Using Reverse Mortgages could help to solve long-term-care challenges
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The question many are asking is “should reverse mortgages become an official option for helping to solve a state’s long-term-care challenges?” Some states have already begun the research. For example, Washington state’s Long-Term Care Task Force is hosting a series of community meetings aimed at exploring new funding solutions to the escalating health-care issue created by the rapidly accelerating growth of the state’s senior population. |
Reverse mortgage borrowers make no monthly payments on their mortgage during its term. The loan comes due when the borrower permanently moves out of his or her home. Programs vary, yet the more popular plans offer both an initial lump sum for immediate needs and a line of credit that borrowers can access at any time. Seniors can “outlive” the value of their home without being forced to move. The homeowner cannot be displaced and forced to sell the home to pay off the mortgage, even if the principal balance grows to exceed the value of the property. If the value of the house exceeds what is owed at the time of the homeowner’s death, the rest goes to the estate.
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