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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.
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Alayna’s Homebuying Journey
Ever wonder what the homebuying process looks like from an insider’s perspective? We’v highlighted Jim’s homebuying process in the past. Now it’s Alayna’s turn!
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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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October 2025 Full Episode
Here is the second full-month cut of the Full Disclosure podcast. For October, it’s all about pumpkin (of course), fall conference season, end-of-year rate cuts, and how to stay steady despite market shakeups.
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Wearing Our Costumes
Horace and Octavia are glad they happened to be wearing their costumes.
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The Art of Candy Theft
Five Thursdays in October?! One of them right next to Halloween?!? We couldn’t miss the opportunity to release a special edition Halloween episode of Full Disclosure with Jim and Alayna. Enjoy!
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The War on Pumpkin Pt. 2
Jim is at it again… for our monthly segment on the Full Disclosure Podcast, “What Grinds My Gears,” Jim has a quiz for Alayna. Should it pumpkin??
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Sales But Not Boring
It’s time for Jim’s Book Club! Every month Jim, shares what he’s been reading lately. This week, it’s all about sales… except actually interesting…
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Tech Good
All the big mortgage kahunas are talking about tech. Again.
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Things Are Going Great (Seriously)
How are things at LodeStar and SettleWise? Good, actually. Jim and Alayna sit down to talk about things are going as we anticipate fall conference season and other new, exciting changes.