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…
Here’s what you need to know about reverse mortgages

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…
A new guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains your rights and responsibilities as a reverse mortgage borrower.
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…
Reverse mortgages are a versatile financial tool that over 1.2 million homeowners have used to enhance their retirement years. However, like any financial product, reverse mortgages should be…
Here are several excerpts from a recent article that appeared in Forbes online by Jamie Hopkins, the Director of Retirement Research at Carson Wealth: The reverse mortgage market…
As the number of senior citizens in the United States continues to rise, CPAs and financial planners will be increasingly called upon to help individuals evaluate their end-of-life…
By Scott Van Voorhis Once highly controversial, reverse mortgages are gaining acceptance among financial planners as the long-standing retirement savings crisis grinds on. Read more…