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 67 lenders originated 511 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $259,945,000, with an average VA loan value of $508,699.

Stockton VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Stockton averaged 6.31% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Stockton's average VA mortgage closing costs are $7,805.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.43% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.61%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.42%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 5.83%.

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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 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 116 5.86% $9,396
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 54 6.28% $8,208
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 40 5.88% $11,593
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 29 5.98% $15,494
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 26 5.96% $14,537
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 19 5.73% $11,661
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 11 5.65% $8,754
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 6.24% $14,205
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 11 5.02% $8,866
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 10 6.22% $5,879
NEWREZ LLC 10 5.84% $10,324
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 9 6.41% $10,472
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 8 5.06% $1,842
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 8 6.10% $12,706
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 7 5.74% $10,372
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 7 6.46% $7,545
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 7 5.77% $11,884
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 7 6.18% $10,054
CLEARPATH LENDING 7 6.02% $10,462
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 6 5.94% $6,528
The Federal Savings Bank 6 6.00% $23,859
USAA Federal Savings Bank 5 6.40% $8,930
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 5 5.90% $6,453
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 5 6.35% $5,895
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 4 5.56% $7,169
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.47% $18,293
Watermark Capital, Inc. 3 5.92% $5,607
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 3 7.66% $20,020
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 3 6.21% $16,837
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 3 6.13% $13,079
U.S. Bank 3 5.79% $17,568
The Loan Store, Inc. 2 5.94% $8,189
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6.19% $21,656
DIGNIFIED HOME LOANS, LLC 2 5.69% $6,060
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.56% $8,726
SCENIC OAKS FUNDING, INC. 2 5.94% $13,427
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.00% $9,752
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 2 6.44% $2,845
KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC 2 5.19% $1,266
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 2 6.00% $7,506
BAY EQUITY LLC 2 6.25% $7,541
PROPER RATE, LLC 2 5.46% $2,337
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 1 5.75% $1,414
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 6.13% $6,146
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 6.75% $4,522
CITY FIRST MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C. 1 5.75% $0
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.38% $14,587
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 1 6.25% $14,333
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.13% $9,996
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $16,180
First Bank 1 6.50% $675
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.99% $7,483
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.50% $2,694
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 5.63% $18,104
LOANPAL, LLC 1 5.99% $2,701
Magnolia Bank 1 6.00% $6,122
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 1 5.63% $22,534
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 5.75% $22,060
MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL, INC. 1 6.75% $21,196
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $5,798
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $4,163
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. 1 7.25% $20,543
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.13% $8,248
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.00% $6,901
South Pacific Financial Corporation 1 5.13% $4,598
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 1 5.25% $17,866
TBI MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 5.99% $3,943

The top Stockton VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 116 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $9,396, which is $1,188 higher than the next largest lender, Mortgage Research Center, LLC.

The lowest fee Stockton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC ($5,879), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($8,208), VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE ($8,754), HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($8,866) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($9,396).

The lowest rate Stockton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (5.02%), VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE (5.65%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.73%), NEWREZ LLC (5.84%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.86%).


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%) $475,160 (6.0%) 1.30 1,216
2018-08-01 $385,500 (1.5%) $464,159 (3.8%) 1.29 1,371
2018-09-01 $385,000 (1.6%) $464,069 (4.0%) 1.29 1,475
2018-10-01 $385,000 (2.7%) $460,830 (3.3%) 1.30 1,506
2018-11-01 $386,425 (2.9%) $509,344 (12.2%) 1.31 1,504
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 $419,500 (9.5%) $497,400 (3.9%) 1.31 1,304
2019-06-01 $424,999 (9.0%) $554,533 (15.0%) 1.33 1,403
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 (122.0%) 1.35 1,441
2019-09-01 $422,121 (9.6%) $782,546 (68.6%) 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 $432,450 (3.1%) $510,224 (2.6%) 1.31 964
2020-06-01 $445,750 (4.9%) $532,692 (-3.9%) 1.31 772
2020-07-01 $445,000 (3.8%) $548,761 (-37.2%) 1.29 640
2020-08-01 $449,000 (5.2%) $548,911 (-46.7%) 1.29 566
2020-09-01 $455,450 (7.9%) $568,386 (-27.4%) 1.31 562
2020-10-01 $450,000 (7.3%) $550,808 (3.0%) 1.29 555
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%) $601,515 (21.6%) 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 (15.4%) $623,769 (22.3%) 1.33 446
2021-06-01 $524,595 (17.7%) $643,418 (20.8%) 1.38 569
2021-07-01 $540,000 (21.4%) $643,722 (17.3%) 1.42 677
2021-08-01 $537,450 (19.7%) $650,459 (18.5%) 1.43 792
2021-09-01 $542,250 (19.1%) $646,095 (13.7%) 1.45 825
2021-10-01 $539,570 (19.9%) $632,949 (14.9%) 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 (9.8%) 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 $579,900 (-0.4%) $671,533 (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%) $677,362 (6.4%) 1.37 784
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
2024-04-01 $593,200 (2.5%) $699,992 (2.1%) 1.38 647
2024-05-01 $597,000 (3.8%) $692,069 (1.5%) 1.36 784
2024-06-01 $596,900 (2.6%) $673,558 (-3.5%) 1.36 888
2024-07-01 $592,498 (0.8%) $672,796 (-4.6%) 1.36 972
2024-08-01 $585,000 (-0.2%) $660,773 (-3.1%) 1.36 1,035
2024-09-01 $569,975 (-1.7%) $649,339 (-3.3%) 1.34 1,110
2024-10-01 $571,079 (-2.0%) $648,855 (-3.7%) 1.34 1,142
2024-11-01 $562,822 (-2.1%) $642,438 (-5.2%) 1.35 1,174
2024-12-01 $564,277 (2.8%) $646,035 (-4.0%) 1.40 981
2025-01-01 $565,000 (3.8%) $648,116 (-4.4%) 1.41 892
2025-02-01 $572,500 (4.2%) $649,743 (-4.3%) 1.39 966
2025-03-01 $595,700 (6.0%) $663,815 (-1.2%) 0.00 1,062
Stockton's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $595,700, a difference of $33,700 (6.0%) versus the prior year and $23,200 versus the prior month.

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

Stockton's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $663,815, a difference of $-8,264 (-1.2%) versus the prior year and $14,072 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Stockton had 1,062 MLS listings, a difference of 96 listings (10%) versus the prior month and 435 listings (69%) 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 1,789 sqft
2018-09-01 37 days 1,802 sqft
2018-10-01 44 days 1,809 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 1,917 sqft
2019-06-01 38 days 1,901 sqft
2019-07-01 43 days 1,926 sqft
2019-08-01 46 days 1,921 sqft
2019-09-01 46 days 1,879 sqft
2019-10-01 47 days 1,852 sqft
2019-11-01 52 days 1,887 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 1,899 sqft
2020-08-01 40 days 1,898 sqft
2020-09-01 35 days 1,886 sqft
2020-10-01 35 days 1,826 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 1,905 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 1,872 sqft
2022-11-01 51 days 1,880 sqft
2022-12-01 62 days 1,848 sqft
2023-01-01 65 days 1,854 sqft
2023-02-01 53 days 1,872 sqft
2023-03-01 45 days 1,851 sqft
2023-04-01 33 days 1,912 sqft
2023-05-01 34 days 1,861 sqft
2023-06-01 33 days 1,898 sqft
2023-07-01 30 days 1,885 sqft
2023-08-01 32 days 1,867 sqft
2023-09-01 35 days 1,837 sqft
2023-10-01 38 days 1,872 sqft
2023-11-01 39 days 1,842 sqft
2023-12-01 47 days 1,769 sqft
2024-01-01 54 days 1,784 sqft
2024-02-01 37 days 1,767 sqft
2024-03-01 36 days 1,824 sqft
2024-04-01 34 days 1,861 sqft
2024-05-01 32 days 1,900 sqft
2024-06-01 36 days 1,900 sqft
2024-07-01 37 days 1,863 sqft
2024-08-01 40 days 1,860 sqft
2024-09-01 41 days 1,824 sqft
2024-10-01 45 days 1,814 sqft
2024-11-01 47 days 1,795 sqft
2024-12-01 55 days 1,812 sqft
2025-01-01 62 days 1,788 sqft
2025-02-01 38 days 1,787 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
Stockton'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.

Stockton's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,840 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,824 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.