A house door with your name on it is the ultimate dream of any living individual. In India, owning your own house is considered as one of the major signs of success. As the average income ratio of Indians is increasing with globalization, the desire to buy your own house is also increasing simultaneously. Along with this, the price of property too is increasing day by day, irrespective whether it's an urban or rural area. Thus it becomes highly impossible for a common man to buy a house only with his or her savings. This has lead to an increase and extreme popularity in purchasing home loans from Banks and NBFCs to fulfill their dream. Home loans is the best selling banking product. It also assures a stronger and longer relationship with your bank. A home loan that is also known as a housing loan refers to an amount borrowed by a consumer from a bank or NBFC to buy, construct, repair or renovate a residential property. This borrowed amount or loan is lent on a fixed or flexible tenure and an interest rate on the borrowed amount. The borrower is supposed to pay off the principal amount of loan with the interest within the fixed tenure.
Obvious to the name, this type of loan is given to the borrower specifically to buy a home. Be it a flat or a bungalow, all banks and NBFCs offer home purchase loan. This is the most popular type of loan and highest number of consumers opts for this type of loan.
People who are living outside India, also known as Non-Resident Indians (NRI) buy property in India for investment or for their family back home. The terms, requirements, interest rates and procedures are different for them as compared to the basic home loan. These are specifically designed for NRI's.
Consumers, who want to live in a self-built house, need a piece of land or property to do so. People also buy a land with an intention of sheer investment. To buy such a land in your name costs a fortune. Here you can opt for this type of loan. But this type of loan is not necessarily offered by all banks or NBFCs. You can get this type of loan only if you are purchasing a vacant plot. The term, the interest rate and procedure for this type of loan is similar to basic home purchase loan.
Many times consumers wish to further construct or renovate their existing house. Like adding an extra floor or renovating the exteriors and interiors keeping the original structure the same. These loans are becoming popular day by day as people are more interested in renovating existing house than buying a new one. Also this type of loan offers similar interest rates as basic home loan.
This government scheme also known as PMAY, was earlier known as Indira Gandhi Awas Yojana. In June 2015, the government announced Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana which gives every Indian citizen a chance to get his/her dream house. Almost all banks offer loan in coalition with this scheme.
Many time consumers change their residence. It can be for any personal or professional reason. But moving into another house doesn't come cheaper either. If one already has a home loan on an earlier purchased house and wishes to move into a new house by opting for a new home loan, this comes as a savior for them. The home conversion loan helps you to transfer the current loan from your old house to your new house.
