You should shop around before you decide on any financial institution. Remember that when you take up a housing loan, you will be dealing with the financial institution on a regular basis for a period of time. Therefore, you should also consider factors other than just interest rates. Below are some of the factors you should consider:

• How professional is the financial institution in dealing with customers?
• Does it offer quality service in terms of efficiency and reliability?
• What are the available loan packages and which package suits you best?
• What are the charges involved?
  For example, legal fees, related government fees and charges, disbursement fees and others. You should also be informed when and how often these charges are to be paid

An innovative financial institution may offer a more suitable loan package that suits your needs and their application process may be faster and hassle-free. It usually takes about one to two weeks for your loan application to be approved from the time you submit all relevant documentation.

Assessing how much to borrow and how long.

A common criterion is that your monthly loan instalment repayment should not be more than 1/3 of your gross monthly household income. If you have savings or fixed deposits, they can be used to support your loan application as financial institutions may take them into account in evaluating your eligibility. Different financial institutions have different criteria in calculating the repayment capacity. In the case of a floating rate loan, you should also note that your monthly repayment may increase substantially when interest rates go up. The length of a loan can range anytime up to 30 years or until the borrower reaches age 65 (or any other age as determined by the financial institution), whichever is earlier.

Each financial institution packages its housing loans differently. You should examine all the features of a loan package and not just base your decision on any single feature. Pricing is just one consideration; other features like flexible repayment terms could balance the scale or even translate into greater loan savings. Financial institutions generally offer housing loan packages either in the form of a term loan, overdraft, or a combination of a term loan and overdraft.

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