Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

E860: A HECM for Purchase Success Story

• [Housing Wire] A HECM for Purchase Success Story
• [NRMLA Online] Political change is coming but housing policy is bipartisan.
• [RMI] RMI’s Market Minute with Jon McCue.

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E859: Baby boomers are expected to leave $17 trillion in home equity to their heirs

• [Newsweek] Baby boomers are expected to leave $17 trillion in home equity to their heirs
• [MSN] A daughter tells Ramsey Solutions why she is refusing to help her mother with a reverse mortgage to cover property charges- Now her family resents her.
• [Housing Wire] Reverse Mortgages make a splash at the MBA’s annual conference.

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E858: The HMBS program has gone from one to eliminate to one to emulate.

• [Housing Wire] The HMBS program has gone from one to eliminate to one to emulate.
• [Go Banking Rates] Auto loans are the new ‘mortgage’ but for a depreciating asset.
• [HECMWorld]  Despite the Fed’s rate cut last week here’s mortgage rates are unlikely to drop.

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E857: The October Surprise. What's FHA's latest HECM application data tells us

• [FHA] The October Surprise. What FHA's latest HECM application data tell us.
• [Housing Wire] Gabe Bodner takes the reigns of One Trust Home Loan’s 55+ Lending
• [24/7 WallSt] Ramsey Solutions is NOT spot-on about reverse mortgages. Here's why.

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E856: FHA announces 2025 HECM Limit

• [Housing Wire] FHA announces 2025 HECM Limit
• [Investopedia] Are falling Treasury yields a sign of the Trump effect?
• [Housing Wire] Industry veteran Jesse Allen moves to Rate with an eye on growth.

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E855: Will reverse mortgage surge in 2025? Here’s what one broker says.

• [Mortgage Professional of America]Will reverse mortgage surge in 2025? Here’s what one broker says.
• [Reverse Market Insight] RMI’s HECM Market Minute with Jon McCue.
• [Housing Wire] President-Elect Trump announces his pick for HUD Secretary.

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E854: 'Expert' advice about reverse mortgages? Not so much.

• [GoBankingRates / Yahoo Finance]'Expert' advice about reverse mortgages? Not so much.
• [Housing Wire] Back in Black. The HECM's Performance in the FHA Portfolio.
• [Newsweek / The Washington Post] How a Trump presidency may impact home values.

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E853: Here's why homeowners may be overconfident in their retirement preparedness.

• [CNBC] Here's why homeowners may be overconfident in their retirement preparedness.
  
• [Money Wise] A 73-year-old with $27K in annual healthcare expenses looks to tap home equity safely.
• [The Motley Foot] Here’s how much Social Security Benefits & Medicare premiums will increase in 2025.

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E852: Survey shows public employees worried they won’t have enough money to last in retirement

• [Mission Square] Survey reveals the majority of public employees worry they won’t have enough money to last in retirement.
  
• [The Financial Post] Baby boomers and Gen X are taking on more mortgage debt.
• [Fox Money] Retirees with student loan debt risk Social Security garnishments.

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E851: What in the world is propping up home prices?

• [Housing Wire] What in the world is propping up home prices?
  
• [John Hancock] What concerns baby boomers the most may surprise you.
• [Housing Wire] When is an equity-sharing arrangement a reverse mortgage? One lawsuit seeks to settle this question.

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