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2026 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
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.
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What Ticks Us Off the Most
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.
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CRM Revisited
Horace and Octavia continue their protracted conflict over the use of the CRM (or lack thereof).
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Prince George’s County, Maryland
Horace and Emmi touch base about Prince George’s County, Maryland.
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Holiday Music
Holiday music can be very distracting when you’re trying to focus…
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Mental Health Before the Holidays
Octavia reckons with the struggles inherent to the holiday season.
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