Knowing how to calculate home equity gives homeowners a way to understand their home’s worth — and potentially liquidate it for their needs or wants. To calculate your home equity, take your home’s ...

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Achieve reports that while a home appraisal is usually required for a HELOC, some lenders may use a digital appraisal to ...

It’s not up to us to determine a home’s worth — that’s what a licensed appraiser does. A home appraisal is an independent evaluation that provides an unbiased estimate of a property’s fair market ...

Q: My mother gave me a Roseville vase in 1975 and told me to take good care of it, as it may be valuable someday because the company went out of business. It is jade green with lilies of the valley.