Downsizing
Downsizing. Reverse Mortgage Alabama. I have found that most every client had plans to downsize, but even with the Reverse Mortgage purchase; which allows you to take the money from selling your last home, and use a Reverse Mortgage to purchase a new home, most people eventually decide they dont want to move…. Either too…
Read MoreDouble-digit percentage drop will hit stocks in early 2023
‘Wild ride’: Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson predicts double-digit percentage drop will hit stocks in early 2023. A lot of two-way risk in the stock market right now, warns Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson. Investors may be on the doorstep of a deep pullback. Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, who has an S&P 500 year-end target of 3,900…
Read MoreDon’t Ignore Reverse Mortgages
Despite Tough Sell, Don’t Ignore Reverse Mortgages. from Financial Advsior Magazine. Clients who risk running out of money in retirement can likely benefit from a reverse mortgage, especially if they take out the mortgage early in retirement, according to Christopher Mayer, chief executive at mortgage lender Longbridge Financial, and Wade Pfau, professor of retirement income…
Read MoreDon’t expect Reverse mortgage rates to fall after the Fed’s interest-rate cuts.
But here’s one move borrowers can make right now.Waiting for the Fed to cut so Reverse Mortgage rates will go down is a ‘flawed’ idea, one professor says. I found this article I wanted to bring to my viewers. The 30-year mortgage rate fell to the lowest level in a year in early September, a…
Read MoreDoes the lender own my home
If I take out a reverse mortgage loan, does the lender own my home? No. When you take out a reverse mortgage loan, the title to your home remains with you. Most reverse mortgages are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development…
Read MoreDivorce
Reverse Mortgages could help resolve a big problem in a divorce. I bring this story because there is more of this reality than you could believe. Seniors getting a divorce has a name “Grey Divorce”. Even here in Birmingham, AL I was part of or know of 6 situations where the judge ordered a Reverse…
Read MoreDenied Mortgage Loans
Data shows older adults more likely to be denied mortgage loans Older people are denied mortgages loans at a higher rate while younger borrowers have higher HECM rejection rates: NYT Older adults tend to have higher credit ratings than any other age group in the nation. However, older Americans are also more likely to be…
Read MoreDelay Benefits
Delay Benefits. Reverse Mortgage Alabama. I found a great interpretation of what it means to delay taking social security benefits, and how it could help or hurt. Retiring Wise Blog. Finances. Sean Bryant is a freelance writer and owner of www.onesmartdollar.com. As you approach retirement age, there are a lot of aspects in your financial…
Read MoreDebt Worse for Seniors
Debt Situation Grows Worse for Senior Population: Economist Seniors are more likely to hold home-secured debt, and to hold more of it today than in years past. Their percentage of held debt held has also increased, with seniors aged 75 and up having become four times more likely to hold home-secured debt in 2016 when…
Read MoreCurbing HUD losses on HECM
Curbing HUD losses on HECM reverse mortgages: Further thoughts by The Mortgage Professor: Facebook TwiEmPriSIn a previous column, I noted that large losses on HECM reverse mortgages could be attributed to adverse selection. The program attracts too many borrowers in desperate financial condition and too few borrowers with options. I argued that HUD, instead of…
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