Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #335

Talking Points:

• Midterm Elections could lead to changes in CFPB
• Trulia: Home prices gain in 40% of largest markets
• Reverse Mortgages not the top complaint to CFPB
• NRMLA urges CFPB to delay HMDA reporting

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #333

Talking Points:

• 17% of appraisals don’t match the sales price
• Investopedia: 5 alternatives to a reverse mortgage
• Ginnie Mae ratchets up issuer requirements
• Investment News: HECM viable option for retiring boomers

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #330

Talking Points

• Face to Face Counseling Woes: Massachusetts Works to Address Problems
• Still Not on Board: Bloomberg Notes Many Financial Advisors are Not Sold on Reverse Mortgages
• Home Equity for Older Americans Reaches New Highs
• Real Estate Professionals Beginning to Cater to Older Adults

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #329

Talking Points

• Proceed with caution before taking a reverse mortgage says Boston Globe
• Analyst predicts a 15% drop in home values
• Will we repeat 2012 again?
• Mom, where’s my inheritance? Dallas News addresses reverse mortgage heirs

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #324

Talking Points:

• Loan volume is up despite recent reports
• Surprise: Stated-Income loans return
• LA Times: Consider reverse mortgage before buying in-law’s home
• Taking charge of the reverse mortgage process as a consumer

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #323

Talking Points:

• FHA Commissioner to Depart by year’s end
• Good news for HECM Purchase: 55+ Market Home Sales Rise
• FICO more forgiving on medical debts for credit scores
• Walter Investment: Short & Long Term Industry Outlook

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #322

Talking Points:

• HECM Purhcase: More Options for Seniors
• Bankrate article: No longer a last resort
• New Non-Borrowing Spouse policy problematic in Texas
• Fox News: Remarriage tricky with reverse mortgage

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #321

Talking Points:

• Loan volume projected to fall below 2012 benchmark
• Outstanding debt and reverse mortgages
• Home price appreciation pumping the brakes
• Senior financial confidence on the rise

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #320

Talking Points:

• Not Dead Broke? HECM may be a good option
• Senior housing developer launches HECM for Purchase seminars
• Some markets may not recover until 2017
• Reverse lender sees opportunity in market changes

Reverse Focus Weekly- Episode #319

Talking Points:

• Do not use these words in advertising says survey
• The strongest & weakest housing markets. Which is yours?
• CFPB clarifies lending to same-sex couples
• NRMLA issues ethics advisory on HECM to HECM refinancing