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Homosassa Springs, FL metro: mortgages and home buyers

2025 home-purchase and refinance statistics for the 1-county Homosassa Springs, FL area (OMB code 26140), from official HMDA records.

In 2025, lenders reported 2,221 home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family homes in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area. The median buyer borrowed $255,000 on a home valued at $285,000 and reported a household income of $90,000.

Buyers financed a median 95% of the home's value (roughly 5% down), paid a median 6.625% on 30-year fixed conventional loans and faced median conventional loan costs of $5,840.

Lenders denied 8.9% of completed home-purchase applications.

Purchase loans

2,221

1 county

Buyer income

$90,000

U.S. $116,000

Loan amount

$255,000

U.S. $335,000

Down payment

U.S. 10%

30-yr fixed rate

6.625%

U.S. 6.625%

Denial rate

8.9%

Purchase · U.S. 8.5%

Key facts

Home buyers' median income ($90,000) is 22% lower than the U.S. median ($116,000).
Median conventional loan costs ($5,840) were 5% higher than the U.S. median ($5,570).
VA loans were unusually common: 19.3% of purchase mortgages.
12.6% of single-family purchase mortgages financed manufactured homes.
The most common age bracket among borrowers was 55–64 (21.3% of purchase loans).
52.1% of purchase mortgages had a single borrower with no co-applicant.
The most-cited reason for denial was debt-to-income ratio (37.7% of denials with a stated reason).

Counties in the metro area

County	Purchase loans	Median loan	Buyer income	30-yr rate	Loan costs	Conforming limit	FHA limit
Citrus County, FL	2,221	$255,000	$90,000	6.625%	$5,840	$832,750	$541,287

Who bought homes in Homosassa Springs

Home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family (1–4 unit) site-built homes, first liens, originated in 2025.

Purchase loans

2,221

of 2,506 applications

Buyer income

$90,000

Middle half $64,000–$130,000

Home value

$285,000

Middle half $245,000–$385,000

Loan amount

$255,000

Middle half $195,000–$325,000

Down payment

37.0% put 20%+ down

Single borrower

52.1%

No co-applicant

Values are medians; "middle half" is the 25th to 75th percentile.

Loan type

Conventional 52.0% 1,156

FHA 26.3% 585

VA 19.3% 429

USDA 2.3% 51

What the homes were for

Primary residence 93.0% 2,556

Second home 4.9% 134

Investment property 2.1% 58

All first-lien, closed-end purchase mortgages, including second homes and investors.

Borrower age

Under 25 4.5%

25–34 18.2%

35–44 16.2%

45–54 15.6%

55–64 21.3%

65–74 16.6%

75 and over 7.7%

Debt-to-income ratio

Under 20% 2.7%

20–29% 10.4%

30–35% 14.2%

36–42% 24.5%

43–49% 32.4%

50–60% 14.4%

Over 60% 1.4%

Monthly debts (including the new payment) as a share of income, as used in underwriting.

What borrowing cost in Homosassa Springs

Medians for 2025 home-purchase loans. Total loan costs are section D of the Loan Estimate/Closing Disclosure (lender and third-party loan charges, excluding taxes, prepaids and escrow). FHA and VA costs include the upfront mortgage insurance premium or VA funding fee, so compare like with like.

Measure	Homosassa Springs	U.S.
30-year fixed rate · conventional	6.625%	6.625%
30-year fixed rate · FHA	6.375%	6.250%
30-year fixed rate · VA	6.250%	6.125%
15-year fixed rate · conventional	5.875%	5.875%
Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional	+0.20 pts	+0.13 pts
Total loan costs · conventional	$5,840	$5,570
Total loan costs · FHA	$10,240	$11,310
Total loan costs · VA	$5,630	$6,490
Origination charges (all loan types)	$1,980	$1,860
Borrowers paying discount points	60.8%	51.3%
Points paid, when paid (% of loan)	1.00%	0.87%
Borrowers receiving lender credits	34.3%	33.1%
Adjustable-rate mortgages	5.6%	7.4%
Jumbo loans (above conforming limit)	0.7%	3.8%

Medians are shown only when at least 30 loans report the field. Rates are those reported at closing; market rates changed during 2025, which the rate spread (APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date) adjusts for.

Approvals and denials

Homosassa Springs: 224 of 2,506 completed home-purchase applications were denied (8.9%).

Denial rate

Application	Homosassa Springs	U.S.
Home purchase	8.9%	8.5%
Conventional	8.2%	7.1%
FHA	12.2%	12.5%
VA	6.6%	8.0%
USDA	7.1%	12.5%
Refinance	23.9%	17.9%
Cash-out refinance	39.0%	33.6%

Main reason for purchase denials

Debt-to-income ratio 37.7%

Collateral (appraisal/property) 14.9%

Credit history 14.4%

Credit application incomplete 8.8%

Unverifiable information 7.4%

Other 7.4%

Insufficient cash (down payment/closing costs) 7.0%

Employment history 2.3%

First reason the lender reported.

Denial rate = denied ÷ (originated + approved but not accepted + denied). Withdrawn and incomplete applications are excluded. Differences between places reflect who applies, not only lender behavior.

Refinancing in Homosassa Springs

Refinances

345

Median loan $255,000

Refi rate

6.45%

30-yr fixed, conv.

Refi loan costs

$5,240

Conventional

Cash-out refis

384

Median loan $205,000

Cash-out rate

6.874%

30-yr fixed, conv.

Cash-out income

$74,000

Median borrower

Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR (derived MSA/MD); OMB July 2023 delineations via the U.S. Census Bureau. Methodology