The loan amount is already decided. You do not control the interest rate. The only aspects where you have discretion are: Loan Tenure Pre-EMI or Full EMI Regular home loan scheme OR Home-saver loans (such as SBI Maxgain) #1 Choosing the Loan Tenure We have this tendency to close the home loans as soon as… Continue Reading
Are you wary of buying an under-construction property? While under-construction properties are cheaper and offer greater potential for capital appreciation, such properties also come with an element of uncertainty. What if the builder fails to deliver the property on time? Or from what many buyers across the country have faced, the builder fails to deliver… Continue Reading
It is a new year and it is raining new home loan schemes. LIC Housing Finance has launched 2 new home loan schemes in January 2020, “Pay when you stay” and “6 EMI waiver”. In this post, let’s find out about these schemes in detail. LIC Housing Finance: Pay When You Stay Home Loan Applicable… Continue Reading
In July 2019, the National Housing Bank (NHB) directed the Housing Finance Companies to refrain from lending under Interest Subvention Schemes to developers. Under an interest subvention scheme (80:20 scheme or any other nomenclature), you pay 20% of the purchase value upfront and the bank disburses the remaining 80% cost to the builder upfront. The… Continue Reading
For most young professionals, buying a house tops the list of priorities. Even those who do not believe real estate makes for a good investment, do not have second thoughts about purchasing a house to stay in. Not only does it give you the comfort of living in own house, it also provides financial security… Continue Reading
A Reverse Mortgage Loan (RML) can provide a useful income stream for senior citizens during their retirement. You can monetize your residential property and generate income while continuing to retain the ownership so long as you are alive. I have discussed Reverse Mortgage loans in detail in another post. In this post, I will look… Continue Reading
You have been planning to purchase a house. A completed property is quite expensive. For an under-construction property, you understand it will be difficult to manage both EMI and rent at the same time. You have heard about the concept of pre-EMI and full EMI, that are typically available for under-construction properties. You understand a Pre-EMI… Continue Reading
Almost everyone plans to purchase a house before retirement. Given the inflated real estate prices, buying a house outright is not an option for many of us. Thus, many of us have to resort to home loans to finance purchase of house. Though a home loan repayment schedule can be structured in any way, I will… Continue Reading
You are aware that you get tax benefit of up to Rs 1.5 lacs for principal repayment under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. You are also aware about tax benefit of up to Rs 2 lacs for interest payment for a housing loan for a self-occupied house. In case the house is not… Continue Reading
When you purchase an under-construction property, your bank may link the disbursal of home loan to the construction stages of the property. In such cases, you will either be asked to pay pre-EMI OR given an option to choose between pre-EMI and full EMI payments. What is Pre-EMI? As you are probably aware, Equated Monthly… Continue Reading