More money available soon on Reverse Mortgage loans
Home values have been ballooning in recent years. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which covers all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 19.5% annual gain in September 2021! The prior year period from September 2019 to 2020 the same area reported a 19.1% annual gain. …
Social Security checks increase the most in 40 years
The gas pump and the grocery store are taking a much larger bite out of our collective wallets this year. At the start of 2021 the average gas price in the US was around $1.85 and currently the average has risen 59% higher in less than a year. The 70…
Eviction Moratorium final ruling by the Supreme Court
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to alleviate burdens caused by the COVID–19 pandemic. Pub. L. 116–136,134 Stat. 281. This Act imposed a 120-day eviction moratorium, which was extended until the end of July 2020. This moratorium denied landlords and lenders from evicting…
Indian Food and Inflation
A few years ago my wife and I went to dinner with some friends and were introduced to Indian food for the first time. Off of Tyler and Magnolia in Riverside is a family owned restaurant called “Punjab Palace” that has been there as long as I can remember, having…
Claiming Social Security payments based on the work history of your ex-spouse
There are a few guidelines you need to be aware of when claiming a social security payment based on your ex-spouses income. Here are the most pertinent: You have to have been married for at least 10 years. It doesn’t matter if that was 40 years ago, you just have…
FHA increases RM Lending Limit for 2021
Reverse Mortgage Lending Limit Rises to Over $822k in 2021 The lending limit for federally-backed reverse mortgages is increasing for the fifth consecutive year in a row, set to hit $822,375 in 2021. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Wednesday via Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2020-42 a maximum claim…
Spending more time at home? Fix it up just how you have dreamed of with our digital contact Reverse Mortgage.
We have all spent more time at home than we ever imagined in the last 9 months. Your world has changed immensely over the Coronavirus pandemic, yet your home has stayed the same. A realtor client of mine called me the other day to tell me they decided to finally…
Social Security Increase for 2021
Every year the Social Security (SS) Administration considers a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to all of the social security checks to help your SS check have the same purchasing power year over year. The greatest factor in this calculation is inflation or the rate at which the cost of…
SSA advice on starting Social Security & Medicare benefits
Written By WWW.SSA.GOV At Social Security, we’re often asked, “What’s the best age to start receiving retirement benefits?” The answer is that there’s not a single “best age” for everyone and, ultimately, it’s your choice. The most important thing is to make an informed decision. Base your decision about…
Free Online Retirement Tools from SSA.GOV
When I was 16, I remember waiting in seemingly the longest line of my life to get my Driver’s License. I was eagerly anticipating the independence this permit to drive would give me; the freedom to drive my buddies to the beach, to take a pretty girl on a date,…
