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Millennials Are Facing A Home Ownership Conundrum!

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Home affordability helps to keep many millennials in rentals! Ah, the proverbial American Dream…A job for life with one benevolent employer, a secure retirement somewhere down the road, marriage, a home in the suburbs, two kids and two cars in the garage. And of course, let’s not forget a chicken in every pot! But for […]

The US Economy: ‘What’s in your wallet?’

27 Statistics About The U.S. Middle Class Summary: Do you consider yourself a member of the middle class or has it become increasingly difficult to know that answer for sure? Much commentary continually gets bandied about concerning the state of the middle class in the United States! One side of the political argument (typically the incumbents […]

Poll: How secure are Americans when it comes to their housing situation?

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While the majority of Americans polled are very stable and secure when it comes to their housing situation, 44% are not! The poll results below came from a survey that was conducted on behalf of the MacArthur Foundation designed to ‘develop a deeper understanding of the experiences, attitudes, and perceptions about housing, particularly of people […]

Why have reverse mortgages been so slow to catch on?

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We’ve all seen the commercials starring actors like The Fonz (Henry Winkler) or Fred Thompson (actor and politician) that extoll the virtues of reverse mortgages for Americans over 62 who own a home and who need cash flow! The commercials address  concerns that both the homeowner and potentially the homeowners children may have about this […]