Homeowner Tips. Reverse Mortgage Alabama. Tips for Homeowners Considering a Reverse Mortgage. A Reverse mortgage allows homeowners to convert part of the equity in a home to cash without having to sell the property. Due to the attractiveness of these loans, some senior citizens are being charged excessive up-front fees for services that are generally…

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What To Do If You’re Home Rich And Cash Poor. A story I found from Forbes magazine today. What To Do If You’re Home Rich And Cash Poor. A story I found from Forbes magazine today. Your credit score is a big factor for most programs that allow you to draw some of the equity…

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Housing economist predicts home prices to drop 10% this year I found this great article today by Milken Institute Global Conference 2023: Bank stress, rate hikes, recession threats. I wanted to bring it to my news and blogs for my customers information. Housing values will drop by double digits this year, one expert is predicting,…

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What Does the Fed Rate Cut Mean for Home Prices? At the last two Federal Reserve Board meetings, the agency cut the federal funds rate — for a total of 0.75%. You might think this means all interest rates will automatically drop by that same amount, but that’s not really how it works. The federal…

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Home Mortgage Brokers Future Changing home mortgage deduction would discourage homeownership: Toll Brothers CEO Making changes to the popular mortgage interest rate deduction would be “very bad policy,” Toll Brothers CEO Doug Yearley told CNBC. Industry sources told CNBC reducing the deduction is on the negotiating table as Republicans work to hammer out a tax reform…

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Could your home help you fund your retirement? Many people live in their most valuable asset. Here’s how its value could help you retire on your terms. Key points. Regardless of whether you plan to sell your home or not, your home equity can play a key role in your financial strategy for retirement If you…

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New Figure Hire Emphasizes Retirement, ‘More Accessible’ Home Equity Tapping Figure Technologies, providers of alternative home equity tapping tools including a sale leaseback offering that is competitive with traditional reverse mortgages, announced a new hire last month that expands the company’s positioning as a vendor of tools that can help seniors in funding their retirement.…

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How To Include Home Equity In Your Retirement Plan With The Bucketing Approach Do you have a vacation fund? A pizza party jar at work or home? A bank account reserved for a new house? People set aside money for certain goals or expenses, sometimes even dedicating a specific bank account or credit card for…

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will See Higher Lending Limits in 2018 I found a good story written by Alex Spanko this morning saying that the amount of Government loans is going up. The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday announced an increase in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lending limits, citing nationwide home-price gains —…

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 High Homeownership, Low Income Are Future For America’s Seniors from Harvard A new report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reveals emerging trends for America’s senior population, as well as notable implications for the future of the reverse mortgage market. The market for home equity solutions appears to be growing, based on the findings from the…

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