Stockton VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

STOCKTON, 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.

Stockton's 68 lenders originated 369 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $181,415,000, with an average VA loan value of $491,640.

Stockton VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Stockton averaged 6.94% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.758% for the same period.

Stockton's average VA mortgage closing costs are $7,653.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.77% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.23%.

The average rate one year ago was 5.92%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 7.16%.

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Stockton 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 Stockton level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 63 6.06% $11,684
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 33 6.60% $11,719
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 32 6.01% $12,700
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 29 5.87% $17,250
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 17 6.42% $11,416
The Federal Savings Bank 12 6.61% $18,296
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 6.40% $22,055
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 11 6.42% $14,446
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 10 5.73% $8,446
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 8 6.83% $13,637
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 6 6.17% $10,279
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 6 6.65% $24,892
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 5 5.57% $11,263
KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC 5 5.55% $17,220
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 5 6.58% $14,796
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 5 5.85% $22,543
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 5 6.43% $16,433
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 5 5.75% $13,005
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.19% $13,287
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 4 6.06% $20,191
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 3 5.79% $21,554
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 3 6.25% $16,149
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 5.04% $15,246
USAA Federal Savings Bank 3 6.25% $12,312
Flagstar Bank, FSB 3 6.71% $8,041
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.29% $12,140
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 3 7.66% $15,391
U.S. Bank 3 5.92% $8,161
The Loan Store, Inc. 2 6.81% $12,503
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 5.88% $23,554
DIGNIFIED HOME LOANS, LLC 2 7.00% $18,589
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.69% $9,092
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 2 6.88% $22,906
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 2 6.44% $2,178
Magnolia Bank 2 6.25% $16,220
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 2 7.25% $22,314
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 2 5.63% $9,353
ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.25% $6,434
Watermark Capital, Inc. 2 6.63% $6,973
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.25% $16,537
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 5.88% $18,037
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.25% $8,322
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 6.25% $17,963
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.25% $23,623
NFM, INC. 1 7.13% $24,428
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.50% $13,817
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 1 6.75% $9,119
Franklin Loan Corporation 1 5.25% $29,029
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.00% $16,472
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 5.38% $960
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 1 6.25% $29,335
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $4,508
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 1 5.75% $15,461
SeaTrust Mortgage Company 1 6.38% $22,233
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 5.50% $7,229
South Pacific Financial Corporation 1 6.50% $7,155
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.13% $33,856
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $7,392
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $7,644
Wells Fargo Bank 1 7.13% $3,299
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 1 6.75% $7,800
BAY EQUITY LLC 1 7.13% $8,912
Ameris Bank 1 6.25% $7,202
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 6.75% $21,941
MANN FINANCIAL INC. 1 7.13% $16,817
MORTGAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. 1 6.63% $9,952
LADERA LENDING, INC. 1 6.75% $18,679
INTERCAP LENDING INC. 1 6.13% $4,703

The top Stockton VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 63 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,684, which is $35 lower than the next largest lender, Mortgage Research Center, LLC.

The lowest fee Stockton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($8,446), AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($11,416), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($11,684), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($11,719) and QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($12,700).

The lowest rate Stockton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.73%), LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC (5.87%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.01%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.06%) and FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.40%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Stockton (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 $383,500 (12.1%) $466,243 (8.2%) 1.42 825
2018-02-01 $377,000 (8.0%) $467,496 (9.4%) 1.37 821
2018-03-01 $375,000 (7.9%) $454,806 (6.6%) 1.32 828
2018-04-01 $383,000 (6.4%) $470,046 (8.8%) 1.30 920
2018-05-01 $383,000 (3.0%) $478,855 (7.4%) 1.28 1,039
2018-06-01 $389,900 (2.8%) $482,302 (7.6%) 1.30 1,151
2018-07-01 $389,900 (1.3%) $474,965 (5.9%) 1.30 1,217
2018-08-01 $385,472 (1.4%) $463,983 (3.7%) 1.29 1,372
2018-09-01 $385,000 (1.6%) $463,907 (4.0%) 1.29 1,476
2018-10-01 $385,000 (2.7%) $460,663 (3.2%) 1.30 1,507
2018-11-01 $386,425 (3.0%) $509,234 (12.2%) 1.31 1,505
2018-12-01 $389,000 (2.4%) $461,578 (0.7%) 1.34 1,395
2019-01-01 $386,250 (0.7%) $452,564 (-2.9%) 1.33 1,206
2019-02-01 $380,000 (0.8%) $452,218 (-3.3%) 1.28 1,151
2019-03-01 $400,082 (6.7%) $476,973 (4.9%) 1.31 1,141
2019-04-01 $417,000 (8.9%) $488,914 (4.0%) 1.32 1,176
2019-05-01 $419,475 (9.5%) $497,314 (3.9%) 1.31 1,303
2019-06-01 $424,999 (9.0%) $554,533 (15.0%) 1.33 1,402
2019-07-01 $428,598 (9.9%) $873,615 (83.9%) 1.34 1,456
2019-08-01 $426,848 (10.7%) $1,030,356 (122.1%) 1.35 1,441
2019-09-01 $422,121 (9.6%) $782,546 (68.7%) 1.35 1,467
2019-10-01 $419,247 (8.9%) $534,562 (16.0%) 1.35 1,474
2019-11-01 $425,000 (10.0%) $482,396 (-5.3%) 1.39 1,378
2019-12-01 $432,500 (11.2%) $491,445 (6.5%) 1.44 1,131
2020-01-01 $424,975 (10.0%) $494,574 (9.3%) 1.42 981
2020-02-01 $434,000 (14.2%) $504,604 (11.6%) 1.42 893
2020-03-01 $429,225 (7.3%) $500,527 (4.9%) 1.35 905
2020-04-01 $429,450 (3.0%) $502,525 (2.8%) 1.35 975
2020-05-01 $434,900 (3.7%) $511,381 (2.8%) 1.32 965
2020-06-01 $446,500 (5.1%) $533,384 (-3.8%) 1.32 772
2020-07-01 $445,000 (3.8%) $550,313 (-37.0%) 1.29 641
2020-08-01 $449,250 (5.3%) $550,593 (-46.6%) 1.29 567
2020-09-01 $455,975 (8.0%) $570,090 (-27.2%) 1.31 563
2020-10-01 $450,000 (7.3%) $552,407 (3.3%) 1.29 556
2020-11-01 $450,000 (5.9%) $574,401 (19.1%) 1.32 490
2020-12-01 $449,950 (4.0%) $578,313 (17.7%) 1.34 400
2021-01-01 $450,000 (5.9%) $604,149 (22.2%) 1.34 334
2021-02-01 $459,500 (5.9%) $607,067 (20.3%) 1.34 330
2021-03-01 $453,450 (5.6%) $590,781 (18.0%) 1.29 382
2021-04-01 $498,250 (16.0%) $625,326 (24.4%) 1.35 410
2021-05-01 $499,000 (14.7%) $623,769 (22.0%) 1.33 446
2021-06-01 $524,595 (17.5%) $643,418 (20.6%) 1.38 569
2021-07-01 $540,000 (21.4%) $643,722 (17.0%) 1.42 677
2021-08-01 $537,450 (19.6%) $650,459 (18.1%) 1.43 792
2021-09-01 $542,250 (18.9%) $646,095 (13.3%) 1.45 825
2021-10-01 $539,570 (19.9%) $632,949 (14.6%) 1.44 816
2021-11-01 $540,144 (20.0%) $632,138 (10.1%) 1.44 649
2021-12-01 $542,475 (20.6%) $649,193 (12.3%) 1.47 491
2022-01-01 $548,250 (21.8%) $660,166 (9.3%) 1.48 383
2022-02-01 $565,000 (23.0%) $700,971 (15.5%) 1.47 395
2022-03-01 $595,000 (31.2%) $740,624 (25.4%) 1.49 447
2022-04-01 $600,000 (20.4%) $741,732 (18.6%) 1.43 559
2022-05-01 $627,000 (25.7%) $733,646 (17.6%) 1.43 798
2022-06-01 $631,997 (20.5%) $718,105 (11.6%) 1.41 1,031
2022-07-01 $601,278 (11.4%) $682,566 (6.0%) 1.35 1,321
2022-08-01 $594,795 (10.7%) $664,683 (2.2%) 1.38 1,333
2022-09-01 $581,950 (7.3%) $659,698 (2.1%) 1.36 1,237
2022-10-01 $560,000 (3.8%) $640,970 (1.3%) 1.32 1,239
2022-11-01 $550,450 (1.9%) $636,525 (0.7%) 1.32 1,138
2022-12-01 $542,745 (0.1%) $631,515 (-2.7%) 1.34 955
2023-01-01 $539,495 (-1.6%) $623,692 (-5.5%) 1.34 798
2023-02-01 $543,998 (-3.7%) $633,471 (-9.6%) 1.31 672
2023-03-01 $547,500 (-8.0%) $646,803 (-12.7%) 1.29 574
2023-04-01 $579,000 (-3.5%) $685,337 (-7.6%) 1.35 538
2023-05-01 $575,000 (-8.3%) $681,551 (-7.1%) 1.30 546
2023-06-01 $582,000 (-7.9%) $698,264 (-2.8%) 1.31 534
2023-07-01 $587,800 (-2.2%) $705,176 (3.3%) 1.34 579
2023-08-01 $585,965 (-1.5%) $681,632 (2.6%) 1.35 626
2023-09-01 $579,450 (-0.4%) $671,364 (1.8%) 1.35 672
2023-10-01 $582,500 (4.0%) $673,903 (5.1%) 1.37 716
2023-11-01 $575,000 (4.5%) $677,296 (6.4%) 1.37 783
2023-12-01 $549,000 (1.2%) $673,014 (6.6%) 1.34 702
2024-01-01 $544,450 (0.9%) $678,020 (8.7%) 1.33 596
2024-02-01 $549,500 (1.0%) $678,670 (7.1%) 1.32 613
2024-03-01 $562,000 (2.7%) $672,079 (3.9%) 1.32 627
Stockton's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $562,000, a difference of $14,500 (2.7%) versus the prior year and $12,500 versus the prior month.

Stockton's median listing price comes in at 132% of the national average.

Stockton's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $672,079, a difference of $25,276 (3.9%) versus the prior year and $-6,591 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Stockton had 627 MLS listings, a difference of 14 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 53 listings (9%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Stockton (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 53 days 1,891 sqft
2018-02-01 37 days 1,824 sqft
2018-03-01 33 days 1,787 sqft
2018-04-01 31 days 1,797 sqft
2018-05-01 30 days 1,800 sqft
2018-06-01 36 days 1,830 sqft
2018-07-01 37 days 1,819 sqft
2018-08-01 37 days 1,787 sqft
2018-09-01 37 days 1,800 sqft
2018-10-01 44 days 1,808 sqft
2018-11-01 45 days 1,794 sqft
2018-12-01 53 days 1,800 sqft
2019-01-01 63 days 1,786 sqft
2019-02-01 48 days 1,774 sqft
2019-03-01 40 days 1,827 sqft
2019-04-01 37 days 1,873 sqft
2019-05-01 36 days 1,915 sqft
2019-06-01 38 days 1,900 sqft
2019-07-01 43 days 1,926 sqft
2019-08-01 46 days 1,920 sqft
2019-09-01 46 days 1,879 sqft
2019-10-01 47 days 1,851 sqft
2019-11-01 52 days 1,886 sqft
2019-12-01 64 days 1,889 sqft
2020-01-01 66 days 1,856 sqft
2020-02-01 50 days 1,890 sqft
2020-03-01 41 days 1,877 sqft
2020-04-01 44 days 1,867 sqft
2020-05-01 56 days 1,897 sqft
2020-06-01 58 days 1,918 sqft
2020-07-01 58 days 1,900 sqft
2020-08-01 40 days 1,900 sqft
2020-09-01 35 days 1,887 sqft
2020-10-01 35 days 1,828 sqft
2020-11-01 38 days 1,827 sqft
2020-12-01 46 days 1,779 sqft
2021-01-01 44 days 1,774 sqft
2021-02-01 28 days 1,701 sqft
2021-03-01 27 days 1,638 sqft
2021-04-01 23 days 1,728 sqft
2021-05-01 24 days 1,753 sqft
2021-06-01 21 days 1,830 sqft
2021-07-01 25 days 1,827 sqft
2021-08-01 25 days 1,844 sqft
2021-09-01 30 days 1,838 sqft
2021-10-01 33 days 1,836 sqft
2021-11-01 40 days 1,825 sqft
2021-12-01 45 days 1,803 sqft
2022-01-01 39 days 1,760 sqft
2022-02-01 28 days 1,737 sqft
2022-03-01 25 days 1,821 sqft
2022-04-01 24 days 1,890 sqft
2022-05-01 24 days 1,904 sqft
2022-06-01 26 days 1,925 sqft
2022-07-01 31 days 1,894 sqft
2022-08-01 38 days 1,900 sqft
2022-09-01 45 days 1,896 sqft
2022-10-01 48 days 1,871 sqft
2022-11-01 51 days 1,878 sqft
2022-12-01 62 days 1,848 sqft
2023-01-01 65 days 1,852 sqft
2023-02-01 53 days 1,871 sqft
2023-03-01 45 days 1,849 sqft
2023-04-01 33 days 1,910 sqft
2023-05-01 34 days 1,859 sqft
2023-06-01 33 days 1,897 sqft
2023-07-01 30 days 1,885 sqft
2023-08-01 32 days 1,865 sqft
2023-09-01 35 days 1,837 sqft
2023-10-01 38 days 1,868 sqft
2023-11-01 39 days 1,841 sqft
2023-12-01 47 days 1,769 sqft
2024-01-01 54 days 1,783 sqft
2024-02-01 37 days 1,766 sqft
2024-03-01 36 days 1,824 sqft
Stockton's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 36 days. This is -19% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Stockton's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,824 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,849 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.