Lower interest rates: Often, Helocs have lower interest rates than home equity loans or personal loans. They have lower ...

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

For most people, a home isn’t just where they live — it’s one of their most powerful financial assets. As you make mortgage payments and your property’s value grows, you build home equity, or the ...

As of Jan. 7, 2026, the average home equity loan rate is 7.97%, according to Bankrate’s regular survey of rates. The average ...

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

Homeowners are sitting on a significant amount of collective wealth right now, and for many, it's literally built into the walls. Thanks to years of rising home values, the average U.S. homeowner now ...

Homeowners in the U.S. have relied on two familiar methods for accessing their housing wealth, otherwise known as equity, in the past. Those two methods are home equity loans and home equity lines of ...

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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 ...

While affordability and a fixed rate in an unpredictable rate climate are both key benefits of a home equity loan now, there ...

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 ...