Home Equity Loans, HELOC & Cash Refinance Loans

What is the difference between a Home Equity Loan and a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)?

Homeowners across the country are taking advantage of the equity in their homes to finance home improvement projects, pay off high interest credit card bills, finance their children's college education, buy real estate investment properties, etc.

The equity in your home is available to you in a number of ways, namely: home equity loan, home equity line of credit or a cash out refinance loan.

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Let's look at how home equity loans and home equity lines of credit differ.

Home equity loans

A home equity loan is a separate loan that you take out based on how much equity you have built into your home. The equity in your home can be estimated as follows:

Appraised value of your home - Current mortgage payment. For example, if your home is currently worth $250,000 and your current home mortgage loan is $200,000, then you can estimate that you have $50,000 equity in your home.

You can take out a home equity loan worth $50,000 to finance personal projects or a business, etc.

A home equity loan is repayable in fixed monthly installments, just like your mortgage loan. A home equity loan does not require any closing costs and therefore can save you thousands in closing cost fees.

Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)

A home equity line of credit is like a credit card. It's a revolving credit line. This means that when you pay off, the amount that you have borrowed, that amount becomes available to you again. For example, if you get a HELOC for $30,000 and you spend $15,000 for a kitchen or bathroom home improvement project, you will have $15,000 for other projects. If you pay back the $15,000 that you borrowed, then you now have $30,000 available again.

Unlike a home equity loan, the interest rate on a HELOC is not fixed. Your monthly payment can vary based on the going interest rate or your loan balance.

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Home Equity Interest Rates

Today
30K HELOC 6.22%
50K HELOC 5.71%
30K Home Equity Loan 7.50%
50K Home Equity Loan 7.29%
75K Home Equity Loan 7.19%

Average Home Prices

Price
Metro Washington D.C. - Arlington - Alexandria - MD $432,900
Baltimore - Towson - MD $265,100
Allentown - Bethelehem - Easton - PA - NJ $243,400
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos - CA $607,400
San Francisco - Oakland - Fremont - CA $718,000
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara - CA $747,000
Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Roseville - CA $380,900
Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice - FL $374,900
San Antonio, TX $136,800
Pittsburg, PA $114,300
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet - IL $265,600
Las Vegas, - Paradise - NV $315,900
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner - LA $181,200
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington - MN - WI $230,500
Albuquerque, NM $174,100
Little Rock - North Little Rock - AR $125,900
Salt Lake City, UT $182,300
Boulder - CO $349,500
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy - MA - NH $397,500
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta - GA $170,200
Seattle, Tacoma - Bellevue - WA $335,200
Tuscon, AZ $245,200
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford - CT $253,800
Knoxville, TN $148,800
Jackson, MS $142,500
Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Miami Beach - FL $391,200
Dover, DE $185,700
Charleston - WV $117,300
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord - NC $183,500
Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor - OH $135,700
Kansas City - MO - KS $156,500
Montgomery, AL $136,300