Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

E882: Why Australia has a backlog of 16,000 reverse mortgage applications

• [The West Australian] Why Australia has a backlog of 16,000 reverse mortgage applications.
• [Investopedia] Six ways retirees can manage debt. 
• [The Federal Reserve] Key takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s Household Economic Well-Being Report.

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E881: The Poor ‘Millionaire’ Homeowners Club

• [The Globe & Mail] The Poor ‘Millionaire’ Homeowners Club.
• [Realtor.com] What Realtor.com’s latest housing market trends report means for HECM professionals. 
• [RMI] Reverse Market Insight's Market Minute.

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E880: Why Florida’s Housing Market is Facing a Perfect Storm

• [HECMWorld] Why Florida's housing market is facing a perfect storm.
• [National Mortgage News] What one economist has to say about home equity and reverse mortgages. 
• [MSN] Are baby boomers to blame for a shortage of housing inventory?

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E879: How Finance of America’s New TV Ad is Playing a Different Tune

• [iSpot.tv] How Finance of America's new TV ad is playing a new tune.
• [HECMWorld] Why cash flow is better than income for retirees.
• [Springer] Reverse Mortgages and the Italian Population.

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E878: Why the 'cheapest' way to tap home equity isn't a sure bet

• [CBS News] Why the 'cheapest' way to tap home equity isn't a sure bet.
• [AOL] I’m 72: Should I pay my taxes or lose my home?
• [Housing Wire] In Memoriam: Kathy Martinez.

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E877: Americans fear being broke in retirement more than dying.

• [Money Talks] Americans fear being broke in retirement more than dying.
• [Housing Wire] A recap of NRMLA's latest advocacy efforts in Washington, DC.
• [Market Watch] Here's where homeowners are struggling to sell.

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E876: Surprise! Here’s what generation is buying the most homes

• [National Association of Realtors] Surprise! Here’s what generation is buying the most homes.
• [News Week] The Texas housing market could be poised for a BIG housing price correction. Here’s why…
• [Reverse Market Insight] RMI's Market Minute with Jon McCue: The latest HECM trends and data.

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E875: Why Retirees Who Move to Lower-Tax States Don’t Save as Much as Expected

• [Housing Wire / HUD] HUD OIG report found HECM residency fraud and few controls. 
• [Housing Wire] Have advisors lost interest in the HECM?
• [Wall Street Journal] Why retirees who relocate to states with no income tax don't always save money.

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E874: The Retirement Debt Pandemic

• [National Debt Relief] Survey shows debt in retirement is the new reality.
• [Moravec Varga & Mooney] Reverse mortgages and probate.
• [Yahoo Finance] The Florida housing boom is over.

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E873: In Memoriam

• [HECMWorld] The reverse mortgage community recently lost these two men.
• [Housing Wire] Finance of America's CEO gives an update on the status of the HMBS 2.0 program.
• [HECMWorld] Mutual of Omaha Mortgage released this new private or proprietary reverse mortgage. Here's what we know... 
• [HECMWorld] FHA HECM data is back online!

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