More lenders are approving home equity loans without traditional appraisals, cutting weeks off the process. Here's how ...

Splitero reports that automated valuation models (AVMs) quickly estimate property values using data, offering speed and affordability over traditional appraisals.

Say your home is worth $400,000. Lenders will typically allow you to borrow between $320,000 to $340,000, including your ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance slipped to 6.27% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.33% ...

Mortgage Research Center. For 15-year fixed refinance mortgages, the average rate is 5.37%, and for 20-year mortgages, the ...

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

As 2025 comes to a close, homeowners are holding a substantial amount of equity. The latest ICE Mortgage Monitor report shows ...

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

When mortgage rates drop even one single percentage point, a refinance may help you see a noticeable difference in your monthly payment and total loan costs.

Home appraisal bias contributes to racial wealth disparities and violates the Fair Housing Act. Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-SA For most families, owning a home is the primary way to ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is increasing the size of home loans that the government can guarantee against default as ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that wealth to future generations. But in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities, studies have ...