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Get the latest news, commentary and insights for the US reverse mortgage and property finance industries.
Founded by Shannon Hicks and now hosted by Gabrielle Hayen, HECM World Weekly is the nation’s longest-running weekly podcast, trusted by reverse mortgage professionals for news, insights and trends on the reverse and wider mortgage industry, property equity, wealth and retirement and much more. Brought to you by Lenderful Solutions.
Each week we also bring you Industry Leader Insights, where top industry influencers share what's happening at the cutting edge of the mortgage industry, and Food For Thought, our segment focused on professional and personal development for mortgage professionals.
This podcast is brought to you by HECM World, the leading independent media platform for the reverse mortgage industry in the United States.
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Episodes
Mar 25, 2024
Mar 25, 2024
9 min
- [Cleveland.com] Unable to afford healthcare in retirement? Here are 5 options including a reverse mortgage.
- [Redfin] Home listings surge in biggest increase in 3 years: Asking prices drop.
- [CNBC] No Rate Cut: The Fed holds rates steady after hot inflation report.
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Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
9 min
- [Housing Wire] Parent Company of former HECM lender converts to Chapter 7
- [San Jose Mercury News] Elderly woman murdered in a plot that involved a reverse mortgage
- [Housing Wire] HUD’s proposed budget reveals requested HECM reverse mortgage changes in Congressional request.
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Mar 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024
10 min
- [Kiplingers] Six questions to ask before getting a reverse mortgage
- [National Mortgage News] Nation’s largest mortgage lender shutters mortgage origination platform
- [Atlantic Black Star Journal] Burying the Lede. Yet another potentially misleading reverse mortgage foreclosure story.
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Mar 4, 2024
Mar 4, 2024
9 min
- [Housing Wire] One Bay Area county reduces ADU fees to help ease senior housing crunch
- [Richmond Biz Senset] A judge determines former Live Well CEO’s criminal restitution
- [Multiple Sources] Traditional mortgage demand drops to a record low
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Feb 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
9 min
- [Housing Wire] How One Reverse Pro Prompted a Scammer’s Arrest
- [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s Jon McCue returns to explain the latest reverse mortgage trends in our monthly installment of the Market Minute
- [Housing Wire] Fairway Independent Mortgage’s reverse mortgage division is making big changes in its strategy and key staffing.
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Feb 19, 2024
Feb 19, 2024
7 min
- [FHA] HECM application activity drops
- [Bank Rate] Is the housing market going to crash in 2024?
- [Motely Fool] No soft economic landing says Citi economist
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Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
9 min
- [PR Wire India] Here's when it's okay for homeowners to be in 2nd place
- [Housing Wire] Reverse mortgage pros report a strong start to 2024
- [MarketWatch] Should my 87-year-old mom owing $425K on a $1M home get a reverse mortgage?
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Feb 5, 2024
Feb 5, 2024
8 min
- [HousingWire] Fannie Mae economists offer outlook on the housing market & interest rates
- [Gainesville Register] Study shows a quarter of seniors could relocate, boost retirement with home equity
- [Housing Wire] NRMLA 2024 annual meeting location announced
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Jan 29, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
11 min
- [Reverse Market Insight] HECM volumes and first-time borrowers
- [Housing Wire] Court approves former Live Well employee class action settlement
- [Housing Wire] Aging in place could transform Chicago’s housing market
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Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024
7 min
- [All Maa] Here's how reverse mortgages work in India
- [CNBC] Why U.S. treasuries and the 10-year CMT are surging
- [Housing Wire] Ginnie Mae proposes a new HECM security to ease liquidity challenges
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