FAQ
1. What are the costs involved in taking a mortgage?
The banks charge a fee for opening a file which is typically 0.25% of the mortgage. Blue Crowns clients' get a significant discount on this fee from the banks. There are a few additional incidental fees such as having a surveyor asses the property which costs around 600 NIS. There is no tax paid on a mortgage in Israel. Additional expenses include property insurance and may include life insurance.
2. What type of loan can a foreign resident get in Israel?
There are a number of banks that offer loans to foreign residents in Israel. Each of these banks has its own individual products and terms of loan. The rates and service can vary between different lenders.
3. What percentage loan will the banks give of a property?
Israeli banks will typically give up to 70% financing of the value of the property. The same is true for foreign residents. It is possible to get further financing by taking mortgage guaranty insurance through EMI. The mortgage bank will apply to EMI on your behalf.
4. What is EMI?
EMI is Israel's only mortgage insurance company dealing exclusively with insurance intended to cover the credit risk inherent in loans with high loan-to-value ratios, in which the mortgage asset is not sufficient to cover the debt and expenses in the event of the borrowers default in payment of the loan.
See EMI's website for more information: http://212.199.160.128/emi/index.html
5. What are Blue Crowns fees?
Blue Crown Capital's fee is 1.2% of the mortgage taken plus VAT.
This fee includes advising clients as to the best and most suitable mortgage, making all the necessary applications with the banks, and negotiating the lowest interest rates and terms.
6. What is the advantage of using Blue Crown Capital?
SERVICE AND LOWEST RATES!
Blue Crown will advise you as to the best mortgage in Israel.
Blue Crown will advise its clients as to the best mortgage for their particular circumstances.
Blue Crown has been successful in securing excellent rates and terms for clients which results in significant savings over the life term of the mortgage.