Your home equity — the amount of your house that you own outright — can be a valuable resource. You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition, start your ...

The trading world offers multiple avenues, with equity and commodity markets standing out as two dominant segments. While both involve speculation and strategy, the rules governing margin, use of ...

There’s often a big difference between the home equity you have and the home equity you can literally use, or tap for ready cash. Homeowners cannot borrow the full amount of their equity — they must ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

With over four years of experience writing in the housing market space, Robin Rothstein demystifies mortgage and loan concepts, helping first-time homebuyers and homeowners make informed decisions as ...