Reverse Mortgage Concepts, an Arizona reverse mortgage broker is quoting fixed rate, FHA reverse mortgages with 100% lender paid MIP. Borrowers can elect to have a 5.49% interest rate without having to pay the up front mortgage insurance premium required by HUD, instead, the lender will pay for 100% of the MIP. In addition, another choice of a lower rate, 4.99%, comes without lender paid MIP.
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Reverse Mortgage Concepts Pays Up Front MIP
Posted by Michael Manfredi on August 4th, 2010
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Free Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Posted by Michael Manfredi on July 27th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that $79 million (seventy-nine million dollars) will be made available for a broad range of housing counseling including how to qualify for a reverse mortgage in fiscal 2010. In times like these when reverse mortgage counseling can cost as high as $125, the additional money is a welcoming sign that more free reverse mortgage counseling should be forthcoming.
This funding represents a 27% increase over last year. HUD says the primary benefits of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership. Here is a list of some of the types of counseling the funds will pay for:
Lowest Reverse Mortgage Fees
Posted by Michael Manfredi on July 26th, 2010
Reverse Mortgages have come a long way in just the last year or two. The low, fixed interest rate, FHA insured reverse mortgage came on to the scene last year and has taken the industry by storm. This is good news for everyone, including homeowners age 62 and older.
With a very healthy secondary market for these loans, lender premiums have increased to the point where it just made good sense to use these credits to pay borrower fees and closing costs. Fees and costs have long since been one of the major deterrents to the program for some and others just would not qualify for the loan without lenders picking up the tab for some of these fees.
