Home equity loans and HELOCs can help you improve your financial position when used wisely this fall. Here's how.

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. A home equity loan allows you to access the ownership stake you've built in your home to accomplish your financial goals. Home ...

Yes, they do — and they’re the same sort of expenses. However, while some estimates peg the average home equity loan closing ...

Today's high-rate environment and the rising cost of living are leaving many borrowers in a tough spot. Interest rates on credit cards are still sitting near record highs in mid-2025, after all, and ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home ...

Basically, first-lien loans let you finance a home purchase, while second-lien loans let you tap into your hard-earned home ...

Achieve reports that while a home appraisal is usually required for a HELOC, some lenders may use a digital appraisal to ...

U.S. homeowners are sitting on a record $34.5 trillion in home equity, and more are tapping that mountain of accessible assets. Home equity available to homeowners has risen by $600 million since the ...

With the mortgage market in turnaround, many homeowners are looking to tap their home equity rather than sell. One of the largest home lenders in the U.S., Rocket Mortgage, also has some of the most ...

If you’ve built up a big ownership stake, like many Americans have, it can certainly be tempting. According to Bankrate’s ...

Home equity is the portion of a house that the homeowner holds outright — the difference between the house's value and the total amount they owe on the home. As their equity increases, homeowners can ...

There are some benefits to the approach now but it won't be right for everyone. Here's what experts say to consider.