What is a Home Loan EMI Calculator?
A home loan EMI calculator is an important tool in your journey to take a home loan successfully. It helps you calculate your home loan EMI quickly and decide on the ideal loan tenure so that your EMI can be managed within your monthly budget with ease. This helps you to make an informed decision about buying a new home.
Using the home loan calculator, you can know how tenor and rate of interest impact your EMIs and explore different repayment schedules that are affordable and suit your needs. Further, the tool shows you the complete breakup of the payment schedule and instalment breakup (principal and interest amount) for the full tenure of the home loan.
It’s an indispensable financial planning tool for a home buyer that lets you decide on the quantum of contribution towards home down payment and ensure timely loan repayments.
How does Fullerton Grihashakti Home Loan EMI Calculator work?
The Fullerton Grihashakti Home Loan EMI Calculator uses three basic inputs- home loan amount, rate of interest, and loan tenure.
Enter the home loan amount you are considering borrowing and the applicable rate of interest into the relevant field. Using the slider, adjust the loan tenure and the calculator will automatically reflect the estimated EMI for the loan tenure.
The calculator also provides an amortization schedule that contains details of the year-wise repayment schedule for the entire loan tenure.
How is Home Loan EMI Calculated?
EMI stands for equated monthly instalment is a systematic approach to repay the loan by the borrower to the lender in equal and fixed instalments by the end of the loan tenure.
An EMI basically consists of two components- the principal amount and interest due on the outstanding loan amount.
Compared to other categories of loan, the housing loan has a maximum tenure of up to 30 years, and the EMI can be planned according to your repayment capability.
The home loan EMI is calculated using the following formula:
EMI = [P x R x (1+R) ^N]/[(1+R) ^N-1]
P=Principal amount
N=Loan tenure in months
R=Monthly Interest rates
The rate of Interest (R) on your loan is calculated per month
All online home loan calculators use the above formula to calculate house loan EMI. By adjusting the rate of interest and loan tenure, you can check the EMI under different scenarios and tenure instantly.
For example, a home loan with a maximum tenure of 30 years will have a lower EMI payment compared to loan tenure of 15 years. Although the EMI of a home loan with longer tenure is lower, the overall cost is higher because of the higher interest outflow.
Calculate Home Loan Interest Amount with EMI Calculator
Home loan calculator is an online free tool to calculate housing loan EMI based on the factors like home loan amount, rate of interest and loan tenure.
It also functions as a home loan interest calculator as it displays the interest component of the home loan during the entire loan tenure. Please do note however, that the final interest rate offered to you will depend on a number of factors such as your Home loan eligibility and Fullerton Grihashakti’s policy at the time of loan application.
The calculator is a very helpful self-planning financial tool for home loan repayment planning to ensure timely EMI repayments and explore various repayment schedules by adjusting the loan amount and loan tenure in the calculator. Do note that the final monthly EMI may also have other components such as insurance and service charges. The EMI calculator provides you a near accurate estimate of your monthly EMI purely based on the loan tenure, interest rate and amount.
What are the Advantages of House Loan EMI Calculator?
The many benefits of house loan calculator include:
- Easy and quick calculation of home loan EMI
- Helps to choose the right loan tenure based on your disposable income
- Is free and can be used online from anywhere including mobile and computer
- Provides accurate results with speed and reliability
- Calculate total Interest application on your loan amount
- Help to calculate the EMI schedule
What is the Home Loan Amortization Schedule?
While the EMI during the loan tenure remains uniform, the constitution of EMI changes every passing month with each EMI payment.
For instance, at the starting of home loan tenure, the interest component constitutes the major portion of the EMI due to higher interest outstanding. As tenor progresses, the constitution of interest components continue to decline with every EMI payment, thereby increasing the share of the principal component.
This is where the amortization schedule provides the accurate break-up of principal and interest payout in each EMI with their respective balances across the tenor. In short, it provides a roadmap towards the repayment of the home loan and different milestones.
The table helps you in effective tax planning and claim deduction on both the home loan principal and interest repayment under different sections of the Income Tax Act.
When does Home Loan EMI Start and Become Due?
In general practice, the home loan EMI starts from the following month of the loan disbursal and the EMI is due on a fixed date each month, which is notified at the time of disbursal or approval.
In the case of a moratorium on home loan EMI payment is agreed upon, it would start after the predefined period. However, the interest will continue to get added to your home loan during the period of the moratorium.
Can I Prepay My Home Loan?
Yes, you can part-prepay your outstanding home loan amount, which can be several times your home loan EMI. The prepayment will result in a reduction in the outstanding home loan amount, thereby reducing your net interest expenses.
What are the Factors That Can Affect Home Loan EMI?
Here are the main factors affecting home loan EMI. Please note that this list is a basic one, and depending on the lender’s policy as well as the agreed upon terms, additional documents may be requested.
- Loan Amount: The principal amount plays a large part in your EMI amount. Higher the loan amount borrowed, higher the EMI. Thus, it is advisable to borrow the exact amount you need.
- Interest rate: A higher interest rate will lead to a higher EMI amount
- Tenure: A longer tenure will allow a smaller EMI amount, but the total interest outgo over the tenure of the loan may be much higher.
- Extra charges: Depending on the terms agreed upon with your lender, additional factors such as insurance, service fees, etc. may be added to your EMI amount.
- Prepayment terms: Sometimes, lenders may allow salaried borrowers whose monthly income increases over the tenure of the loan, to pay a higher EMI amount.
- Extra benefits (as applicable): Benefits (like the PMAY interest subsidy) that may be authorized some months after application may be provided to borrowers in the form of a reduced EMI.
Use a home loan EMI calculator to calculate your EMI and select an appropriate tenure to strike the perfect balance between an amount that can fit within your budget and at the same time, enable you to repay the loan as soon as possible.
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