Reverse Mortgages Versus Conventional Loans

Added September 26, 2005 by Think Glink Staff

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Summary: Reverse mortgages differ from a regular mortgage in that instead of making monthly payments to the lender - the lender makes payments to you.

Q. How are reverse mortgages different from a regular loan?

A. In a regular mortgage, you make monthly payments to the lender.

But in a reverse mortgage, the lender makes payments to you.

In short, the difference between a regular loan and a reverse loan is that in a regular loan all of the proceeds are usually given to the homeowner at the time the loan is taken out and the homeowner pays back the loan over time.

In a reverse loan, the lender may pay the homeowner over time and the lender is repaid when the home is sold.

Sept. 26, 2005

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