For seniors who are not quite ready to stop working once they reach a traditional retirement age, nontraditional work could help them to prolong their careers with more flexible hours and less stress, even though such work typically comes without benefits like healthcare coverage and retirement benefits. This is according to a research brief published […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements recorded a slight drop in October of 2020, sliding back 5.1% to 3,737 loans. This marks the second time since May that HECM volume fell below 4,000 loans, but still remains above numbers observed between February and April of this year according to data compiled by Reverse Market Insight […]
Most older adults do not reside in livable communities, and major differences arise when looking at who has access to the most livable communities, and who does not. These are the conclusions drawn by a new report released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) and the AARP Public Policy Institute. Some of […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell by 6% in the month of August 2020, for a total of 4,007 loans according to the latest HECM Originators report from Reverse Market Insight (RMI). The fall comes in the midst of generally heightened reverse mortgage industry activity that has been taking place over the past few […]
The Academy for Home Equity in Financial Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) recently conducted a survey of financial planners, gauging their thoughts about recommending reverse mortgage products to their clients. The findings of the study were presented by Dr. Craig Lemoine, director of the financial planning program at UIUC and executive director […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements remained relatively stable at recently-high levels in September of 2020, recording a drop of only 1.75% to 3,937 loans. This marks the first time since May that HECM volume fell below 4,000 loans, but still remains well above numbers observed between January and April of this year according to […]
Homeowners aged 62 and older saw their collective housing wealth increase in Q2 2020 by 1.8% compared to the previous quarter. This constitutes an increase of approximately $134 billion to a record of $7.70 trillion, according to data provided by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) in conjunction with data analytics firm RiskSpan. The […]
Seniors in Canada have been leveraging home equity at a rapid pace in that country, as Canadian reverse mortgage debt held by the nation’s seniors has topped $4.3 billion (roughly $3.3 billion USD) even as demand appears to have slowed slightly. This is according to filings from Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions […]
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose by 1.2%% in the month of July 2020, for a total of 4,254 loans according to the latest HECM Originators report from Reverse Market Insight (RMI). The rise comes in the midst of generally heightened reverse mortgage industry activity that has been taking place over the past few […]
The new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data report released late last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) includes origination volume data for proprietary reverse mortgage products during the 2019 calendar year. This is according to the report itself and independent verification by sources with knowledge of private product originations. The data offers […]
