If you're a homeowner who's currently in need of a large sum of money, you may not need to look too far to find it. Right now, the average homeowner has around $320,000 worth of home equity in their ...

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. A home ...

How does a home equity loan work? First, it’s important to understand that the term home equity loan is simply a catchall for the different ways the equity in your home can be used to access cash. The ...

Student loan payments plague millions of Americans, and with interest constantly accruing, it can sometimes feel like there's no end in sight. For some consumers, it can even make handling everyday ...

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 ...

News last week that home equity loan interest rates hit a new 2025 low may have been welcome by borrowers, but it wasn't exactly unexpected. Home equity loan interest rates have been on a steady ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Yes, you can refinance both home equity loans (HELoans) and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) — and if you borrowed during the 2023 rate spike, now might be the time to look into it. Home equity ...

Learn how to get the best rate on a home equity loan Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By Written by ...

Note: The home equity rates in this survey assume a line or loan amount of $30,000. What’s driving home equity rates today? Both HELOC and home equity loan rates have declined substantially from their ...