Customers should check processing fees, prepayment charges, eligibility criteria
IT professional says he and his wife want to purchase apartment in South Bengaluru without dipping into their savings and investments
Borrowers this September face a wide interest rate spread on home loans, lowest at 7.35% and highest touching 15%, depending on the bank or finance firm.
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August home loan rates remain steady, with Union Bank, Bank of India and other PSU lenders offering the lowest starting point at 7.35%.
A look at how major banks and housing finance companies are pricing their loans for new borrowers.
State-owned banks offer the lowest home loan rates, but spreads are sharp at private lenders and housing finance companies
House purchase affordability across the key Indian markets has improved in the first half of the calendar year 2025 (H1 CY25)
Customers should consider loan slabs and benefits when they are evaluating offers by lenders
Rates range from 7.25% to 15%; check what banks and housing finance companies have for you
Further, loans with ticket sizes above ₹1 crore accounted for 21 per cent of total home loan disbursals during the year
Canara Bank has reduced its Repo Linked Lending Rate by 25 basis points; home loans start at 7.90% and vehicle loans 8.20%
Take a peek into the current home loan interest rates before making this big financial decision
While borrowers may expect their equated monthly installments (EMIs) to drop, many banks typically prefer to keep the EMI the same and instead shorten the loan tenure.
No tax on income up to ₹12 lakh, revised tax slabs, senior citizen benefits, and homeowner relief announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman to ease the financial burden on the middle-class
Notably, HDFC Bank offers rates between 10.85% and 24.00%, while the State Bank of India provides attractive rates starting from 11.45% with no processing fee.
"If inflation stays under control, a rate cut could come," said the CEO of Bankbazaar.com, Adhil Shetty, regarding the RBI's monetary policy decision
Realtors' body NAREDCO on Tuesday suggested that the tax exemption on interest on self-occupied property loans should be increased to Rs 5 lakh in the upcoming budget from Rs 2 lakh currently to boost housing demand amid a rise in housing prices and mortgage rates. Builders also sought some tax incentives to boost demand and supply of affordable homes. NAREDCO noted that under Section 24 of the Income Tax Act, the deduction allowed on interest on loans for self-occupied property is limited to Rs 2 lakh. "Given the rising property prices and interest rates, NAREDCO proposes increasing this limit to at least Rs 5 lakh," the association said in a statement. The realtors' body mentioned that currently the annual value of property held as stock-in-trade and not let out is considered nil for up to two years from the end of the financial year in which the construction completion certificate is obtained. After this period, the notional income is taxed. It suggested that this provision sho