A Tale of Two Mortgages
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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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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.
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I Demand a Lower Rate
Octavia processes her irritation with certain perspectives toward economic policy change.
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Doomed
Octavia regrets her engagement with expert economic analysis.
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Dual Roles
Horace isn’t sure where he stands on the *potential* September rate cut.
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In Like a General Sense
Horace is happy to offer encouragement. Just not specific encouragement.
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