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 55 lenders originated 243 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $90,975,000, with an average VA loan value of $374,383.

Visalia VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Visalia averaged 6.02% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.077% for the same period.

Visalia's average VA mortgage closing costs are $6,151.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 5.95% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.45%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.4%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.22%.

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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 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 24 6.32% $11,923
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 22 6.01% $11,731
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 22 6.85% $8,426
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 12 5.40% $9,276
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 11 5.74% $5,542
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 10 6.46% $14,341
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 9 5.76% $4,920
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 7 5.46% $13,670
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 7 6.28% $10,033
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 6 7.46% $13,598
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.09% $9,028
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.45% $13,317
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 5 5.25% $4,348
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 5 5.52% $14,221
RESIDENTIAL WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, INC. 5 6.47% $11,797
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.13% $17,995
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.47% $13,332
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 4 6.13% $5,675
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 4 6.88% $10,072
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 3 6.58% $5,782
USAA Federal Savings Bank 3 6.13% $10,602
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 3 6.42% $8,616
NEWREZ LLC 3 7.08% $17,148
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 3 6.42% $12,705
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 2 5.94% $18,496
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 2 5.88% $9,357
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 2 5.87% $21,797
COASTAL FUNDING SLC, INC. 2 6.38% $6,148
Magnolia Bank 2 6.00% $19,452
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 2 6.44% $12,316
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 2 5.56% $3,835
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 1 6.63% $4,160
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 1 7.25% $7,056
KD CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.88% $0
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 6.75% $4,011
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.50% $19,442
INTERNATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $6,086
INTERCAP LENDING INC. 1 5.75% $0
Franklin Loan Corporation 1 6.25% $3,361
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 1 6.25% $16,048
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 8.25% $17,873
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.00% $17,898
Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation 1 5.75% $7,575
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $6,460
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 4.75% $14,308
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 6.25% $8,119
S1L, Inc. 1 5.63% $20,593
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 6.63% $462
ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.50% $8,245
Arvest Bank 1 6.25% $9,588
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 1 5.25% $10,714
ALTITUDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 6.50% $5,188
LOANPAL, LLC 1 6.75% $22,263
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $11,549
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.38% $6,695

The top Visalia VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 24 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,923, which is $192 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Visalia VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($5,542), Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($8,426), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($9,276), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($11,731) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC ($11,923).

The lowest rate Visalia VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.40%), NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (5.74%), QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.01%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.32%) and ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION (6.46%).


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 $242,450 (-1.1%) $315,239 (-1.4%) 0.90 859
2018-02-01 $249,995 (0.2%) $314,730 (-2.3%) 0.91 873
2018-03-01 $257,500 (3.0%) $318,901 (-0.9%) 0.90 855
2018-04-01 $267,450 (6.8%) $329,977 (0.7%) 0.91 838
2018-05-01 $269,999 (4.2%) $334,736 (0.9%) 0.90 889
2018-06-01 $269,995 (4.2%) $333,775 (2.9%) 0.90 904
2018-07-01 $271,250 (4.7%) $333,108 (1.9%) 0.91 948
2018-08-01 $264,900 (6.2%) $323,515 (2.3%) 0.89 996
2018-09-01 $265,000 (8.2%) $314,814 (-0.2%) 0.89 1,034
2018-10-01 $269,000 (8.0%) $315,093 (-0.4%) 0.91 1,061
2018-11-01 $265,000 (7.2%) $315,190 (0.6%) 0.90 1,051
2018-12-01 $265,000 (7.8%) $312,098 (-1.4%) 0.91 1,016
2019-01-01 $264,900 (9.3%) $307,194 (-2.6%) 0.92 979
2019-02-01 $269,900 (8.0%) $316,241 (0.5%) 0.91 955
2019-03-01 $271,346 (5.4%) $325,446 (2.1%) 0.89 938
2019-04-01 $272,511 (1.9%) $331,678 (0.5%) 0.87 929
2019-05-01 $274,000 (1.5%) $327,177 (-2.3%) 0.86 926
2019-06-01 $279,900 (3.7%) $343,417 (2.9%) 0.87 890
2019-07-01 $276,975 (2.1%) $346,622 (4.1%) 0.87 912
2019-08-01 $273,291 (3.2%) $355,464 (9.9%) 0.87 910
2019-09-01 $270,877 (2.2%) $372,185 (18.2%) 0.87 883
2019-10-01 $269,000 (0.0%) $362,538 (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 (7.9%) 0.89 787
2020-01-01 $269,900 (1.9%) $338,652 (10.2%) 0.90 729
2020-02-01 $266,000 (-1.4%) $333,079 (5.3%) 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 (2.5%) 0.85 697
2020-05-01 $273,000 (-0.4%) $342,449 (4.7%) 0.83 622
2020-06-01 $277,200 (-1.0%) $440,931 (28.4%) 0.82 513
2020-07-01 $285,000 (2.9%) $440,957 (27.2%) 0.83 442
2020-08-01 $309,000 (13.1%) $476,515 (34.1%) 0.89 416
2020-09-01 $332,950 (22.9%) $452,255 (21.5%) 0.95 415
2020-10-01 $349,000 (29.7%) $449,075 (23.9%) 1.00 414
2020-11-01 $338,480 (26.0%) $452,308 (30.6%) 0.99 396
2020-12-01 $318,625 (19.2%) $436,185 (29.5%) 0.95 364
2021-01-01 $319,000 (18.2%) $451,091 (33.2%) 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 (31.5%) $507,931 (48.3%) 0.95 263
2021-06-01 $343,950 (24.1%) $510,077 (15.7%) 0.91 298
2021-07-01 $330,000 (15.8%) $491,610 (11.5%) 0.87 330
2021-08-01 $335,000 (8.4%) $486,655 (2.1%) 0.89 374
2021-09-01 $341,619 (2.6%) $484,483 (7.1%) 0.91 384
2021-10-01 $364,783 (4.5%) $513,888 (14.4%) 0.97 389
2021-11-01 $384,950 (13.7%) $569,679 (26.0%) 1.03 377
2021-12-01 $378,873 (18.9%) $594,009 (36.2%) 1.03 328
2022-01-01 $385,000 (20.7%) $597,943 (32.6%) 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 $429,999 (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%) $512,872 (0.1%) 0.93 524
2023-11-01 $386,723 (-3.2%) $499,841 (-0.4%) 0.92 548
2023-12-01 $380,000 (-5.0%) $486,996 (-3.2%) 0.93 567
2024-01-01 $380,238 (-5.8%) $493,292 (-1.3%) 0.93 478
2024-02-01 $390,200 (-4.2%) $499,607 (-2.1%) 0.94 459
2024-03-01 $399,900 (-4.2%) $540,858 (1.9%) 0.94 446
2024-04-01 $403,495 (-7.2%) $550,363 (0.0%) 0.94 478
2024-05-01 $424,975 (-3.3%) $582,077 (2.4%) 0.96 505
2024-06-01 $419,990 (-3.1%) $568,997 (3.6%) 0.94 532
2024-07-01 $416,824 (-3.1%) $545,872 (-3.7%) 0.95 548
2024-08-01 $419,900 (3.7%) $539,267 (-2.3%) 0.98 551
2024-09-01 $417,423 (5.4%) $538,231 (2.8%) 0.98 579
2024-10-01 $419,900 (6.3%) $541,254 (5.5%) 0.99 578
2024-11-01 $410,000 (6.0%) $523,706 (4.8%) 0.98 584
Visalia's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $410,000, a difference of $23,277 (6.0%) versus the prior year and $-9,900 versus the prior month.

Visalia's median listing price comes in at 98% of the national average.

Visalia's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $523,706, a difference of $23,865 (4.8%) versus the prior year and $-17,548 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Visalia had 584 MLS listings, a difference of 6 listings (1%) versus the prior month and 36 listings (7%) 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 1,800 sqft
2018-04-01 52 days 1,823 sqft
2018-05-01 44 days 1,843 sqft
2018-06-01 51 days 1,834 sqft
2018-07-01 53 days 1,821 sqft
2018-08-01 51 days 1,800 sqft
2018-09-01 51 days 1,796 sqft
2018-10-01 53 days 1,798 sqft
2018-11-01 56 days 1,781 sqft
2018-12-01 68 days 1,798 sqft
2019-01-01 71 days 1,776 sqft
2019-02-01 65 days 1,798 sqft
2019-03-01 56 days 1,846 sqft
2019-04-01 53 days 1,853 sqft
2019-05-01 51 days 1,838 sqft
2019-06-01 54 days 1,879 sqft
2019-07-01 54 days 1,844 sqft
2019-08-01 52 days 1,822 sqft
2019-09-01 52 days 1,801 sqft
2019-10-01 52 days 1,777 sqft
2019-11-01 53 days 1,768 sqft
2019-12-01 61 days 1,773 sqft
2020-01-01 66 days 1,787 sqft
2020-02-01 52 days 1,715 sqft
2020-03-01 48 days 1,770 sqft
2020-04-01 52 days 1,770 sqft
2020-05-01 64 days 1,793 sqft
2020-06-01 69 days 1,841 sqft
2020-07-01 52 days 1,855 sqft
2020-08-01 47 days 1,920 sqft
2020-09-01 36 days 2,008 sqft
2020-10-01 37 days 1,995 sqft
2020-11-01 40 days 1,958 sqft
2020-12-01 44 days 1,873 sqft
2021-01-01 49 days 1,823 sqft
2021-02-01 39 days 1,827 sqft
2021-03-01 25 days 1,811 sqft
2021-04-01 27 days 1,802 sqft
2021-05-01 23 days 1,823 sqft
2021-06-01 22 days 1,794 sqft
2021-07-01 26 days 1,779 sqft
2021-08-01 26 days 1,693 sqft
2021-09-01 30 days 1,708 sqft
2021-10-01 37 days 1,784 sqft
2021-11-01 36 days 1,834 sqft
2021-12-01 42 days 1,791 sqft
2022-01-01 39 days 1,800 sqft
2022-02-01 31 days 1,905 sqft
2022-03-01 23 days 1,906 sqft
2022-04-01 25 days 1,859 sqft
2022-05-01 25 days 1,835 sqft
2022-06-01 29 days 1,805 sqft
2022-07-01 31 days 1,795 sqft
2022-08-01 45 days 1,795 sqft
2022-09-01 53 days 1,800 sqft
2022-10-01 54 days 1,796 sqft
2022-11-01 54 days 1,840 sqft
2022-12-01 61 days 1,790 sqft
2023-01-01 69 days 1,832 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 1,887 sqft
2023-06-01 36 days 1,855 sqft
2023-07-01 38 days 1,854 sqft
2023-08-01 46 days 1,800 sqft
2023-09-01 44 days 1,733 sqft
2023-10-01 51 days 1,715 sqft
2023-11-01 56 days 1,699 sqft
2023-12-01 60 days 1,695 sqft
2024-01-01 62 days 1,700 sqft
2024-02-01 48 days 1,739 sqft
2024-03-01 42 days 1,732 sqft
2024-04-01 39 days 1,768 sqft
2024-05-01 41 days 1,821 sqft
2024-06-01 41 days 1,819 sqft
2024-07-01 48 days 1,796 sqft
2024-08-01 53 days 1,782 sqft
2024-09-01 51 days 1,791 sqft
2024-10-01 52 days 1,814 sqft
2024-11-01 53 days 1,758 sqft
Visalia's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 53 days. This is -5% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Visalia's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,758 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,699 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.