If you have a 30 year mortgage on your home but you want to pay it off quicker, there are ways that can help you be mortgage free faster-even small steps over time can make a big impact. There are two parts to each mortgage repayment of the principal and the interest. The principal is the remaining balance of what…
Variable Rate Loans: A Variable rate loan is a loan with interest rate subject to change and the repayments/interest rate fluctuates when the lender decides to increase or decrease their interest rate. Pros: Benefit from interest rate drop, Redraw facility, Offset account, able to change loan at any time. Cons: Interest rate could go up at any time resulting in…
Principal & Interest Principal & Interest (P&I) loan repayment method covers the repayments of both Principal(Original Loan Borrowed) as well as the interest accrued. Pros: You build equity You pay off the loan Cons: Repayment is higher P&I May not be suitable for short term investors/developers Interest Only As the name suggests, Interest Only (IO) repayment method is the payment…
A credit score is important to the majority of home loan lenders when reviewing your home loan application. A good credit record will be rewarded with better home loan deals, while having a poor credit score can limit your options for choosing from some lenders and the loan products they offer. Here are 10 things that can hurt your credit…