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Types of Home Loans

  • Home Purchase Loan is offered for buying ready-to-move-in properties, under-construction properties and pre-owned homes/resale properties. helps you buy a residential plot and build a house on it within a given time frame
  • Composite Loan can be availed for buying a plot and building a house on it. The first disbursement in composite loan is made towards plot purchase. Subsequent payments depend on the stages of construction of the house.
  • Home Construction Loan is offered to individuals for house construction. The disbursements depend on the stages of construction of the house.
  • Home Renovation/ Improvement Loan is for meeting home renovation costs of an existing house. The interest rate for a home renovation/improvement loan and a regular home loan are usually same.
  • Home Extension Loan is for those requiring funds to extend or add more space to their existing house. In this, lenders usually lend 75% – 90% of the construction estimate, depending on the loan amount and LTV ratio.
  • Bridge Loan is a short-term home loan suitable for individuals planning to buy a new house with the sale proceeds of their existing house.
  • Interest Saver Loan is a home loan overdraft wherein the borrowers’ home loan account is linked to their bank account. Any amount deposited in the bank account over and above the EMI is considered as a prepayment towards the loan, thus, saving on the interest amount.
  • Step Up Loan allows borrowers to pay lower EMIs during the initial years of the loan tenure and have the provision of increasing the EMI amount over time. This makes the loan affordable for young professionals who have just started their career.