Get your Home Loan Pre-Approval Certificate today and Make sure you're qualified before you buy.

It's a fantastic time to be buying property, but there's no point in starting your property search unless you know the bond amount for which you'll qualify.

When buying property in the currently soaring South African property market, a pre-approval certificate can be just the thing you need to close the deal. It removes the uncertainty, knowing up front how much you qualify for.

When you are searching for your ideal property, having this certificate will also allow you to negotiate a better price. It shows the seller that you are serious, smart and prepared.

The seller will know that you will not have any trouble getting your home loan because you are already pre-approved for a certain amount. The whole process of getting pre-approved takes about 1 to 2 working days.

One common misconception is that getting your pre-approval certificate is as easy as answering a couple of questions. In reality, you have to go through the same process as when applying for a home loan. This is the only way to know for certain how much you will qualify for.

There is also a difference between pre-qualification and pre-approval certificates. Pre-qualification usually means that according to the information you supplied, you would qualify for a home loan. Pre-approval on the other hand means that a bank has already approved your application in principle.

You should not have any trouble getting you loan registered. This certificate does not guarantee your home loan in all cases however. There might be other unforeseen reasons such as when the property is valued for a much lower price than you were applying for. Just make sure you know what the value of the property is and also what similar neighbouring properties are selling for.

To apply for a pre-approval certificate Send an email to Mortgage Plus and we'll do the sums that will set you on your way to becoming a property owner!

E-mail morne@mortgagepluscc.co.za

Tip: Providing the Bond Originator with required information

The selected bond originator (Mortgage Plus) will require certain information that is essential for completing the pre-approval process. This information will enable the bond originator to determine your ability to pay the monthly bond instalments.
Most financial institutions require three to six months payslips or bank statements as proof of income as well as a list of monthly expenses. High debts will increase their risk and therefor increase your interest rate.

Please contact us if you require any further information or would like to apply for finance:

Complete this short form online

011.327.4489 / 0861 1111 93

morne@mortgagepluscc.co.za

www.mortgagepluscc.co.za

SA banks, hard hit by large numbers of home loan defaults during the recent recession, are set for a much better time in the next few years because of the quality lending “books” they are building now.

That’s the word from one of South Africa’s leading mortgage originators, who says: “The home loan business the banks are writing now is probably the best they have written in the past 10 years, and we expect it to prove very profitable within the next two to three years.

“For a start, they are already evaluating or ‘credit scoring’ potential borrowers now on the basis of a one or two percentage point expected increase in interest rates next year. And while this may disappoint many, it should ensure that those who do obtain home loans now have the financial resilience to cope with the predicted rate hikes, without defaulting and running the risk of losing their homes.”

In addition, home loan rates are currently not being discounted nearly as much as during the past few years, when borrowers in good standing could quite often secure a rate that was one or even two percentage points below the prime rate.

“What is more, there is a further shield for both banks and borrowers in the fact that there are really very few 100% loans being granted at the moment. Combined with the strict lending provisions contained in the National Credit Act, the requirement now for most homebuyers to pay a deposit of at least 10% – and usually more – offers protection against the effects of negative equity for both individual borrowers and the real estate market in general.

“Consumers who pay bigger deposits also benefit in the sense that banks will grant them loans at more favourable interest rates, which saves them money.”

Finally, profitability should be improved by the fact that the banks have streamlined the acquisition of new home loan business as far as their fixed costs go.

“Overall, we see that the lenders have stopped playing so hard for market share and started to really concentrate on the quality of their home loan business. And as this shapes up, it should serve to make them much less nervous about the home loan market, and about granting new loans – although we anticipate that these will very much continue to be granted according to the ‘new rules’ and not in the freewheeling way of the past. Borrowers will be taken seriously, as valuable customers, and that’s good news.”

Please contact us if you require any further information or would like to apply for finance:

Complete this short form online

011.327.4489 / 0861 1111 93

morne@mortgagepluscc.co.za

www.mortgagepluscc.co.za