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Mortgage in Kenya
Owning a home of your own provides you with personal security and it is one of the best investments you can make in a lifetime. Houses are expensive to buy and there are very few who can be able to buy a house outright. But this does not mean that you still can’t own a home of your own. You can take a mortgage to purchase a house.
A mortgage is a long term loan taken by a person to purchase real estate property and this property is used as collateral. He then pays back an agreed amount every month to the lender. A mortgage allows you to buy a house without having funds to pay for it right away.
Many Kenyans are afraid of mortgages and think it is beyond their capability to buy a house. But think again, if you are renting a house, every month you pay your landlord – what if this very same amount was paying your mortgage? You would be working towards owning a house instead of enriching your landlord.
In this section, learn where you can find proper mortgage, different kinds of mortgages, value of your acquired property, responsibilities after purchase and whether it is wise to take another loan to refinance your mortgage.
