Visalia VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

VISALIA, 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.

Visalia's 64 lenders originated 357 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $139,315,000, with an average VA loan value of $390,238.

Visalia VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Visalia averaged 6.17% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Visalia's average VA mortgage closing costs are $6,332.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.49% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.17%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.78%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.3%.

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Visalia 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 Visalia level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 56 5.82% $7,909
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 42 6.42% $7,178
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 27 6.03% $6,807
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. 22 6.47% $8,024
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 21 5.29% $6,437
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 20 5.96% $7,924
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 11 6.19% $12,562
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.05% $11,229
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.72% $12,340
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 8 5.80% $6,605
NEWREZ LLC 7 6.11% $14,163
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 6 5.60% $5,941
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 6 6.33% $6,158
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 4 5.84% $8,299
The Federal Savings Bank 4 6.63% $19,613
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 4 6.65% $11,946
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 4 5.97% $8,137
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 4 7.31% $10,893
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 4 5.47% $7,723
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 4 5.22% $10,432
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 3 5.33% $9,461
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 3 6.75% $7,573
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 3 6.63% $12,637
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 3 5.29% $7,052
The Loan Store, Inc. 3 6.17% $5,303
USAA Federal Savings Bank 3 6.04% $9,700
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.94% $12,067
LOANPAL, LLC 2 5.99% $13,638
COASTAL FUNDING SLC, INC. 2 6.69% $3,958
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 2 4.88% $10,077
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 2 5.69% $9,407
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 2 6.44% $21,743
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 2 5.99% $9,066
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 2 6.69% $10,744
ALTITUDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2 6.56% $8,475
Pacific Lending LLC 2 6.50% $7,483
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.31% $9,976
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 6.37% $9,847
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $14,622
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 6.25% $18,192
CLM MORTGAGE, INC 1 5.75% $9,226
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 1 6.50% $24,314
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 6.25% $14,103
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.00% $5,353
Performance Financial, Inc. 1 5.75% $11,100
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 4.99% $3,838
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1 6.13% $12,447
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.50% $0
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 6.25% $13,091
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 7.25% $13,295
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 7.25% $6,760
INTELLILOAN, INC. 1 5.75% $2,225
U.S. Bank 1 6.13% $16,086
JMAC LENDING, INC. 1 6.75% $10,890
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 4.99% $25,598
LADERA LENDING, INC. 1 6.13% $13,204
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 1 6.25% $3,676
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 5.75% $700
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.13% $7,439
First Federal Bank 1 5.75% $7,252
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 6.25% $9,884
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 1 6.75% $5,164
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $2,278
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 6.25% $5,904

The top Visalia VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 56 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,909, which is $731 higher than the next largest lender, Mortgage Research Center, LLC.

The lowest fee Visalia VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($6,437), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($6,807), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($7,178), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($7,909) and QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($7,924).

The lowest rate Visalia VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.29%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.82%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (5.96%), FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.03%) and Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. (6.19%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Visalia (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 $242,700 (-1.0%) $315,175 (-1.5%) 0.90 860
2018-02-01 $249,995 (0.2%) $314,696 (-2.3%) 0.91 873
2018-03-01 $258,250 (3.3%) $318,986 (-0.8%) 0.91 856
2018-04-01 $267,450 (6.8%) $330,041 (0.7%) 0.91 839
2018-05-01 $270,000 (4.2%) $334,737 (0.9%) 0.90 890
2018-06-01 $269,999 (4.3%) $333,779 (2.9%) 0.90 905
2018-07-01 $271,239 (4.7%) $332,984 (1.8%) 0.91 949
2018-08-01 $264,900 (6.2%) $323,327 (2.2%) 0.89 997
2018-09-01 $265,000 (8.2%) $314,644 (-0.2%) 0.89 1,035
2018-10-01 $269,000 (8.0%) $314,920 (-0.5%) 0.91 1,062
2018-11-01 $265,000 (7.1%) $315,013 (0.5%) 0.90 1,052
2018-12-01 $265,000 (7.8%) $311,920 (-1.4%) 0.91 1,017
2019-01-01 $264,900 (9.2%) $307,015 (-2.6%) 0.92 980
2019-02-01 $269,900 (8.0%) $316,044 (0.4%) 0.91 956
2019-03-01 $271,229 (5.0%) $325,160 (1.9%) 0.89 938
2019-04-01 $272,336 (1.8%) $331,296 (0.4%) 0.86 928
2019-05-01 $274,000 (1.5%) $328,506 (-1.9%) 0.86 926
2019-06-01 $279,900 (3.7%) $344,757 (3.3%) 0.87 890
2019-07-01 $276,975 (2.1%) $347,287 (4.3%) 0.87 912
2019-08-01 $273,291 (3.2%) $355,417 (9.9%) 0.87 910
2019-09-01 $270,877 (2.2%) $372,067 (18.3%) 0.87 883
2019-10-01 $269,000 (0.0%) $362,459 (15.1%) 0.87 862
2019-11-01 $268,720 (1.4%) $346,284 (9.9%) 0.88 850
2019-12-01 $267,225 (0.8%) $336,752 (8.0%) 0.89 787
2020-01-01 $269,900 (1.9%) $338,652 (10.3%) 0.90 729
2020-02-01 $266,000 (-1.4%) $333,079 (5.4%) 0.87 684
2020-03-01 $269,900 (-0.5%) $344,811 (6.0%) 0.85 676
2020-04-01 $272,437 (0.0%) $339,845 (2.6%) 0.85 697
2020-05-01 $274,000 (0.0%) $345,225 (5.1%) 0.83 623
2020-06-01 $277,950 (-0.7%) $444,312 (28.9%) 0.82 514
2020-07-01 $285,000 (2.9%) $444,607 (28.0%) 0.83 443
2020-08-01 $309,450 (13.2%) $480,139 (35.1%) 0.89 417
2020-09-01 $333,900 (23.3%) $456,241 (22.6%) 0.96 416
2020-10-01 $349,000 (29.7%) $452,942 (25.0%) 1.00 415
2020-11-01 $338,500 (26.0%) $456,461 (31.8%) 0.99 397
2020-12-01 $322,250 (20.6%) $440,449 (30.8%) 0.96 365
2021-01-01 $319,000 (18.2%) $451,950 (33.5%) 0.95 317
2021-02-01 $329,000 (23.7%) $463,826 (39.3%) 0.96 282
2021-03-01 $324,663 (20.3%) $454,861 (31.9%) 0.92 274
2021-04-01 $330,000 (21.1%) $473,927 (39.5%) 0.89 271
2021-05-01 $359,000 (31.0%) $507,931 (47.1%) 0.95 263
2021-06-01 $343,950 (23.8%) $510,077 (14.8%) 0.91 298
2021-07-01 $330,000 (15.8%) $491,610 (10.6%) 0.87 330
2021-08-01 $335,000 (8.3%) $486,655 (1.4%) 0.89 374
2021-09-01 $341,619 (2.3%) $484,483 (6.2%) 0.91 384
2021-10-01 $364,783 (4.5%) $513,888 (13.5%) 0.97 389
2021-11-01 $384,950 (13.7%) $569,679 (24.8%) 1.03 377
2021-12-01 $378,873 (17.6%) $594,009 (34.9%) 1.03 328
2022-01-01 $385,000 (20.7%) $597,943 (32.3%) 1.04 304
2022-02-01 $417,500 (26.9%) $638,929 (37.8%) 1.09 273
2022-03-01 $426,225 (31.3%) $647,020 (42.3%) 1.07 291
2022-04-01 $419,900 (27.2%) $616,341 (30.1%) 1.00 327
2022-05-01 $415,000 (15.6%) $549,202 (8.1%) 0.95 405
2022-06-01 $407,500 (18.5%) $529,385 (3.8%) 0.91 495
2022-07-01 $399,995 (21.2%) $527,849 (7.4%) 0.90 606
2022-08-01 $401,867 (20.0%) $525,670 (8.0%) 0.93 619
2022-09-01 $399,995 (17.1%) $525,273 (8.4%) 0.94 597
2022-10-01 $399,900 (9.6%) $512,212 (-0.3%) 0.94 635
2022-11-01 $399,675 (3.8%) $501,696 (-11.9%) 0.96 647
2022-12-01 $399,900 (5.6%) $503,160 (-15.3%) 0.99 595
2023-01-01 $403,750 (4.9%) $499,771 (-16.4%) 1.00 527
2023-02-01 $407,498 (-2.4%) $510,371 (-20.1%) 0.98 483
2023-03-01 $417,450 (-2.1%) $530,739 (-18.0%) 0.98 456
2023-04-01 $435,000 (3.6%) $550,611 (-10.7%) 1.01 407
2023-05-01 $439,450 (5.9%) $568,670 (3.5%) 1.00 407
2023-06-01 $433,500 (6.4%) $549,055 (3.7%) 0.97 433
2023-07-01 $430,000 (7.5%) $566,612 (7.3%) 0.98 440
2023-08-01 $404,900 (0.8%) $552,152 (5.0%) 0.93 456
2023-09-01 $396,000 (-1.0%) $523,749 (-0.3%) 0.92 481
2023-10-01 $394,975 (-1.2%) $513,223 (0.2%) 0.93 524
2023-11-01 $386,950 (-3.2%) $499,885 (-0.4%) 0.92 548
2023-12-01 $380,000 (-5.0%) $487,262 (-3.2%) 0.93 568
2024-01-01 $380,713 (-5.7%) $493,432 (-1.3%) 0.93 478
2024-02-01 $390,225 (-4.2%) $499,647 (-2.1%) 0.94 460
2024-03-01 $399,900 (-4.2%) $540,857 (1.9%) 0.94 447
2024-04-01 $404,743 (-7.0%) $550,355 (-0.1%) 0.94 478
2024-05-01 $422,669 (-3.8%) $578,425 (1.7%) 0.96 505
2024-06-01 $419,000 (-3.3%) $557,581 (1.6%) 0.95 532
2024-07-01 $417,475 (-2.9%) $545,949 (-3.7%) 0.95 548
2024-08-01 $419,900 (3.7%) $539,475 (-2.3%) 0.98 552
2024-09-01 $417,445 (5.4%) $538,434 (2.8%) 0.98 580
2024-10-01 $419,900 (6.3%) $541,371 (5.5%) 0.99 578
2024-11-01 $410,000 (6.0%) $523,706 (4.8%) 0.98 584
2024-12-01 $414,998 (9.2%) $523,247 (7.4%) 1.03 554
2025-01-01 $414,950 (9.0%) $506,124 (2.6%) 1.04 563
2025-02-01 $404,700 (3.7%) $525,903 (5.3%) 0.98 579
2025-03-01 $417,705 (4.5%) $516,009 (-4.6%) 0.00 588
Visalia's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $417,705, a difference of $17,805 (4.5%) versus the prior year and $13,005 versus the prior month.

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

Visalia's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $516,009, a difference of $-24,848 (-4.6%) versus the prior year and $-9,894 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Visalia had 588 MLS listings, a difference of 9 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 141 listings (32%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Visalia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 68 days 1,700 sqft
2018-02-01 62 days 1,764 sqft
2018-03-01 53 days 1,801 sqft
2018-04-01 52 days 1,829 sqft
2018-05-01 44 days 1,849 sqft
2018-06-01 51 days 1,840 sqft
2018-07-01 53 days 1,822 sqft
2018-08-01 51 days 1,800 sqft
2018-09-01 52 days 1,796 sqft
2018-10-01 53 days 1,798 sqft
2018-11-01 56 days 1,779 sqft
2018-12-01 68 days 1,798 sqft
2019-01-01 71 days 1,775 sqft
2019-02-01 65 days 1,797 sqft
2019-03-01 56 days 1,845 sqft
2019-04-01 53 days 1,852 sqft
2019-05-01 50 days 1,838 sqft
2019-06-01 54 days 1,876 sqft
2019-07-01 54 days 1,842 sqft
2019-08-01 52 days 1,818 sqft
2019-09-01 52 days 1,799 sqft
2019-10-01 52 days 1,776 sqft
2019-11-01 53 days 1,768 sqft
2019-12-01 61 days 1,776 sqft
2020-01-01 66 days 1,787 sqft
2020-02-01 52 days 1,715 sqft
2020-03-01 48 days 1,769 sqft
2020-04-01 52 days 1,769 sqft
2020-05-01 64 days 1,793 sqft
2020-06-01 67 days 1,841 sqft
2020-07-01 52 days 1,858 sqft
2020-08-01 47 days 1,920 sqft
2020-09-01 36 days 2,004 sqft
2020-10-01 37 days 1,992 sqft
2020-11-01 40 days 1,957 sqft
2020-12-01 44 days 1,876 sqft
2021-01-01 49 days 1,823 sqft
2021-02-01 39 days 1,822 sqft
2021-03-01 25 days 1,811 sqft
2021-04-01 27 days 1,802 sqft
2021-05-01 23 days 1,822 sqft
2021-06-01 22 days 1,787 sqft
2021-07-01 26 days 1,760 sqft
2021-08-01 26 days 1,685 sqft
2021-09-01 30 days 1,707 sqft
2021-10-01 37 days 1,782 sqft
2021-11-01 36 days 1,833 sqft
2021-12-01 42 days 1,791 sqft
2022-01-01 39 days 1,800 sqft
2022-02-01 31 days 1,896 sqft
2022-03-01 23 days 1,898 sqft
2022-04-01 25 days 1,842 sqft
2022-05-01 25 days 1,833 sqft
2022-06-01 29 days 1,800 sqft
2022-07-01 31 days 1,791 sqft
2022-08-01 45 days 1,795 sqft
2022-09-01 53 days 1,799 sqft
2022-10-01 54 days 1,790 sqft
2022-11-01 54 days 1,838 sqft
2022-12-01 61 days 1,788 sqft
2023-01-01 69 days 1,829 sqft
2023-02-01 63 days 1,844 sqft
2023-03-01 50 days 1,847 sqft
2023-04-01 51 days 1,911 sqft
2023-05-01 45 days 1,886 sqft
2023-06-01 36 days 1,853 sqft
2023-07-01 38 days 1,854 sqft
2023-08-01 46 days 1,800 sqft
2023-09-01 44 days 1,735 sqft
2023-10-01 50 days 1,717 sqft
2023-11-01 56 days 1,700 sqft
2023-12-01 60 days 1,695 sqft
2024-01-01 62 days 1,713 sqft
2024-02-01 48 days 1,741 sqft
2024-03-01 41 days 1,739 sqft
2024-04-01 39 days 1,772 sqft
2024-05-01 41 days 1,810 sqft
2024-06-01 43 days 1,811 sqft
2024-07-01 48 days 1,799 sqft
2024-08-01 53 days 1,785 sqft
2024-09-01 51 days 1,792 sqft
2024-10-01 52 days 1,815 sqft
2024-11-01 53 days 1,767 sqft
2024-12-01 60 days 1,797 sqft
2025-01-01 65 days 1,798 sqft
2025-02-01 52 days 1,788 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
Visalia'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.

Visalia's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,796 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,739 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.