HECM Market

Should you loan money to someone who is house rich and cash poor?

Shannon HicksMay 23, 2022May 20, 2022

by Shannon HicksMay 23, 2022May 20, 20220362

Unable to use the embedded player? Listen here. EPISODE #723 Should you loan money to someone who is house rich and cash poor? A financial advice columnist was asked if it was a good decision to loan money to her 60-year-old daughter who has a home worth $800,000. Here’s what

RMI HECM Market Update

Shannon HicksApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

by Shannon HicksApril 25, 2022April 25, 20220427

Reverse Market Insight's Jon McCue brings us the latest HECM origination trends for...

5 Ways Retirement Is Scarier Than Seniors Expected

Shannon HicksFebruary 28, 2022March 1, 2022

by Shannon HicksFebruary 28, 2022March 1, 20220485

Unable to use the embedded player? Listen here. EPISODE #711 RapidReverse- the mobile HECM calculator for reverse mortgage professionals Industry educator and innovator Dan Hultquist in cooperation with Apptensity released RapidReverse. This mobile app brings the power of quick and simple HECM calculations into the pockets of reverse mortgage professionals.

Waiting for the reverse mortgage surge

Shannon HicksFebruary 14, 2022February 11, 2022

by Shannon HicksFebruary 14, 2022February 11, 20226 883

Whatever happened to the mainstreaming of reverse mortgages in retirement plans? That's a question addressed in a recent Wealth Management column...

Why is the HECM a niche product?

Shannon HicksNovember 11, 2019November 8, 2019

by Shannon HicksNovember 11, 2019November 8, 201911539

The Brookings Institution: Reasons for low HECM uptake and how to expand market growth Despite the more Americans retiring without sufficient savings to fund their non-working years, reverse mortgages remain a niche product- one whose acceptance has shrunk considerably in recent years. This conundrum is addressed in a recent

Jumbos compliment a challenged HECM market

Shannon HicksMay 20, 2019May 17, 2019

by Shannon HicksMay 20, 2019May 17, 20193 1362

Jumbo RMs and those caught in the middle Two months ago we asked if private reverse mortgages would stop the slide in our industry’s overall loan production with the increasing popularity of the jumbo or proprietary- this as the HECM’s volume has dropped considerably. That question was raised again

Diversification: HECM Lenders Expand Their Offerings

Shannon HicksNovember 26, 2017November 27, 2017

by Shannon HicksNovember 26, 2017November 27, 20175 1145

With the HECM becoming increasingly unpredictable, many reverse-only lenders are expanding to offer traditional mortgages...

2 Minute Perspective Check

Shannon HicksSeptember 8, 2017April 23, 2018

by Shannon HicksSeptember 8, 2017April 23, 201801024

Perspective Check Good times & bad times Fear and growth Attitude Improvise, adapt, and overcome How clean is your windshield? Raising your sails The only constant Leadership in adversity Moving foward Impossible? Making your way Buoyancy Disruption opportunity

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HECM Market

Should you loan money to someone who is house rich and cash poor?

RMI HECM Market Update

5 Ways Retirement Is Scarier Than Seniors Expected

Waiting for the reverse mortgage surge

Why is the HECM a niche product?

Jumbos compliment a challenged HECM market

Diversification: HECM Lenders Expand Their Offerings

2 Minute Perspective Check

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