Refinancing Your Home In Singapore
Even though refinancing a housing loan can save you 1000’s of dollars you will be stunned that not that many people actually take the time to do it. If you considered the time it requires and calculate the cost saving benefits and equate that to how much you get paid per hour it could be like not going to work for several weeks. Consider the following aspects so that you can see how simple it is to refinance your housing loan today.
Current Mortgage Interest Rate
It is decidedly a positive indication for you to research refinancing when your current interest rate is higher than available loan packages on the market. A first step to take is to go back to your existing banking company or financial institution and ask them to revise your package, otherwise known as repricing. If your lender comes back with an offer, it will usually be better than your current one. You can then compare this offer with offers from other lenders to see whether you should switch or stay put.
Lock-in and Clawback Periods
When you take up a housing loan, there may be a lock-in period where your mortgage lender will charge you a penalty fee, usually a percentage of your outstanding loan value, if you were to fully repay your loan. Almost all home loans also come with a clawback period where the lender will claim back “freebies”, such as legal expenses, that they “gave” you when you take up your mortgage (Note: lock-in period is separate from clawback period). It may not be valuable for you to refinance due to such costs.
Loan Quantum
The larger your home loan amount, the greater your savings for the same decrease in interest rates. For example, 1% on a loan of S$100,000 is much less than 1% on a loan of S$500,000. However, fixed cost to refinancing, which represents mainly of legal fees, do not vary much with loan quantum. The difference between your existing and refinancing interest rates, therefore, has to be bigger for a relatively smaller loan as fixed cost eats into a more significant part of your interest rate savings.
Perceived Interest Rate Movements
Your view on how interest rates is moving can be a factor when thinking whether you should refinance. If you are presently on a fixed rate package and think interest rates are dropping, you may want to refinance to a floating rate package. Conversely, if you are on floating rates and believe interest rates are rocketing, changing to fixed rates may be a positive choice.
Personal Financial Appraisal
If there is a change in your financial state, you may want to vary your package particulars via refinancing. For example, you are beginning your own company and do not want volatility in other areas. Give some thought to taking up a fixed rate package. Maybe you want cash to invest in different property. Consider raising your loan quantum. Or your monthly income has increased and you want to reduce interest loan payments. Contemplate reducing your loan tenure.
If looking through this article is giving your a headache or you simply want to save yourself the trouble, contact us for a non-obligatory mortgage consultation. Our professional consultants not only frees up your time but also do not charge any fees to help you get the best deal. Refinancing does not have to be a long-winded process.
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