Kim is a freelance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. She began her career on the Bankrate copy desk in 2010, worked as a managing editor at Macmillan and went full-time freelance ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A home equity sharing agreement differs from other home equity financing options, like home equity loans and home equity lines of ...

Your home equity — the amount of your house that you own outright — can be a valuable resource. You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition ...