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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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Lending Leaders
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.
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
All Shook Up
Horace and Octavia struggle to cope with stock market ups and downs.
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Lending Leaders
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.
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Why Core Values Matter Most
For episode of Lending Leaders’ fifth season, Alayna Gardner, AMP, sits down with Amanda Morrow, AMP, Director of Investor Relations at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group.
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Getting Back to It
Alayna Gardner, AMP sits down with LodeStar’s co-founders, Jim Paolino and David Spektor to kick off yet another exciting season of Lending Leaders!
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Farewell to Summer of SettleWise
For this final episode of the Lending Leaders 2024 Summer Session, Jim and Alayna lament the emergence of Halloween candy in grocery stores and reflect on SettleWise’s successes so far.