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Data Reports
2026 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
Closing costs as a percentage of sales price hovers around 0.5% to 3%, with an average percentage of 1.04% and a median of 0.85%. Just like in 2025, Delaware leads the pack at a whopping 3.06% of the sales price.
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Full Disclosure
What Ticks Us Off the Most
Here on the Full Disclosure podcast, we try to keep things chill. But when it’s time to grind our gears… don’t even get us started.
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
CRM Revisited
Horace and Octavia continue their protracted conflict over the use of the CRM (or lack thereof).
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100 Weeks of “A Tale of Two Mortgages”
This is LodeStar’s 100th “A Tale of Two Mortgages” webcomic!!!
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Boring
Horace makes a new acquaintance with strong feelings about title agents.
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Starfish Smack Talk
Horace finds the one thing duller than waiting around for the housing market to improve.
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Can’t Bear to Hope
The Spring Market is here, but can Horace bear to get his hopes up?
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Another Conference in the Bag
Horace and Octavia touch base after the big conference.
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Big Conference
Horace and Octavia compare goals for the big industry conference.
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Key Automation
Horace takes extreme measures to cleanse his inbox.
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