Closing costs for the typical home purchase now top $4,600

Homebuyers paid an average of $4,661 in closing costs on purchase mortgages last year, according to a new report from LodeStar Software Solutions.The company released its first-ever purchase mortgage closing cost report. The findings showed that, on average, closing costs represented 1.06% of home s

Inside the Trump administration’s plans to gut the CFPB

An illustration of an ax falling on the CFPB headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Image created with ChatGPT 4o)Under a workforce reduction announced on April 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be left with just one employee in the Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity, alon

Mile High Lifestyles joins Your Castle Real Estate, doubles in size

A high-performing Colorado real estate team has joined one of Denver’s largest brokerages.Mile High Lifestyles, led by co-founder Jaden Hanson, has joined Your Castle Real Estate, bringing 25 residential agents to the firm. Since then, the team has doubled in size, according to Hanson.In 2024, RealT