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Right-Size Your Home for Retirement
I want to tell you about my experience with a reverse mortgage loan, and how it reshaped retirement for me.  My husband and I are baby boomers nearing retirement age, with a close-knit family of grown children and grandchildren.  We lived in the same area of Connecticut for over thirty...
Don’t Let Seasonal House Repairs Ruin Your Retirement Budget
For most of us, the bulk of our housing costs are relatively constant. Monthly mortgage payments may vary slightly as property taxes and insurance rate are updated annually. But one housing cost is often seasonal – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC). It can make, or break, a budget. One advantage...
Home Purchase with a Reverse Mortgage
HECM for Purchase began with the passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Prior to this legislation, if a homeowner in retirement wanted to relocate, qualifying for the new home often proved difficult. They would have to be eligible to purchase a home though traditional means, establish...
Top Ten Reasons To Get A Reverse Mortgage
Get to work on your retirement. You’ve been slowly getting ready for the “jump” into retirement for years, but you still want your life and everything that’s most important to you to stay in place. A reverse mortgage could be the connecting piece that allows you to move from full...
Rethink Retirement
You’ve been with the company your whole career and you’ve got a gold watch and a pension if you’re lucky. But with longer lifespans and more active seniors, today’s retirement landscape is vastly different. Retirement requires a modern approach to financial and personal planning so retirees can make the most...
Why You Should Open a Reverse Mortgage Before it is Needed
Historically, reverse mortgages had a negative stigma and were perceived as a last resort for financially distressed people. Another common misconception is that the bank will own your home with a reverse mortgage. Both of these notions are false. Not only do homeowners retain the title on their homes when...