Archive for May, 2008
Tapping into equity
Tapping into equity, Risky reverse mortgages become viable option as baby boomers seek ways to weather housing slump, surging costs A house increasingly is more than a roof over the head for aging Sonoma County residents – it is a tool for financing retirement. A growing number of retirees are tapping equity in their homes [...]
Mortgage loan officer makes life-saving call
Mortgage loan officer makes life-saving call, It’s a good thing mortgage loan officers are so persistent. The first time Matt Pitters — who works for Melville-based World Alliance Financial Corp. — called Flora Bartley of Temple, Texas, last month, she hung up on him. He allowed that this isn’t an unusual response to telephone sales [...]
Use reverse mortgages for clean power [Opinion]
Use reverse mortgages for clean power [Opinion], My parents built one of the first solar-paneled homes in New Bedford. They got three decades of free heat from the system, and when it broke down they invested in a modern photovoltaic system. I live in the Bay Area and have seen first-hand the excellent work Van [...]