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What is a Bond Originator?

A bond originator can prevent nightmares when buying your dream home.  We have the tools to secure the best financing terms possible for you and the answers to all of your questions. Throughout South Africa, our Homeloan Junction consultants know their way around the business of home buying. Simplify the multifaceted process of home buying with a single contact to deal with the whole lending process.

What can a bond originator do for me?

When you consider the many benefits of a bond originator, you will be glad to have one working on your behalf.  Your estate agent works on your behalf to find and negotiate a purchase contract for your new home; we at Homeloan Junction can take care of finding the finance … and much more!

Homeloan Junction offers services to you both before you find your new home and after signing an agreement to purchase. Before you even begin shopping for your new home, use the calculators on our website. They make it easy to calculate how much house you can afford and what your monthly payment will be. You can then direct your estate agent to show homes to you that are within your price range. Prequalifying yourself avoids wasted time and disappointment.

9 Good reasons to choose a bond originator?

Are you ready to apply for home financing? The benefits of using a bond originator are many.

  • At Homeloan Junction, our advice is free. You pay nothing for our expertise
  • Your bond originator will walk you through the application.
  • Homeloan Junction has built up a relationship with the banks. Your bond originator  will know who has the best deals at any given time.
  • Your bond originator will submit your application to nine different banks,  one of which will have your best deal.
  • Your bond originator will negotiate with the banks on your behalf to secure the best interest rate possible.
  • Your bond originator does all the paperwork for you and explains the benefits of each offer.
  • You could prepare and submit an application to multiple banks yourself. However, an experienced bond originator will likely find you a better deal than you can negotiate yourself.  It will also save you time and aggravation. Remember, this is a free service.
  • Homeloan Junction has an impressive approval rate for home loans.
  • Your bond originator will work with your estate agent to make sure all agreed to terms are met in a timely manner.

Do you need these home loan services?

Bridging Loans: This short-term loan bridges a time gap. Your contract to buy calls for funds on a specific date. Your funds may not be available until 90 days after that date. What do you do?
Bridging Loans will prevent a delay, allowing you to uphold the terms of the contract. Bridging loans are the solution for those buyers unable to coordinate the purchase of a new home with the sale of their old one.

Home Improvement Loans: Home improvement loans are secondary home loans. Use one to remodel a kitchen, add a pool or an extra bathroom. They are also a lifesaver when homeowners need expensive emergency repairs. The payments are usually small and extended for several years.

Personal Loans: Personal loans are smaller than major home improvement loans. You can secure these flexible loans quickly and often over the telephone. This kind of loan will allow for quick completion of your new home décor. Maybe you need a new bedroom set complete with a memory foam mattress. Sometimes furniture and curtains from the old house do not work in a new one. The payoff term of a personal loan will be between 15 and 60 months but you can always pay it off early.

Investment Property Loans: Buy a house to let as an investment for your future. American billionaire Warren Buffet recommends investing other people’s money to gain the greatest return. You borrow the money to buy an investment property and the lessee pays back the loan in rent to you.

In twenty years, you have a valuable asset free and clear. You can sell the investment property or borrow against it. Use the funds to pay for university educations, weddings or early retirement.

Homeloan Junction is your point of contact for complete home loan services. Our experienced bond originator are sure to find the best rates and terms to fit your financial needs.

What is Bridging Finance?

Does this scenario sound familiar? Mark is planning to move to Pretoria with his family. The plan is to buy a new house from the proceeds of the sale of his current house. However, he will not be able to buy his new house before the purchase and transfer of the old residence is completed.

Fortunately, he doesn’t have to lose the new house. He may take a bridging finance option which will allow him to access equity from his current residence and use it as a down payment on his new residence. Does this sound like an option for you?

You’ve Sold … Now What?

Congratulations, you’ve sold your house! Now, all you can think of is moving on and getting into a new place. The only problem is that a seller of property is only paid the net proceeds from the sale on registration of transfer.  This can seriously hamper your style, especially if you’re in a hurry to get your family settled in a new home. Nobody likes disruption, and a house move is right up there with the major contributors to stress. Living in limbo is even worse! How can you secure that new home?

Registration of transfer is a lengthy process that can take up to three months or even longer. Fortunately, there are registered credit providers who offer sellers like you access to their funds within 24 hours in the form of bridging finance.

Let’s take a closer look at bridging finance.

Interim Financial Solution

Bridging finance is a short-term loan, usually for a period of two weeks to about three years. It is interim financing before a permanent loan or the next stage of financing is settled. Once the permanent loan is acquired, some of the money is used to settle the bridging loan before proceeding with the other financial obligations.

The Ins and Outs of Bridging Finance

Bridging finance is more expensive that other forms of financing. The extra interest levied on the loan takes care of the risk involved in dispensing the loan. The fee paid for processing the loan is also higher than that of conventional loans. There might be other costs that are amortized over a shorter period such as equity participation for the lender. When applying for a bridging loan, the lender may ask for collateral from several sources and a lower loan to value ratio in order to cover the extra cost. Nevertheless, the process of applying for the loan can be quite simple.

Bridging finance is very common in the commercial sector where the borrowers would like to have the finance to close on an opportunity. What about property deals? Many buyers take a bridging loan to buy a well-priced property, quickly. Others take such loans to prevent a foreclosure that could be in the offing.

What About Rates And Taxes?

Remember, there might be other costs which need to be paid for in advance, such as rates and levies. In order for a property sale to be registered with the deeds office, the local council needs to issue a Rates and Taxes Clearance Certificate. Any arrears on your rates and taxes account need to be settled immediately – what if you are not in a position to do this? Like Mark, you’ll need an advance to settle this bill, get the Rates and Taxes Clearance Certificate, conclude the sale of your existing property … and only then secure your new home.

Don’t let a small thing like settling your account with your local municipality stand in the way of moving on to a fresh start in a dream home. The bridging finance loan is paid back once such a property is sold or refinanced with another type of financing. A bridging loan may be all that you need to secure the residential or commercial property of your dreams.

One thing to bear in mind when you’re looking for a bridging loan: it pays to go with a registered credit provider to get competitive rates and fees.

Does it sound like you could use bridging finance to relieve your financial stress? Get in Touch

Yours in Property

Vincent

BRIDGING FINANCE

BRIDGING FINANCE – Finance when you need it Most!
A short-term loan that enables you to pay for important property costs when you do not have immediate access to your own funds. Contact Us for more info – www.homeloanjunction.co.za

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