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Many seniors use reverse mortgages to access the equity in their home, but recent legislation by the FHA now allows seniors to use this loan option for a home they do not yet own. A reverse purchase loan is a unique type of FHA-insured mortgage.
The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) was enacted to make the homebuying process faster and easier for seniors, while reducing costs. Rather than buying a new home, paying closing costs, and then getting a reverse mortgage on the new property with additional fees, the HECM for reverse purchase makes this one transaction.
A HECM for Purchase loan allows seniors aged 62 and older to buy a new home with proceeds from a reverse mortgage. Homebuyers can purchase their new home and get the reverse loan with one transaction, whether the homebuyer wants to relocate or downsize.
The program can be used to buy a single-family home, small multi-family home or condominium in Hempstead County, AR. You may receive a fixed-rate loan to use toward the purchase of the new home.
There is no down payment necessary for an HECM for Purchase in Hempstead County, AR. With a regular reverse mortgage, the loan amount is based on the equity in the home. With a reverse purchase, there is no equity, as the home has not been purchased, but there must be equity to cover accrued interest.
A HECM for Purchase loan typically requires paying about 50 percent of the purchase price of the home in cash. This down payment toward the home purchase must be made regardless of how long the borrower plans to remain in the home.
There are many ways to get an HECM reverse mortgage to buy a home: