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.
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.
Horace and Octavia continue their protracted conflict over the use of the CRM (or lack thereof).
Yes, the coming months will likely present some old and new problems for businesses in our space. Some will not be up to the challenge.
Season 3 is in full swing, and we’re excited to chat with Larry Bailey, CEO of Mortgage Workflow Partners. Larry is a big proponent of rolling up your sleeves, getting under the hood, and analyzing how a business really works. Not how the CEO thinks it works, but how it actually works.
The Fax Machine Saga Part Three: Horace investigates the disappearance of his fax machine.
The substantial pivot we’re seeing in the mortgage market right now may provide us a new opportunity to accelerate the long, slow march to a more transparent and clearer process.
For this week’s Lending Leaders, Tim Nguyen, CEO and Co-Founder of BeSmartee, shares his thoughts on the importance of balancing good business practices with a sense of social responsibility. He delves into his family history, its impact on his business philosophy, and how that philosophy has grown with him and his company.
The Fax Machine Sage Part Two: Octavia can’t take the fax machine any longer.
First, change is inevitable. Second, no business is “too small” to seek continuous improvement, especially in their own processes.
To kick off yet another season of exciting and impactful discussions about the mortgage industry and related subjects, LodeStar Co-Founders Jim and Dave sit down with Alayna to discuss their not-so-proudest moments as business owners.
The Fax Machine Saga Part One: Octavia discovers an upsetting feature of Horace’s office.