It has been called “a bombshell,” “a perfect storm” and “a tsunami.” No matter what you call it, it’s one of the leading topics of conversation here in the Puget Sound area where AgingOptions is based. What’s causing all this conversation and consternation? In two words, “property taxes” – or, more to the point, it’s … Read more
There’s a crisis looming in America when it comes to retirement. No doubt you’ve read the articles and heard the news stories about this oncoming tidal wave of challenges for retirees, especially aging boomers. We’ve written about this issue several times on the AgingOptions Blog. As baby boomers retire – now at the rate of … Read more
“With 77 percent of a retiree’s net worth locked in home equity it’s astonishing why so many financial planners ignore home equity when creating retirement plans.” So states this recent article we just discovered on the financial website MarketWatch. Written by Denver-based reverse mortgage planner Peter Rueth, the article makes a compelling case that a … Read more
Earlier this year, we ran across an article that we wanted to share again, because we think the premise is still valid. In spite of all its advantages, and an ever more robust set of legal safeguards, there are still millions of homeowners apparently unwilling (or too uninformed) to take advantage of one of the … Read more
With all the articles we’ve read and conversations we’ve heard here at AgingOptions about the Home Equity Conversion Loan, or HECM – commonly called the reverse mortgage – the question millions of older homeowners are still asking themselves is simple: “Is a reverse mortgage right for me?” We can’t count the number of times we’ve … Read more
In back to back articles on the authoritative Kiplinger financial website, the highly regarded financial source recently came out with a piece strongly endorsing the power of the reverse mortgage to help retirees better afford retirement – then followed up days later with another article warning of big changes to come in reverse mortgage fees … Read more
In a move that caught mortgage experts off guard, the federal government has just come out with proposed changes to the regulations governing reverse mortgages – changes that one lender called “huge” and “very significant.” Since the announcement of the rule changes came to light, there has been a spate of news articles – such … Read more
If you pass away with a reverse mortgage in place, is your spouse protected – even if he or she never signed the original loan documents? There was a time, until about two years ago, when the answer to that question was unclear, and reverse mortgages could sometimes leave surviving spouses in a tough bind, … Read more
Financial experts who track such things report that there’s good news on the bankruptcy front: the rate of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. is on the decline. However, there are a still close to one million people filing each year, and a significant number of them are over age 65. Could it be that a … Read more
We loved the question asked by this article that appeared a short while back on the website of CBS News. The article begins, “Aging boomers probably remember Rodney Dangerfield as the comedian who lamented, ‘I don’t get no respect.’” Then CBS asks, “Are reverse mortgages the modern equivalent in the retirement planning world?” In other … Read more
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