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.
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.
Horace and Octavia continue their protracted conflict over the use of the CRM (or lack thereof).
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.
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!
For this week’s podcast, Jim, Alayna, and Tim discuss the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, and whether there is any such thing as “champagne problems.”
For this month’s LodeStar x SettleWise update, Jim, Alayna, and Tim are recapping conferences in the midst of a busy season. Are we giving signs of fatigue? Never…
For this month’s mortgage industry vibe check on the Full Disclosure Podcast, Jim and Alayna discuss the effects of the past several years on the industry and how pros in the trenches have endured one battle after another.
For this month’s Jim’s Book Club segment, it’s all about breathing. Jim shares his experience as a business owner with Jame’s Nestor’s book Breath.
This week Jim and Alayna are talking all things conferences—especially since our biggest show of the year, ICE Experience in Las Vegas, is just one week away 😱😱😱
For this month’s mortgage industry vibe check, we’re just holding on for dear life. Jim and Alayna discuss the precipice of conference season, the transition into the spring market, and how that’s changing things for mortgage tech.
2026 has been a whirlwind so far. It’s the end of February, but it feels like we’ve done a full year’s worth of work already. Jim and Alayna take a moment from their busy schedules to tell us about new products, plans for growth, and how LodeStar knocks conference season out of the ballpark.
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