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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Christian Mills, head of Financial Advisor Relations at Reverse Mortgage Funding, about the ways a reverse mortgage can create a stable cash flow for homeowners in the midst of a volatile housing market. CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans.

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Say What? Home-Buying Lingo You Should Know

Zillow

Cash-value policy : A homeowners insurance policy that pays the replacement cost of a home, minus depreciation, should damage occur. This document spells out all the terms of the loan: the amount, the interest rate, the monthly payment, mortgage insurance, the monthly escrow amount and all closing costs.

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What’s Included in Closing Costs?

PennyMac

An escrow account is a special account that holds money for property taxes, premiums, homeowners insurance and mortgage insurance. Some lenders require you set aside a few months of property tax and mortgage payments in an escrow account as part of your closing costs. FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium.

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Buying A Foreclosed Home In 6 Steps

Quicken Loans

There are also plenty of risks: A home you buy at an auction might have a lien on its title from a government agency, especially if the former owners stopped paying property taxes. During this process, a real estate appraiser determines how much a home is worth in the current housing market. Sellers (i.e.,

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What Is a Foreclosure and How Does it Work?

Quicken Loans

Foreclosure purchases thrived in 2009-2010 when a recession-battered housing market hit its peak foreclosure rate. Foreclosure can also happen when the homeowner fails to pay their property taxes or homeowners association fees. Government mortgage relief programs. HUD-certified financial counseling.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

However, a closer examination reveals potential drawbacks, raising questions about its efficacy and impact on the housing market. In contrast to Value Acceptance, most homeowners are familiar with Mass Appraisal, the approach commonly employed by County Assessors for property tax purposes.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

That article came out in 2014 right as the housing market was peaking. Hit a declining market with more than 6 years of excess supply with a new high tax out of the blue and watch what happens. And it is a marginal rate tax - only the amount above each threshold is taxed. The Political Timeline.