One of the main benefits of homeownership is building up equity. While that equity will amount to profit when it’s time to sell your house, you can also turn your home’s increased value into cash ...

It’s a widespread belief in American life: it's hard to become a homeowner, but once you’re in the door, you’re home free, with few of the financial challenges that often plague renters. Not so fast.

New Home Loan Category Supported by New Carlyle Investment Offers Interest-Only, Below-Market Monthly Payments to Fund Personal Goals Without Selling Assets or Increasing Debts SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 ...

Home equity products enable homeowners to unlock the value of their homes through a variety of financing contracts. Each product has distinct features, benefits, and risks. In this post, we compare ...

Homeowners in the U.S. have relied on two familiar methods for accessing their housing wealth, otherwise known as equity, in the past. Those two methods are home equity loans and home equity lines of ...

The line between reverse mortgages and home equity sharing products got a little blurrier on Thursday when a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a lower court’s dismissal order in a proposed ...

The volume of home equity lines of credit expanded for the 14th consecutive quarter, driven largely by fintechs and other nonbanks that are accounting for more and more of the business.

For many Americans, the traditional pillars of retirement—Social Security and 401(k) plans—no longer feel sufficient. Rising costs and longer lifespans mean that the nest egg once expected to cover a ...

Average home equity in Oklahoma also more than quadrupled, soaring from $8,766 in 2020 to $46,562 in 2025, a 431% boost. Rounding out the top five were Connecticut (+297%), Kansas (+234%) and Illinois ...

Our equity sharing agreements have empowered 12,000 households to pursue financial wellness, and we're proud to continue to enhance home affordability, reduce debt, and deliver a less risky way for ...