Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• HOME EQUITY
  
  The value of a homeowner's unencumbered interest in their property(s). Equity is the difference between the home's fair market value and the unpaid balance of the mortgage and any outstanding debt over the home. Equity changes as the mortgage is paid or as the property appreciates or depreciates.
  
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