Article: How To Tap In To Your Home Equity
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How To Tap In To Your Home Equity
With today's relatively low interest rates and climbing property values, many consumers are considering taping into their home equity to finance everything from home improvement projects to debt consolidation.
Secured home loans, also called home equity loans, are loans backed by the borrower's equity in their property. Equity is the difference between your home's appraised value and the balance on your mortgage.
When a homeowner takes out a secured home loan, they promise to repay the lender and sign a contract that makes their home the collateral for the loan. If the borrower does not repay the loan as agreed, the lender has the right to foreclose on the home. Generally, loans are repaid with a monthly payment over a fixed te...
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