WSJ: The Rise of the 55+ Single Woman Home Buyer with HECM for Purchase Single women over 55 continue to be a growing segment of the homebuyer population, according to research presented in a recent Wall Street Journal article. Citing research form Ralph McLaughlin, the founder and chief economist at Veritas Urbis Economics in Alameda, Calif., the article states…

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Younger retirees. New Thinking About Reverse Mortgages. MARKETS YOUR MONEY WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS: WEALTH MANAGEMENT. American College of Financial Services. By JEFF BROWN Younger retirees may benefit from using reverse-mortgage lines of credit as interest rates rise. Since rates tend to rise alongside inflation, a growing line of credit would provide an inflation hedge,…

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