Not sure if a $100,000 home equity loan or personal loan is cheaper right now? Here's what the repayments look like.

With home equity loan rates on the decline, it helps to know what a $30,000 loan would cost monthly if opened now.

Aside from day-to-day fluctuations, mortgage rates are expected to stay close to 7% for a while. Those rates seem high ...

Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity ... where mortgage rates are closely tied. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate (the most popular home loan term) is benchmarked ...