Reverse Mortgages have gotten tougher to qualify for over the past several years. They used to primarily be an entitlement based on the youngest borrower’s age and the value of the home. Due to additional strict guidelines, they are no longer an ent
Nov 10, 2025 | Reverse Mortgage Retirement Planning HECM Reverse Mortgage Eligibility for Reverse Mortgage
When people retire, they often go from receiving a paycheck every two weeks to a fixed income. Many may also have businesses that they have just sold. With this comes freedom, but with this newfound freedom there is an expectation that the lif
Nov 15, 2024 | Reverse Mortgage Retirement Planning Retirement income insecurity
This is an older blog post that discusses Annuitization written before the recent increase in rates that still has significant merit for retirement planning. Annuitization, I didn't think that was a word either but according to Morningstar and the a
Feb 16, 2024 | Reverse Mortgage Retirement Planning Annuity supplemental retirement income Retirement income insecurity lifetime income with a Reverse
Would you like to be able to stay in your home for your entire retirement? Most people that are thinking about retirement and the shift to eventually living on a fixed income and those that are already retired more than likely would answer yes to this que
Nov 03, 2023 | Reverse Mortgage Retirement Planning Age in Place Jumbo Reverse Mortgage
Headline inflation has hit us all mainly at the gas pump and the food store, but it’s everywhere and the adverse effects are more prevalent amongst people that live and depend on fixed income. HECM Reverse Mortgage endorsements had their best year in 202
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Getting a Reverse Mortgage for a homeowner with an unrestricted approval versus a restricted approval due to credit problems, even some that are very minor, can often be challenging. The program has become much stricter regarding credit incidents since th
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