Seattle VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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.

Seattle's 201 lenders originated 6,100 VA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $3,218,220,000, with an average VA loan value of $527,577.

Seattle VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Seattle averaged -0.16% for the week of 2023-11-24, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Seattle's average VA mortgage closing costs are $8,178.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-11-17) was 6.88% and one month ago for the week of 2023-10-20, the average rate was 7.01%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.93%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-11-24, the average rate was -1.48%.

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Seattle 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 Seattle level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 513 4.89% $11,216
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 383 4.75% $13,266
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 382 4.11% $12,325
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 382 3.82% $14,537
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 292 4.52% $16,250
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 273 4.88% $14,307
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 243 3.86% $15,439
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 226 3.36% $13,994
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 222 4.01% $11,604
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 195 3.82% $14,726
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 152 4.45% $14,558
The Federal Savings Bank 127 4.46% $21,246
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 121 4.81% $14,883
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 96 4.57% $18,139
USAA Federal Savings Bank 89 4.35% $10,949
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 71 3.98% $15,585
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 66 5.05% $16,335
BAY EQUITY LLC 64 4.55% $14,330
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 62 4.23% $16,127
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 58 4.23% $15,850
ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 55 4.66% $19,562
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 55 4.62% $16,689
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 54 4.33% $11,722
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 51 4.66% $16,316
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 51 4.06% $10,070
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 48 3.16% $6,674
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 47 4.53% $12,800
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 47 5.08% $16,072
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 44 4.65% $14,265
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 44 4.22% $17,963
FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC 44 4.52% $15,206
AXIA FINANCIAL, LLC 39 4.69% $15,583
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 37 4.90% $18,287
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 35 3.68% $12,806
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 32 4.63% $9,341
NFM, INC. 32 4.85% $15,804
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 31 4.19% $15,287
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 31 4.60% $15,545
1st Security Bank of Washington 30 4.50% $18,537
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 30 4.01% $7,174
Wells Fargo Bank 29 4.16% $7,477
HomeStreet Bank 28 4.60% $16,835
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 26 3.30% $11,472
First Home Bank 25 4.14% $17,034
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 25 3.99% $9,552
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 25 4.00% $15,905
Flagstar Bank, FSB 25 4.58% $14,636
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 24 4.63% $13,035
Hometown Lenders, Inc. 24 4.43% $15,774
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 23 4.85% $16,761
NEWREZ LLC 22 3.95% $11,260
Alaska USA Mortgage Company LLC 21 4.71% $12,398
DIRECTORS MORTGAGE, INC. 20 4.63% $17,550
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 18 4.20% $10,208
NBKC BANK 18 4.10% $15,220
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC 17 3.36% $9,908
PENRITH HOME LOANS LLC 17 4.74% $17,830
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 17 4.70% $14,108
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 17 4.96% $12,111
Umpqua Bank 17 4.63% $15,948
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 16 5.13% $8,348
Armed Forces Bank 16 4.60% $9,691
Victorian Finance, LLC 16 4.28% $13,652
Austin Capital Bank SSB 15 5.27% $14,281
PRIORITY HOME LENDING, LLC 14 4.91% $10,320
Magnolia Bank 13 3.97% $17,423
U.S. Bank 11 4.99% $12,926
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 11 3.98% $12,353
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 11 4.93% $18,019
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 10 3.84% $7,370
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 9 4.17% $18,410
SAMMAMISH MORTGAGE COMPANY 9 4.43% $15,497
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 9 4.82% $8,652
Wallick & Volk, Inc. 9 4.50% $13,629
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 4.71% $18,014
Boeing Employees Credit Union 9 5.26% $9,636
CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, LLC 9 5.35% $20,169
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 8 3.94% $18,119
BNC National Bank 8 3.73% $10,334
Plains Commerce Bank 8 3.39% $11,480
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 8 4.09% $18,280
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 8 4.61% $19,682
Nations Lending Corporation 8 5.00% $10,841
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 8 5.06% $12,661
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 8 4.53% $11,506
AMCAP MORTGAGE, LTD. 8 6.06% $12,826
KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC 8 4.13% $12,001
FIRST CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 8 4.33% $10,126
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 8 4.02% $16,771
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 7 4.71% $14,055
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 7 5.21% $16,329
The Central Trust Bank 7 3.39% $9,953
LOANPAL, LLC 7 4.34% $13,722
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 7 4.16% $17,345
Shea Mortgage Inc. 7 4.84% $3,154
PULTE MORTGAGE LLC 7 3.66% $12,188
Sunflower Bank 6 3.87% $10,337
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 6 4.23% $10,539
KeyBank 6 3.90% $4,031
LADERA LENDING, INC. 6 4.00% $18,889
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 6 4.15% $13,497
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 5 3.53% $7,149
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 5 4.65% $20,582
Wyndham Capital Mortgage, Inc. 5 4.13% $3,472
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 5 4.43% $12,808
MORTGAGE MASTER SERVICE CORPORATION 5 4.05% $10,015
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 5 5.70% $15,237
TRISTAR FINANCE, INC. 5 3.70% $9,731
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 5 4.93% $20,333
Goldwater Bank, N.A. 5 4.40% $10,496
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 5 4.38% $13,387
First Federal Bank 4 4.88% $25,771
South Pacific Financial Corporation 4 4.03% $17,004
ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION 4 4.16% $13,426
Low VA Rates, LLC 4 4.56% $14,832
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 4 5.31% $5,595
Columbia State Bank 4 4.25% $16,617
ON Q FINANCIAL, INC. 4 3.03% $7,026
Banner Bank 4 5.13% $13,989
CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE, LLC 4 3.13% $1,281
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 4 5.09% $16,285
S1L, Inc. 4 4.22% $14,335
JPMorgan Chase Bank 4 4.81% $17,267
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 4 3.68% $17,584
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 4.58% $10,871
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 3 4.46% $8,349
EMM LOANS LLC 3 4.54% $12,666
Amerifirst Financial, Inc. 3 6.58% $8,252
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 3 3.62% $22,984
ML Mortgage Corp. 3 4.00% $22,673
SeaTrust Mortgage Company 3 7.08% $11,736
Willamette Valley Bank 3 4.75% $15,350
Bank of England 3 4.63% $15,818
NexBank 3 3.83% $3,191
M&T Bank 3 3.29% $15,089
WESTWOOD MORTGAGE, INC. 3 3.79% $12,864
SOVEREIGN LENDING GROUP INCORPORATED 3 4.00% $8,991
SOUND 3 2.79% $10,998
NP, Inc. 3 2.25% $6,188
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 3 3.67% $15,261
GUARANTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 3.81% $15,819
Ixonia Bank 2 6.31% $8,458
MORTGAGE EXPRESS, LLC 2 5.44% $13,170
MUFG Union Bank 2 5.13% $24,013
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 2 3.31% $12,927
NBH Bank 2 5.62% $17,439
First Savings Bank 2 3.06% $15,120
Northpointe Bank 2 3.69% $14,773
NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATION 2 6.06% $19,636
FirstBank 2 2.63% $1,857
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC. 2 3.87% $10,302
CU HOME MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, LLC 2 4.25% $13,956
Credence Funding Corporation 2 2.38% $5,189
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 4.50% $13,571
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 2 4.56% $8,524
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 4.75% $22,785
Farmers & Stockmens Bank 1 4.75% $4,523
ONY GLO, INC. 1 2.25% $23,007
OCMBC, INC. 1 3.25% $3,328
RANLIFE, INC. 1 4.38% $16,974
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 4.50% $13,188
Colonial Savings, F.A. 1 4.88% $19,013
RESIDENTIAL WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.63% $10,798
First Mortgage Solutions, LLC 1 2.37% $20,125
Florida Capital Bank 1 4.75% $10,625
CLEARPATH LENDING 1 5.63% $7,091
Network Funding, L.P. 1 4.75% $14,308
Franklin Loan Corporation 1 4.75% $15,200
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 2.63% $11,353
Gateway First Bank 1 4.13% $8,991
NATIONS RELIABLE LENDING, LLC 1 3.75% $36,837
SOUTHWEST STAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 5.25% $19,021
KITSAP Credit Union 1 5.25% $21,758
LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 4.50% $33,113
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 1 4.38% $19,530
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 4.99% $22,358
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.75% $21,119
Heritage Bank 1 4.50% $2,378
BKCO MORTGAGE, LLC 1 2.99% $3,241
BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 2.75% $16,299
THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 3.25% $15,226
BELEM SERVICING LLC 1 3.25% $13,503
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 1 3.50% $21,346
HOME FUNDING CORPORATION 1 5.50% $11,225
Truist 1 4.63% $10,928
BECKAM FUNDING CORP. 1 6.25% $17,324
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC 1 3.13% $28,784
UNITED MORTGAGE CORP 1 3.25% $16,855
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 1 4.75% $0
MORTGAGE LENDING GROUP LLC 1 5.13% $5,186
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 5.00% $4,752
Meridian Bank Corporation 1 5.00% $14,445
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $9,958
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 1 4.38% $23,799
JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY 1 4.50% $19,260
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 2.75% $19,478
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 2.75% $14,506
DRAPER AND KRAMER MORTGAGE CORP. 1 3.25% $13,572
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 1 5.50% $19,480
KELLER MORTGAGE, LLC 1 3.38% $4,032
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 2.25% $7,968

The top Seattle VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 513 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,216, which is $2,049 lower than the next largest lender, FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION.

The lowest fee Seattle VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC ($6,674), HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($7,174), Lakeview Community Capital, LLC ($7,370), Wells Fargo Bank ($7,477) and EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. ($8,348).

The lowest rate Seattle VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC (3.16%), PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (3.30%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (3.36%), Strong Home Mortgage, LLC (3.36%) and PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC (3.68%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Seattle (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 $494,878 (13.3%) $817,476 (17.5%) 1.83 2,935
2018-02-01 $522,475 (13.7%) $837,160 (12.5%) 1.90 2,977
2018-03-01 $550,000 (14.9%) $855,943 (13.2%) 1.93 3,291
2018-04-01 $559,975 (12.9%) $860,533 (10.6%) 1.90 3,916
2018-05-01 $571,500 (14.4%) $860,415 (9.9%) 1.91 4,776
2018-06-01 $575,000 (15.0%) $857,750 (10.4%) 1.92 5,926
2018-07-01 $565,925 (13.3%) $823,615 (7.1%) 1.89 7,217
2018-08-01 $550,483 (12.9%) $794,782 (6.7%) 1.84 8,155
2018-09-01 $549,950 (12.5%) $784,101 (4.7%) 1.85 9,205
2018-10-01 $552,500 (12.8%) $781,837 (3.0%) 1.87 9,383
2018-11-01 $549,998 (11.7%) $781,663 (0.8%) 1.86 8,294
2018-12-01 $550,000 (11.1%) $789,581 (-0.7%) 1.90 6,850
2019-01-01 $562,475 (13.7%) $817,211 (0.0%) 1.94 5,558
2019-02-01 $593,745 (13.6%) $859,510 (2.7%) 2.01 5,429
2019-03-01 $608,423 (10.6%) $873,910 (2.1%) 1.99 5,655
2019-04-01 $627,445 (12.1%) $899,002 (4.5%) 1.99 5,935
2019-05-01 $623,714 (9.1%) $881,335 (2.4%) 1.95 7,098
2019-06-01 $614,950 (7.0%) $859,290 (0.2%) 1.92 7,807
2019-07-01 $599,995 (6.0%) $850,226 (3.2%) 1.88 7,784
2019-08-01 $595,836 (8.2%) $841,720 (5.9%) 1.89 8,177
2019-09-01 $589,741 (7.2%) $834,170 (6.4%) 1.89 8,310
2019-10-01 $585,677 (6.0%) $829,137 (6.1%) 1.89 8,318
2019-11-01 $579,000 (5.3%) $833,915 (6.7%) 1.90 6,740
2019-12-01 $579,963 (5.5%) $846,325 (7.2%) 1.93 4,769
2020-01-01 $587,500 (4.5%) $867,078 (6.1%) 1.96 3,867
2020-02-01 $599,900 (1.0%) $889,450 (3.5%) 1.97 3,791
2020-03-01 $606,735 (-0.3%) $882,182 (1.0%) 1.90 4,300
2020-04-01 $599,950 (-4.4%) $851,056 (-5.3%) 1.88 4,889
2020-05-01 $608,000 (-2.5%) $859,906 (-2.4%) 1.85 5,649
2020-06-01 $621,498 (1.1%) $887,354 (3.3%) 1.83 5,729
2020-07-01 $627,000 (4.5%) $896,012 (5.4%) 1.82 5,735
2020-08-01 $625,000 (4.9%) $885,121 (5.2%) 1.79 5,959
2020-09-01 $624,999 (6.0%) $885,251 (6.1%) 1.79 6,059
2020-10-01 $619,990 (5.9%) $890,134 (7.4%) 1.78 5,838
2020-11-01 $626,725 (8.2%) $922,318 (10.6%) 1.83 4,129
2020-12-01 $624,975 (7.8%) $930,668 (10.0%) 1.86 3,092
2021-01-01 $638,000 (8.6%) $958,591 (10.6%) 1.90 2,424
2021-02-01 $648,625 (8.1%) $953,436 (7.2%) 1.89 2,219
2021-03-01 $652,500 (7.5%) $924,093 (4.8%) 1.85 2,584
2021-04-01 $669,975 (11.7%) $940,369 (10.5%) 1.81 2,763
2021-05-01 $679,900 (11.8%) $946,099 (10.0%) 1.81 2,937
2021-06-01 $683,725 (10.0%) $944,535 (6.4%) 1.80 3,425
2021-07-01 $689,950 (10.0%) $943,656 (5.3%) 1.82 3,642
2021-08-01 $674,975 (8.0%) $912,385 (3.1%) 1.80 3,753
2021-09-01 $675,000 (8.0%) $918,542 (3.8%) 1.80 3,744
2021-10-01 $675,000 (8.9%) $939,780 (5.6%) 1.80 3,324
2021-11-01 $674,995 (7.7%) $947,493 (2.7%) 1.80 2,510
2021-12-01 $662,500 (6.0%) $933,599 (0.3%) 1.80 1,659
2022-01-01 $685,000 (7.4%) $1,001,556 (4.5%) 1.85 1,315
2022-02-01 $722,450 (11.4%) $1,051,274 (10.3%) 1.88 1,539
2022-03-01 $749,950 (14.9%) $1,075,899 (16.4%) 1.88 1,867
2022-04-01 $799,950 (19.4%) $1,128,806 (20.0%) 1.91 2,207
2022-05-01 $824,995 (21.3%) $1,161,979 (22.8%) 1.89 3,971
2022-06-01 $802,495 (17.4%) $1,135,816 (20.3%) 1.79 5,457
2022-07-01 $789,950 (14.5%) $1,083,279 (14.8%) 1.78 6,958
2022-08-01 $774,975 (14.8%) $1,075,045 (17.8%) 1.79 6,964
2022-09-01 $762,485 (13.0%) $1,078,753 (17.4%) 1.78 6,694
2022-10-01 $750,000 (11.1%) $1,060,491 (12.8%) 1.76 6,701
2022-11-01 $737,450 (9.3%) $1,056,954 (11.6%) 1.77 6,006
2022-12-01 $725,000 (9.4%) $1,038,782 (11.3%) 1.79 4,558
2023-01-01 $727,000 (6.1%) $1,042,111 (4.1%) 1.80 3,673
2023-02-01 $749,950 (3.8%) $1,105,965 (5.2%) 1.81 3,115
2023-03-01 $788,975 (5.2%) $1,177,386 (9.4%) 1.86 3,105
2023-04-01 $825,000 (3.1%) $1,236,506 (9.5%) 1.92 3,164
2023-05-01 $822,500 (-0.3%) $1,235,282 (6.3%) 1.86 3,543
2023-06-01 $824,720 (2.8%) $1,225,765 (7.9%) 1.85 4,090
2023-07-01 $815,000 (3.2%) $1,242,311 (14.7%) 1.85 4,267
2023-08-01 $799,475 (3.2%) $1,226,323 (14.1%) 1.84 4,504
2023-09-01 $799,000 (4.8%) $1,215,186 (12.7%) 1.86 4,774
2023-10-01 $792,250 (5.6%) $1,179,771 (11.3%) 1.86 4,808
Seattle's median listing price for 2023-10-01 was $792,250, a difference of $42,250 (5.6%) versus the prior year and $-6,750 versus the prior month.

Seattle's median listing price comes in at 186% of the national average.

Seattle's average listing price for 2023-10-01 was $1,179,771, a difference of $119,280 (11.3%) versus the prior year and $-35,415 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-10-01 period, Seattle had 4,808 MLS listings, a difference of 34 listings (1%) versus the prior month and -1,893 listings (-28%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Seattle (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 43 days 2,183 sqft
2018-02-01 26 days 2,178 sqft
2018-03-01 22 days 2,171 sqft
2018-04-01 22 days 2,153 sqft
2018-05-01 19 days 2,180 sqft
2018-06-01 22 days 2,180 sqft
2018-07-01 29 days 2,136 sqft
2018-08-01 30 days 2,104 sqft
2018-09-01 36 days 2,041 sqft
2018-10-01 38 days 2,035 sqft
2018-11-01 45 days 2,018 sqft
2018-12-01 59 days 2,040 sqft
2019-01-01 63 days 2,085 sqft
2019-02-01 42 days 2,141 sqft
2019-03-01 33 days 2,137 sqft
2019-04-01 24 days 2,160 sqft
2019-05-01 28 days 2,118 sqft
2019-06-01 31 days 2,110 sqft
2019-07-01 37 days 2,110 sqft
2019-08-01 39 days 2,084 sqft
2019-09-01 41 days 2,059 sqft
2019-10-01 43 days 2,046 sqft
2019-11-01 50 days 2,020 sqft
2019-12-01 61 days 2,044 sqft
2020-01-01 65 days 2,052 sqft
2020-02-01 31 days 2,066 sqft
2020-03-01 23 days 2,089 sqft
2020-04-01 31 days 2,075 sqft
2020-05-01 35 days 2,054 sqft
2020-06-01 31 days 2,038 sqft
2020-07-01 30 days 2,009 sqft
2020-08-01 30 days 1,920 sqft
2020-09-01 33 days 1,840 sqft
2020-10-01 35 days 1,778 sqft
2020-11-01 41 days 1,712 sqft
2020-12-01 48 days 1,689 sqft
2021-01-01 43 days 1,664 sqft
2021-02-01 29 days 1,680 sqft
2021-03-01 23 days 1,749 sqft
2021-04-01 23 days 1,774 sqft
2021-05-01 20 days 1,800 sqft
2021-06-01 20 days 1,819 sqft
2021-07-01 23 days 1,827 sqft
2021-08-01 26 days 1,825 sqft
2021-09-01 29 days 1,856 sqft
2021-10-01 33 days 1,846 sqft
2021-11-01 35 days 1,825 sqft
2021-12-01 39 days 1,793 sqft
2022-01-01 37 days 1,792 sqft
2022-02-01 16 days 1,819 sqft
2022-03-01 17 days 1,888 sqft
2022-04-01 16 days 1,964 sqft
2022-05-01 16 days 2,068 sqft
2022-06-01 22 days 2,050 sqft
2022-07-01 28 days 2,040 sqft
2022-08-01 34 days 2,026 sqft
2022-09-01 39 days 2,011 sqft
2022-10-01 39 days 1,970 sqft
2022-11-01 45 days 1,954 sqft
2022-12-01 59 days 1,960 sqft
2023-01-01 65 days 1,950 sqft
2023-02-01 43 days 1,981 sqft
2023-03-01 32 days 2,050 sqft
2023-04-01 31 days 2,030 sqft
2023-05-01 29 days 2,041 sqft
2023-06-01 29 days 2,044 sqft
2023-07-01 33 days 2,041 sqft
2023-08-01 33 days 2,006 sqft
2023-09-01 37 days 1,990 sqft
2023-10-01 38 days 1,962 sqft
Seattle's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-10-01 was 38 days. This is -4% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Seattle's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-10-01 period was 1,962 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,970 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.