Voice for Real Estate – Carson, Trump, Scams, Sales, Reverse Mortgages

In this weeks ‘Voice for Real Estate”: The Senate confirmed Ben Carson to head up HUD. President Donald Trump in his address before Congress touched on tax reform, health insurance reform, infrastructure investment, and deregulation – all issues of interest to real estate. Also, an NAR attorney talks about the best way to protect yourself and your clients from the growing number of scams targeting real estate. In addition, a real estate broker explains how your clients can to use a reverse mortgage for a home purchase.

Voice for Real Estate – FHA Premium, Carson, Reverse Mortgages

In one of its first actions, the Trump Administration suspended a planned decrease in the FHA mortgage insurance premium. Other segments of this ‘Voice for Real Estate’ segment look at the nomination of Ben Carson to be HUD secretary, the latest on home sales, and how consumers can use a reverse mortgage to purchase a home.