{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/lavingroup-com\/2026\/09\/26\/inheriting-a-house-with-a-reverse-mortgage-how-to-handle-it\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","slug":"inheriting-a-house-with-a-reverse-mortgage-how-to-handle-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/inheriting-a-house-with-a-reverse-mortgage-how-to-handle-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Inheriting a House With a Reverse Mortgage: How to Handle It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Navigating the inheritance of a home with a reverse mortgage can feel overwhelming, especially during an already emotional time. If a loved one passes away and there\u2019s a reverse mortgage on the property, the loan will need to be repaid or the home surrendered. In some cases, a co-borrower or qualifying nonborrowing spouse may remain in the home, provided they meet all necessary conditions and keep up with taxes and insurance. At Lavin Group Realty, I\u2019ve seen how important it is for families to have clear, honest information when faced with these decisions. If you\u2019re dealing with an inherited property in Dallas\u2013Fort Worth or North Texas, it\u2019s worth understanding your options to make the best choice for your family\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/loans\/mortgages\/articles\/inheriting-a-house-with-a-reverse-mortgage-how-to-handle-it-step-by-step\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating the inheritance of a home with a reverse mortgage can feel overwhelming, especially during an already emotional time. If a loved one passes away and there\u2019s a reverse mortgage on the property, the loan will need to be repaid or the home surrendered. In some cases, a co-borrower or qualifying nonborrowing spouse may remain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavingroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}