National Mortgage News recently shared this insightful article showing that seniors aged 62 and above held a record $13.08 trillion in home equity at the end of the third quarter. This record marks a quarterly increase for the second consecutive time.
However, borrowing against this equity also reached a record high of $2.32 billion, highlighting a potential growth opportunity for lenders in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) market. Despite the purported challenges and complexity of these loans, the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) sees room for additional market participants and views reverse mortgages as an integral part of seniors' overall retirement plans.
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