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With home prices climbing steadily over the last few years, today's homeowners are sitting on record-high levels of tappable equity, offering them a lot of borrowing power. And, for those looking to ...

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American families collectively have a jaw-dropping $35.8 trillion in home equity as of mid-2025, according to the Federal Reserve (1). Unfortunately, much of that immense wealth is relatively illiquid ...

American homeowners are sitting on record home equity — $17.8 trillion in total, of which $11.6 trillion is considered "tappable" by lenders. (Yes, trillion. With a T.) That's real money you can ...

Americans with mortgages hold a record $17.8 trillion in home equity, according to updated ICE Mortgage Monitor data — and with the Fed's second rate cut of 2025 just behind us, now might be the time ...