The report shows homeowners tapping into $ 31 billion in home equity in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 50 % from Q4 of 2015. (themortgagereports.com)
There's also the added benefit of home equity line of credit interest being tax - deductible as it is a mortgage expense. (stockmonkeys.com)
However, when looking at the exceptionally negative money flows out of equity funds in the past few years, there is no denying that sentiment is bearish. (morganstanley.com)