SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In a sign of shifting market dynamics, new applications for reverse mortgages in South Korea increased while cancellations decreased as the real estate market showed signs of cooling at the end of last year. According to data from the Korea Housing Finance Corporation’s housing finance statistics system, new reverse mortgage [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Single women significantly outnumber single men in South Korea’s reverse mortgage program, accounting for nearly five times as many participants, according to recent government housing finance statistics. As of November 2024, single women made up 38% of new reverse mortgage subscribers, compared to just 8.1% for single men. Of the 13,163 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced plans to kick-start the so-called reverse annuity mortgage market Wednesday in an effort to help support elderly homeowners financially. The measure, unveiled by a pan-governmental task force on population policy, would lower the age limit for applicants for reverse annuity mortgages to 55 from the current [...]