Santa Fe VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

SANTA FE, NM

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.

Santa Fe's 51 lenders originated 177 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $82,865,000, with an average VA loan value of $468,164.

Santa Fe VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Santa Fe averaged 6.64% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Santa Fe's average VA mortgage closing costs are $8,129.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.36% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.34%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.55%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.15%.

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Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 25 6.27% $8,947
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 20 5.97% $8,438
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 13 6.21% $11,737
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 11 5.86% $9,717
PULTE MORTGAGE LLC 8 5.44% $10,982
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 6 6.42% $10,376
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 6 5.60% $9,352
USAA Federal Savings Bank 6 5.77% $15,253
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 6 5.89% $8,397
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 4 5.62% $12,278
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 4 4.75% $8,296
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.91% $9,275
DIRECTORS MORTGAGE, INC. 3 6.91% $8,886
The Federal Savings Bank 3 6.29% $15,005
Nations Lending Corporation 3 6.38% $21,286
NUSENDA 3 6.33% $11,233
BOKF 3 6.58% $11,283
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 3 6.17% $11,734
Sunflower Bank 3 6.16% $6,452
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.31% $9,748
Bell Bank 2 6.38% $951
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.25% $3,549
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 2 6.00% $11,384
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 4.94% $8,457
BAYSHORE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 6.25% $17,323
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.38% $23,524
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 8.25% $6,157
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $16,454
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.75% $22,712
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.25% $3,274
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 1 6.25% $3,586
Goldwater Bank, N.A. 1 7.25% $11,761
Armed Forces Bank 1 6.25% $3,809
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.88% $1,335
Plains Commerce Bank 1 6.25% $5,533
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.00% $9,569
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 1 6.75% $6,514
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 6.25% $12,401
Gateway First Bank 1 6.63% $18,302
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 6.75% $5,442
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 5.75% $6,964
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 1 6.25% $3,541
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 1 5.75% $8,264
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.75% $3,332
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.25% $18,621
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.50% $6,911
UNION SQUARE 1 6.25% $24,770
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.13% $6,190
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 5.50% $18,857
MOUNTAIN AMERICA 1 5.25% $5,293
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $9,378

The top Santa Fe VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 25 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,947, which is $508 higher than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Santa Fe VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($8,438), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($8,947), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($9,717), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($11,737) and .

The lowest rate Santa Fe VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.86%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.97%), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.21%), Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.27%) and .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Santa Fe (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 $565,000 (5.9%) $867,850 (7.5%) 2.09 723
2018-02-01 $570,750 (8.2%) $878,575 (9.4%) 2.07 699
2018-03-01 $560,000 (12.0%) $884,961 (12.2%) 1.96 679
2018-04-01 $574,750 (8.6%) $911,904 (13.9%) 1.95 681
2018-05-01 $577,000 (4.0%) $913,323 (11.7%) 1.93 727
2018-06-01 $595,000 (6.3%) $915,994 (10.7%) 1.98 776
2018-07-01 $597,250 (8.6%) $919,804 (12.4%) 1.99 834
2018-08-01 $573,500 (3.4%) $894,736 (8.7%) 1.92 902
2018-09-01 $569,000 (3.6%) $896,083 (10.2%) 1.91 883
2018-10-01 $578,125 (5.2%) $911,330 (11.5%) 1.96 868
2018-11-01 $575,225 (4.7%) $914,874 (10.8%) 1.95 827
2018-12-01 $575,000 (0.0%) $897,866 (2.3%) 1.98 759
2019-01-01 $592,000 (4.8%) $911,024 (5.0%) 2.05 657
2019-02-01 $600,625 (5.2%) $902,943 (2.8%) 2.03 625
2019-03-01 $577,100 (3.1%) $972,751 (9.9%) 1.89 625
2019-04-01 $552,550 (-3.9%) $964,304 (5.8%) 1.75 649
2019-05-01 $549,450 (-4.8%) $857,106 (-6.2%) 1.72 698
2019-06-01 $549,000 (-7.7%) $842,546 (-8.0%) 1.72 799
2019-07-01 $549,498 (-8.0%) $850,689 (-7.5%) 1.72 806
2019-08-01 $571,091 (-0.4%) $860,946 (-3.8%) 1.81 794
2019-09-01 $581,727 (2.2%) $861,902 (-3.8%) 1.86 777
2019-10-01 $588,318 (1.8%) $862,217 (-5.4%) 1.90 749
2019-11-01 $595,000 (3.4%) $890,405 (-2.7%) 1.95 662
2019-12-01 $620,000 (7.8%) $913,078 (1.7%) 2.07 600
2020-01-01 $624,950 (5.6%) $940,680 (3.3%) 2.09 517
2020-02-01 $625,000 (4.1%) $973,831 (7.9%) 2.05 464
2020-03-01 $616,750 (6.9%) $960,489 (-1.3%) 1.93 462
2020-04-01 $577,379 (4.5%) $921,436 (-4.5%) 1.81 511
2020-05-01 $598,500 (8.9%) $945,658 (10.3%) 1.82 518
2020-06-01 $622,000 (13.3%) $942,083 (11.8%) 1.83 544
2020-07-01 $636,000 (15.7%) $1,002,781 (17.9%) 1.84 556
2020-08-01 $639,000 (11.9%) $1,002,355 (16.4%) 1.83 555
2020-09-01 $675,000 (16.0%) $1,113,402 (29.2%) 1.93 508
2020-10-01 $675,000 (14.7%) $1,145,065 (32.8%) 1.93 479
2020-11-01 $656,750 (10.4%) $1,202,295 (35.0%) 1.92 437
2020-12-01 $659,225 (6.3%) $1,189,302 (30.3%) 1.96 401
2021-01-01 $647,000 (3.5%) $1,212,265 (28.9%) 1.93 338
2021-02-01 $612,000 (-2.1%) $1,238,303 (27.2%) 1.78 302
2021-03-01 $636,975 (3.3%) $1,332,285 (38.7%) 1.81 264
2021-04-01 $689,500 (19.4%) $1,385,584 (50.4%) 1.87 259
2021-05-01 $692,000 (15.6%) $1,329,648 (40.6%) 1.84 276
2021-06-01 $689,000 (10.8%) $1,279,045 (35.8%) 1.81 286
2021-07-01 $675,000 (6.1%) $1,276,725 (27.3%) 1.78 347
2021-08-01 $689,000 (7.8%) $1,274,457 (27.2%) 1.84 372
2021-09-01 $695,500 (3.0%) $1,322,506 (18.8%) 1.85 353
2021-10-01 $691,000 (2.4%) $1,368,468 (19.5%) 1.84 316
2021-11-01 $706,225 (7.5%) $1,499,424 (24.7%) 1.89 247
2021-12-01 $695,000 (5.4%) $1,514,168 (27.3%) 1.88 221
2022-01-01 $717,450 (10.9%) $1,598,168 (31.8%) 1.94 187
2022-02-01 $872,998 (42.7%) $1,747,118 (41.1%) 2.27 155
2022-03-01 $841,000 (32.0%) $1,745,104 (31.0%) 2.11 171
2022-04-01 $797,450 (15.7%) $1,670,391 (20.6%) 1.90 175
2022-05-01 $786,750 (13.7%) $1,529,732 (15.1%) 1.80 239
2022-06-01 $797,550 (15.8%) $1,460,637 (14.2%) 1.78 297
2022-07-01 $782,000 (15.9%) $1,408,114 (10.3%) 1.76 371
2022-08-01 $849,500 (23.3%) $1,491,494 (17.0%) 1.96 372
2022-09-01 $847,500 (21.9%) $1,460,125 (10.4%) 1.98 383
2022-10-01 $777,500 (12.5%) $1,423,658 (4.0%) 1.83 413
2022-11-01 $742,500 (5.1%) $1,396,185 (-6.9%) 1.78 428
2022-12-01 $767,615 (10.5%) $1,444,784 (-4.6%) 1.90 406
2023-01-01 $747,750 (4.2%) $1,439,087 (-10.0%) 1.85 356
2023-02-01 $742,225 (-15.0%) $1,452,799 (-16.9%) 1.79 341
2023-03-01 $756,500 (-10.1%) $1,511,225 (-13.4%) 1.78 322
2023-04-01 $779,750 (-2.2%) $1,500,215 (-10.2%) 1.81 330
2023-05-01 $907,000 (15.3%) $1,557,970 (1.9%) 2.06 346
2023-06-01 $985,000 (23.5%) $1,609,358 (10.2%) 2.21 363
2023-07-01 $969,950 (24.0%) $1,559,768 (10.8%) 2.20 408
2023-08-01 $886,000 (4.3%) $1,462,082 (-2.0%) 2.03 438
2023-09-01 $895,000 (5.6%) $1,435,884 (-1.7%) 2.08 469
2023-10-01 $850,000 (9.3%) $1,400,568 (-1.6%) 2.00 492
2023-11-01 $830,000 (11.8%) $1,393,275 (-0.2%) 1.98 505
2023-12-01 $822,500 (7.2%) $1,368,357 (-5.3%) 2.01 457
2024-01-01 $814,800 (9.0%) $1,345,703 (-6.5%) 1.99 394
2024-02-01 $799,450 (7.7%) $1,382,076 (-4.9%) 1.92 387
2024-03-01 $845,000 (11.7%) $1,408,584 (-6.8%) 1.99 380
2024-04-01 $826,000 (5.9%) $1,389,941 (-7.4%) 1.92 429
2024-05-01 $870,750 (-4.0%) $1,397,605 (-10.3%) 1.98 469
2024-06-01 $845,000 (-14.2%) $1,375,989 (-14.5%) 1.92 545
2024-07-01 $827,500 (-14.7%) $1,323,323 (-15.2%) 1.89 606
2024-08-01 $810,000 (-8.6%) $1,297,994 (-11.2%) 1.88 664
2024-09-01 $789,500 (-11.8%) $1,270,297 (-11.5%) 1.86 697
2024-10-01 $798,250 (-6.1%) $1,274,435 (-9.0%) 1.88 691
2024-11-01 $795,000 (-4.2%) $1,270,855 (-8.8%) 1.91 652
2024-12-01 $768,250 (-6.6%) $1,232,672 (-9.9%) 1.91 576
2025-01-01 $759,027 (-6.8%) $1,213,823 (-9.8%) 1.90 520
2025-02-01 $749,000 (-6.3%) $1,206,083 (-12.7%) 1.82 501
2025-03-01 $722,500 (-14.5%) $1,198,929 (-14.9%) 0.00 501
Santa Fe's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $722,500, a difference of $-122,500 (-14.5%) versus the prior year and $-26,500 versus the prior month.

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

Santa Fe's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $1,198,929, a difference of $-209,655 (-14.9%) versus the prior year and $-7,154 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Santa Fe had 501 MLS listings, a difference of 0 listings (0%) versus the prior month and 121 listings (32%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Santa Fe (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 127 days 2,539 sqft
2018-02-01 116 days 2,561 sqft
2018-03-01 92 days 2,600 sqft
2018-04-01 67 days 2,598 sqft
2018-05-01 58 days 2,560 sqft
2018-06-01 57 days 2,555 sqft
2018-07-01 58 days 2,570 sqft
2018-08-01 62 days 2,548 sqft
2018-09-01 72 days 2,520 sqft
2018-10-01 80 days 2,537 sqft
2018-11-01 90 days 2,580 sqft
2018-12-01 99 days 2,550 sqft
2019-01-01 113 days 2,570 sqft
2019-02-01 109 days 2,541 sqft
2019-03-01 88 days 2,478 sqft
2019-04-01 72 days 2,459 sqft
2019-05-01 55 days 2,344 sqft
2019-06-01 55 days 2,350 sqft
2019-07-01 59 days 2,381 sqft
2019-08-01 67 days 2,446 sqft
2019-09-01 74 days 2,468 sqft
2019-10-01 78 days 2,493 sqft
2019-11-01 89 days 2,500 sqft
2019-12-01 100 days 2,534 sqft
2020-01-01 115 days 2,595 sqft
2020-02-01 113 days 2,602 sqft
2020-03-01 83 days 2,501 sqft
2020-04-01 72 days 2,368 sqft
2020-05-01 79 days 2,458 sqft
2020-06-01 75 days 2,495 sqft
2020-07-01 58 days 2,455 sqft
2020-08-01 61 days 2,485 sqft
2020-09-01 68 days 2,499 sqft
2020-10-01 72 days 2,531 sqft
2020-11-01 80 days 2,529 sqft
2020-12-01 90 days 2,431 sqft
2021-01-01 100 days 2,477 sqft
2021-02-01 105 days 2,327 sqft
2021-03-01 68 days 2,429 sqft
2021-04-01 44 days 2,550 sqft
2021-05-01 42 days 2,501 sqft
2021-06-01 46 days 2,497 sqft
2021-07-01 39 days 2,493 sqft
2021-08-01 46 days 2,495 sqft
2021-09-01 58 days 2,495 sqft
2021-10-01 65 days 2,540 sqft
2021-11-01 91 days 2,622 sqft
2021-12-01 90 days 2,686 sqft
2022-01-01 88 days 2,756 sqft
2022-02-01 99 days 2,766 sqft
2022-03-01 44 days 2,744 sqft
2022-04-01 39 days 2,681 sqft
2022-05-01 35 days 2,550 sqft
2022-06-01 34 days 2,495 sqft
2022-07-01 33 days 2,342 sqft
2022-08-01 50 days 2,462 sqft
2022-09-01 53 days 2,495 sqft
2022-10-01 56 days 2,384 sqft
2022-11-01 63 days 2,283 sqft
2022-12-01 73 days 2,380 sqft
2023-01-01 83 days 2,348 sqft
2023-02-01 82 days 2,326 sqft
2023-03-01 71 days 2,353 sqft
2023-04-01 67 days 2,337 sqft
2023-05-01 56 days 2,435 sqft
2023-06-01 55 days 2,561 sqft
2023-07-01 47 days 2,541 sqft
2023-08-01 54 days 2,423 sqft
2023-09-01 59 days 2,471 sqft
2023-10-01 61 days 2,399 sqft
2023-11-01 68 days 2,347 sqft
2023-12-01 73 days 2,295 sqft
2024-01-01 89 days 2,167 sqft
2024-02-01 94 days 2,187 sqft
2024-03-01 84 days 2,369 sqft
2024-04-01 62 days 2,297 sqft
2024-05-01 54 days 2,381 sqft
2024-06-01 51 days 2,277 sqft
2024-07-01 52 days 2,312 sqft
2024-08-01 59 days 2,264 sqft
2024-09-01 65 days 2,252 sqft
2024-10-01 70 days 2,269 sqft
2024-11-01 81 days 2,209 sqft
2024-12-01 93 days 2,142 sqft
2025-01-01 98 days 2,103 sqft
2025-02-01 91 days 2,103 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 2,051 sqft
Santa Fe'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.

Santa Fe's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 2,051 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,369 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.