Personally I don’t plan on retiring. At some point I will cut back on the amount of hours I work each week and only work with a select few Boston condo buyers and only Beacon Hill apartment renters
“More Americans are expected to still owe on their mortgage by the time they reach retirement. The share of Americans 65 and older with mortgage debt increased from 22 percent in 2001 to 30 percent in 2011, according to data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” according to an article in Realty Times
According to the same article loan balances have doubled and more people will be making mortgage payments after retirement or will be retiring later because of mortgage payments. A lot of it has to do with all of the refinancing and borrowing and of course dealing with COVID, who knows how long this will last.
Nearly a third of all American’s own their homes free and clear. [LA Times] I happen to be in that group and so far I do not see any kind of a downside to it. It wasn’t an easy thing to do it took some discipline but it does give us some flexibility and lessen the danger of foreclosure should we face some financial catastrophe.
Boston Real Estate and the Bottom Line
Many downtown Boston real estate owners will hit retirement age and still have a mortgage. The monthly payments may be a bargain compared with rent and are sure to be much lower than assisted living or a nursing home.
