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

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Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...

Not much movement with home equity rates in the latest week. The average rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC) was unchanged, holding at 8.12 percent, according to Bankrate’s national ...

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Do you need a home appraisal to qualify for a HELOC or home equity loan? While you've been focused on everything else life throws at you, your property has been working behind the scenes. Most people ...

HELOCs might seem like an easy way to turn rising home equity into cash, especially when you’re struggling to make more than ...