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HW+ Member Spotlight: Josh Mettle

Housing Wire

HousingWire: What has been the most useful tech tool for you? 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. I could not run my business without either of them.

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How originators can capitalize on reverse mortgage business in light of the changing housing market

Housing Wire

By 2050, 20% of Americans will be 65 or older. Increasingly, financial professionals are viewing reverse mortgages as strategic tools to be used as part of a comprehensive retirement plan. Ten thousand baby boomers reach retirement age every day , and that number is expected to double over the next several decades.