Archive for July, 2007
New HUD Data on Reverse Mortgages
New data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals that more than 300,000 seniors have used the federally-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (reverse mortgage) program to generate cash without the necessity of selling or leaving their home. More than 76,000 seniors obtained a reverse mortgage through HUD last
Reverse Mortgage Market Currently at $4.3 Trillion
Greetings on this 4th of July. I received this great press release in my inbox and wanted to share. Enjoy the holiday! WASHINGTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ — Americans age 62 or older hold an estimated $4.3 trillion of home equity according to the NRMLA/Hollister Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI). Although the reverse mortgage industry has [...]
