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.

Home loan eligibility depends up on various factors. A few of them are listed below –

House is the ultimate dream of every middle class family. Government
gave encouragement for house finance subsidiaries by offering number of
tax concessions to individuals. With the overall encouragement given to
this sector, a number of players entered in housing finance.

One
of the most important benefits of taking a home loan is the interest
rate that is allowed on the home loan. Fixed and variable interest rate
options are also available for home loans. If you can handle risks and
are willing to go the extra mile to benefit from any further fall in
interest rates, floating rate home loans will be best suited for you.