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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
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
10 min
- [Housing Wire] How 'shadow listings' reduce senior homeowners' final sales price.
- [Housing Wire] HUD extends the comment period in the Federal Register for proposed HECM reforms.
- [Housing Wire] Why credit report costs will skyrocket in 2026.
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Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
12 min
- [The Mortgage Reports] The best way to structure a HECM?
- [Housing Wire] Stop marketing like it's 2008.
- [AOL] Two financial experts warn against postponing Social Security until age 70. Here's why.
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Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
23 min
- [HECMWorld] Exclusive Interview: HighTech Lending's NEW Equity Select HELOC.
- [FHFA] Here's the 2026 HECM limit!
- [Housing Wire] Here's how much Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles will increase in 2026.
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Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
11 min
- [Housing Wire] Trade group seeks to exclude mortgage programs from future government shutdowns.
- [Yahoo Finance] Here's where the experts see mortgage rates trending 2026-2029.
- [Yahoo Finance] The Trump Admin floats the idea of portable mortgage loans.
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Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
9 min
- [Mortgage Professional of America] Trade group seeks to exclude mortgage programs from future government shutdowns.
- [Housing Wire] The HEI battle continues in Massachusetts vs. HomeTap.
- [Business Insider] A new retirement trend: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities.
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Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025
14 min
- [Coastal News] A tribute to one of our own: Rosemarie Liftoff.
- [Housing Wire] Senate Democrats propose bill to boost Social Security & VA payments.
- [HECMWorld] Exclusive Interview: The leaders of Atlas VMS & QuantumReverse announce a new technology partnership.
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Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025
10 min
- [Housing Wire] High Tech Lending launches a new flexible senior HELOC.
- [RMI] All the latest HECM data in Revere Market Insight's Market Minute.
- [Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall] One law firm addresses the question of how heirs can settle an estate with a reverse mortgage.
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Oct 27, 2025
Oct 27, 2025
10 min
- [Reuters] Treasury rates are falling-here's why.
- [Business Insider] America’s desperate homesellers
- [Fortune] Florida lawmakers weigh sweeping property tax reforms that could slash bills for homeowners.
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Oct 20, 2025
Oct 20, 2025
9 min
- [Credit.org] Here's how reverse mortgage default counseling works.
- [Housing Wire] RMI launches Reverse Qualifier for traditional lenders.
- [Fortune] The Oracle of Wall Street says boomers control the housing market and will stay put.
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Oct 13, 2025
Oct 13, 2025
10 min
- [CBS News] The shocking true cost of poverty for older Americans.
- [MarketWatch] One dutiful son asks if he should use his 401(k) to pay off his mother's tapped-out reverse mortgage.
- [Chrisman] Single-Purpose Reverse Mortgages. Who should consider one, and what are the pros and cons of such a loan?
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