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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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Vibe Check Before the Holidays
Here’s one last mortgage industry vibe check before the holidays. With just three and a half short weeks before break, Jim and Alayna give their take on the state of the mortgage industry.
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“Summer’s Almost Over”
Horace is concerned that the summer is almost over.
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“Interview”
Octavia vets a potential interviewee for the new LO position.
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Lessons from the Office: Part Four
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re concluding our conversation conversation about lessons from the hit sitcom, The Office.
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“Monthly Payment”
Octavia tries to talk a borrower out of a too-high monthly mortgage payment.
Loan Estimate Challenges
Virginia’s Biggest LE Challenges
Virginia is one of the few states to levy specific grantor taxes based upon a property’s purchase price. The state also requires deed taxes, which are paid by the purchaser, as well as mortgage taxes assessed by both the state and county where the property is located and which are based upon a tiered schedule.
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Lessons from the Office: Part Three
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re back to part three of our ongoing conversation: lessons from the hit sitcom, The Office.
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“Solitaire”
Octavia reads a news article that offends her work ethic.
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Lessons from The Office: Part Two
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re back to the next installment of last week’s conversation: lessons from the hit sitcom, The Office.