Selling home bought with home loan

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  1. pearls

    pearls Member

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    Hello,


    I bought a unit last year and have home loan against it, I have not made any extra re-payments but paid the weekly repayments on time. so, the loan is sitting at the same figure at that time I took. Now, I want to sell the unit, is it possible to sell with home loan against it or is there any obligation that I should clear certain percentage of home loan (say 20%) before I sell??

    Kindly advise

    Regards

    Rachel
     
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  2. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    I don't think we have assignable mortgages in Australia yet - this is common practice in the US I believe.

    Here, the loan will generally be tied to the asset that secures is such that if the asset is sold, the loan must be paid back in full.

    The property is used as collateral for the loan - without the property to secure it, the bank will not allow the loan to exist.

    There is no obligation to pay down part of the loan before selling - however, if the sale proceeds are not enough to cover the outstanding loan balance, you will still be expected to pay any amounts left over as soon as the sale settles.
     
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  3. pearls

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    Thanks Sim for the very clear explanation.

    I really appreciate your answer.


    Many thanks

    Regards

    Rachel Pearls

     
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  4. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    You must discharge the mortgage to sell. This means, usually paying out the loan. But if you are buying another property or if you have another it may be possible to just switch the security of the mortgage to that property.
     
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