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HW+ Member Spotlight: Josh Mettle

Housing Wire

Loan officers should be helping clients understand how borrowing for as long as possible benefits the borrower because paying back today’s mortgage with 2030, 2040, or 2050 dollars is a great deal for the borrower. HousingWire: What’s one thing that people aren’t paying attention to that you think they should be paying attention to?

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How local lenders can support homeownership in today’s housing market

Housing Wire

Because they form strong relationships in their communities, often providing banking services and financial counsel for local residents, they know their clients’ needs far more intimately than large lenders. will decline by 3 percentage points by 2040, with the concentration of homeowners skewing older and less diverse.

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Preparing a Home to Safely Age in Place

Will Springer Realtor

I have heard it from you, my clients: “The stairs are getting too difficult to climb,” or “I’ve lived here most of my life and no other place will seem like home.” About one in six Americans, or some 56M, are now 65 or older and there are estimates that figure will be closer to 81M by 2040. It can be difficult to adapt and adjust.

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How the housing industry is preparing for the age of AI

Housing Wire

By 2040, 70% of new homeowners will be Latino but many could be denied a mortgage because of their high debt-to-income levels. “If Rocket Companies is focused on using technology to tap into a potential customer base. Brian Stucky, lead for Rocket Ethical AI at Rocket Central , noted the rapidly growing Hispanic homeownership rate.