Find out your estimated monthly home loan EMI in seconds using our free online Home Loan EMI Calculator.
A home loan is usually the largest and longest debt you will ever take. Because tenures can stretch up to 30 years, the total interest you pay often amounts to almost as much as the property itself.
The Home Loan EMI calculator uses the standard reducing balance method to map out this entire journey. It shows you exactly how your EMIs are split over the decades: how much goes toward the principal (building your equity) and how much goes straight to the bank as interest.
Three variables control your housing loan EMI:
You cannot take a loan for 100% of the property price. RBI guidelines cap the Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio usually at 75% to 90% of the property value. This means you must arrange the remaining 10% to 25% as an upfront down payment from your own savings before the bank disburses the loan.
Home loan interest is front-loaded. Prepaying even a small lump-sum during the first 3 to 5 years drastically reduces your total interest burden. It either shrinks your loan tenure or lowers your future EMIs, saving you a fortune in interest.