FINANCIAL PLANNING while buying a house
Thu. Nov 21st, 2024
The Times Group
Apr 03 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Jyotsna Rao
 
Planning to buy a home? Follow these steps before you strike the deal with the builder
An investment in a home is the biggest financial commitment for most individuals. Earlier, people used to buy residential property only after earning and accumulating funds for many years.However, in the recent times proper financing by banks, increased incomes and tax benefits have made it easy for much younger people to purchase property. It still requires a lot of understanding of various financial aspects and of funds to buy a property.

FUNDS

Easy accessible to housing loans have made it easier for many to buy property. However, you need to arrange a certain sizable amount to finance the upfront advance payment.The margin money, payment registration charges and the brokerage charges -all these come up to the 40 per cent of the total value of the property.Therefore, it is advisable to start accumulating required funds six months in advance.

BUDGET A

budget helps in segmenting the available options. As a thumb rule, you should consider purchasing a property that costs six times your stable annual income.

GENERATE THE MARGIN MONEY

Liquidate a small and long term saving. Sell some assets such as gold to meet the requirement.

HOME LOAN SCHEMES

It is important to choose a right home loan scheme. It is advisable to invest by comparing with those who have already invested, by taking a home loan to addition in exploring the various on-going schemes.

EMI PAYMENT

One should be very regular in paying EMIs (Equated Monthly Instalment). A home loan instalment or EMI is a monthly flow of cash from your bank account. For a long term, you should make an appropriate plan and prepare for the EMI.In recent times most of the loan schemes have a floating interest rates.