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 ...

Among the standard upfront expenses of buying a home that may surprise you are the closing costs. These fees, separate from your down payment, include the cost of services for things like your home ...

You probably won’t be able to avoid paying closing costs completely, but you may be able to pay less. One of the best ways you can do that is to shop different mortgage lenders to compare fees. You ...

No-closing-cost mortgages are mortgages where your lender pays the closing fees on your behalf. It shouldn’t be confused with a mortgage with no closing costs. Before considering a no-closing-cost ...

Most buyers spend months planning for their down payment—but closing costs? Those can fly under the radar until the very end. From loan processing to title work to last-minute “surprise” fees, closing ...

A no-closing-cost refinance gets rid of the need to pay refinancing fees upfront, but it’s not free. Instead, you’ll finance the closing costs — with interest — as part of your new loan, or take a ...

How much is a real estate agent commission—and who actually pays it? These are common questions among homebuyers and sellers navigating a real estate transaction, and the answers have changed recently ...

Rocket Mortgage on Tuesday unveiled RocketRentRewards, which the company says is the homeownership industry’s first offer to provide closing cost credits for renters. Under the program, homebuyers who ...