Types
of Home Loans
A person seeking investments for house or a property opts for
Home Loans for a variety of purposes ranging from construction
to renovation. The Housing
Finance Companies (HFCs) now offer individuals with various
alternatives to choose from while buying a home loan. And
the availability of Home Loans offered is as varied as their
requirements.
- Home Purchase Loans
- Home Construction Loans
- Home Improvement Loans
- Home Extension Loans
- Home Conversion Loans
- Land Purchase Loans
- Stamp Duty Loans
- Bridge Loans
- Balance Transfer Loans
- Refinance Loans
- Loans to NRIs
Home Purchase Loans:
This is the basic home
loan for the purchase of a new home.
Home Construction Loans:
This loan is available for the construction of a new home
on a said property. The documents that are required in such
a case are slightly different from the ones you submit for
a normal Housing Loan. If you have purchased this plot within
a period of one year before you started construction of your
house, most HFCs will include the land cost as a component,
to value the total cost of the property. In cases where the
period from the date of purchase of land to the date of application
has exceeded a year, the land cost will not be included in
the total cost of property while calculating eligibility.
Home Improvement Loans:
These loans are given for implementing repair works and renovations
in a home that has already been purchased, for external works
like structural repairs, waterproofing or internal work like
tiling and flooring, plumbing, electrical work, painting,
etc. One can avail of such a loan facility of a home improvement
loan, after obtaining the requisite approvals from the relevant
building authority.
Home Extension Loans:
An extension loan is one which helps you to meet the expenses
of any alteration to the existing building like extension/
modification of an existing home; for example addition of
an extra room etc. One can avail of such a loan facility of
a home
extension loan, after obtaining the requisite approvals
from the relevant municipal corporation.
Home Conversion Loans:
This is available for those who have financed the present
home with a home loan and wish to purchase and move to another
home for which some extra funds are required. Through a home
conversion loan, the existing loan is transferred to the new
home including the extra amount required, eliminating the
need for pre-payment of the previous loan.
Land Purchase Loans:
This loan is available for purchase of land for both home
construction or investment purposes
Stamp Duty Loans:
This loan is sanctioned to pay the stamp duty amount that
needs to be paid on the purchase of property.
Bridge Loans:
Bridge Loans are designed for people who wish to sell the
existing home and purchase another. The bridge loan helps
finance the new home, until a buyer is found for the old home.
Balance-Transfer Loans:
Balance Transfer is the transfer of the balance of an existing
home loan that you availed at a higher rate of interest (ROI)
to either the same HFC or another HFC at the current ROI a
lower rate of interest.
Re-finance Loans:
Refinance loans are taken in case when a loan for your house
from a HFI at a particular ROI you have taken drops over the
years and you stand to lose. In such cases you may opt to
swap your loan. This could be done from either the same HFI
or another HFI at the current rates of interest, which is
lower.
NRI Home Loans:
This is tailored for the requirements of Non-Resident
Indians who wish to build or buy a home or property in
India. The HFCs offer attractive housing finance plans for NRI investors with suitable repayment options.
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