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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.
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Vibe Check Before the Holidays
Here’s one last mortgage industry vibe check before the holidays. With just three and a half short weeks before break, Jim and Alayna give their take on the state of the mortgage industry.
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The Right Data at the Right Time
For this week’s Lending Leaders, Jim Paolino discusses the power of actionable data with Ardley’s Head of Product, Haley Rader.
A Tale of Two Mortgages
Conscience
Horace’s conscience offers counsel amid a moral conundrum.
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The Conversations That Matter
Just before the LodeStar team hits the road and heads out to MBA Annual in Denver, CO, Alayna sits down with LodeStar’s National Sales Representative, Michael Hughes, a Denver local, to talk about the conversations that matter most.
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Navigating the EPC Changeover
For this week’s Lending Leaders, LodeStar’s own Kelsey Wright discusses the upcoming changeover to Encompass® EPC.
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Evolving with the Market
We couldn’t be more excited to welcome the lovely Liz Short back onto the podcast! Together, she and Alayna discuss how people in the mortgage space can adapt their strategy to evolve with the market.
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An Unexpected Journey: Homebuyer Edition
Jim is buying a house (again). Here to talk about why, and what it’s been like participating in the current market, is Jim himself.
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Marketing for the Future
This week, Alayna sits down to talk with Wes Horbatuck, VP of Marketing at Dark Matter Technologies, to talk all things marketing for the mortgage industry.
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The State of the Market Headed Into Fall 2024
Matt Einheber joins Jim to gauge the state of the market as we head into Fall 2024. There’s talk of a rate cut, so there’s plenty to speculate about.