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Getting Accurate Mortgage Closing Cost Estimates

By The BIDaWIZ Team on August 20th, 2010 at 10:09 am

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There seems to be no shortage of mortgage applicants learning that the initial closing cost estimate provided by the lender was inaccurate. For those that don't know, anytime you purchase a home with a mortgage you must pay settlement costs (i.e. fees for loan origination, attorneys, underwriting, title changes, inspection, insurance & more). Unfortunately, the estimate provided by the lender after you applied for the loan can be significantly different from the the actual cost at closing. So, what can you do to get a better estimate? .

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