Reverse mortgage decision-making

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-16

  Leviton, Roberta ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Economics of aging; Elderly poverty; Housing and aging; Reverse mortgage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; UNITED STATES;

AGING; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY POPULATION; MORTGAGE LENDING;

EID: 0035750952     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v13n04_01     Document Type: Article

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