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Home Equity & HELOC Borrowing Power

How much equity you have built and how much of it a lender will let you borrow.

Your numbers

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Available to borrow

$82,000

Equity you own$130K
Payment on the full amount$1K
Interest over the term$40K
Equity you own
$130,000
Current loan-to-value
59.4%
Payment on the full amount
$1,016.68
Interest over the term
$40,002

Home equity borrowing puts your house on the line. Interest may be deductible only when the money improves the home, so check with us first.

In plain English

Home Equity & HELOC Borrowing Power explained simply

Equity is the slice of your house you actually own. If your house is worth $320,000 and you still owe $190,000, the $130,000 difference is yours. Banks will lend against part of that slice.

For example

Most lenders let your loans add up to 85% of the home's value. On a $320,000 house that is $272,000 total, so with $190,000 still owed you could borrow about $82,000.

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These calculators are estimates for planning purposes and don't account for every detail of your situation. Bring your results to us and we'll pressure-test them against your actual tax picture.

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