LodeStar Software Solutions, a provider of mortgage closing cost and fee data, said that purchase loan closing costs at the national level fell 2.9% year over year in 2025, driven largely by declining home prices that reduced transfer tax burdens in many markets. The findings, which come from the company’s Year-Over-Year Mortgage Closing Cost Report, […]

For decades, leverage has been one of the greatest wealth-building tools available to real estate investors. The ability to control a large asset with a relatively small amount of cash has helped countless investors build portfolios, generate passive income and create long-term wealth. But somewhere along the way, many investors began treating leverage itself as

I watched mortgage leaders embrace AI at The Gathering in Austin. And for good reason: The tools are getting good, the productivity math is starting to math and the competitive pressure is doing what classic IMB horse races do. I left more bullish about AI in the industry than when I arrived. I also left