Home equity lending products have come to the forefront of homeowner funding sources as rates for home equity loans and home ...

If you’re a retired homeowner, there’s a good chance that your property is worth far more than you paid for it — and that ...

"Call" your HELOC: If home values plummet dramatically, lenders might invoke a clause that allows them to demand repayment of ...

A home equity loan could be the smart way to borrow money this May, assuming homeowners avoid these three mistakes.

Lenders view a first-lien HELOC as less risky because it serves as the main loan on your home. If you can't repay and your ...

A HELOC is a line of credit based on your home’s equity: The more equity (value) you’ve built up in the home, the more money you can access via a HELOC. A HELOC allows you to borrow exactly ...

There's no investment quite like a home. For many, it's an asset that can bolster wealth, expand opportunities and become a ...

The biggest selling point of homeownership is that it builds wealth while renting is wasted money. But that's only true if ...

Tapping into your home equity is a pretty straightforward way to access cash that might otherwise be hard to come by, and a ...

With a home equity line of credit (or HELOC), you can borrow against the equity you have in your house to access a revolving line of credit that can be used for ongoing home renovations ...

Accessing your home’s equity can be a pivotal financial move if you have a specific use for that equity. To meet the ...

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...