To calculate home equity, subtract the total outstanding mortgage and lien balances from your home's current market value. Having home equity gives you more options when you need money. Whether you ...

Knowing how to calculate home equity gives homeowners a way to understand their home’s worth — and potentially liquidate it for their needs or wants. Your home equity is basically your home’s fair ...

Something to be thankful for this week: Both home prices and mortgage rates are down. The median home price fell from $425,000 in September to $424,950 in October. Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed ...

Mortgage rates ticked back down this week, though only slightly. Where does that leave homebuyers looking to lock in a decent rate?

You’re considering a home equity loan but aren’t sure how much you can borrow. It depends on how much of your home you own outright. More specifically, lenders calculate the difference between your ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Homeownership feels out of ...

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Is a small dip in rates really that big a deal? Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, mortgages, investing and home ...

Purchasing a home — especially for the first time — can be a confusing and stressful experience, but one thing that can make the process easier is knowing your debt-to-income ratio. As the Consumer ...

With home prices near all-time highs, many homeowners have built up large amounts of equity. According to an analysis from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), homeowners "build a net worth ...