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With lower costs and other value, rural areas are enticing for older homebuyers

Housing Wire

As we get older its hard to make new friends and thats why its important to find your tribe those people who are at the same stage of life and have the same life experience as you do. Real estate agent Lisa Di Pasquale described her success in such a scenario in a previous interview with HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD).

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Opinion: How did homeowners get into home equity prison?

Housing Wire

As the person relaxes on the couch watching television at night, they occasionally check the current value of their home and do a rough calculation of the amount of equity that they have accrued. Stated differently, you are dealing with individuals that may be in an equity prison. It comforts them for a brief moment.

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Racial equity in the mortgage biz goes beyond “fancy galas”

Housing Wire

If last year gave rise to a slew of announcements of initiatives to address issues of racial equity, now is the time to give force to those promises. Christensen and Watson also advised against seeing racial equity as only a cause to donate money to, instead of enacting meaningful change in hiring and business practices. “If

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Tennessee official, citing property tax relief, notes more interest in reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

They’ve got a lot of equity , and so they’re able to tap into that to help with living expenses. Working in this arena, you see all kinds of different markets, and the common denominator is that once a senior is in that stage of life, it remains and continues to be an opportunity.

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Reverse mortgage pro shares how he became a HECM customer

Housing Wire

Given that approach, it always made sense that, eventually, when I reached that stage, I would apply the same strategy to myself. “I’ve focused on financial planners, recognizing that the home is one of the biggest assets and can be strategically incorporated into a retirement plan.

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. They are saying, ‘Tell me what’s working, how can I stand a program up so I can capture some of this [home-equity] business.”

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2025 mortgage predictions: Your playbook for a winning year

Housing Wire

Setting the Stage for 2025 Heres the good news, 2025 is set to stabilize. Plus, buying now means youre building equity while others wait, and youll have the chance to refinance if rates dip in the future. Despite this, the Las Vegas housing market held its ground with steady appreciation, climbing 5-7%. The key takeaway? Around 7.5%.

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