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

The home equity borrowing climate changed in 2025. Here are three smart moves borrowers should consider for 2026.

With interest rates dropping, a home equity loan of this size is cheaper than it's been in much of the recent past.

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 ...

U.S. homeowners are sitting on a record $34.5 trillion in home equity, and more are tapping that mountain of accessible assets. Home equity available to homeowners has risen by $600 million since the ...

A sharp pullback in home equity rates, one week after the Fed’s highly anticipated quarter-point rate cut. The $30,000 home equity line of credit tumbled 17 basis points to 7.88 percent, its lowest ...

Home equity rates ticked lower in the latest week, reaching levels not seen since 2023. The $30,000 home equity line of credit fell five basis points to 7.84 percent, according to Bankrate’s national ...

Compare today’s best mortgage refinance rates, compiled from hundreds of loan offers and analyzed by Investopedia’s mortgage rate experts.

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance dropped to 6.28% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on ...

Learn how to get the best rate on a home equity loan Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By Written by ...