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Reverse Mortgage Purchase Popularity Gains

By On March 8, 2011

It has been quite some time since the FHA (HUD) started insuring reverse mortgage purchase loans, however the program never really took off. Much to my surprise, even some of the more sophisticated buyers were not using reverse mortgages to buy homes. I have always promoted reverse mortgage home purchase scenarios to borrowers but to no avail. Few of them could see the absolute sense this type of transaction makes.

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Reverse Mortgage for Home Purchase

By On March 11, 2010

Reverse Mortgages have been used for home purchase for many years, however, the federally insured version, HECM, has recently become available for financing a home purchase as well. The advantages of the HECM loan are substantial, like low interest rates and FHA insurance but there are the usual drawbacks, like mortgage insurance fees and HUD property regulations.

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