Where did your lender and others rank for HECM endorsements in the month of November?
Continue readingNovember Top 100 HECM Lenders Report
Keeping your head & business above water
4 ways to keep from sinking in today’s ugly market
Continue readingRMI’s Market Minute- What a ride!
Jack Guttentag writes in Forbes, “About 60% of the homeowners reaching 62 today have outstanding mortgage balances, and most of them have limited financial assets”
Continue readingThe Sacred Cow of Home Equity
Retirees tap into the value of their accumulated assets such as 401(k)s, IRAs, etc but rarely do they consider the sacred cow of tapping into their home’s equity.
Continue readingHousing Market Predictions For The Next 5 Years
What will the housing market look like in the coming five years? Forbes asked experts for their predictions and here’s what they had to say…
Continue readingAre HECMs the Ultimate HELOC Alternative?
Future access to a HELOC is NOT guaranteed. What about a HECM?
Continue readingIs liquidating an IRA better than a reverse mortgage?
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EPISODE #748
Should I plan to liquidate my IRA and get a reverse mortgage?
[NewJersey-com ] One reader asks a local financial columnist if it’s better to liquidate her IRA as her own private reverse mortgage. The implications are stark…
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Retirement Delays Create Challenges for Plan Sponsors Highlighting Opportunities for Financial Professionals and Consultants
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Advisor’s Edge:Â Should clients use home equity to fund retirement?
A 1-million dollar HECM limit?!
The 2023 HECM Limit is likely to exceed $1 million! Here’s why…
Continue readingReverse mortgages a saving grace for non-bank originators
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EPISODE #747
Lenders who diversify product offerings more likely to survive market fallout & lender consolidation
[Housing Wire] Up to 30% of the 1,000 largest independent mortgage banks are projected to disappear by the end of 2023 via sales, mergers, or failures in the wake of the double whammy of still-rising inflation and interest rates. One asset group company is focusing on working with nonbank originators to offer additional asset classes such as HELOCs, second-liens, or reverse mortgages…
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Nutter Home Loans gives details on shutdown and lawsuit
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AARP: Sooner than later it’s time to talk about housing needs late in life
October Top 100 HECM Lenders Report
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