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

Both products provide financing with traditionally low rates, but there are unique benefits and downsides to both.

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

If you've had your mortgage for a while or have built equity in your home, you may have considered refinancing. Refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off the existing one to ...

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% ...

Portable mortgages aren’t likely, experts say. Here’s what homeowners with low mortgage rates can do to keep or maximize ...

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.

Many top up their mortgages to pay for home improvements, but few consider switching providers while they’re at it ...

Longer loans won’t address the problem of not enough affordable homes. It's a supply problem we need to address ...