Manage Home Loan with Easy EMI

Home Loan is a Secured loan offered against the security of a house/property which is funded by the bank, the property could be a personal property or a commercial one. It is a loan taken by a borrower from the bank issued against the property/security intended to be bought on the part by the borrower giving the banker a conditional ownership over the property i.e. if the borrower is failed to pay back the loan, the banker can retrieve the lent money by selling the property. Home loans are an attractive and popular means of buying a dream house for most people. In India, the demand for home loans has increased manifold in the last decade. Every day numerous people apply for home loans to own a perfect abode for themselves. The fact that home loans come with added advantages (like tax benefits) is the icing on the cake.

Interest rates on home loans for new consumers have come down by around four per cent since September 2008 but consumers who had the misfortune to take their loan before that have only seen their rates drop by around 1.50 per cent to 2.25 per cent.

Home loan India can primarily be classified into two categories on the basis of interest rates i.e. fixed rate and floating rate of interest. There are very few lenders in India who offer pure fixed rates where the rate of interest remains constant for the entire tenure of the home loan, while most lenders have a reset clause of 3-5 years. In floating home loan type, the rate of interest on such loans is subject to change whenever there are changes in the repo rates announced by RBI or any changes in base rate of the bank. Borrower should opt for fixed interest rates only if she/he is certain that the rate of interest is the lowest in the interest cycle.

Home loans in India are provided by the lenders up to maximum of 80% (90% for loan amount below Rs 20 lakhs) of the agreement value of the house. In case of home loan for resale flats, most lenders get the property valued independently and they will provide the housing loan based on their value rather than the cost mentioned in the purchase agreement. Frequently, the valuation as determined by the banker's valuer for the purpose of home loan is significantly lower than the actual cost and hence the requirement of the borrowers for down payment for the loan goes up. Also note that banks do not consider other charges like Stamp Duty, Registration Charges, etc. while considering the home loan amount eligibility.

Home loans are repaid through monthly installments (EMI) spread over up to 20 years. Some of the banks provide housing loans even for a tenure extending up to 25 - 30 years. The maximum tenure of any loan and home loan specifically is also restricted by the borrower's age at the end of the tenure so as to ensure that the loan gets fully paid by or before the retirement age.

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