Gain the flexibility to use your home’s equity for your financial goals Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side.

Do you need a home appraisal to qualify for a HELOC or home equity loan? While you've been focused on everything else life throws at you, your property has been working behind the scenes. Most people ...

Home equity loans and lines of credit allow homeowners to tap into the increased value of their homes.

Bankruptcy technically eliminates your HELOC obligation. But you have to keep making payments, if you don't want to lose your home to creditors. The exact impact depends on the type of bankruptcy you ...

While you've been focused on everything else life throws at you, your property has been working behind the scenes. Most people build equity as they pay down their mortgage and property values rise.