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By Dan Taft

Boom or Bust? The Time to Cash Out on Home Equity Is Now

Turn your record-high home value into a lifelong fortune with these tips from our experts.

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The past 10 years have been good ones for homeowners holding their properties, as record home values have soared higher and higher, allowing the middle class to start building some serious intergenerational wealth. A recent report from the National Association of Realtors found growth totaling $8.2 trillion in home values between 2010 and 2020, a f...
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