Home Loan Prepayment Interest calculation is one of the grey areas from the borrowers perspective. As the average Home Loan tenure in India is 7-8 years therefore Home Loan Prepayment is very common. Borrower prepays Home Loan as and when he/she receives an annual bonus or on the maturity of the past investment. Instances of overpayment, wrong effective date, calculation of Prepayment Interest etc are common points of dispute with the Home Loan Provider. In my post, Home Loan Prepayment - 5 Important Points, i discussed the general points. Based on the feedback/queries of my readers, i decided ... Read More
5 Golden Rules of Home Loan EMI
Home Loan EMI is an important part of borrower's life till Home Loan is closed. Entire family think, eat, drink and sleep Home Loan EMI. I mean to say, all imp decisions of family revolve around this income "guzzler". As home loan is long term commitment therefore we come across various situations and turning points where we don't know how to handle Home Loan EMI. Any mishandling can have long term financial implications. In this post on "5 Golden Rules of Home Loan EMI", we will discuss 5 such imp rules which should be guiding light to decide. Rules for Home Loan EMI 1. Home Loan EMI as a ... Read More
How to find out Right Home Loan Amount?
What is Right Home Loan Amount?. There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Both under borrowing and over borrowing are dangerous for financial health of an individual. We cannot ignore this question because it directly impacts your interest outflow. Three important pillars of Home Loan are Monthly EMI, Home Loan Tenure and Home Loan Amount. All 3 are interlinked to each other. I have not included Interest Rate as Interest Rate is not in control of a Borrower and is fixed. EMI, Tenure and Home Loan Amount are variable and optimum mix can be calculated. To influence any of these, ... Read More
7 Risks Associated with Subvention Scheme
Last week, 3 Big Hoardings caught my attention "NO EMI For 24 Months", "Book Your Dream Home at Just 8% Interest Rate" and "Book Now Pay Later". It seems to be some divine intervention which is helping / supporting me to fulfill my dream of owning a flat. "HOLD ON" signals my mind to my heart. Remember the Golden Rule of Finance "There are No Free Lunches in this World". This divine intervention is named as "Subvention Scheme". Word Subvention is derived from Latin word "Subventus". It means Monetary Help or Support. Subvention Schemes were banned by RBI on 3rd September, 2013. These schemes ... Read More
7 Facts You Should Know About Land Loan
Land Loan or Plot Loan (used interchangeably) is one of the most confusing subject for borrowers in Loan / Mortgage segment. Confusion is normally between Home Loan, Land Loan and Composite Loan. All three are different products with different features, benefits, Terms and Conditions. Unfortunately all three i.e. Home Loan, Land Loan and Composite Loan are loosely referred as Home Loan only. At macro level, Land Loan is sanctioned only for purchase of residential plot or piece of land. Composite Loan is Land Loan + Construction Loan i.e. to complete construction on plot. In most of the cases, ... Read More