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.
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!
Horace and Octavia continue their protracted conflict over the use of the CRM (or lack thereof).
For this week’s episode of Full Disclosure, Jim’s got a book to share. Per our regular “Jim’s Book Club” segment, Jim has a great title to share, which helped LodeStar’s team structure goals and projects.
How are things at LodeStar, you ask? Really, really good, actually. For this week’s episode of Full Disclosure, Jim and Alayna give an update on all things LodeStar.
It’s time for “What Grinds My Gears”… Alayna insists that people with dietary restrictions who attend mortgage conferences deserve to eat, too. Meanwhile, Jim shares his true thoughts on pumpkin spice…
Welcome to the fully rebranded LodeStar podcast, Full Disclosure. Join Jim Paolino and Alayna Gardner, AMP, on this new chapter of the LodeStar podcast.
For the final installment of the LodeStar Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna do a quick recap of summer industry conferences.
Continuing with LodeStar’s 2025 Summer Session, we’re getting an update from Jim and Alayna about what’s new at LodeStar.
The Summer Session is all about trying things, right? So, in that spirit, we’re asking Jim what he’s been reading lately.
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!
Continuing with our Summer Session, Jim and Alayna sit down to give you the rundown on regulation.
Read our CEO Jim Paolino’s Deeper Thoughts and get the latest mortgage industry news.