ($7,195), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($8,600) and PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC ($8,903).

The lowest rate Redding VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (3.27%), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION (3.44%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (3.96%), Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. (4.08%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (4.13%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Redding (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 $323,038 (8.2%) $405,505 (3.1%) 1.20 604
2018-02-01 $329,800 (9.5%) $403,334 (0.9%) 1.20 628
2018-03-01 $329,950 (2.6%) $408,723 (0.1%) 1.16 674
2018-04-01 $329,250 (-1.7%) $403,089 (-4.5%) 1.12 727
2018-05-01 $333,250 (4.2%) $414,391 (5.0%) 1.11 791
2018-06-01 $328,400 (3.0%) $406,113 (4.1%) 1.10 846
2018-07-01 $318,900 (1.4%) $383,518 (-0.3%) 1.07 873
2018-08-01 $312,450 (0.2%) $384,275 (-0.4%) 1.05 766
2018-09-01 $324,900 (1.9%) $395,820 (0.4%) 1.09 766
2018-10-01 $327,000 (2.3%) $401,544 (2.7%) 1.11 777
2018-11-01 $332,450 (4.6%) $416,840 (5.4%) 1.13 742
2018-12-01 $329,900 (3.4%) $421,940 (4.9%) 1.14 713
2019-01-01 $334,825 (3.7%) $431,118 (6.3%) 1.16 662
2019-02-01 $327,000 (-0.9%) $430,949 (6.9%) 1.10 659
2019-03-01 $324,943 (-1.5%) $431,558 (5.6%) 1.06 651
2019-04-01 $327,450 (-0.6%) $435,904 (8.1%) 1.04 643
2019-05-01 $339,950 (2.0%) $435,538 (5.1%) 1.06 727
2019-06-01 $339,900 (3.5%) $433,847 (6.8%) 1.06 804
2019-07-01 $333,575 (4.6%) $422,474 (10.2%) 1.04 794
2019-08-01 $331,636 (6.1%) $423,916 (10.3%) 1.05 781
2019-09-01 $330,716 (1.8%) $426,688 (7.8%) 1.06 781
2019-10-01 $332,852 (1.8%) $428,537 (6.7%) 1.07 774
2019-11-01 $339,000 (2.0%) $440,015 (5.6%) 1.11 709
2019-12-01 $336,950 (2.1%) $445,357 (5.6%) 1.12 615
2020-01-01 $347,125 (3.7%) $457,085 (6.0%) 1.16 559
2020-02-01 $340,000 (4.0%) $458,574 (6.4%) 1.11 542
2020-03-01 $357,000 (9.9%) $465,845 (7.9%) 1.12 558
2020-04-01 $362,900 (10.8%) $466,691 (7.1%) 1.14 597
2020-05-01 $379,900 (11.8%) $470,186 (8.0%) 1.15 592
2020-06-01 $394,450 (16.1%) $486,358 (12.1%) 1.16 556
2020-07-01 $400,575 (20.1%) $510,485 (20.8%) 1.16 467
2020-08-01 $399,000 (20.3%) $558,104 (31.7%) 1.14 415
2020-09-01 $398,450 (20.5%) $586,929 (37.6%) 1.14 416
2020-10-01 $399,000 (19.9%) $565,312 (31.9%) 1.14 458
2020-11-01 $399,000 (17.7%) $578,218 (31.4%) 1.17 453
2020-12-01 $414,500 (23.0%) $594,374 (33.5%) 1.23 389
2021-01-01 $429,000 (23.6%) $620,342 (35.7%) 1.28 318
2021-02-01 $431,250 (26.8%) $637,526 (39.0%) 1.26 295
2021-03-01 $429,000 (20.2%) $625,876 (34.4%) 1.22 303
2021-04-01 $428,400 (18.1%) $656,852 (40.8%) 1.16 280
2021-05-01 $449,900 (18.4%) $715,410 (52.2%) 1.20 310
2021-06-01 $456,700 (15.8%) $701,033 (44.1%) 1.20 347
2021-07-01 $425,000 (6.1%) $652,031 (27.7%) 1.12 395
2021-08-01 $432,000 (8.3%) $634,507 (13.7%) 1.15 427
2021-09-01 $439,575 (10.3%) $639,721 (9.0%) 1.17 438
2021-10-01 $443,000 (11.0%) $606,560 (7.3%) 1.18 443
2021-11-01 $437,500 (9.7%) $603,104 (4.3%) 1.17 434
2021-12-01 $437,000 (5.4%) $598,220 (0.7%) 1.18 379
2022-01-01 $459,900 (7.2%) $618,667 (-0.3%) 1.24 313
2022-02-01 $477,450 (10.7%) $642,316 (0.8%) 1.24 310
2022-03-01 $488,500 (13.9%) $673,853 (7.7%) 1.22 342
2022-04-01 $474,900 (10.9%) $683,993 (4.1%) 1.13 379
2022-05-01 $470,500 (4.6%) $645,880 (-9.7%) 1.08 416
2022-06-01 $472,000 (3.4%) $629,115 (-10.3%) 1.05 454
2022-07-01 $430,000 (1.2%) $592,809 (-9.1%) 0.97 527
2022-08-01 $439,000 (1.6%) $605,493 (-4.6%) 1.01 536
2022-09-01 $439,125 (-0.1%) $610,794 (-4.5%) 1.03 542
2022-10-01 $424,950 (-4.1%) $587,381 (-3.2%) 1.00 541
2022-11-01 $415,475 (-5.0%) $586,631 (-2.7%) 1.00 515
2022-12-01 $419,000 (-4.1%) $595,098 (-0.5%) 1.03 436
2023-01-01 $409,450 (-11.0%) $592,543 (-4.2%) 1.02 396
2023-02-01 $425,000 (-11.0%) $605,530 (-5.7%) 1.03 369
2023-03-01 $439,950 (-9.9%) $615,715 (-8.6%) 1.04 352
2023-04-01 $445,000 (-6.3%) $622,366 (-9.0%) 1.03 350
2023-05-01 $446,745 (-5.1%) $601,726 (-6.8%) 1.01 402
2023-06-01 $452,500 (-4.1%) $653,495 (3.9%) 1.02 437
2023-07-01 $455,000 (5.8%) $623,558 (5.2%) 1.03 486
2023-08-01 $459,400 (4.7%) $650,750 (7.5%) 1.06 513
2023-09-01 $447,395 (1.9%) $643,092 (5.3%) 1.04 511
2023-10-01 $432,500 (1.8%) $632,589 (7.7%) 1.02 494
Redding's median listing price for 2023-10-01 was $432,500, a difference of $7,550 (1.8%) versus the prior year and $-14,895 versus the prior month.

Redding's median listing price comes in at 102% of the national average.

Redding's average listing price for 2023-10-01 was $632,589, a difference of $45,208 (7.7%) versus the prior year and $-10,503 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-10-01 period, Redding had 494 MLS listings, a difference of -17 listings (-3%) versus the prior month and -47 listings (-9%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Redding (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 81 days 1,802 sqft
2018-02-01 63 days 1,803 sqft
2018-03-01 52 days 1,828 sqft
2018-04-01 53 days 1,814 sqft
2018-05-01 47 days 1,834 sqft
2018-06-01 51 days 1,822 sqft
2018-07-01 58 days 1,777 sqft
2018-08-01 61 days 1,756 sqft
2018-09-01 59 days 1,792 sqft
2018-10-01 61 days 1,811 sqft
2018-11-01 62 days 1,831 sqft
2018-12-01 72 days 1,828 sqft
2019-01-01 76 days 1,838 sqft
2019-02-01 72 days 1,843 sqft
2019-03-01 61 days 1,828 sqft
2019-04-01 44 days 1,819 sqft
2019-05-01 39 days 1,844 sqft
2019-06-01 45 days 1,811 sqft
2019-07-01 56 days 1,782 sqft
2019-08-01 59 days 1,792 sqft
2019-09-01 59 days 1,805 sqft
2019-10-01 62 days 1,828 sqft
2019-11-01 65 days 1,840 sqft
2019-12-01 80 days 1,815 sqft
2020-01-01 84 days 1,831 sqft
2020-02-01 61 days 1,819 sqft
2020-03-01 46 days 1,881 sqft
2020-04-01 49 days 1,895 sqft
2020-05-01 49 days 1,924 sqft
2020-06-01 52 days 1,978 sqft
2020-07-01 61 days 1,978 sqft
2020-08-01 52 days 1,908 sqft
2020-09-01 38 days 1,903 sqft
2020-10-01 40 days 1,898 sqft
2020-11-01 46 days 1,892 sqft
2020-12-01 61 days 1,908 sqft
2021-01-01 71 days 1,919 sqft
2021-02-01 33 days 1,899 sqft
2021-03-01 30 days 1,899 sqft
2021-04-01 25 days 1,852 sqft
2021-05-01 21 days 1,903 sqft
2021-06-01 29 days 1,943 sqft
2021-07-01 29 days 1,865 sqft
2021-08-01 36 days 1,864 sqft
2021-09-01 42 days 1,878 sqft
2021-10-01 39 days 1,879 sqft
2021-11-01 41 days 1,850 sqft
2021-12-01 49 days 1,837 sqft
2022-01-01 59 days 1,830 sqft
2022-02-01 37 days 1,834 sqft
2022-03-01 29 days 1,848 sqft
2022-04-01 29 days 1,836 sqft
2022-05-01 36 days 1,816 sqft
2022-06-01 35 days 1,815 sqft
2022-07-01 37 days 1,745 sqft
2022-08-01 50 days 1,761 sqft
2022-09-01 50 days 1,770 sqft
2022-10-01 52 days 1,736 sqft
2022-11-01 63 days 1,736 sqft
2022-12-01 72 days 1,736 sqft
2023-01-01 81 days 1,736 sqft
2023-02-01 71 days 1,736 sqft
2023-03-01 60 days 1,779 sqft
2023-04-01 43 days 1,799 sqft
2023-05-01 36 days 1,750 sqft
2023-06-01 40 days 1,800 sqft
2023-07-01 43 days 1,814 sqft
2023-08-01 51 days 1,851 sqft
2023-09-01 52 days 1,800 sqft
2023-10-01 57 days 1,772 sqft
Redding's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-10-01 was 57 days. This is 10% longer than the same period one year ago.

Redding's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-10-01 period was 1,772 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,736 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.