WHY USE A BOND
ORIGINATOR?
Establishing
a property investment may sound daunting but with the help of an estate
agent
and a bond originator it is really not that difficult. An estate agent
will
help you find the right property and the bond originator in conjunction
with
the estate agent will help to pre-qualify you as a buyer.
Being
pre-qualified, allows you to move swiftly when you find the right home,
especially when there are other interested buyers. It also indicates to
the
seller that you are serious and really can afford to buy the property.
When
you have found a suitable property through the estate agent, a bond
originator
will then facilitate your home loan application with one of the major
banks at
the best possible interest rates.
Essentially what they do is :
- First
submit your application to the two banks most likely to match your
requirements. (Bank criteria on loans change all the time so they know
which current criteria most meet your application)
- If successful, you get advised of the
options you have regarding interest rates offered etc.
- If
unsuccessful they will advise you as to the reasons why. If these are
because of major reasons which will prevent you getting a bond
anywhere, they, together with your estate agent will guide you as to
what steps to take to correct your credit standing so that you may
purchase some time in the near future.
- If
for minor reasons, they will then re-submit the application to the
other major banks. It is worthwhile noting that bond originators have a
very high success rate in obtaining a bond from a second bank once a
first one has declined.
- If
successful, they once again will notify you of what is being offered by
the banks and you then sign acceptanceone of the quotes received.
The Bond originator deals on your
behalf with numerous banks and people during a bond
application process while they are the sole point of contact. A Bond
originator
gets paid bond commission by the bank that grants the loan. They will
therefore
do their utmost best to deliver a good service because it is their sole
source
of income.
Before reaching a sale agreement
between a buyer and a seller, a long time could
pass and a lot of hard work by an estate agent went into finding a
buyer a
suitable home. It could be upsetting for both parties if the bank
turned down
the bond application. It is therefore better in the current property
market to
pre-approve a buyer beforehand.
Pre-approval entails a credit check
and submitting necessary documentation such
as a recent pay slip, marriage certificate, bank statements etc to see
if the
buyer qualifies for a home loan and at what price. To Pre-approve a
buyer makes
everybody's work a lot easier. In the first instance a buyer knows what
he/she
can afford, the estate agent does not waste time and money to show a
potential
buyer properties that are not in their price range and the possibility
for a
home loan application to be successful is therefore much higher.
What
exactly are the benefits of a
bond originator ?
- When using a bond originator, consumers
have the advantage that banks
have to
compete against each other for every loan in offering a good interest
rate.
- If dealing directly with your own bank at
your branch, you are often
working with staff, who are not fully trained or up to date with what
their bank home finance options are. (This can be avoided somewhat by
going directly to your bank's bond loan department)
- As mentioned above, bond originators have
a high success rate of
getting a bond from one bank even when another has said no.
- Bond originators understand the bond
business and how banks think, They
are therefore more capable than the man in the street, in motivating
reasons for granting a loan if the bank is in doubt
- Originators are generally more customer
orientated that banks so
communication and feedback is generally better
Bond originators in South Africa have
for instance saved buyers R7,35 billion in the 2008 year in interest charges through the negotiation of lower
financing costs.
(Property Professional Magazine, p58 March/April 2009 issue).
So if you would like us to introduce you to a few options just contact
us and let us know!
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