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

You can use home equity to pay off high-interest debt or improve your home, but it’s important to understand the risks.

Splitero reports on equity-sharing agreements as a new way for homeowners to access equity without monthly payments, offering ...

As of October 15, 2025, the average home equity loan rate is 8.13%, according to Bankrate’s regular survey of rates. The ...

A downward trend in the home equity borrowing interest rate climate has reversed course in recent weeks, with rates on both home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) stalling.

Third Federal promises to beat a competitor's offered rate on a purchase mortgage or home equity line of credit or it will ...

Homeowners have various financing options through their home equity. But in today's economic climate, it's become harder to access. After its third meeting in 2025, the Federal Reserve held interest ...

Home equity rates nudged modestly higher in the latest week, sticking close to their lows of the year. The $30,000 home equity line of credit rose one basis point to 7.89 percent, ...

Splitero reports on strategies for managing post-holiday debt, comparing home equity and credit card options to reduce ...

For example, it’s true that U.S. homeowners have amassed an extraordinary amount of home equity these days — roughly $34.5 ...

Falling rates make tapping into home equity tempting. Here’s when a HELOC or home equity loan makes the smarter play.

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...