Even with tight inventory and sellers netting record profits, a new poll has found that seniors are choosing to stay in their homes, citing sentimental value over monetary worth.
Read More »Senior Housing Wealth Reaches Historic High
Find out how much seniors’ housing wealth increased between quarters last year, according to the latest Reverse Mortgage Market Index.
Read More »How Much Did HECM Volumes Increase in 2020?
AAG led the industry in origination volume, with 14,434 loans originated in 2020. Click through to learn how the rest of the industry fared.
Read More »FHA Issues Pair of Partial Waivers
On Friday, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced the issuance of two temporary partial waivers. This pair of waivers, which will apply directly to the Home Equity Conversion ...
Read More »HECM Endrosements Falling, But Still High
A June dip follows a spike last May and still accounted for the second highest endorsement tally in over a year. Total endorsements for home equity conversion mortgages ...
Read More »HECM Endorsements Surge in May
The month-over-month increase is more than 200% than April numbers, and is the best month recorded in over two years.
Read More »Barriers to Reverse Mortgages in the U.S.
New research discusses the struggles facing the financial tools that could benefit aging seniors across the nation.
Read More »HECM Endorsements Report Decline
Click through to see how far the drop was for the reverse mortgage market at the end of 2019.
Read More »Presidential Candidates Address Reverse Mortgages
With housing issues a key focus for several presidential candidates, click through to learn what President Trump and White House hopefuls Michael Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have said about home equity conversion mortgages.
Read More »A New Normal for HECM Loans
Home equity conversion mortgage origination has moved in a narrow range month-over-month. What does it indicate about the HECM business in the near future?
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