BASICS OF A MORTGAGE BOND
A
mortgage
bond is a long-term loan that uses real estate as collateral. A
mortgage loan
is commonly used for buying a home or other real estate. In fact, a
mortgage
bond is the only legal way to secure property as security.
If you borrow money from a lender and sign your property as surety, that surety is meaningless unless registered with the deeds office as a bond over the property. This control was introduced due to the abuse of land and surety that used to take place decades ago, where many land owners lost their land due to unscrupulous lenders. Remember the old western movies?
So in getting the language correct, you are applying for a housing loan at a bank. If successful, they will register a mortgage bond at the deeds office linking their loan to your property as security. You can in fact, lend money privately, from, say your father and he too can register a bond over the property for his security.
The modern mortgage market offers a variety of mortgage loans catering to the needs of homebuyers. The titles and details of these plans can become confusing, especially as new types are introduced continuously. You can make sense of these loan types, however, if you understand the basic principles that govern all mortgage loans. Again, you can look to your real estate professional for assistance
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ALL BONDS
COMMON FEATURES
For example, shorter-term loans often have slightly lower interest rates compared to longer-term loans. However, the monthly payment for the same amount of principal may be higher because of the shorter term. Variable rate loans usually have much lower interest rates to compensate for the risk the borrower accepts that interest rates will rise in the future.
REPAYMENT METHODS
Most mortgage loans require monthly payments of the interest, an amount for the principal debt as well as amounts that are set aside for items such as life and home insurance if these were taken up as part of your bond. These are generally termed “traditional” bonds.
Although it is rare in these days of tight credit markets, some lenders may still offer "nontraditional" mortgage loans such as interest-only loans, in which case the borrower pays only the accrued interest and none of the payment is used to reduce the principal balance, or loans where the borrower chooses each month whether to make a minimum payment, pay the accrued interest only, or pay the accrued interest and a portion of the principal.
The obvious danger of not settling any of the capital, is to find your self in twenty years time with a home you still owe money on.
THREE KEY POINTS
If you borrow money from a lender and sign your property as surety, that surety is meaningless unless registered with the deeds office as a bond over the property. This control was introduced due to the abuse of land and surety that used to take place decades ago, where many land owners lost their land due to unscrupulous lenders. Remember the old western movies?
So in getting the language correct, you are applying for a housing loan at a bank. If successful, they will register a mortgage bond at the deeds office linking their loan to your property as security. You can in fact, lend money privately, from, say your father and he too can register a bond over the property for his security.
The modern mortgage market offers a variety of mortgage loans catering to the needs of homebuyers. The titles and details of these plans can become confusing, especially as new types are introduced continuously. You can make sense of these loan types, however, if you understand the basic principles that govern all mortgage loans. Again, you can look to your real estate professional for assistance
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ALL BONDS
- The home is used as security to back up the loan. A lender can force sale of the home if the borrower defaults by failing to make scheduled payments.
- The larger the loan compared to the value of the home, the more risky for the lender and, often, the more expensive the loan will be in terms of interest rate given.
- Interest earned by the lender always is equal to the periodic interest rate times the outstanding principle balance of the loan. The periodic interest rate is the annual interest rate divided by the number of payments in the year (usually one per month).
- The required payment usually is a bit larger than the interest due so that some of the loan principal is repaid with each payment. This process is called Amortization and is why most mortgage loans can be retired when all the monthly payments have been made.
COMMON FEATURES
- Fixed payment and fixed interest rate - fixed rate mortgages
- Fixed rate but variable payment - graduated payment mortgages
- Variable rate and variable payment - adjustable rate mortgages
For example, shorter-term loans often have slightly lower interest rates compared to longer-term loans. However, the monthly payment for the same amount of principal may be higher because of the shorter term. Variable rate loans usually have much lower interest rates to compensate for the risk the borrower accepts that interest rates will rise in the future.
REPAYMENT METHODS
Most mortgage loans require monthly payments of the interest, an amount for the principal debt as well as amounts that are set aside for items such as life and home insurance if these were taken up as part of your bond. These are generally termed “traditional” bonds.
Although it is rare in these days of tight credit markets, some lenders may still offer "nontraditional" mortgage loans such as interest-only loans, in which case the borrower pays only the accrued interest and none of the payment is used to reduce the principal balance, or loans where the borrower chooses each month whether to make a minimum payment, pay the accrued interest only, or pay the accrued interest and a portion of the principal.
The obvious danger of not settling any of the capital, is to find your self in twenty years time with a home you still owe money on.
THREE KEY POINTS
- Shop Around
- Assess your options and get advice from your agent, bond originator and others
- It is the home buyer's obligation to fully understand the terms of their loan.
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Go to the Buyer Section for all your buyer answers
Remember to look through our Step by Step Buyer Guide and also visit our Blog for other helpful information
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