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Recently Seniors First Managing Director, Darren Moffatt, conducted a media interview on the current state of the local reverse mortgage market. This was in response to a recent report by Deloitte which now has the value of the reverse mortgages in Australia at $3.7 billion. To find out what’s happening with reverse mortgage lenders, and

Are you worried about your retirement? Perhaps you are concerned your savings will not be enough to cover your lifestyle when you retire. Is a reverse mortgage the solution for you? I was recently quoted in a very extensive article by the Financial Review on reverse mortgages, which I recommend you read in full. It’s

Reverse mortgages have been every where in the media recently. Suddenly it seems that releasing home equity is THE solution for seniors facing lower pensions and possibly higher superannuation taxes, from a government under fiscal pressure. There was a great article published recently about this phenomenon. Even the Financial System Inquiry strongly suggests reverse mortgages as

“Today we are announcing a new mission statement that is really all about the consumer,” SEQUAL chairman Mr John Thomas said in a media release following the launch of SEQUAL’s new website. SEQUAL’s new mission statement promises a dignified and secure retirement for all Australian home owners. The Senior Australian Equity Release Association (SEQUAL) has

We always have that picture in our mind—the day when we finally stop working and spend the rest of our lives in beachfront houses with the love of our life, walking in the sand and watching sunset together. But according to a director of Retirement Research Alicia Munnel, this idea is far from what is