Since the crash of the mortgage industry as we knew it to be when you took out your jumbo loan which at the time a jumbo loan was any loan over $417,000. So if you are a senior who is holding one of these high balance loans you were literally, lock out of the HECM mortgage that is insured against the failure of the bank not to mention the decline of real estate values.
If you have been watching the TV or reading the News Papers you all ready know that Real Estate values on the average have declined 27% since the peak of 2006. In some areas of the country they have fact fallen by as much as 50% or more. Now if you are sitting reading the article hold on and read on, you will learn that you can get out of some of those high cost loans and be insured at the same time.
On November 8, 2008 the Economic Stimulus plan released by the Bush administration allow lenders to offer higher limits on loans. The fact are this before this date all Federally funded loans were limited to what was called county limits, which means that ever county in the US had different lending limits anywhere from $202,000 to $320,000 or there around. As of the date above the county limits have been eliminated and the value limits went to $417,000, now this does not mean you can borrow this amount. The amount that you can receive under the Reverse Mortgage is based on your current age, the interest rate and the value of your home. Now you must understand that your loan is also calculated on life expectancy, which predicted how long you will live.
Now here is the biggest change that has taken place and it saving the best for last, sorry but it had to be this way, because you needed to understand how we got here. As a direct result of the problems in the economy and the lending practices or the lack of them in the conventional mortgage industry and the elimination of Jumbo Reverse Mortgages, the new limits have been raised again.
Dateline 02/17/2009 the President of the United States and the Congress put in to law the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009 and part of the plan to simulate the economy was not just to help banks and businesses but to help you the senior get out from the high mortgage and free up capital. By freeing up capital means that you will have more money to spend which will help the economy. It also decreases the possibility of many seniors not be able to pay their mortgages payments from the loss of assets from the investments, pensions and other sources except Social Security.
So where are we now! Well the good news is that for the next nine months or until 12/31/2009 the new home value limits have been raised to $625,500. If you are one of the seniors who are sitting on mortgages the have high balances and your home in today’s real estate environment you have the limited opportunity to save your home. Now just so you understand this is not how much you can borrow it is the maximum value of the home the loan will be based on your age, interest rate and program selected.
This is the single largest change in the Reverse Mortgage industry, since the reduction in Origination fees too benefit seniors, so don’t wait because the clock in ticking for you to get out from under the high payment mortgage that you currently hold.
I am a Reverse Mortgage Specialist I have spent over 20 years as a Real Estate broker and the last 10 years in the mortgage industry, and 5 of them providing Reverse Mortgages. My years as a professional, I have always felt that helping our seniors is helping the back bone of this country. Our seniors are the ones who made this country great and in the time of their lives that is so suppose to be their golden years it is in many cases painted black. I have dedicated my life to helping them achieve some sort of financial independence and help to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Visit http://www.bestmortgageplans.com or call the Reverse Mortgage Hotline at 877-463-6546 ext 7807