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Virginia Beach Mortgage Rates & Home Loans

Virginia Beach is the state's largest city and the heart of a coastal military region, which puts VA loans, flood insurance, and coastal cost of ownership at the center of every deal. Compare live Virginia Beach mortgage rates below, then work with a Virginia Beach mortgage broker who shops many lenders and knows Hampton Roads.

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Virginia Beach Mortgage Rates

Today's Virginia Beach mortgage rates

Live from our pricing engine for a sample scenario. Your actual rate depends on your price, down payment, credit, and property type, so see your real number in about thirty seconds, with no credit pull.

Conventional
30-Year Fixed
6.999%Rate
7.083% APR
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FHA
30-Year Fixed
6.375%Rate
6.448% APR
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VA
30-Year Fixed
6.375%Rate
6.459% APR
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Jumbo
30-Year Fixed
6.999%Rate
7.083% APR
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Sample scenario: $520,000 loan on a $650,000 home (jumbo priced at $900,000), 20% down, 780–799 credit, 30-year fixed, primary residence, Virginia Beach, 30-day lock. Pricing effective 09/24/2026. Rates shown are illustrative, not a rate lock or approval.

The Virginia Beach market, honestly

Virginia Beach combines a genuine beach-city lifestyle with one of the densest concentrations of military in the country, and both shape the housing market. Demand is steady, driven by a constant rotation of service members and a strong local economy, and prices are reasonable by coastal standards. What makes financing here specialized is the coast itself, flood zones and insurance are central, and the sheer scale of VA-eligible buyers, which rewards a broker who does these loans all day.

Because we shop many wholesale lenders instead of pushing one bank's product, we can fit the loan to the buyer: the sailor using a VA benefit, the first-time buyer, the move-up family, or the investor eyeing an oceanfront rental. Different files, different lenders, real competition on each.

VA loans and the fleet

With NAS Oceana, JEB Little Creek, and the broader Hampton Roads naval complex nearby, Virginia Beach is one of the top VA-loan markets anywhere, and it is a specialty of ours. For those who qualify: zero down, no monthly mortgage insurance, and strong pricing. We handle the Certificate of Eligibility, the funding fee and disability exemptions, and entitlement, including restoring entitlement and buying again at your next duty station, and we are used to the tight PCS timelines the fleet runs on. More on VA loans here.

Flood zones and coastal insurance

Virginia Beach is low-lying and coastal, and much of it sits in FEMA flood zones where flood insurance is required and separate from your homeowners policy. Elevation and zone can make two nearby homes price very differently, and coastal homeowners insurance is a heavier line than inland. We check a property's flood status early, weigh NFIP against private flood options, and build the real insurance and flood numbers into your estimate so nothing surprises you at closing.

Oceanfront rentals and investors

The resort strip and the surrounding beach neighborhoods make Virginia Beach a real short-term-rental market, and financing an investment property here is a specialty. A DSCR loan qualifies the property on its rental income rather than your tax returns, which suits vacation-rental buyers and portfolio investors. Confirm the city's short-term-rental rules for the specific area before you count on the income. See our DSCR / investor loans.

First-time and move-up buyers

Beyond the military and investor files, Virginia Beach has a healthy everyday market. FHA loans, low-down-payment conventional, and Virginia down-payment-assistance programs help first-timers, while move-up families trade up within the city's many neighborhoods. We price the options side by side and show the real payment and cash to close for your situation.

Where we help across Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads

Virginia Beach: the oceanfront and resort area, the Town Center and Hilltop districts, Great Neck and Kempsville, and the Sandbridge and southern beach communities. Nearby: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, and the greater Hampton Roads cities.

Whether it is a VA purchase near Oceana, a first home in Kempsville, a move-up near Town Center, or an oceanfront rental, the right loan and lender differ for each, and comparing them is what we do.

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Virginia Beach mortgage FAQ

What are today's Virginia Beach mortgage rates?
The rates above are live from our pricing engine for a sample Hampton Roads scenario. Your rate depends on your credit, down payment, and program, including whether you use a VA loan, so price your own numbers with no credit pull.
Do you specialize in VA loans near Oceana and Little Creek?
Yes, it is one of the top VA markets anywhere and a specialty of ours. Zero down, no monthly mortgage insurance, and we handle the Certificate of Eligibility, funding fee and disability exemptions, and entitlement, on tight PCS timelines.
Do I need flood insurance in Virginia Beach?
Often, yes. Much of the city sits in FEMA flood zones where flood insurance is required and separate from homeowners, and costs vary by elevation and zone. We check the status early and build the real number into your estimate.
Can you finance an oceanfront short-term rental?
Often yes, with a DSCR loan that qualifies on the property's rental income. Confirm the city's short-term-rental rules for the specific area before counting on the income.
What help is there for first-time buyers?
FHA, low-down-payment conventional, and Virginia down-payment-assistance programs are all in play. We price them side by side and show the real payment and cash to close.

Talk to a broker who knows Virginia Beach

Price a Virginia Beach loan in about thirty seconds with no credit pull, or send us your scenario, VA, flood, and rental questions included, and get a straight answer.

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