A reverse mortgage is an increasingly attractive proposition for older Americans who may be low on cash, need to supplement retirement income, and want to use their home equity to…
What Is a Reverse Mortgage & What Does It Mean to Me?

A reverse mortgage is an increasingly attractive proposition for older Americans who may be low on cash, need to supplement retirement income, and want to use their home equity to…
Home equity (how much you owe on your mortgage subtracted from how much your home is worth) can be a useful and often overlooked retirement asset, according to…
A new guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains your rights and responsibilities as a reverse mortgage borrower.
Fortune published a balanced and informative article on reverse mortgages that examined how they work, key differences between HECMs and proprietary loans, and the pros and cons of getting…
Most people think of reverse mortgages as the last-gasp attempt to stay in your house when you’ve run out of money in retirement. But even before they get…
Kiplinger conducted a survey that found more than 70% of individuals age 50 and older are concerned that inflation will cause serious economic hardship during their retirement. In…
Washington Post nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary recommended to one of her readers this week that she consider a reverse mortgage to help finance home improvements. The…
With the stock market getting volatile but the housing market still hot, reverse mortgages have become a more attractive tool for older Americans who need cash for retirement…
Most people think of reverse mortgages as just a standalone loan. But some financial experts are seeing them as an investment strategy that lets people stay in their…
CPA and financial investigator, Joshua Wiesenfeld recently wrote an article for the AICPA that encourages his fellow CPAs to look at reverse mortgages as part of a larger…
If you’re in good shape with your home mortgage —meaning it’s mostly or fully paid off — it might make sense to tap into your home equity to…
Contributing Forbes Editors, Casey Bond and Rachel Witkowski, recently provided some solid advice about selling a home that has a reverse mortgage. A reverse mortgage can allow you…
If you are receiving Social Security disability benefits and you thought that you’d never be able to get a reverse mortgage, you should know that disability benefits don’t…
Here’s a snip-it from an article by Patricia Mertz Esswin, a contributing writer with Kiplinger, about the various options available to retirees for tapping into the equity in…
A proprietary reverse mortgage is a loan that allows senior homeowners to access the equity in their homes through a private lender. They are not as tightly-regulated as home…
Here’s are several excerpts from an article by Jeanne Lee that appeared in Bankrate.com. Most Americans over age 50 prefer to remain in their current home and community…
Stephen Resch, a vice-president of retirement strategies at a reverse-mortgage lender recently wrote an article that appeared in MarketWatch. When seeking additional retirement income, some retirees may seek to…
Most people don’t realize that Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care, even though a person turning 65 today has almost a 70 percent chance of needing help as they…