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2025 Refinance Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report
The national average total closing costs for a purchase mortgage transaction were $2,403. This amount consists of a national average of 0.72% of the home sales price.
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How to Invest in Creativity
This one’s all about keeping creativity alive, even and especially when the market is uncertain. LodeStar’s Director of Revenue, Alayna Gardner, chats with Marketing Content Manager Tim Austen to discuss creativity, and how to invest in it—no matter what’s happening in the industry.
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
Did Ya Lock Yet?
Horace confronts the uncertainty of the present market…
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
Pressure
Horace and Octavia ponder the pressure that comes with increases in quality.
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Summer Slowdown
Horace wrestles with the prospect of a summer slowdown.
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Make Up a Number
Octavia and Horace discuss strategies for answering borrower questions.
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100 Weeks of “A Tale of Two Mortgages”
This is LodeStar’s 100th “A Tale of Two Mortgages” webcomic!!!
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Boring
Horace makes a new acquaintance with strong feelings about title agents.
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Starfish Smack Talk
Horace finds the one thing duller than waiting around for the housing market to improve.
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