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It may be tempting to consolidate household debt by utilizing a refinancing option on one’s home loan, but homeowners need to be careful that they are not jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire by placing too heavy a burden on their repayments.
This warning comes from Morne Prinsloo, MD of Mortgage Plus, who adds that overloaded monthly bond repayments could result in the bondholder losing his most important asset at the end of the day through foreclosure by the bank in the event that he fails to meet his installments.
“Banks do offer convenient ways of refinancing other household debt, particularly as home loan mortgage rates are generally lower than overdraft or credit card rates at the moment,” says Prinsloo.
“But consumers need to be careful that they are not pushing up their loan repayments to unmanageable levels by doing this.”
Prinsloo adds that consumers also need to be aware of the costs associated with applying for further home loan facilities. These could include property assessment fees and bond registration costs. “Consumers should ensure that these costs do not nullify the benefits of the lower interest rate saving,” he cautions.
“Consumers also need to be careful not to finance certain items over the full 20 year period of the loan. For example, the repayments on a car only last for a maximum of five years so the consumer needs to ensure that he pays this money back into his home loan account within the same period of time by increasing his monthly repayments accordingly.”
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