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4 Key Terms of Home Loans in India

By SiliconIndia | Wednesday, 08 February 2012, 04:28 Hrs | 1 Comments

Bangalore: Are you aware how the home loans will affect your lives in future? Those who don't belong to finance background will have the least idea regarding the basic home loans terms in India.

Listed below are few key terms explained to make things easier for you. Check them out.

EMI

EMI (equated monthly installment) is the repayment amount value that has to make to your lender every month. EMI is basically made up of ?principle amount portion? and ?interest portion?. The percentage of the principle amount and the interest rate will vary according to the life of your loan. You can receive a break up of your payments from your bank to get an idea of how much interest will be paid by you over the years.

What should be given the first priority is to make conscious provisions for EMIs in your monthly budget. For instance, your salary is

40, 000 and you are ready to pay an EMI of

20, 000. The EMI might sound affordable at the present moment you should keep in mind that your expenses have a chance to increase in future, so make sure so does your income and plan your EMI accordingly.

According to the thumb rule an EMI that is 30 percent less of your total income is good enough when it comes to forecasting and budget your finances in future.