Thinking of renovating your home? Or even looking to build from scratch? If so, having an understanding of how a construction loan works, can help. Here’s an overview and some important things to bear in mind.
It’s a loan to help customers looking to build a home, complete major renovations or renovate or for construction undertaken by a business.
Rather than receiving a lump sum of money to purchase an existing property like a regular home loan, construction loans have progressive drawdowns. This means that instalments of the loan are provided at different stages of the construction.
Interest is then paid on the amount that has been drawn down, rather than the amount of the full loan.
The loan is charged as ‘Interest Only’ during the construction period, and will revert to Principal and Interest (P&I) afterwards.
Here are some general things you should keep in mind when considering a construction loan. Each bank will have different options and fees available.
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