Reverse mortgages and the economic status of elderly women

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Data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing are used to estimate the potential demand for reverse mortgages among elderly women householders. A reverse mortgage product is simulated using parameters based on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage insurance demonstration, and its effect on poverty and income distribution among this group is calculated. Approximately 1.8 million women with low incomes and home equity of $40,000 and above could see a significant increase in income under such a program.

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Morgan, B. A., Megbolugbe, I. F., & Rasmussen, D. W. (1996). Reverse mortgages and the economic status of elderly women. Gerontologist. Gerontological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/36.3.400

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