Senior Housing Wealth Climbs To New Heights
Home values are on the rise for older homeowners and the numbers are shattering records. New data showed a $104 billion increase in equity levels for the 62-and-older demographic.
"That brought senior housing wealth to a record-breaking $7.14 trillion in the first quarter of the year, according to a quarterly index published by National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association and RiskSpan," according to HousingWire.
"The record-breaking total was driven by an estimated 2.4% increase in senior home values, which combined with increase of 0.8% in the senior home-owning population, the NRMLA/RiskSpan Reverse Mortgage Market Index revealed. This figure was then offset by a 1.1% – or $6.5 billion – increase of senior-held mortgage debt."
The reverse mortgage industry has some solid numbers to back their business as home equity can now be seen as a very viable option for stable retirement. Though, experts are still cautioning folks to make sure their reverse mortgage decision is part of an overall strategic plan, according to the report.
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