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Market Report ยท May 2026

ZIP 63130 โ€” University City

๐Ÿ“ St. Louis Metro ยท Missouri
67
๐ŸŸก WARM
Balanced market ยท 28 avg days on market
Property tax ~1.37%/yr
$320K
Median Price
28
Days on Market
$2,149
Est. Monthly PITI

Mortgage Breakdown โ€” 63130

Median Price$320,000
20% Down$64,000
Loan Amount$256,000
P&I at 6.7%$1,651/mo
Property Tax$365/mo
Total PITI$2,149/mo
Income Needed$71,633/yr
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Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.

20.9%
of FHA applications denied in St. Louis, MO-IL, 2025 · national 22.1%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
7.3%
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLC.
16.7%
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
16.7%
United Wholesale Mortgage
19.0%
ROCKET MORTGAGE
27.2%

A 19.9-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.

Loans under $150K denied at 32.9% versus 14.3% above $250K.

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CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.

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