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House Purchase (36 articles)

<p>The article lists out the important points and steps that a resident Indian buyer should keep in mind when purchasing property from an NRI seller.</p>
House Purchase Tax
Which are the important points to keep in mind when buying a house from an NRI seller?

The article lists out the important points and steps that a resident Indian buyer should keep in mind when purchasing property from an NRI seller.

Published: 11 August 2024

13 MIN READ

<p>This article discusses the new LIC Digi Credit Plan (UIN: 512N358V01) policy and how it can be used as loan insurance for your home loan.</p>
Review Insurance House Purchase
Review: LIC Digi Credit Plan (UIN: 512N358V01) as loan insurance for your dream home

This article discusses the new LIC Digi Credit Plan (UIN: 512N358V01) policy and how it can be used as loan insurance for your home loan.

Published: 5 August 2024

4 MIN READ

<p>This article lists out the most important questions to ask your bank before taking a home loan.</p>
FAQ House Purchase Loans
Essential Questions to Ask Your Bank Before Taking a Home Loan in India

This article lists out the most important questions to ask your bank before taking a home loan.

Published: 16 June 2024

11 MIN READ

<p>This article provides a clear guide to navigating the insurance requirements when securing a home loan, helping you make informed decisions.</p>
House Purchase Loans Insurance
Understanding Insurance Requirements for Home Loans in India: What's Mandatory and What's Optional?

This article provides a clear guide to navigating the insurance requirements when securing a home loan, helping you make informed decisions.

Published: 15 May 2024

4 MIN READ

<p>This article discusses the steps for investors in high-income brackets but hesitant to commit to a home loan due to the fear of job instability.</p>
Behaviour House Purchase Loans
How to manage a home loan if you are worried about job loss?

This article discusses the steps for investors in high-income brackets but hesitant to commit to a home loan due to the fear of job instability.

Published: 14 May 2024

10 MIN READ

<p>This article shows how to understand the impact on your portfolio if you stop investing for a few years between today and retirement to buy a house.</p>
House Purchase Mutual Funds
What happens to your mutual fund portfolio final value if you choose to buy a house?

This article shows how to understand the impact on your portfolio if you stop investing for a few years between today and retirement to buy a house.

Published: 8 May 2024

4 MIN READ

<p>This article shows how quickly you can pay off your home loan, and even save a lot of interest, by increasing your EMI steadily year-on-year.</p>
House Purchase Loans
How much time and interest do you save if you pay off your home loan using a step-up EMI?

This article shows how quickly you can pay off your home loan, and even save a lot of interest, by increasing your EMI steadily year-on-year.

Published: 1 May 2024

12 MIN READ

<p>This article explains what happens if you withdraw from your EPF to buy a house and who should or shouldn’t withdraw from EPF for this reason.</p>
House Purchase
Should you withdraw from your EPF to buy a house?

This article explains what happens if you withdraw from your EPF to buy a house and who should or shouldn’t withdraw from EPF for this reason.

Published: 21 April 2024

10 MIN READ

<p>This article shows you the right way to apply Section 54F to save tax when you sell shares and mutual funds to buy an under-construction house.</p>
Tax Calculator House Purchase
How to save tax using Section 54F for an under construction house?

This article shows you the right way to apply Section 54F to save tax when you sell shares and mutual funds to buy an under-construction house.

Published: 24 March 2024

7 MIN READ

<p>This article shows the minimum income needed to buy a luxury property in India.</p>
House Purchase
What should be your income to buy a luxury property in India?

This article shows the minimum income needed to buy a luxury property in India.

Published: 17 March 2024

9 MIN READ

<p>This article gives you some points to think about if you are buying a second house which is a luxury property.</p>
House Purchase
How to buy a second house which is a luxury property?

This article gives you some points to think about if you are buying a second house which is a luxury property.

Published: 28 February 2024

6 MIN READ

<p>This article helps you figure out how to purchase real estate priced over ₹1.5 crore.</p>
House Purchase
How to buy luxury property in India from salary income?

This article helps you figure out how to purchase real estate priced over ₹1.5 crore.

Published: 21 February 2024

10 MIN READ

<p>This article tells you why it is a good idea to buy a home jointly as a couple and it is not only the tax benefits you get.</p>
Tax House Purchase
Home loan tax benefits that you get when you buy a property jointly with your spouse

This article tells you why it is a good idea to buy a home jointly as a couple and it is not only the tax benefits you get.

Published: 18 February 2024

8 MIN READ

<p>This article shows you an easy way to calculate how big a house you can buy based on your family’s combined monthly salary.</p>
House Purchase Loans
Home Loan Eligibility for Joint Applicants: how to buy a bigger house

This article shows you an easy way to calculate how big a house you can buy based on your family’s combined monthly salary.

Published: 17 January 2024

18 MIN READ

<p>This article considers one risk on TDS payment due to an inoperative seller PAN card where the buyers ends up with an income tax notice to pay the remaining tax.</p>
Tax House Purchase
What is a hidden risk about TDS what buyers must consider before property purchase?

This article considers one risk on TDS payment due to an inoperative seller PAN card where the buyers ends up with an income tax notice to pay the remaining tax.

Published: 20 December 2023

5 MIN READ

<p>Home loan rate hike? You can prepay to keep EMI and tenor same. This post shows how.</p>
Loans House Purchase
Home Loan Rate Hiked? How Much Prepayment should you make to Keep EMI and Tenor Same?

Home loan rate hike? You can prepay to keep EMI and tenor same. This post shows how.

Published: 29 October 2023

10 MIN READ

<p>This article shows how paying a small fee to your bank to reduce your home loan rate can save you lakhs in interest over the life of your loan.</p>
Loans House Purchase
How paying a small fee to your bank can save you lakhs in home-loan interest?

This article shows how paying a small fee to your bank to reduce your home loan rate can save you lakhs in interest over the life of your loan.

Published: 11 October 2023

12 MIN READ

<p>This article shows you the benefits due to interest saving when you make a part-payment to your home loan. Your loan duration also reduces due to the pre-payment.</p>
Loans House Purchase
What benefit do you get if you make a one-time prepayment to your home loan?

This article shows you the benefits due to interest saving when you make a part-payment to your home loan. Your loan duration also reduces due to the pre-payment.

Published: 4 October 2023

11 MIN READ

<p>This article shows how sufficient cash flow is the key to purchasing a house, even if you are yet to save for the down payment.</p>
House Purchase Step by step
How to Buy Your Dream Home Without Any Savings: A Step-by-Step Guide

This article shows how sufficient cash flow is the key to purchasing a house, even if you are yet to save for the down payment.

Published: 30 September 2023

11 MIN READ

<p>This article shows a handy ready reckoner for home loan EMI amounts for all tenures and interest rates along with the amount of principal and interest to be paid.</p>
Loans House Purchase
How much EMI do I have to pay for my home loan?

This article shows a handy ready reckoner for home loan EMI amounts for all tenures and interest rates along with the amount of principal and interest to be paid.

Published: 29 September 2023

9 MIN READ

<p>This article explains the steps for paying TDS on purchasing property in an easy step-by-step manner.</p>
Tax Step by step House Purchase
How to file TDS for Property Purchase: A Step-by-Step Guide

This article explains the steps for paying TDS on purchasing property in an easy step-by-step manner.

Published: 3 September 2023

4 MIN READ

<p>This article explains the concept and steps for calculating TDS on purchasing property from builders, on resale or from NRIs, with and without a home loan.</p>
Tax House Purchase
TDS on Property Purchase: A Step-by-Step Guide

This article explains the concept and steps for calculating TDS on purchasing property from builders, on resale or from NRIs, with and without a home loan.

Published: 30 August 2023

6 MIN READ

<p>This article helps you decide when to prepay your home loan - at the beginning, middle or end of the total loan period.</p>
House Purchase
Should you prepay your home loan at the beginning or at the end of the tenure?

This article helps you decide when to prepay your home loan - at the beginning, middle or end of the total loan period.

Published: 19 March 2023

10 MIN READ

<p>This article offers the steps for identifying, quantifying and investing for buying your dream house.</p>
House Purchase Step by step Set Goals
SMART goals: investing step-by-step for buying your dream home

This article offers the steps for identifying, quantifying and investing for buying your dream house.

Published: 7 September 2022

11 MIN READ

<p>This article shows how to save capital gains taxes under income tax Section 54F when you sell other assets to raise money to buy your first or second house.</p>
Tax House Purchase Calculator
Sec 54F: a hack that can save lakhs in taxes when you buy a house

This article shows how to save capital gains taxes under income tax Section 54F when you sell other assets to raise money to buy your first or second house.

Published: 10 July 2022

12 MIN READ

<p>This article helps you choose a home loan that is suitable for your personal situation.</p>
House Purchase
First time home buyers: should you choose fixed, floating or overdraft type home loan?

This article helps you choose a home loan that is suitable for your personal situation.

Published: 25 May 2022

14 MIN READ

<p>This articles describes overdraft home loans like SBI Maxgain and BOB Home Loan Advantage.</p>
House Purchase Loans
How does an overdraft loan like SBI Maxgain work?

This articles describes overdraft home loans like SBI Maxgain and BOB Home Loan Advantage.

Published: 22 May 2022

12 MIN READ

<p>This post discusses managing when interest rates go up increasing your home loan EMI.</p>
House Purchase Budgeting
What should you do when your home loan interest rates go up?

This post discusses managing when interest rates go up increasing your home loan EMI.

Published: 24 April 2022

13 MIN READ

<p>A home loan is a multi-year commitment to your cash flows and changes your risk profile. So how should you change your income and investing?</p>
Risk Loans House Purchase
How does your risk profile change with a home loan?

A home loan is a multi-year commitment to your cash flows and changes your risk profile. So how should you change your income and investing?

Published: 15 February 2022

14 MIN READ

<p>This article talks about the best funding mix for buying your dream home from investments and home loans.</p>
Loans House Purchase
Should you sell your mutual funds to buy a house?

This article talks about the best funding mix for buying your dream home from investments and home loans.

Published: 4 February 2022

13 MIN READ

<p>This article will help you choose the home loan duration best suited for your financial situation.</p>
Loans House Purchase
What is the best home loan tenure?

This article will help you choose the home loan duration best suited for your financial situation.

Published: 20 December 2021

8 MIN READ

<p>What do you do if your dream house is above your budget? How to know if you can stretch?</p>
Loans Real Estate House Purchase
Should you stretch to buy your dream home?

What do you do if your dream house is above your budget? How to know if you can stretch?

Published: 7 December 2021

7 MIN READ

<p>If you have decided how much you need to save for your downpayment, this post will show you where to invest.</p>
Choosing Investments House Purchase Real Estate
Where to save for the downpayment of a home?

If you have decided how much you need to save for your downpayment, this post will show you where to invest.

Published: 4 December 2021

4 MIN READ

<p>This post shows how goal-based investing can help you afford your dream home down-payment and EMI.</p>
Portfolio Construction Real Estate House Purchase
Goal-based investing: how to purchase your dream home

This post shows how goal-based investing can help you afford your dream home down-payment and EMI.

Published: 5 October 2021

9 MIN READ

<p>This post shows how goal-based investing can answer whether you should or should not prepay your home loan.</p>
Loans Reader Questions House Purchase
Should you use your stock market profits to prepay a home loan?

This post shows how goal-based investing can answer whether you should or should not prepay your home loan.

Published: 28 September 2021

9 MIN READ

<p>Quickly figure out if you should prepay your home loan vs investing in the stock market?</p>
Loans House Purchase
Should you prepay your home loan or invest instead?

Quickly figure out if you should prepay your home loan vs investing in the stock market?

Published: 23 March 2021

8 MIN READ


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