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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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Data Reports
2025 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
The national average total closing costs for a purchase mortgage transaction were $4,661. This amount consists of a national average of 1.06% of the home sales price.
Full Disclosure
How to Level Up
This week it’s about growth. Alayna Gardner chats with the indefatigable Lindsey Meyer about how to invest in your own development and level up.
A Tale of Two Mortgages
All Shook Up
Horace and Octavia struggle to cope with stock market ups and downs.
Data Reports
Data You Can Rely On
One of the things that sets LodeStar apart from other fee providers is that we employ an in-house, full-time, dedicated team of data experts to monitor fee updates.
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How to Build Trust
This week’s Lending Leaders is a special crossover event… On her other podcast, Thirsty Thursday, Alayna Gardner had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Sher🥂
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Growth and Profitability
Alayna Gardner interviews Nick Friedman to talk about the relationship between profitability and growth in the mortgage industry.
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How to Deliver At Scale
It’s all about scalability this week. Jim sits down with Optimal Blue’s Director of Product Management, Kevin Foley, to discuss how tech vendors can deliver solutions at scale.
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A Realtor’s Take on Mortgage
LodeStar’s own Amanda Benincasa, a Philadelphia area realtor, sits down with Alayna Gardner to share her take on the home buying and mortgage processes.