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What to know about the new jumbo reverse mortgages

The reverse mortgage market has been in ... You might like: Why Social Security should be a major issue in the 2020 election Counseling isn’t mandatory on the proprietary loans, the way it is for the ... read more

Hey homebuilders, you need to learn about this little-known reverse mortgage product

The 55+ housing market is hot right ... a little-known reverse mortgage product could be the answer. It’s called a Reverse for Purchase or, using the official product name Home Equity Conversion Mortg... read more

Should You Get One of the New Reverse Mortgages?

The reverse mortgage market has been in a state of flux ever since the U.S. government in 2017 reduced the amount borrowers age 62 and older can draw from their home equity for its Home Equity Convers... read more

Fixing the Dysfunctional HECM Reverse Mortgage Market

Fewer than a million reverse mortgages have been written since the HECM program began in 1987, and the current annual rate is only about 60,000. Why ... in this market. On one hand, as in other debt m... read more

Is the Reverse Mortgage Industry Failing the HECM for Purchase?

Many times I have been quoted as saying the purchase reverse mortgage is truly the “Sleeping Giant” of the reverse mortgage industry as well as the senior real estate market ... Well then, why aren’t ... read more

The Mortgage Professor: Borrower decisions on a HECM reverse mortgages

When weighing whether to take out a home equity conversion mortgage (HECM ... in the market. The third decision the reverse-mortgage borrower must make is the loan provider. However, most of them see ... read more

Reverse mortgages are not the next subprime

These actions are the reasons why, until recently, reverse mortgages never caught on ... issues exist regarding who should take out an HECM and when they should do so. Seniors face hazards in this mar... read more

Mortgage Professor Unveils the Kosher HECM Shopper's Assistant

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwired - December 14, 2015) - Effective immediately, homeowners aged 62 or over can employ the new HECM Shopper's Assistant (HSA) to shop for the best possible terms on a rever... read more

The Risks Of Reverse Mortgages

Why might ... of the mortgage market where most reverse mortgages are held. Mortgages of all types may be riskier than we realize. Tenure payments last the life of the mortgage, not the life of the re... read more

Here's a compelling reason to take a reverse mortgage ahead of retirement

It’s a safe bet that any reverse mortgage ... changes make a strong case for why middle-class Americans should consider leveraging their housing wealth with a HECM to support their retirement. “If you ... read more

Are we currently in a reverse-mortgage renaissance?

Here's the data from FHA (Federal Housing Administration)-insured home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs), which dominate the U.S. reverse mortgage market. Private-label reverse mortgages basically w... read more

More Proprietary Reverse Mortgages Expected to Enter Market

Even with all the new products, the industry leaders made it clear that there is still room for more, and that a healthy private market can protect against changes in the HECM world ... the borrower u... read more