What reverse mortgage markets are seeing the largest declines in median home list prices?
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Why Home Values are Stuck!
A looming recession, repeated interest rate hikes, and mortgage rates that have more than doubled. One would think such economic forces would lead to a housing crash…
Continue readingWhy the Fed is killing borrowing power
Spending, housing affordability, and overall consumer demand are in the crosshairs of the Federal Reserve
Continue readingHow the Fed’s rate hike pause will impact the HECM
How the Fed’s rate hike pause will impact the HECM
Continue readingThe hidden cost of incomplete financial advice
There’s always a cost to be exacted for the financial advice older homeowners choose to follow…
Continue readingA summer of love? This summer’s HECM forecast
Will we see a ‘summer of love’ in HECM endorsements? Here’s what the data tells us…
Continue readingDon’t blame the HECM sandwich!
Dan Hultquist explains why lawmakers, the media, and others should stop blaming the HECM ‘sandwich’.
Continue readingWhy my father got a reverse mortgage
Reverse mortgage originator George Broutis recounts what led his father to get a reverse mortgage.
Continue readingKicking & Screaming
A Bear market and inflation may force retirees to tap into other assets
Continue readingWhy reduce the HECM’s upfront FHA insurance premium?
HECM loans have only gained 2% of eligible borrowers. How would the reduction of the upfront FHA insurance spur growth and revenues?
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