Jan 18 update: added new Michael Kitces blog on acquisition vs home equity mortgage interest treatment below. BY TOM DAVISON ON DECEMBER 31, 2017 Important income tax changes in December 2017 affect reverse mortgages. The […]
Tom Davison
I'm a wealth manager who enjoys helping people discover what path they want to walk and build a financial strategy to achieve it. This blog focuses on retirement planning, and currently delves into reverse mortgages.
Major changes in Tax Deductions for Reverse Mortgages: December 2017 Update
Dec 2017 updates: Important tax law changes
Integrating Home Equity and Retirement Savings through the “Rule of 30” by Neuwirth, Sacks and Sacks
New reverse mortgage research demonstrates that home equity or investment portfolios may be equally effective when funding sustainable spending. The study by Peter Neuwirth, Barry Sacks, and Stephen Sacks in the October […]
CFPB Report on Social Security Claiming and Reverse Mortgages: Slanted by Silence
The CFPB released a report on August 24 titled “Issue Brief: The costs and risks of using a reverse mortgage to delay collecting Social Security”. On a quick glance, the 26-page report […]
Reverse Mortgages Rules To Change Positively And Negatively For Retirees – from Forbes.com, by Jamie Hopkins
Jamie Hopkins’ post from Forbes.com, Sep 21, 2017 A number of recent articles stated that the government’s new reverse mortgage changes (Mortgagee Letter 2017-12) will make the program less attractive to borrowers. […]
Do you prefer a ReLOC or HELOC?
HELOCs (Home Equity Lines of Credit) are widely used. Simply having one makes many people more comfortable. My wife and I had a standby HELOC for many years – ready to use […]
Reverse Mortgages: Many Users, Many Uses
Reverse mortgages provide access to cash. Cash is the most flexible financial resource of all. In turn, access to cash makes a reverse mortgage a very flexible resource. Many homeowners could qualify […]
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