{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/nitasummerlinrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/13\/things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","slug":"things-you-should-know-about-tapping-home-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.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>If you\u2019re 62 or older and own a home along the Gulf Coast, you might be sitting on a significant resource\u2014home equity. In fact, homeowners in this age group collectively hold nearly $15 trillion in equity. Accessing that equity is possible through options like HELOCs, loans, reverse mortgages, or even certain investment products. Each route comes with its own set of risks, costs, and long-term considerations. Before making any decisions, it\u2019s wise to think about your future needs, tax implications, and the impact on your heirs. I encourage my clients to take time to compare terms and fully understand what\u2019s best for their unique situation. Honest guidance and putting your needs first is at the heart of how I serve families across Alabama and Florida\u2019s beautiful Gulf Coast.<\/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>If you\u2019re 62 or older and own a home along the Gulf Coast, you might be sitting on a significant resource\u2014home equity. In fact, homeowners in this age group collectively hold nearly $15 trillion in equity. Accessing that equity is possible through options like HELOCs, loans, reverse mortgages, or even certain investment products. Each route [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":56,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nitasummerlinrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}