{"id":18,"date":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/easypathhomeloans-com\/2026\/09\/13\/things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","slug":"things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/13\/things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Things You Should Know About Tapping Home Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who&#039;s spent years guiding clients through the mortgage process, I know how important it is to make informed choices about your home equity. For homeowners aged 62 and up, there\u2019s nearly $15 trillion in home equity available\u2014whether you\u2019re considering a HELOC, a loan, a reverse mortgage, or looking at investment options. Each path comes with its own set of risks and costs, so it\u2019s smart to weigh them carefully. Think about how tapping into your equity might affect your long-term plans, your taxes, and your heirs. And don\u2019t forget to shop around for the best terms. My goal is always to break down these complex decisions and help you find what truly fits your needs.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/personal-finance\/home-equity-loans\/things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#039;s spent years guiding clients through the mortgage process, I know how important it is to make informed choices about your home equity. For homeowners aged 62 and up, there\u2019s nearly $15 trillion in home equity available\u2014whether you\u2019re considering a HELOC, a loan, a reverse mortgage, or looking at investment options. Each path [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easypathhomeloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}