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Data Reports
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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Full Disclosure
The Future of MISMO
For this special episode of the Full Disclosure podcast, Jim and Alayna are returning to their Lending Leaders roots and welcoming an exciting guest, Brian Vieaux, CMB, the new president of MISMO. Together they discuss the future of mortgage industry standards and how rapidly AI is changing the game.
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Deeper Thoughts
Rethinking Network Prep
How you prepare for a networking event makes a huge difference when it comes to what you get out of it. So, I’ll be sharing what I’ve found works for me. By no means is this list all-inclusive or definitive, but it’s a good place to start.
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In Like a General Sense
Horace is happy to offer encouragement. Just not specific encouragement.
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Conferences this Summer
For the final installment of the LodeStar Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna do a quick recap of summer industry conferences.
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LodeStar Update
Continuing with LodeStar’s 2025 Summer Session, we’re getting an update from Jim and Alayna about what’s new at LodeStar.
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Jim’s Book Club
The Summer Session is all about trying things, right? So, in that spirit, we’re asking Jim what he’s been reading lately.
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As Cool as a Title Agent
Octavia could use some more drama in her life.
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What Grinds My Gears
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!