There's a lot of strategies you could do, a lot of creative things that can be done
by accessing the equity in your home.
Finance a major purchase or project
by accessing the equity in your home with Nusenda Credit Union home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC).
Not exact matches
Homeowners age 62 or over can apply for a reverse mortgage, a loan that allows them
access a portion of their
home equity while staying
in their
home and maintaining the title.4 The loan works
by allowing seniors to borrow against the value of their
home and defer mortgage payments until after the last remaining occupant has moved out or passed away.
It is important to know about
equity because any
equity you have can potentially be
accessed in cash
by getting a
home equity loan.
In comparison to selling your
home and moving, a reverse mortgage loan may provide a more cost efficient option
by allowing the homeowner to
access a portion of their
home equity.
Both
home equity loans and
home equity lines of credit provide
access to funds
by allowing you to borrow against the
equity in your
home.
Under the adjustable rate reverse mortgage, homeowners can choose to receive
home equity in monthly payments, term or tenure payments (a term payment being for a set term established
by the borrower and a tenure payment being a payment for life),
in a line of credit that you can
access when you want, or a combination of any of these choices (i.e. a small lump sum to make repairs now, a portion
in a line of credit to be able to
access for later needs and the remainder
in monthly payments for life).
Of course,
accessing that
equity means that you either have to pay interest
by getting a loan secured
by that
equity, or that you sell your
home for a large chunk of capital, and then use that money to make another purchase, or to invest
in some way.
In comparison to selling your
home and moving, a reverse mortgage loan may provide a more cost efficient option
by allowing the homeowner to
access a portion of their
home equity.
Because you are building
equity faster, more of your money is tied up
in a pool of savings that you can
access only
by selling the house or borrowing with a HELOC or
home equity loan.