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Reverse Mortgage Offers Fresh Approach To Income From Real Estate
By Mark Barnes
If you owe 40 percent or less of your original mortgage, there is a great program that is available to you that will generate extra monthly income. It’s called a reverse mortgage. The reverse mortgage is similar to a home equity loan, only in the fact that it pays you the equity you [...]
Pulling Back The Curtain On Reverse Mortgages
Last week’s article on reverse mortgages generated a very interesting response from one reader. Unfortunately, due to his choice of vocabulary, I can’t print his response here.
Suffice it to say that this advisor doesn’t want me saying anything negative about his chief source of revenue.
This week I’d like to pull back the curtain on [...]
The Power of 2.1%, The Clear Choice of Jumbo Reverse Mortgages
Many borrowers look at a few of the important aspects of their proposed jumbo reverse mortgage. How much money will they get, How much are the fees, what is the starting interest rate but so often these are about the only items they concern themselves with.
Some borrowers also insist on getting fixed rate reverse mortgages, [...]
Reverse Mortgages: A Brief Introduction
With larger numbers of older Americans reaching retirement age than ever before, along with many others who have already stopped working, the need for long-term health and medical care is gaining more relevance in society. No matter if it is about finding a nursing home or providing some sort of home care, it is [...]
Jumbo Reverse Mortgages…What’s Happening To The Market?
If you have been reading the articles about jumbo or proprietary reverse mortgages available, you may be wondering what is going on. A jumbo or proprietary reverse mortgage is any program that is not the FHA, government insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM or “Hek-um”) or the Federal National Mortgage Association HomeKeeper Program.
When first introduced, [...]