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| | | ... marriages, failed business ventures and loss of employment" will lead a number of retirees to consider taking out a reverse mortgage, downsizing, renting, moving into a retirement home or building a granny flat. "Financial planners will be on the frontline ... |
| | | | ... Australians want the certainty of having a roof over their head without being forced to sell it or hock it as part of a reverse mortgage to pay for groceries," Christie said. "Family homes lock up a lot of equity, but this is the result of Australia's ... |
| | | | ... to broaden access to the Pension Loan Scheme (PLS). The PLS, established by the Hawke government in 1983, is a reverse mortgage scheme that allows people of pension age to access an income stream by borrowing against their housing equity. Currently it ... |
| | | | ... family home should be brought into the pension income test by requiring home-owning pensioners to take out a reverse mortgage, says the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) in a new report. While it's unlikely the government will take the advice, the ... |
| | | | Having concluded that too few investors will have sufficient capital to drive income in retirement, David Bell of St Davids Road Advisory expects to see growing interest in low-volatility, post-retirement solutions. Speaking at yesterday's Investment ... |
| | | | ... to an equity release scheme but done by selling equity units rather than borrowing money through a higher risk reverse mortgage structure. Provided the home owner holds at least 50% of the equity they will maintain control and the right to reside in ... |
| | | | ... needed. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, also announced reverse mortgage draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages and incentivise their use. The proposals include introducing ... |
| | | | The Federal Government has made its first move in the race to fiscally manage the ageing population, with the release of draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ... |
| | | | Reverse mortgages holders will receive more protection during a property downturn if Labor continues to hold government after the election - but the industry's peak body said most of these proposed policies are already in place. A re-elected Gillard ... |
| | | | Australians are taking out a reverse mortgage to provide extra income, instead of using the extra funds to refurbish their house or go on holidays, a report found. Kevin Conlon, chief executive at the Senior Australians Equity Release (SEQUAL), said ... |
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