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
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News highlights
The latest
Certain expenses are tailor-made for tapping your home equity. Others, not so much.
It just might be. But don’t forget the fundamentals of how home equity loans work.
Not all equity-tapping methods are created equal.
This is the week that was in home equity lending.
If you’re looking at HE Loans or have a variable-rate line of credit, pay attention to the Fed.
You can benefit, but beware: The bar is high, for both you and your home.
It lets you make minimal monthly repayments for a while. But it could shock you at the end.
Borrowing from your home equity can pay off, but only if you’re smart about it.
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