Home prices grew at a relatively flat rate in April, while inflation continued to surge, a new industry report found. Processing Content The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, up from a 0.7% increase in the previous month and on par with January and February’s gains. Home value […]

Closing costs fell year-over-year in 2025 by nearly 3% as lower home prices reduced a portion of the calculation, according to LodeStar Software Solutions. Processing Content Of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, closing costs fell year-over-year in 28 and rose in the remaining 23, according to the Mortgage Closing Cost Report. “The

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,