Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance ...

Thanks to rising home prices and a stagnant real estate market, U.S. homeowners were sitting on a record $11.6 trillion in tappable home equity in 2025. A home equity line of credit (HELOC) lets you ...