Real estate is one of the most remunerative investment options. Besides using it for investing, people acquire real estate to have a comfortable and well-to-do residence. Real estate is also used to promote a person’s business and commercial interests. Although tempting, buying a desired real estate is beyond the financial capabilities of most of us. Without the real estate loans to finance the purchase, the dream of owning the real estate would essentially remain unfulfilled.

Real estate loans can be taken to purchase a commercial property or a residential one. Commercial real estate loan can be taken for properties like guest houses, hotels, restaurants, pubs, shops, nursing homes, warehouses, industrial facilities and leisure resorts etc. Residential real estates loans can be taken for the purchase of mansions, bungalows, farmhouses, apartments and other dwellings.

Real Estate Loans use the property in consideration as the collateral. The lender will be holding the title deed of the real estate with him and the borrower gets it only after he has repaid the entire loan with interest.

Real estate loans are available for huge amounts. Residential real estate loans can range from £25000 to £100000 and upwards. The commercial real estate loans are capable of funding real estate purchases up to £1000000. Lending amount is restricted by the value of real estate, the repayment capacity of the borrower and his credit history. The APR’s (Annual Percentage Rates) on real estate loans range from 6% to 20%. A borrower has the option to choose between a fixed rate and a floating rate interest regime. The real estate loans can be repaid in 30 years. However, the borrower can choose a repayment period of 25, 20, 15 or 10 years. The shorter the repayment period for the real estate loan the lower will be the loan cost.

Lenders require that the borrower should contribute some percent of the entire value of the real estate. This is known as down payment. Lenders prefer if the borrower is able to put at least 20 % of the total value as the down payment. The balance of the real estate loan will be divided in equal monthly installments according to the repayment term. Paying a higher down payment will result in a smaller loan amount and smaller monthly installments.

Applying for a real estate loan becomes very simple if the online method is used. Unlike the regular lenders, online lenders do not have any application fee. In addition to this the online application process is smooth and does not require heavy documentation.