# Real estate purchase closing - share experiences where it didn't close?

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**Created:** [September 13, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-purchase-closing-share-experiences-where-it-didnt-close/971507 "2022-09-13T16:32:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-purchase-closing-share-experiences-where-it-didnt-close/971507/7 "2022-09-13T18:43:22Z")

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> [@Icarus](#):
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> What gives?

Your loan officer is just trying to puff up his/her role in the closing of your new home. Home loans are a commodity and should be based purely on the rate. Your loan officer isn’t some magic guru.

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