For most people, a home isn’t just where they live — it’s one of their most powerful financial assets. As you make mortgage payments and your property’s value grows, you build home equity, or the ...

OLYMPIA — Washington state's pension plan is among the best funded in the country. But Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti says that success masks a growing vulnerability of an outsized bet on high-risk ...

Jake Safane has nearly 15 years of journalism and marketing experience on topics ranging from local entrepreneurship to international banking. He has written for publications such as The Economist, LA ...

OLYMPIA — Washington state’s pension plan is among the best funded in the country. But Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti says that success masks a growing vulnerability of an outsized bet on high-risk ...

If you're a homeowner with a significant amount of equity in your home, taking out a home equity line of credit (HELOC) may come to mind when you need extra cash. Homeowners have long looked to HELOCs ...

In November, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed opposition to Scouting America’s ‘attack on boy-friendly spaces’ ...

Aven, founded in 2019, offers a lineup of niche home equity-backed credit card financing products. The Bay Area-based fintech company also boasts a product called "Aven Home Equity Cash," a more ...

The housing shortage has pushed home values up nearly twice as fast as they've averaged over the past five years. It's also caused a boom in home equity, with homeowners in over half the country ...

In the interest rate environment of 2020 and 2021, cash-out refinancing or a traditional refinance made a lot of sense for homeowners in need of extra funding. The latter allowed them to obtain that ...

OLYMPIA — Washington state's pension plan is among the best funded in the country. But Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti says that success masks a growing vulnerability of an outsized bet on high-risk ...

Older U.S. homeowners hit record housing wealth of $14.66 trillion in Q3 2025, up 1.9%, from the prior quarter, as rising home values boosted equity despite modest mortgage debt growth. Strong levels ...