Trenton VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

TRENTON-PRINCETON, NJ

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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.

    Trenton's 39 lenders originated 84 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $29,010,000, with an average VA loan value of $345,357.

    Trenton VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Trenton averaged 7.1% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.758% for the same period.

    Trenton's average VA mortgage closing costs are $7,339.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 7.03% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.89%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.18%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 7.43%.

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

    Trenton 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 Trenton level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 14 6.86% $8,701
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 8 6.30% $15,380
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 5 5.98% $6,754
    FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.75% $15,912
    NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 3 6.91% $16,015
    Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C. 2 7.06% $14,455
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.19% $10,142
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.56% $15,248
    MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 7.00% $24,033
    PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 2 5.75% $10,990
    PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.00% $6,713
    Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 2 6.12% $16,412
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 2 5.99% $19,621
    Financial Freedom Mortgage, LLC 1 7.63% $23,163
    MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 6.25% $14,313
    Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 6.50% $17,355
    M&T Bank 1 6.13% $15,008
    TD Bank 1 6.75% $5,587
    NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. 1 6.63% $10,831
    CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $14,313
    NBKC BANK 1 6.13% $7,227
    ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 7.13% $9,132
    NEWREZ LLC 1 6.75% $11,094
    NP, Inc. 1 7.25% $22,773
    Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 7.63% $23,163
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.25% $6,172
    AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.25% $6,381
    PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 6.50% $10,393
    USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 6.75% $7,231
    Princeton Mortgage Corporation 1 7.00% $5,509
    VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 1 5.63% $12,050
    Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.38% $6,873
    ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.25% $17,054
    First Federal Bank 1 5.50% $10,686
    HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.88% $1,972
    SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 6.38% $14,845
    Magnolia Bank 1 6.13% $21,079
    MLD MORTGAGE INC. 1 6.63% $16,915
    MORTGAGE ACCESS CORP. 1 5.50% $5,909

    The top Trenton VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 14 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,701, which is $6,680 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

    The lowest fee Trenton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($8,701), .

    The lowest rate Trenton VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.86%), .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Trenton (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 $228,750 (5.4%) $383,689 (-4.2%) 0.85 1,155
    2018-02-01 $229,500 (2.1%) $388,262 (-2.4%) 0.83 1,207
    2018-03-01 $255,000 (11.1%) $424,893 (0.3%) 0.89 1,194
    2018-04-01 $274,900 (6.1%) $476,997 (5.0%) 0.93 1,316
    2018-05-01 $302,450 (12.1%) $504,524 (6.6%) 1.01 1,401
    2018-06-01 $300,000 (9.1%) $496,896 (2.0%) 1.00 1,486
    2018-07-01 $304,450 (8.8%) $487,579 (0.3%) 1.02 1,517
    2018-08-01 $299,000 (10.8%) $483,123 (3.8%) 1.00 1,497
    2018-09-01 $289,900 (9.7%) $469,566 (2.1%) 0.97 1,508
    2018-10-01 $289,000 (13.4%) $467,377 (3.3%) 0.98 1,481
    2018-11-01 $283,700 (14.9%) $472,306 (10.9%) 0.96 1,411
    2018-12-01 $270,000 (17.4%) $447,731 (8.3%) 0.93 1,245
    2019-01-01 $267,000 (16.7%) $443,245 (15.5%) 0.92 1,136
    2019-02-01 $282,100 (22.9%) $467,039 (20.3%) 0.95 1,142
    2019-03-01 $306,143 (20.1%) $491,375 (15.7%) 1.00 1,224
    2019-04-01 $329,450 (19.8%) $525,647 (10.2%) 1.05 1,306
    2019-05-01 $349,900 (15.7%) $549,243 (8.9%) 1.09 1,382
    2019-06-01 $359,000 (19.7%) $556,320 (12.0%) 1.12 1,367
    2019-07-01 $352,147 (15.7%) $543,373 (11.4%) 1.10 1,377
    2019-08-01 $349,245 (16.8%) $535,440 (10.8%) 1.11 1,321
    2019-09-01 $349,614 (20.6%) $535,595 (14.1%) 1.12 1,239
    2019-10-01 $349,634 (21.0%) $535,699 (14.6%) 1.13 1,186
    2019-11-01 $330,000 (16.3%) $529,155 (12.0%) 1.08 1,129
    2019-12-01 $327,000 (21.1%) $530,701 (18.5%) 1.09 929
    2020-01-01 $320,725 (20.1%) $529,696 (19.5%) 1.07 829
    2020-02-01 $339,900 (20.5%) $548,508 (17.4%) 1.11 854
    2020-03-01 $370,550 (21.0%) $593,569 (20.8%) 1.16 902
    2020-04-01 $361,000 (9.6%) $581,581 (10.6%) 1.13 803
    2020-05-01 $385,000 (10.0%) $581,959 (6.0%) 1.17 791
    2020-06-01 $405,970 (13.1%) $593,186 (6.6%) 1.20 811
    2020-07-01 $402,445 (14.3%) $616,959 (13.5%) 1.17 765
    2020-08-01 $407,000 (16.5%) $628,917 (17.5%) 1.17 689
    2020-09-01 $420,000 (20.1%) $646,806 (20.8%) 1.20 651
    2020-10-01 $410,000 (17.3%) $639,360 (19.4%) 1.17 620
    2020-11-01 $382,500 (15.9%) $621,843 (17.5%) 1.12 581
    2020-12-01 $387,470 (18.5%) $627,056 (18.2%) 1.15 502
    2021-01-01 $371,250 (15.8%) $612,648 (15.7%) 1.11 393
    2021-02-01 $377,000 (10.9%) $718,218 (30.9%) 1.10 328
    2021-03-01 $399,450 (7.8%) $724,112 (22.0%) 1.13 370
    2021-04-01 $389,225 (7.8%) $710,502 (22.2%) 1.05 391
    2021-05-01 $399,900 (3.9%) $686,924 (18.0%) 1.06 474
    2021-06-01 $355,200 (-12.5%) $609,571 (2.8%) 0.94 610
    2021-07-01 $350,000 (-13.0%) $576,887 (-6.5%) 0.92 697
    2021-08-01 $354,900 (-12.8%) $580,077 (-7.8%) 0.95 662
    2021-09-01 $355,950 (-15.3%) $594,873 (-8.0%) 0.95 625
    2021-10-01 $339,000 (-17.3%) $580,945 (-9.1%) 0.90 601
    2021-11-01 $327,500 (-14.4%) $582,731 (-6.3%) 0.88 509
    2021-12-01 $294,200 (-24.1%) $554,034 (-11.7%) 0.80 413
    2022-01-01 $275,000 (-25.9%) $549,949 (-10.2%) 0.74 322
    2022-02-01 $284,975 (-24.4%) $610,949 (-14.9%) 0.74 339
    2022-03-01 $307,475 (-23.0%) $625,471 (-13.6%) 0.77 365
    2022-04-01 $329,450 (-15.4%) $680,449 (-4.2%) 0.79 396
    2022-05-01 $372,000 (-7.0%) $702,000 (2.2%) 0.85 499
    2022-06-01 $377,500 (6.3%) $686,923 (12.7%) 0.84 527
    2022-07-01 $374,950 (7.1%) $647,359 (12.2%) 0.84 574
    2022-08-01 $388,775 (9.5%) $644,129 (11.0%) 0.90 583
    2022-09-01 $375,225 (5.4%) $633,640 (6.5%) 0.88 523
    2022-10-01 $377,500 (11.4%) $657,124 (13.1%) 0.89 515
    2022-11-01 $374,900 (14.5%) $625,282 (7.3%) 0.90 516
    2022-12-01 $357,111 (21.4%) $603,398 (8.9%) 0.88 423
    2023-01-01 $369,950 (34.5%) $611,320 (11.2%) 0.92 366
    2023-02-01 $374,850 (31.5%) $659,532 (8.0%) 0.90 339
    2023-03-01 $387,000 (25.9%) $686,810 (9.8%) 0.91 332
    2023-04-01 $419,999 (27.5%) $757,033 (11.3%) 0.98 323
    2023-05-01 $460,975 (23.9%) $787,754 (12.2%) 1.05 322
    2023-06-01 $495,500 (31.3%) $822,369 (19.7%) 1.11 350
    2023-07-01 $454,950 (21.3%) $823,059 (27.1%) 1.03 354
    2023-08-01 $444,900 (14.4%) $797,017 (23.7%) 1.02 377
    2023-09-01 $420,000 (11.9%) $771,254 (21.7%) 0.98 382
    2023-10-01 $427,450 (13.2%) $736,988 (12.2%) 1.01 410
    2023-11-01 $394,894 (5.3%) $695,871 (11.3%) 0.94 381
    2023-12-01 $380,000 (6.4%) $610,747 (1.2%) 0.93 324
    2024-01-01 $392,000 (6.0%) $617,829 (1.1%) 0.96 301
    2024-02-01 $384,500 (2.6%) $606,657 (-8.0%) 0.93 298
    2024-03-01 $399,900 (3.3%) $657,574 (-4.3%) 0.94 317
    Trenton's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $399,900, a difference of $12,900 (3.3%) versus the prior year and $15,400 versus the prior month.

    Trenton's median listing price comes in at 94% of the national average.

    Trenton's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $657,574, a difference of $-29,236 (-4.3%) versus the prior year and $50,917 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-03-01 period, Trenton had 317 MLS listings, a difference of 19 listings (6%) versus the prior month and -15 listings (-5%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Trenton (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 88 days 1,553 sqft
    2018-02-01 78 days 1,562 sqft
    2018-03-01 58 days 1,617 sqft
    2018-04-01 47 days 1,677 sqft
    2018-05-01 46 days 1,740 sqft
    2018-06-01 51 days 1,746 sqft
    2018-07-01 60 days 1,745 sqft
    2018-08-01 63 days 1,747 sqft
    2018-09-01 68 days 1,705 sqft
    2018-10-01 66 days 1,712 sqft
    2018-11-01 67 days 1,714 sqft
    2018-12-01 76 days 1,656 sqft
    2019-01-01 81 days 1,659 sqft
    2019-02-01 72 days 1,702 sqft
    2019-03-01 52 days 1,759 sqft
    2019-04-01 44 days 1,821 sqft
    2019-05-01 45 days 1,893 sqft
    2019-06-01 55 days 1,905 sqft
    2019-07-01 59 days 1,886 sqft
    2019-08-01 62 days 1,885 sqft
    2019-09-01 65 days 1,885 sqft
    2019-10-01 68 days 1,876 sqft
    2019-11-01 71 days 1,844 sqft
    2019-12-01 83 days 1,814 sqft
    2020-01-01 87 days 1,821 sqft
    2020-02-01 68 days 1,894 sqft
    2020-03-01 43 days 1,957 sqft
    2020-04-01 58 days 1,944 sqft
    2020-05-01 74 days 1,979 sqft
    2020-06-01 61 days 2,019 sqft
    2020-07-01 46 days 1,990 sqft
    2020-08-01 44 days 1,925 sqft
    2020-09-01 43 days 1,990 sqft
    2020-10-01 48 days 1,964 sqft
    2020-11-01 50 days 1,897 sqft
    2020-12-01 60 days 1,900 sqft
    2021-01-01 64 days 1,863 sqft
    2021-02-01 55 days 1,823 sqft
    2021-03-01 24 days 1,827 sqft
    2021-04-01 24 days 1,825 sqft
    2021-05-01 26 days 1,820 sqft
    2021-06-01 30 days 1,656 sqft
    2021-07-01 33 days 1,643 sqft
    2021-08-01 43 days 1,646 sqft
    2021-09-01 48 days 1,634 sqft
    2021-10-01 42 days 1,622 sqft
    2021-11-01 48 days 1,583 sqft
    2021-12-01 63 days 1,519 sqft
    2022-01-01 58 days 1,497 sqft
    2022-02-01 40 days 1,486 sqft
    2022-03-01 33 days 1,515 sqft
    2022-04-01 26 days 1,568 sqft
    2022-05-01 30 days 1,646 sqft
    2022-06-01 33 days 1,688 sqft
    2022-07-01 36 days 1,651 sqft
    2022-08-01 40 days 1,656 sqft
    2022-09-01 48 days 1,676 sqft
    2022-10-01 55 days 1,650 sqft
    2022-11-01 56 days 1,683 sqft
    2022-12-01 64 days 1,646 sqft
    2023-01-01 74 days 1,698 sqft
    2023-02-01 55 days 1,680 sqft
    2023-03-01 37 days 1,691 sqft
    2023-04-01 37 days 1,674 sqft
    2023-05-01 32 days 1,695 sqft
    2023-06-01 30 days 1,818 sqft
    2023-07-01 33 days 1,764 sqft
    2023-08-01 31 days 1,704 sqft
    2023-09-01 33 days 1,660 sqft
    2023-10-01 36 days 1,705 sqft
    2023-11-01 42 days 1,597 sqft
    2023-12-01 46 days 1,566 sqft
    2024-01-01 51 days 1,574 sqft
    2024-02-01 36 days 1,574 sqft
    2024-03-01 33 days 1,687 sqft
    Trenton's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 33 days. This is -10% shorter than the same period one year ago.

    Trenton's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,687 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,691 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.