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Older home owners who leverage the equity in their home may be better off in funding their retirement, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. However, the recession may have hampered many retirees\u2019 abilities to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only does a house meet the basic needs of shelter, but it\u2019s an asset that typically can be used to build wealth as home owners pay down their mortgages,\u201d the study\u2019s authors note. \u201cIn fact, many retirement security experts argue that the conventional three-legged stool of retirement resources\u2014Social Security, pensions and savings\u2014is incomplete because it ignores the home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before the recession, home owners aged 65 or older could have used their home\u2019s equity to increase their retirement income by over 50 percent \u2013 up to $60,000 \u2013either by borrowing a home equity line of credit, selling their home at a profit, or taking a cash-out refinance or second mortgage. However, the Urban Institute\u2019s study notes that percentage fell to 50 percent \u2013 up to $49,000 \u2013 by 2012, even though retirees accumulated an average 10 percent more equity than in 1998. Home owner\u2019s equity grew from $117,000 to $166,000 between 2000 and 2006 before falling to $129,000 by 2012.<\/p>\n
The study\u2019s authors say that older home owners have more opportunity to unlock the wealth potential of their homes in retirement, particularly now with the recession over.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe majority of older adults, regardless of income, race and ethnicity, and education, own homes that they could use to help finance their retirement,\u201d the authors note.<\/p>\n
Source: \u201cStudy: Home Equity Still a Retirement Failsafe?\u201d RISMedia\/Urban Institute (Nov. 13, 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home Ownership Key in Retirement Older home owners who leverage the equity in their home may be better off in funding their retirement, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. However, the recession may have hampered many retirees\u2019 abilities to do so. \u201cNot only does a house meet the basic needs … <\/p>\n
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