As Mortgage Lenders’ Costs Rise, So Do Closing Costs
Rising home prices and lender costs helped drive up homebuyers’ closing costs by 13.4 percent in 2021, to an average of $6,905, according to an analysis released Thursday by CoreLogic’s ClosingCorp. That figure includes transfer tax fees, which are often the biggest single component of closing costs and are based on a home’s sales price. […]