{"id":2218,"date":"2018-01-13T23:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T23:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastforwardstory.com\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2018-01-14T20:50:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T20:50:44","slug":"what-is-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Equity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 28px 0;position:relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_4xkoox47t1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It\u2019s the difference between what\u2019s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market.<\/p>\n<p>The example this video shows &#8211; you have a house worth $300,000 today and you owe the bank $200,000. \u00a0Your equity would be $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>If the house is valued at $500,000 in five years, and you still owe $150,000 your equity will be $350,000.<\/p>\n<p>Equity grows if the property value goes up or if the amount owed goes down. \u00a0The key thing to remember, simple as it sounds, is that you &#8220;own&#8221; increases in value. The bank&#8217;s loan doesn&#8217;t go up if the home&#8217;s value goes up.<\/p>\n<p>Equity in a home can be used as collateral for loans but a house is not a piggy bank. Home equity can become a key financial asset over time; treat it wisely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It\u2019s the difference between what\u2019s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market. The example this video shows &#8211; you have a house worth $300,000 today and you owe the bank $200,000. \u00a0Your equity would be $100,000. If the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-2218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mortgages","tag-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It\u2019s the difference between what\u2019s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market. The example this video shows &#8211; you have a house worth $300,000 today and you owe the bank $200,000. \u00a0Your equity would be $100,000. If the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TitleTap\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TitleTap\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TitleTap\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd\"},\"headline\":\"What Is Equity?\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":165,\"keywords\":[\"video\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Mortgages:\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/\",\"name\":\"What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/what-is-equity\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What Is Equity?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/\",\"name\":\"Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title\",\"description\":\"North Florida Abstract &amp; Title\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd\",\"name\":\"TitleTap\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TitleTap\"},\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\\\/northfloridaabstract\\\/author\\\/titletp\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","og_description":"&nbsp; Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It\u2019s the difference between what\u2019s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market. The example this video shows &#8211; you have a house worth $300,000 today and you owe the bank $200,000. \u00a0Your equity would be $100,000. If the [&hellip;]","og_url":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/","og_site_name":"Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","article_published_time":"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00","author":"TitleTap","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TitleTap","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/"},"author":{"name":"TitleTap","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/#\/schema\/person\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd"},"headline":"What Is Equity?","datePublished":"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/"},"wordCount":165,"keywords":["video"],"articleSection":["Mortgages:"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/","url":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/","name":"What Is Equity? - Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-01-13T23:31:43+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-14T20:50:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/#\/schema\/person\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/what-is-equity\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Is Equity?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/#website","url":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/","name":"Monticello, Florida Title Company | North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","description":"North Florida Abstract &amp; Title","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/#\/schema\/person\/7afb6ae2f764e18e024cabafdcb37fdd","name":"TitleTap","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ba58beafd64643af5fe526e7e806c3bde48e27d55a3cf900bfc65be832d2aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TitleTap"},"url":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/author\/titletp\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4878,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions\/4878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/titlecompanywebdesign.com\/northfloridaabstract\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}