My home is paid off, I would like to get a mortgage to pay off higher interest home equity loan, can I do this

You can do it, no problem, do you know what LTV will your new loan be? Brokers have an issue if the loan amount is under 150k if it's lower than that, going to your bank that currently has the Home Equity is advised.

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