Category Archives: Reverse Mortgage

Reverse Mortgages Help Buy Second Homes

February 23, 2008 – 12:25 pm

From Besting: Better Nesting
“Using a Reverse Mortgage to Own a Second Home
Theresa was living alone in Michigan, where the winters can be cold and harsh. Her home has appreciated over the years and was worth $350,000 when she decided she could no longer stand another winter in the Midwest. She had worked diligently to pay […]

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What Boomers in Calgary know about real estate…

January 8, 2008 – 8:14 pm

The Calgary Herald ran the following story on December 29, 2007:
“‘Besting’ the market
by Kathy McCormick
Empty nesting is so yesterday. Besting is the latest buzz word.
A new book, Besting: Better Nesting, by Bob Waun predicts that the current U.S. housing slump is the start of a migration of baby boomers to a new form of second […]

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International Acclaim for “Besting”

January 8, 2008 – 7:55 pm

The Vancouver Sun Newspaper  (Tuesday Jan has run the following story about “Besting: Better Nesting“, about boomers and retirement housing:
“BEST BET FOR ‘BESTERS’ IS A SECOND HOME
A new book, Besting: Better Nesting, by Bob Waun predicts that the current U.S. housing slump is the start of a migration of baby boomers to a new […]

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Ragatz Fractional Interest Conference

January 7, 2008 – 6:46 pm

March 18-20 in San Francisco
The annual conference is an ideal forum to gain first-hand knowledge about influences affecting the fractional industry. Resort real estate industry veteran Dick Ragatz and other experts, including Bob Waun of Vacation Finance, will report on the latest trends, news and research findings about the state of fractional real estate, including […]

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Using a Reverse Mortgage to Buy a Second Home

October 29, 2007 – 6:00 pm

from Besting
Theresa was living alone in Michigan, where the winters can be cold and harsh. Her home has appreciated over the years and was worth $350,000 when she decided she could no longer stand another winter in the Midwest. She had worked diligently to pay down her mortgage to $45,000, by having a 15-year mortgage […]

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