The cost of home renovations can be overwhelming if you use spare cash to pay for the work. A better solution for some ...

Debt-to-income ratios (DTIs) are one of the main reasons borrowers aren't able to get the best HELOC rate or, in some cases, ...

Lower mortgage rates are good for housing affordability, but the reason behind the recent dip — a weakening economic outlook ...

Home mortgage rates have been significantly higher in recent years compared to the previous decade, leaving many homeowners wondering if and when they should refinance.

HELOC rates are low compared to other borrowing options, after all, but they are typically variable, meaning that the rate on ...

A fixed rate can protect you when general interest rates are rising. However, with some fixed-rate HELOCs, you can end up ...

To tap that home equity, homeowners have to turn to banks, credit unions and other lenders for tools such as home equity ...

Marques and Shyra of Black, Married & Debt Free borrowed $120,000 from their paid-off home using a home equity line of credit ...

Older homeowners — those of the Gen X and baby boomer generations — were less sanguine about using home equity to invest.

That’s the pitch of home equity investments (HEIs), also known as shared equity agreements or shared equity investments. Get ...