REVERSE MORTGAGE LOAN : A Helping Hand For Senior Citizens

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Today we are providing you some small but important concepts of reverse mortgage loan. This is one of the important topics. So below are the details.

The scheme of reverse mortgage has been introduced for the benefit of senior citizens owning a house but having inadequate income to meet their needs. Some important

Features of reverse mortgage are:

a) A homeowner who is above 60 years of age is eligible for reverse mortgage loan. It allows him to turn the equity in his home into one lump sum or periodic payments mutually agreed by the borrower and the banker.

b) NO REPAYMENT is required as long as the borrower lives, Borrower should pay all taxes lating to the house and maintain the property as his primary residence.

c) The amount of loan is based on several factors : borrower’s age, value of the property, current interest rates  and the specific plan chosen. The valuation of the residential property is done at periodic intervals and it shall be clearly specified to the borrowers upfront. The banks shall have the option to revise the periodic / lump sum amount at such frequency or intervals based on revaluation of property.

Settlement - The loan shall become due and payable only when the last surviving borrower dies or would like to sell the home, or permanently moves out. On death of the home owner, the legal heirs have the choice of keeping or selling the house. If they decide to sell the house, the proceeds of the sale would be used to repay the mortgage, with the remainder going to the heirs.

As per the scheme formulated by National Housing Bank (NHB), the maximum period of the loan period is 15 years. The residual life of the property should be at least 20 years. Where the borrower lives longer than 15 years, periodic payments will not be made by lender. However, the borrower can continue to occupy.

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