Review: Axis Bank’s Happy Ending Home Loan

Yesterday Axis Bank launched quite a innovative Home Loan scheme (As projected by Media). Today morning when i checked my mailbox, i was surprised to see lot of mails from my reader's seeking my opinion about this path breaking and industry first "Home Loan Scheme". After going through the Press Release issued by Axis Bank, it looked quite compelling scheme on paper and anyone can go ahead with the same without giving any second thought. Only visible catch is that all the EMI payments should be Continue Reading

7 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy Home Loan Protection Plan (HLPP)?

Recently i received lot of queries from my readers regarding Home Loan Protection Plan (HLPP). At the time of availaing Home Loan, almost all Home Loan Lenders insist the Borrower to buy Home Loan Protection Plan & pitch it as compulsory buy for availing Home Loan. Let me clarify, it is not mandatory & compulsory to buy Home Loan Protection Plan while availing Home Loan. It is at the discretion of Borrower, whether he would like to avail HLPP cover or not. Home Loan lender cannot force Borrower Continue Reading

RBI Cuts SLR – Cheers for New & Tears for Existing Home Loan Customers

RBI's 1st quarter review of monetary policy on July 31, 2012 bring cheers for New Home Loan Customers and Tears for existing customers. RBI kept Key policy rates unchanged but RBI cuts SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) by 1% from existing 24% to 23%. SLR is % of bank deposits to be compulsorily invested in Govt Bonds or other approved Treasury Bills. Cut in SLR implies that now banks have to keep 1% less amount in Govt Bonds / Treasury Bills thus increasing the cash in hand for lending (Increased Continue Reading

Cheapest Home Loan Interest Rates

Home Loan is a long term commitment and biggest liability of Life Time. While finalizing the Home Loan, it is imp to compare the Interest Rates offered by Various Lenders. Also It is very critical to understand that Interest rate offered at the time of availing Home Loan should not be under some special scheme or a teaser scheme or a limited period offer otherwise after some time ur interest rate will increase drastically. Normally the total cost of your dream home is the amount you paid to buy Continue Reading

Cheapest Home Loan Rates

Updated on Mar 03, 2013 I am listing down top 3 Home Loan providers in same order (Based on Interest Rate Criterion). I have collated this information based on Market Research conducted by me. For any clarification, you can leave your query in comments section below. (a) Home Loans of upto 30 Lacs 1. 9.95%: State Bank of India (Cheapest in this Category) 2. 9.99% (upto 25 Lacs): Standard Chartered Bank 3. 10.15%: HDFC Ltd/India Bulls (Upto 25 Lacs) * Please Note LIC Housing Finance Continue Reading

Home Loan Closure – 5 Important Points

A Home is a Biggest Asset, Where as Home Loan is Biggest Liability. According to one of research agency, Closure of Home Loan is considered to be one of the 3 Biggest Happiness in Human Life i.e. 1st Job, 1st Love and Home Loan Closure. This happiness can convert into sadness, if we don't follow some important procedures or steps while closing the Home Loan. As we know while taking Home Loan, we mortgage our property with lender and at the same all the original documents are with lender..It is Continue Reading

Why Higher Interest Rate for Existing Home Loan Customers?

Recently i was going through the balance sheet of one of Home Loan Provider/Lender & was quite amazed to know that this particular lender's Net Profit during last Financial Year was few thousand Crores & they have reserves of approx 4.5 times the annual net profit then Why Higher Interest Rate for Existing Home Loan Customers? In April'12 when RBI cut Repo Rate by 50 basis point then ideally Home Loan Providers should have reduced their Base Rate or BPLR or RPLR to follow the movement of Continue Reading

11 Facts You Don’t Know About Your Home Loan

Yesterday i was watching Movie "Fashion". In the movie, Priyanka Chopra signed agreement with her agency "Panache" without reading the same but when she was in trouble, Agency quoted clause from agreement which put her in spot. She regretted signing the agreement without going through it. Immediately, i recalled that even i have also signed my Home Loan Agreement without going through it. Though i read rest all documents but some how i missed most important of all i.e. Home Loan Agreement. I left Continue Reading

Being a Loan Guarantor – Are You Risking Your Future?

Last weekend i was watching the movie "Aarakshan" & was moved by the scene wherein Amitabh Bachchan could not get the possession of his own house during Bad Times becoz during Good Times in order to help the Children of his close friend, he became Loan Guarantor of their Business Loan. Not only he risked his future but also of his family..I think, this topic cannot be explained more simpler then this. Just to add, things in real life cannot be sorted out as easily as shown in the movie. Let Continue Reading

10 Things You Must Do Immediately After Buying a House

After buying a house, we tend to relax and think that we have completed entire process..Unfortunately we are wrong and there is a lot need to be done after buying a house, infact it is as hectic as buying a house..I am listing down 10 Things You Must Do Immediately After Buying a House which are very critical & should be completed as fast as possible. 1. Storage of Property Documents: Immediately after buying a house or land, you should make atleast 2-3 set of photocopy of all documents related Continue Reading