Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Things to remember when buying new or switching existing home loans


Home loan market is very competitive with banks offering various deals for both new borrowers and existing home loan customers. There are various facets involving home loans and the customer must be careful to consider them while making his/her decision.

For prospective home loan borrowers, the most visible and important factor is the interest rates, in most cases the lower the better. The customer can also be lured by the banks by offering special schemes and loans with lower spread. Spread is the difference between the interest rate and borrower's cost of funds.

For existing borrowers, the decision is more on the opportunity cost of switching the home loan. Removal of prepayment penalty of home loans has resulted in easier choice for the customer. Since the customer just has to compare the interest rates and add the conversion/processing charges and evaluate the better of the options. 

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