Your parents, the people who always seemed invincible, confess they're struggling to keep a roof over their heads. The house ...

Finally, a significant body of research now shows that responsible use of a reverse mortgage can increase both the sustainable withdrawal rate and the net legacy available for heirs. The basic ...

Have you ever mentioned reverse mortgages at the family cookout? Be honest—what happened? Three people left the table, two went underneath it, and Aunt Petunia made a weapon out of a plastic knife!

Because of the repayment structure, however, it can be better than a reverse mortgage, especially at today's lower rates. Unlike the latter which pays the homeowner, home equity loans will need to ...

Teresa Ghilarducci Ph.D. is an Economics Professor. I am unsure the reverse mortgage industry is sound. It is regulated by various different agencies including the embattled Consumer Financial ...

In chapter 10 of "Inheriting Your Spouse's IRA," author Bill Harris outlines the strategic uses of a reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgages are a type of home loan available to homeowners age 62 and ...

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements saw a healthy increase in October 2024. They jumped by 11.3% to 2,392 loans for the month, according to data compiled by Reverse Market Insight ...

Reverse mortgages remain the pariahs of the U.S. loan world. A 2022 study published in Oxford Academic revealed there were just 33,000 reverse mortgages originated during the same year when ...

Tim Nelson, reverse department manager at VIP Mortgage, is a 35-year veteran of the mortgage business, and he has been solely focused on reverse mortgages for the past 15 years. In this second ...