Home Equity
Find out what home equity is and how to use it, plus news, advice and tools on home equity loans and HELOCs.
Home equity basics
It’s the portion of your home you own outright. Its uses are almost endless.
How to estimate your ownership stake, and how much of it you can borrow.
Everything you need to know about HELOC and home equity loan requirements in 2024.
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Home equity tools & resources
Bankrate's suite of tools and articles are designed to help you effortlessly learn about your home equity, connect with reputable lenders, compare offers for HELOCs and home equity loans, and more.
Finding a lender
Here’s where you can get a home equity loan today
HELOC vs. home equity loan
How does each work, and which would be best for you?
Mortgage rates
Compare current mortgage rates for today
News highlights
The latest
A variety of things affect how much you’ll pay. Some of them you can actually control.
Yes, you can. But do you want to pay it or actually close it?
More single women than men own homes. But they pay more and get less out of them.
This is the week that was for home equity rates.
Usually, yes. Here’s why and what they’ll cost you.
They’re less than mortgages’ upfront expenses, but they do add up.
Why and how your home can be the foundation of your family’s fortune.
A roundup of the week’s top stories in home equity, mortgages and real estate.
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