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Secured
Loans for Homeowners
Secured
loans are secured on the equity in your house, therefore in
order to obtain a secured loan you need to have equity in
your house. To work out the equity in your house you need
to take the market value of your house and subtract all the
debts/ loans/mortgages and other charges secured on it.
If
you are a homeowner with equity you are in a stronger position
with the lender as they know they can rely on the equity in
your property if you default on your payments. This type of
loan may be easier to obtain if you have a bad credit rating.
As a result of this lower risk from the lenders prospective,
secured loans often have lower interest rates than unsecured
loans
Why are secured loans so popular?
In recent years many countries have experienced
an increase in house prices. There are many factors leading
to this, as populations increase the demand for houses increase
also, and if the house numbers are not increasing at the correct
rate then there becomes a higher demand than supply and this
results in a general increase in the prices of the houses
available. Coupled with this, as economies grow, so does the
average income, this results in people spending more and wanting
more, including "more house", as a result of this
homes become more in demand and this adds to the house price
spiral.
What is the benifit of house price increases
for me as a homeowner?
As a result of higher house prices homeowners
are finding they have an increasing amount of equity in their
homes. Equity is the difference between the market value of
your house and all the debts and other charges, including
your mortgage secured on it. Secured loans help unlock this
equity and offer the lender security for the money they lend.
Other
articles on secured loans
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Secured Loans
Types of Secured Loans
Advantages of Secured
Loans
Disadvantages of Secured
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