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

The average homeowner has $213,000 in tappable home equity, according to the latest Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Monitor report. And, that amount of home equity could come in handy for ...

A home equity line of credit lets you borrow against your home's value to access cash as needed. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but ...

Discover the key differences between home equity loans and mortgages, including their purposes, stages of use, tax implications, and impact on your home equity.

Homeowners considering tapping their property’s equity can choose between two products: home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Both have their pros and cons, but lately, the loans ...

Banks are pitching home-equity lines of credit as a cheaper form of borrowing as Federal Reserve rate cuts could lower HELOC rates to the mid-6% range, according to one estimate An increasing number ...

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 ...

If you own a condo, you've likely watched your property value climb over the past few years, even as higher mortgage rates and cooling home sales have reshaped the broader housing market. And with ...

Home equity rates held steady as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point at its final meeting of 2025. The $30,000 home equity line of credit was unchanged, holding at 7.81% for ...

With more than $14 billion in home equity lines of credit since its founding in 2018, fintech company Figure is one of the largest HELOC lenders in the U.S. We love Figure's speed and efficiency: ...