Reverse mortgage: A lifesaver
Reverse mortgages have helped tens of thousands of older homeowners avoid serious financial difficulties by converting illiquid home equity into available tax-free cash. Recent changes in this government-insured loan program have helped to significantly reduce the cost while also strengthening protection for the borrower.
Are Reverse Mortgages good or bad?
Learn From A Local Expert
By Alain Valles, MBA, MS
A reverse mortgage gives qualified borrowers, 62 years old or older, the option to receive cash...
Reverse mortgages – Top uses and recent changes
By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director
781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org
As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands Community Partners, our...
Reverse mortgages – What’s the process?
By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA
Too many ads and TV commercials only highlight the benefits of reverse mortgages, and are silent about the...
The ins and outs of reverse mortgages
By Alain Valles
“I heard reverse mortgages are bad” is the response I often receive when I tell people what I do. Fortunately, I don’t...
There’s no need to be afraid of a reverse mortgage
By Alain Valles
You’ve heard bits and pieces about reverse mortgages. Perhaps you have read an article, or had a friend suggest that you get...
Reverse Mortgage Attributes
The Oxford Dictionary defines “attribute” as a “quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.” Attributes are rarely all good or all bad but depend on how the attribute is used. This specifically applies to reverse mortgages.
Reverse mortgages: financial protection
By Alain Valles, MBA, CRMP, CSA
Hopefully your life has been rewarding and pleasurable. But we all have experienced, or will someday face, life's unexpected...
Reverse mortgage myth busters
By Alain Valles
Reverse mortgages are becoming a crucial component of financial planning for senior homeowners. These government-insured loans, also known as Home Equity Conversion...
Use a reverse mortgage to combat stock market anxiety
By Alain Valles
CRMP, MBA, CSA
The prospect of living out one's life in the "golden years" has lost its glow.
Wild stock market swings and a...