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More Americans are choosing not to tap into their home equity
American homeowners are doing something surprising: Despite record amounts of home equity available to them — an estimated $1.5...
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Startup that offers alternative to home equity lending raises $122M
A startup that buys equity in homes and then offers to sell it back to residents has raised $122...
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Why Chase is turning to Pinterest to take on the “most competitive market” in 20 years
JPMorgan Chase’s new customized Pinterest boards are meant to simulate a dream renovation, with only the smallest dose of...
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More U.S. homes worth twice their mortgage loans: report
There are more homes in the United States now worth at least twice as much as the loans secured for...
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What’s a degree worth? A third of homeowners say they’d borrow against their homes to pay for it
Homeowners across the country have about $5.8 trillion in equity and — notwithstanding some hesitancy — there’s some surprising ways they plan on using...
Here’s why homeowners aren’t borrowing against their equity
Homeowners have more equity than ever before — but are still hesitant to borrow against it. As home prices...
Doomsday predictions over tax cuts have not come true — yet
What if Congress passed a massive tax bill with scary cutbacks in deductions for homeowners — prompting dire predictions...
Weekend Edition
The three cities where rising homes values equal a six-figure salary
If you own a home in the tech hubs of San Francisco, Seattle or San Jose, values are appreciating...
Equity-affluent Americans have options for tapping into funds
Americans are awash in record amounts of equity in their homes, posing the question for millions: So what do...
What does it take to be in the US home equity elite?
Americans readily gossip about home values — “Did you hear the crazy high price the house down the street...