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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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Jim’s Book Club
The Summer Session is all about trying things, right? So, in that spirit, we’re asking Jim what he’s been reading lately.
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As Cool as a Title Agent
Octavia could use some more drama in her life.
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What Grinds My Gears
For this week’s installment of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna open up about what’s been grinding their gears lately—from LinkedIn posts about vacation to overuse of AI in content creation. Tune in!
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Regulation Rundown
Continuing with our Summer Session, Jim and Alayna sit down to give you the rundown on regulation.
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Mortgage Industry Vibe Check
Welcome back to the Lending Leaders Podcast! For this year’s Summer Session, we’re trying something a little different. Tune in to find out what Jim and Alayna have in store!
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Growth in a Stagnant Market
Per Lending Leaders tradition, Jim Paolino and Alayna Gardner sit down with LodeStar CTO David Spektor to take stock of growth and look ahead at the future.
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Underwriters
We’ve all wondered if this is what happens when the underwriters get a hold of your loans…
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2025 Refinance Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
The national average total closing costs for a refinance mortgage transaction were $2,403. This amount consists of a national average of 0.72% of the home loan amount.