Both can tap your home's equity, but one could cost you a lot more than the other when the new year rolls around.

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Home equity is at historic highs. If you've faithfully paid your mortgage over the years, you've likely built up quite a bit of it yourself. According to the Federal Reserve, American homeowners are ...

A cash-out refinance is one way to tap into the equity you’ve built up in your home. Money reviews the best cash-out lenders ...

Homeowners are cashing in on years of home equity gains, even as mortgage rates remain elevated. The trend sent cash-out home refinancing activity to a nearly three-year high in the April-June quarter ...

Even after you’ve paid off your home, you can still borrow against your home’s equity. There are several ways to tap your equity when you’re mortgage-free, including with a home equity loan, HELOC or ...

Tapping into home equity can provide substantial funds for home improvements at lower interest rates than personal loans or credit cards. Home equity loans, HELOCs, cash-out refinances and FHA 203(k) ...

After years of building equity in your home, you might find yourself needing access to funds. Indeed, the average U.S. homeowner now has about $207,000 in "tappable" equity – that is, funds they could ...

When I bought my house in 2016, I had a good job with solid benefits, one child and a mortgage interest rate of around 3%. It cost me $171 per square foot to buy the waterfront property in the ...

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