Homeowners can watch their equity grow as they make payments and home values rise. Learn how to calculate equity in your home today.

Here's how to find out how much equity you have in your home – and how much of that equity you can tap with a home equity loan or HELOC.

CNBC Select explains how to calculate home equity and what homeowners can do with it.

Here's how to calculate your home equity and combined loan-to-value ratio, or CLTV, so you can determine how much you might borrow with a home equity loan or line of credit.