Author name: Ricky Vasquez

It’s no secret that older Americans have built record levels of housing wealth. And while reverse mortgage companies devote time and energy tapping into this market, they also face rising competition from a relatively new product category: shared-equity products (SEPs), also commonly known as home equity investments (HEIs). According to research published earlier this year […]

Nerds are people too Since 1946, economists and others who find themselves alone on Friday nights have studied the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers for indications of consumer attitudes toward the U.S. economy. At its core, the survey measures current conditions and future expectations — but with a focus on the psychology of the

Congress stands at the crossroads of enacting the “21st Century Road to Housing Act.”  A key priority of this bill is manufactured housing – and manufactured housing communities – with the objective of expanding our nation’s affordable housing supply.     As part of this effort, Section 304 of the latest draft of this bill would create