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How NRIs Can Avail a Home Loan?

Saturday, 27 October 2012, 01:21 IST
By SiliconIndia
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An NRI Can Take A Home Loan For The Following Purposes:



1. Buying an existing house or flat.


2. Purchasing a house during its construction period or in a resale.


3. Self-construction of property over a plot of land in India.


4. Booking a plot under a society or development authority.


5. Renovation/improvement of an existing property in India.


6. Purchasing a second house for self-occupation.



Important Facts About NRI Loan



1. Interest rate charge on a NRI loan is 0.25 percent to 0.50 percent higher than a home loan allotted to an Indian resident.


2. The NRI can get only 85 percent of property value as a loan amount.


3. The tenure for repaying this loan ranges in between 10 years to 15 years.


4. A NRI can also repay his loan with equated monthly Installments (EMI) through Non Resident External (NRE) Account or the Non - Resident Ordinary (NRO) account.



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