Decide whether a home equity loan or line of credit is best suited for your financial goals ...

Is borrowing against your home equity to pay off your mortgage possible, and does it make sense? Here's what you need to know before taking out a home equity loan.

Refinancing can be a valuable way for homeowners to borrow home equity, but it should be avoided in 2026. Here's why.

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

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 ...

Want to borrow with a home equity loan this year? Here are the pros and cons to know before getting started.

How Does an Equity Line of Credit Work? An equity line of credit is a type of revolving credit that allows homeowners to borrow against the equity in their home. Homeowners can use this credit to ...

Aven and Figure are two fintech lenders changing how people tap into their home equity, each with a distinct product. Both ...

For the first time since June, HELOCs and home equity loans moved south. The average rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC) dipped one basis point to 8.26 percent, while the $30,000 home ...

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. A home ...

The average U.S. mortgage holder has more than $300,000 in home equity, a figure that’s up significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as national equity levels now stand at $17.5 trillion.