Selma VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Selma, AL

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    • 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.

    Selma's 7 lenders originated 15 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $3,165,000, with an average VA loan value of $211,000.

    Selma VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Selma averaged 6.97% for the week of 2024-04-12, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.574% for the same period.

    Selma's average VA mortgage closing costs are $3,582.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-05) was 7.02% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-08, the average rate was 6.85%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.14%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-12, the average rate was 6.67%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Selma 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 Selma level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 6 7.23% $2,218
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 7.63% $9,127
    CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 1 7.13% $15,045
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 1 7.38% $5,714
    Trustmark National Bank 1 6.13% $5,016
    MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.75% $10,666
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.63% $7,143

    The top Selma VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 6 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $2,218, which is $6,909 lower than the next largest lender, NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC.

    The lowest fee Selma VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    The lowest rate Selma VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Selma (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 $87,875 (-10.5%) $123,967 (-8.0%) 0.00 194
    2018-02-01 $87,500 (-12.3%) $119,418 (-14.8%) 0.00 202
    2018-03-01 $87,250 (-5.0%) $119,007 (-12.0%) 0.00 208
    2018-04-01 $87,500 (-2.7%) $120,503 (-5.5%) 0.00 215
    2018-05-01 $87,500 (-7.2%) $123,107 (-6.9%) 0.00 214
    2018-06-01 $87,250 (-10.7%) $123,901 (-8.7%) 0.00 204
    2018-07-01 $86,700 (-12.6%) $124,665 (-6.5%) 0.00 205
    2018-08-01 $86,700 (-3.7%) $125,392 (-0.8%) 0.00 201
    2018-09-01 $89,450 (-0.6%) $126,830 (-1.0%) 0.00 198
    2018-10-01 $89,975 (-5.3%) $131,519 (0.2%) 0.00 188
    2018-11-01 $90,000 (-5.3%) $126,535 (-4.3%) 0.00 188
    2018-12-01 $90,450 (-0.6%) $122,688 (-5.4%) 0.00 183
    2019-01-01 $90,875 (3.4%) $120,513 (-2.8%) 0.00 177
    2019-02-01 $98,000 (12.0%) $124,335 (4.1%) 0.00 187
    2019-03-01 $102,429 (17.4%) $128,461 (7.9%) 0.00 184
    2019-04-01 $106,429 (21.6%) $130,191 (8.0%) 0.00 178
    2019-05-01 $103,750 (18.6%) $135,421 (10.0%) 0.00 170
    2019-06-01 $99,000 (13.5%) $135,185 (9.1%) 0.00 173
    2019-07-01 $99,000 (14.2%) $136,562 (9.5%) 0.00 179
    2019-08-01 $99,182 (14.4%) $134,911 (7.6%) 0.00 176
    2019-09-01 $99,080 (10.8%) $132,715 (4.6%) 0.00 176
    2019-10-01 $99,000 (10.0%) $131,007 (-0.4%) 0.00 175
    2019-11-01 $98,000 (8.9%) $129,262 (2.2%) 0.00 178
    2019-12-01 $96,250 (6.4%) $123,820 (0.9%) 0.00 184
    2020-01-01 $95,000 (4.5%) $120,157 (-0.3%) 0.00 171
    2020-02-01 $91,750 (-6.4%) $116,430 (-6.4%) 0.00 163
    2020-03-01 $90,375 (-11.8%) $114,248 (-11.1%) 0.00 163
    2020-04-01 $89,000 (-16.4%) $113,623 (-12.7%) 0.00 154
    2020-05-01 $89,000 (-14.2%) $117,012 (-13.6%) 0.00 150
    2020-06-01 $90,000 (-9.1%) $117,242 (-13.3%) 0.00 146
    2020-07-01 $92,100 (-7.0%) $123,733 (-9.4%) 0.00 130
    2020-08-01 $94,200 (-5.0%) $126,763 (-6.0%) 0.00 119
    2020-09-01 $98,250 (-0.8%) $127,912 (-3.6%) 0.00 121
    2020-10-01 $99,500 (0.5%) $133,529 (1.9%) 0.00 124
    2020-11-01 $95,625 (-2.4%) $127,029 (-1.7%) 0.00 118
    2020-12-01 $95,000 (-1.3%) $128,376 (3.7%) 0.00 105
    2021-01-01 $90,000 (-5.3%) $125,985 (4.9%) 0.00 97
    2021-02-01 $94,875 (3.4%) $126,460 (8.6%) 0.00 97
    2021-03-01 $100,750 (11.5%) $126,545 (10.8%) 0.00 86
    2021-04-01 $118,975 (33.7%) $136,129 (19.8%) 0.00 73
    2021-05-01 $118,900 (33.6%) $136,876 (17.0%) 0.00 80
    2021-06-01 $87,425 (-2.9%) $133,934 (14.2%) 0.00 88
    2021-07-01 $99,900 (8.5%) $141,330 (14.2%) 0.00 82
    2021-08-01 $94,925 (0.8%) $127,760 (0.8%) 0.00 90
    2021-09-01 $91,150 (-7.2%) $127,654 (-0.2%) 0.00 93
    2021-10-01 $85,000 (-14.6%) $117,934 (-11.7%) 0.00 88
    2021-11-01 $80,625 (-15.7%) $112,681 (-11.3%) 0.00 82
    2021-12-01 $76,150 (-19.8%) $101,985 (-20.6%) 0.00 81
    2022-01-01 $66,750 (-25.8%) $106,583 (-15.4%) 0.00 73
    2022-02-01 $70,900 (-25.3%) $115,780 (-8.5%) 0.00 69
    2022-03-01 $87,750 (-12.9%) $124,962 (-1.3%) 0.00 63
    2022-04-01 $80,000 (-32.8%) $123,871 (-9.0%) 0.00 64
    2022-05-01 $79,950 (-32.8%) $128,004 (-6.5%) 0.00 63
    2022-06-01 $87,500 (0.1%) $130,038 (-2.9%) 0.00 61
    2022-07-01 $80,000 (-19.9%) $124,520 (-11.9%) 0.00 70
    2022-08-01 $80,000 (-15.7%) $115,006 (-10.0%) 0.00 79
    2022-09-01 $77,450 (-15.0%) $105,785 (-17.1%) 0.00 84
    2022-10-01 $79,900 (-6.0%) $105,318 (-10.7%) 0.00 76
    2022-11-01 $80,000 (-0.8%) $108,878 (-3.4%) 0.00 73
    2022-12-01 $80,000 (5.1%) $124,582 (22.2%) 0.00 75
    2023-01-01 $95,475 (43.0%) $138,747 (30.2%) 0.00 65
    2023-02-01 $71,925 (1.5%) $125,797 (8.7%) 0.00 60
    2023-03-01 $74,375 (-15.2%) $130,024 (4.1%) 0.00 66
    2023-04-01 $75,500 (-5.6%) $140,482 (13.4%) 0.00 67
    2023-05-01 $71,500 (-10.6%) $126,583 (-1.1%) 0.00 70
    2023-06-01 $79,975 (-8.6%) $128,107 (-1.5%) 0.00 71
    2023-07-01 $79,900 (-0.1%) $117,350 (-5.8%) 0.00 68
    2023-08-01 $90,950 (13.7%) $122,887 (6.9%) 0.00 72
    2023-09-01 $84,200 (8.7%) $130,005 (22.9%) 0.00 75
    2023-10-01 $83,975 (5.1%) $143,030 (35.8%) 0.00 84
    2023-11-01 $82,500 (3.1%) $148,415 (36.3%) 0.00 84
    2023-12-01 $77,000 (-3.8%) $140,958 (13.1%) 0.00 88
    2024-01-01 $77,750 (-18.6%) $132,638 (-4.4%) 0.00 91
    2024-02-01 $80,075 (11.3%) $141,823 (12.7%) 0.00 82
    2024-03-01 $81,750 (9.9%) $214,039 (64.6%) 0.00 80
    Selma's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $81,750, a difference of $7,375 (9.9%) versus the prior year and $1,675 versus the prior month.

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

    Selma's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $214,039, a difference of $84,015 (64.6%) versus the prior year and $72,216 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-03-01 period, Selma had 80 MLS listings, a difference of -2 listings (-2%) versus the prior month and 14 listings (21%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Selma (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,765 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,798 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,776 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,872 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,837 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,857 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,879 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,869 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,862 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,904 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,906 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,865 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,893 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,880 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,871 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,857 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,837 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,820 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,745 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,845 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,814 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,916 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,916 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,922 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,964 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,916 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,903 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,891 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,828 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,863 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,875 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,861 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,859 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,881 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,868 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,885 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,869 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,850 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,791 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,868 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,758 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,728 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,524 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,633 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,708 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,655 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,682 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,711 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,715 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,760 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,715 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,694 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,700 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,663 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,617 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,649 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,715 sqft
    Selma's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

    Selma's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,715 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,655 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.