Mortgage is lending secured by real property. In a layman’s view, when you secure a loan using your property as security or collateral, you have taken a mortgage.
As applicable to other types of loans, mortgage have interest rates and scheduled to be paid off (professionally referred to as, “amortization”) over a period of time. A minimum of ten years and maximum of thirty years.
Although mortgages differ in different countries, but usually there are basic and essential features that applies to all;
- Property: The real property to be financed
- Mortgage: The security interest of the lender in the real property, which may either be restriction to use, or sell, or the purchase of home insurance, until the debt is completely paid
- Lender: The lender which is usually a financial institution, such as a bank.
- Borrower: The person borrowing
- Principal: The original amount of loan excluding other costs
- Interest: The financial charges borrowers pay for using lenders money.
- Foreclosure/Repossession: An inclusion of a clause or circumstance that may warrant the lender to seize the property.
There is other information, but these are the basics, generally applicable to most countries.
Therefore, before you go for that loan, gather information from your local broker ,but talk to a professional broker who understands customer service