With the likelihood of slower appreciation ahead, here's how to take an active role in growing your home equity.

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.33% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

Splitero reports that homeowners can access equity through cash-out refinances or home equity investments, each suited for ...

Refinancing a mortgage because interest rates have dropped can cut monthly payments and build home equity faster. Here’s how ...

Both offer viable ways to borrow $50,000 worth of home equity, but only one has timely benefits worth knowing now.

SoFi reports refinancing a mortgage replaces an old loan with a new one, potentially offering better terms, but costs must be carefully weighed.

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance dropped to 6.28% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on ...

Mortgage rates have finally started to wobble instead of marching relentlessly higher, and that has a lot of homeowners ...

To get the refinance you want, you need to explain your goal in words that the lender understands. This is a guide to what to say, complete with sample sentences that you can use as you kick off a ...

Refinancing a mortgage is not just a rate-shopping exercise, it is a detailed conversation about your finances, your goals and how you plan to use your home over the next several years. What you tell ...