Assumable mortgages in Newport News, VA
13,115 homes in Newport News carry an assumable FHA or VA loan at an average rate of 4.54%. A new loan costs 7.30% today, so taking one over saves about $284 a month at the same cash to close.
RetroRate data as of October 15, 2026
Off-market coverage · counts of all homes with a mortgage carrying an assumable loan
Newport News at a glance
- Homes with an assumable loan That aren't for sale
- 13,115
- Under 4% The ones worth assuming
- 42.6%
- Average assumable rate
- 4.54%
- average 30-year fixed rate As of Oct 2026
- 7.30%
- Average savings a month At the same cash to close
- $284
- Average remaining balance
- $222,462
What rates they're carrying
42.6% of the assumable loans in Newport News are under 4%. Those are the ones worth chasing.
| Rate | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3% | 1,671 | 12.7% |
| 3% to 3.99% | 3,918 | 29.9% |
| 4% to 4.99% | 2,634 | 20.1% |
| 5% and up | 4,892 | 37.3% |
Assumable mortgage calculator for Newport News, VA
Assuming this loan
This loan
The rate of the assumable loan you are interested in.
$1,242/mo
Cash in $119,538
35.0% of price
New 30yr fixed
Details and estimated rate for a current new 30yr fixed mortgage with excellent credit. Compared here at the same cash to close as assuming the loan, not at a 20% down payment. Rate provided by Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (OBMMI).
$1,525/mo
Cash in $119,538
35.0% of price
$34,028
Total savings on principal and interest payments over your first 10 years, compared to a new conventional mortgage at today's rates.
$284 a month less than financing the same home at today's rate, at the same cash to close. Ten years is about how long a typical owner keeps a loan.
- Yr 1 $3,403
- Yr 5 $17,014
- Yr 10 $34,028
- Loan balance
- $222,462
- Term remaining
- 25y
- Monthly savings
- $284
- Interest saved over the remaining term
- $161,543
Starting figures are this market's averages. Change any of them and the panel shows your numbers.
Principal and interest only. Taxes, insurance, and mortgage insurance vary and aren't included. The buyer qualifies with the loan's servicer.
How to see them
See which listings in Newport News come with an assumable loan, on the sites you already use. VHS is a free browser extension that flags them as you browse.
Assumable mortgages in Newport News, VA: common questions
General questions about assumables live on the FAQ.
- How many homes in Newport News, VA have an assumable mortgage?
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13,115 homes in Newport News, VA carry an assumable FHA or VA loan, as of October 15, 2026. 42.6% of them are under 4%, which is where the real advantage sits against a new loan today. Most of them aren't for sale: an assumable loan is a feature of the mortgage, not of the listing, so it sits there whether or not the owner is moving.
- What interest rate do assumable loans in Newport News, VA carry?
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The average is 4.54%, against 7.30% for a new loan today. The spread is the whole point: a buyer who assumes one keeps the seller's rate instead of taking today's.
Rates vary inside that average, which is why the distribution on this page is worth a look. A loan under 3% is a different asset from one at 4.9%.
- How much does assuming a mortgage in Newport News, VA save?
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About $284 a month on the average loan here, at the same cash to close. That compares the payment on the existing loan with a new loan for the same amount at 7.30%.
Assumable loan savings scale with two things: the gap between the seller's rate and today's, and how much balance is left to take over. The calculator on this page lets you try your own figures.
Principal and interest only. Taxes, insurance and mortgage insurance vary and aren't included, and the buyer still qualifies with the loan's servicer.
- Is there an assumable mortgage calculator for Newport News, VA?
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Yes, it's on this page, and it's an assumable loan calculator that starts from Newport News, VA's own figures rather than a blank form: an average balance of $222,462 at 4.54%, against 7.30% for a new loan. Change the price, the balance, the rate or the years left and the assumable mortgage savings update as you type.
It works the same for an FHA or a VA loan. Both are assumable, and the arithmetic doesn't care which. The comparison holds the cash to close the same on both sides, which is the only honest way to do it: the buyer brings the same money either way, and the difference is the rate. Principal and interest only.
- Are there assumable homes for sale in Newport News, VA right now?
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We publish on-market counts in markets where we license listing data. Newport News, VA isn't one yet, so the count on this page covers homes carrying an assumable loan whether or not they're listed.
The free VHS browser extension shows you which listings come with one, listing by listing, anywhere in the country.
- How do I find assumable listings in Newport News, VA?
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Install the free VHS browser extension. It flags the listings that come with an assumable loan while you browse the sites you already use, and shows the rate and the payment side by side with a new loan.
Fewer than one listing in ten that has an assumable loan says so in the remarks, so searching for the word "assumable" finds a fraction of what's actually there.
- How do agents in Newport News, VA get RetroRate?
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We're not inside an MLS here yet, which changes nothing about what your brokerage can do. The data doesn't depend on the MLS: you get the full search, the broker dashboard, the pre-listing check and the Verification of Loan (VOL) report wherever you operate.
Where we are integrated, assumable shows up as a field inside the MLS itself. Book a demo and we'll show you both.
- Who qualifies to assume a mortgage in Newport News, VA?
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The same people who'd qualify for a new FHA or VA loan: the servicer underwrites the buyer against the loan program's own standards, not the seller's original file. A VA loan can be assumed by a buyer who isn't a veteran, which is the part most people get wrong.
Qualifying is between the buyer and the servicer. RetroRate makes the software that finds and verifies these loans; it doesn't approve anyone.
- What about the difference between the price and the loan balance in Newport News, VA?
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The buyer covers it, with cash or a second loan. The average remaining balance here is $222,462, with about 25 years left on it.
That gap is why every savings figure on this page says "at the same cash to close": it compares two ways of buying the same home with the same money down, not a cheap purchase against an expensive one.
Want to use this data in an article?
Assumable loans are a good way to show the deals hiding in the markets you write about, and most of them are never mentioned in the listing. We can cut the Newport News figures however your story needs them: one city, one ZIP code, or a few markets side by side.
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For agents and brokers in Newport News
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Our methodology
Counts cover homes with an assumable FHA or VA loan, whether or not they're for sale, as of October 15, 2026. They come from public data sources and county records.
Savings compare the assumable loan's payment with a new loan for the same amount at the average 30-year fixed rate of 7.30%, as of October 16, 2026, at the same cash to close. Principal and interest only: taxes, insurance and mortgage insurance vary and aren't included. A buyer still qualifies with the loan's servicer. Rate provided by Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (OBMMI).
We publish on-market counts in markets where we license listing data. Newport News isn't one yet. VHS shows you listing by listing.
Savings assume 25 years left on the loan.