Unlocking housing equity through reverse mortgages: The case of elderly homeowners in Australia

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-79

  Ong, Rachel ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collateral risk; Elderly homeowners; Housing equity; Reverse mortgage

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; MORTGAGE LENDING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38649132879     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616710701817166     Document Type: Article

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