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The 25 Best Books for Real Estate Agents in 2025

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Paperback Audiobook Best books for finding your purpose Living Forward by Michael Hyatt MAPS coach and referral agent Anna Krueger recommends this motivational book about creating a life you love, by design. She says, This book prevents climbing the ladder of success and realizing its leaning on the wrong wall.

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Alt home equity product from RMF alum expands into new states

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The product is designed to help homeowners convert a portion of their home equity into tax-free funding for retirement planning, insurance, annuities, and other financial needs, the company explained. In 2013, Corn and his partners launched RMF , which became a leading reverse mortgage lender.

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Floify’s new platform aims to provide flexible pricing for mortgage lenders

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Broker Edition is designed to provide an intuitive loan management portal for borrowers while making loan management simpler at an accessible price point. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — Floify Lender Edition is a counterpart to Broker Edition , which was rolled out in December.

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The secondary market comes to the rescue…again

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This unconventional monetary policy is designed to encourage lending and investment, adding money back into the economy and lowering interest rates. To inject some life back into the economy, Bernanke decided to grow the Fed’s balance sheet by purchasing government bonds and mortgage-backed securities, better known as quantitative easing.

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Floify launches lending platform for mortgage brokers

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Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a lending platform for mortgage brokers built on the foundation of the Floify point-of-sale (POS) platform. The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group, Inc.

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Demand is rising for Connecticut program that pays caregivers living with aging loved ones

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A state-level program in Connecticut that pays caregivers living with loved ones who require special attention, and is designed to facilitate aging in place, is seeing a surge in demand across the state. This is according to reporting by Connecticut Public Radio.

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Wells Fargo pays $96M to settle LO comp lawsuit

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The lawsuit, which combined two legal actions that were designated a class action, was filed on behalf of 5,377 loan officers and other mortgage staffers employed by the bank in California from 2013 and 2019. The deal will provide $62.8 million to the class members, with the remainder going to plaintiffs attorneys.

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