Somerset VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Somerset, KY

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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.

    Somerset's 30 lenders originated 92 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $22,970,000, with an average VA loan value of $249,674.

    Somerset VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Somerset averaged 6.61% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

    Somerset's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,715.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.85% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.89%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.41%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.43%.

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

    Somerset 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 Somerset level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 24 6.91% $2,215
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 9 6.39% $7,196
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 8 5.92% $5,401
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 8 5.96% $5,787
    HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 5 6.40% $5,898
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.88% $8,768
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 3 7.42% $11,857
    Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 3 6.25% $10,658
    AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.25% $5,165
    Northpointe Bank 2 6.75% $11,532
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 4.94% $4,079
    USAA Federal Savings Bank 2 5.75% $4,832
    Forcht Bank 1 6.50% $3,061
    First Financial Bank 1 6.50% $3,961
    NEWREZ LLC 1 7.25% $4,014
    Wells Fargo Bank 1 6.25% $5,577
    Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 7.00% $2,524
    U.S. Bank 1 7.25% $3,983
    PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 5.88% $4,750
    Princeton Mortgage Corporation 1 6.88% $8,781
    ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 1 6.99% $10,194
    Renasant Bank 1 5.50% $16,755
    STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $7,539
    The Central Trust Bank 1 6.25% $8,422
    TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.75% $11,402
    Towne Bank 1 6.75% $4,073
    ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 6.13% $8,281
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.99% $10,359
    MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.75% $12,330
    GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. 1 7.38% $13,286

    The top Somerset VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 24 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $2,215, which is $4,982 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

    The lowest fee Somerset VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($2,215), .

    The lowest rate Somerset VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.91%), .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Somerset (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 $159,900 (0.0%) $207,462 (-0.8%) 0.00 401
    2018-02-01 $159,900 (0.0%) $205,723 (-0.4%) 0.00 413
    2018-03-01 $159,900 (0.0%) $214,127 (2.6%) 0.00 416
    2018-04-01 $168,650 (-0.2%) $212,896 (-1.3%) 0.00 432
    2018-05-01 $169,900 (0.0%) $214,561 (-0.3%) 0.00 439
    2018-06-01 $170,000 (0.6%) $214,704 (1.1%) 0.00 441
    2018-07-01 $175,000 (6.1%) $215,264 (1.9%) 0.00 457
    2018-08-01 $172,225 (3.8%) $210,917 (-0.8%) 0.00 460
    2018-09-01 $175,900 (3.5%) $216,538 (0.7%) 0.00 450
    2018-10-01 $177,600 (4.8%) $217,399 (2.5%) 0.00 431
    2018-11-01 $175,225 (3.1%) $217,836 (2.6%) 0.00 433
    2018-12-01 $175,700 (9.9%) $222,628 (5.9%) 0.00 406
    2019-01-01 $170,600 (6.7%) $217,171 (4.7%) 0.00 387
    2019-02-01 $169,925 (6.3%) $215,848 (4.9%) 0.00 378
    2019-03-01 $169,900 (6.3%) $212,970 (-0.5%) 0.00 385
    2019-04-01 $169,900 (0.7%) $213,819 (0.4%) 0.00 390
    2019-05-01 $169,900 (0.0%) $212,784 (-0.8%) 0.00 395
    2019-06-01 $174,500 (2.7%) $216,373 (0.8%) 0.00 413
    2019-07-01 $179,000 (2.3%) $218,611 (1.6%) 0.00 421
    2019-08-01 $180,609 (4.9%) $221,499 (5.0%) 0.00 393
    2019-09-01 $183,023 (4.1%) $226,319 (4.5%) 0.00 373
    2019-10-01 $185,842 (4.6%) $230,838 (6.2%) 0.00 359
    2019-11-01 $183,900 (5.0%) $228,638 (5.0%) 0.00 346
    2019-12-01 $179,900 (2.4%) $229,158 (2.9%) 0.00 327
    2020-01-01 $179,900 (5.5%) $229,096 (5.5%) 0.00 293
    2020-02-01 $184,900 (8.8%) $239,817 (11.1%) 0.00 304
    2020-03-01 $192,400 (13.2%) $243,654 (14.4%) 0.00 312
    2020-04-01 $199,800 (17.6%) $245,918 (15.0%) 0.00 302
    2020-05-01 $195,000 (14.8%) $240,007 (12.8%) 0.00 271
    2020-06-01 $207,450 (18.9%) $257,377 (19.0%) 0.00 238
    2020-07-01 $199,900 (11.7%) $255,471 (16.9%) 0.00 235
    2020-08-01 $207,350 (14.8%) $263,699 (19.1%) 0.00 224
    2020-09-01 $219,450 (19.9%) $273,534 (20.9%) 0.00 185
    2020-10-01 $214,450 (15.4%) $265,444 (15.0%) 0.00 188
    2020-11-01 $216,125 (17.5%) $273,886 (19.8%) 0.00 168
    2020-12-01 $219,000 (21.7%) $270,396 (18.0%) 0.00 171
    2021-01-01 $199,900 (11.1%) $269,360 (17.6%) 0.00 166
    2021-02-01 $199,225 (7.8%) $277,473 (15.7%) 0.00 146
    2021-03-01 $219,950 (14.3%) $322,166 (32.2%) 0.00 104
    2021-04-01 $247,450 (23.9%) $341,425 (38.8%) 0.00 110
    2021-05-01 $259,900 (33.3%) $343,384 (43.1%) 0.00 119
    2021-06-01 $269,475 (29.9%) $335,492 (30.4%) 0.00 132
    2021-07-01 $279,000 (39.6%) $345,632 (35.3%) 0.00 153
    2021-08-01 $283,750 (36.9%) $351,681 (33.4%) 0.00 166
    2021-09-01 $254,950 (16.2%) $330,496 (20.8%) 0.00 184
    2021-10-01 $268,500 (25.2%) $335,147 (26.3%) 0.00 177
    2021-11-01 $249,400 (15.4%) $324,610 (18.5%) 0.00 177
    2021-12-01 $245,925 (12.3%) $331,871 (22.7%) 0.00 167
    2022-01-01 $249,000 (24.6%) $328,258 (21.9%) 0.00 157
    2022-02-01 $243,950 (22.5%) $289,794 (4.4%) 0.00 132
    2022-03-01 $238,125 (8.3%) $292,850 (-9.1%) 0.00 119
    2022-04-01 $249,900 (1.0%) $302,295 (-11.5%) 0.00 124
    2022-05-01 $244,450 (-5.9%) $313,606 (-8.7%) 0.00 149
    2022-06-01 $266,725 (-1.0%) $323,142 (-3.7%) 0.00 175
    2022-07-01 $277,777 (-0.4%) $334,383 (-3.3%) 0.00 206
    2022-08-01 $290,000 (2.2%) $341,689 (-2.8%) 0.00 231
    2022-09-01 $274,950 (7.8%) $337,804 (2.2%) 0.00 246
    2022-10-01 $274,950 (2.4%) $333,516 (-0.5%) 0.00 232
    2022-11-01 $269,675 (8.1%) $328,438 (1.2%) 0.00 239
    2022-12-01 $270,000 (9.8%) $330,726 (-0.4%) 0.00 200
    2023-01-01 $264,900 (6.4%) $327,542 (-0.2%) 0.00 186
    2023-02-01 $269,925 (10.7%) $331,199 (14.3%) 0.00 173
    2023-03-01 $274,900 (15.4%) $342,394 (16.9%) 0.00 166
    2023-04-01 $283,500 (13.5%) $356,228 (17.8%) 0.00 156
    2023-05-01 $291,950 (19.4%) $351,614 (12.1%) 0.00 161
    2023-06-01 $283,250 (6.2%) $344,093 (6.5%) 0.00 174
    2023-07-01 $285,000 (2.6%) $335,282 (0.3%) 0.00 189
    2023-08-01 $299,675 (3.3%) $341,158 (-0.2%) 0.00 206
    2023-09-01 $299,000 (8.8%) $353,106 (4.5%) 0.00 219
    2023-10-01 $294,675 (7.2%) $358,832 (7.6%) 0.00 222
    2023-11-01 $295,950 (9.7%) $359,502 (9.5%) 0.00 224
    2023-12-01 $309,450 (14.6%) $369,903 (11.9%) 0.00 217
    2024-01-01 $309,900 (17.0%) $372,292 (13.7%) 0.00 225
    2024-02-01 $318,225 (17.9%) $373,241 (12.7%) 0.00 219
    2024-03-01 $315,000 (14.6%) $363,977 (6.3%) 0.00 228
    2024-04-01 $313,725 (10.7%) $354,716 (-0.4%) 0.00 263
    2024-05-01 $313,725 (7.5%) $368,848 (4.9%) 0.00 267
    2024-06-01 $315,000 (11.2%) $370,575 (7.7%) 0.00 265
    2024-07-01 $307,450 (7.9%) $367,810 (9.7%) 0.00 272
    2024-08-01 $309,000 (3.1%) $360,300 (5.6%) 0.00 307
    2024-09-01 $303,950 (1.7%) $354,243 (0.3%) 0.00 315
    2024-10-01 $310,000 (5.2%) $354,801 (-1.1%) 0.00 302
    2024-11-01 $299,900 (1.3%) $355,738 (-1.1%) 0.00 307
    2024-12-01 $298,750 (-3.5%) $358,180 (-3.2%) 0.00 294
    2025-01-01 $299,500 (-3.4%) $364,040 (-2.2%) 0.00 288
    Somerset's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $299,500, a difference of $-10,400 (-3.4%) versus the prior year and $750 versus the prior month.

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

    Somerset's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $364,040, a difference of $-8,252 (-2.2%) versus the prior year and $5,860 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-01-01 period, Somerset had 288 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-2%) versus the prior month and 63 listings (28%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Somerset (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,890 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,936 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,950 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,837 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,822 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,792 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,842 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,873 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,878 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,921 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,920 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,889 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,858 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,802 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,778 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,888 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,918 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,998 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 2,001 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 2,007 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,990 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,941 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,981 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 2,013 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,929 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 2,049 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 2,060 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 2,100 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 2,124 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 2,079 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 2,106 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 2,095 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 2,072 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 2,002 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 2,055 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 2,218 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 2,081 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 2,131 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 2,079 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 2,129 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,980 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,902 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,861 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,870 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,834 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,788 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,984 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,833 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,951 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 2,068 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 2,084 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 2,070 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 2,040 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,990 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,914 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,882 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,827 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,987 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,938 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,839 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,859 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,853 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,886 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,963 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,962 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,966 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,953 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,875 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,948 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,934 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,976 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,964 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,850 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,888 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,898 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,920 sqft
    Somerset's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days.

    Somerset's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,920 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,962 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.