{"id":88,"date":"2026-09-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/29\/keep-your-3-4-mortgage-unlock-your-equity\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:00:00","slug":"keep-your-3-4-mortgage-unlock-your-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/29\/keep-your-3-4-mortgage-unlock-your-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your 3%\u20134% Mortgage\u2014Unlock Your Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Over the past two decades guiding Bay Area clients through all kinds of home financing puzzles, I\u2019ve seen how much peace of mind a low 3%\u20134% mortgage rate brings. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to have locked one in, it\u2019s wise to protect it. Refinancing right now could mean giving up that great rate\u2014and possibly seeing your monthly payment jump. But there are other ways to tap into your home\u2019s equity without disturbing your existing mortgage. For many of my clients, a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) has been a smart solution, allowing access to funds while keeping that original loan intact. Every scenario is unique, and the right approach should fit your financial goals and life plans. When the options feel complicated, I\u2019m here to help you sort through them with clarity and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past two decades guiding Bay Area clients through all kinds of home financing puzzles, I\u2019ve seen how much peace of mind a low 3%\u20134% mortgage rate brings. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to have locked one in, it\u2019s wise to protect it. Refinancing right now could mean giving up that great rate\u2014and possibly seeing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thierryabelmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}