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

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

With elevated levels of home equity across the U.S., mortgage lenders are making home equity lending more accessible to reach more borrowers. Nearly all of the companies analyzed that provide home ...

A Georgetown study claims Zillow Home Loans borrowers pay higher mortgage costs, but Zillow and outside experts dispute the findings and data used.

TD Bank was a top choice for best overall home equity lender, boasting both a HELOC and home equity loan that were highly ...

Thanks to rising home prices over the past few years and today's very high interest rates on most types of borrowing, using home equity as a financing option may be appealing for many homeowners.

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

Interest rates aren't great right now — at least on most consumer borrowing products. If you're a homeowner, though, you actually have access to some of the lowest-rate options around: Home equity ...

Home equity continues to ride high in the final quarter of 2025, according to data from ICE Mortgage Technology, with roughly 48 million homeowners sitting on $11.2 trillion in tappable equity.

After a long hibernation, home equity lending is back in a big way. Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are suddenly hot among people seeking five- and six-figure financing. In ...

The pandemic-fueled real estate boom spurred massive appreciation in home values – and in home equity stakes. The average mortgage-holding homeowner now has an eye-opening $311,000 in equity (the ...