second mortgage

Example Sentences

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It might well be a smarter move to take out a second mortgage and tap the home equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Another said their flat was "unmortgageable and therefore unsaleable" because of the high ground rent, which meant they had to delay starting a family as they could not afford a second mortgage.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Aaron Levinson wanted to go to a World Cup game this summer, but he didn’t want to take out a second mortgage to pay for that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

With the loans consolidated, the payments are “doable,” he said, though he describes them as a second mortgage.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A big source of its growth had been the second mortgage.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis