In-House Home Financing: A Good Alternative to Pag-IBIG Housing Loan?

This article is a little bit off-topic considering that many of you are coming to this website mainly to know more about the programs of the Pag-IBIG Fund especially the Pag-IBIG Housing Loan. But please bear with us because this article could become a life saver to the other visitors who are not members of [...]

Bigger Loan Amount, Smaller Contribution

This article is inspired by a letter sent by one of the site visitors who was planning to apply for a Pag-IBIG Housing Loan. He was doubtful whether he qualifies for certain amount of loan which is equivalent to the selling price of the a particular lot-only piece of real estate considering that the amount [...]

Pag-IBIG Financing vs Bank Financing — A Mortgage Loan Comparison

Do you have any idea how much is the going rate of the Home Loan Program offered by your favorite bank? As a home buyer, one of the first steps you should take before starting the legwork of searching for your home is to get to know the interest rates currently available in the market. [...]

5 Tips To Take If Your Housing Loan Application Is Denied

In an ideal world, you should never be turned down whenever you apply for a Pag-IBIG Housing Loan. You can simply go to the office of the Pag-IBIG Fund, the staff would be excited to serve you, you smile as you submit all the requirements and wait the next day for the approval. What wonderful [...]

Pag-IBIG Fund Membership Question and Answer

Recently, we’ve been bombarded with questions about Pag-IBIG Fund Membership from our website visitors. These questions came from formerly active Pag-IBIG members, from Overseas Filipinos who wanted to join the program, and from people who were never sure if they were once members of the Pag-IBIG Fund or not. Well try to address each type [...]

Pag-IBIG Loans: Interest Rates, Penalties And Defaults, Part 2 of 2

This is the second part on this series of articles about the Pag-IBIG Interest rates, penalties and defaults, as the title clear suggests. In part 1, we mentioned about the going rate of Pag-IBIG Housing Loan. In case you missed it, please click here to read the article. In this article, we’ll touch on the [...]

Pag-IBIG Loans: Interest Rates, Penalties And Defaults, Part 1 of 2

There’s more to loans than just getting the money and paying for it. If you have been a frequent visitor to this website and you are constantly in the look out for new articles, you should already know that Pag-IBIG Loans (both Housing Loan and Multi-Purpose Loan) come with interests. Borrowing Money Comes With A [...]

Pag-IBIG Housing Loan Amortization Demystified

This is one of those topics that a lot real estate buyers are clueless about. Many of them just don’t know how the monthly amortization is determined. This is true for both the first time as well as the seasoned home buyers — and a few real estate agents I’ve met. They simply let the [...]

On Collateral And The Pag-IBIG Housing Loan

Can you imagine life without mortgage loans? To say the least, only a very few families would be living in their own homes. The reality is, most people can’t really afford to pay Spot Cash on a piece of property. Even a 2-year interest-free, installment payment is still hard on the average family’s budget. But [...]

Pag-IBIG Housing Loan Alternatives

Real Estate Loan is indeed the most popular service available to the Pag-IBIG Fund Members. In terms of the interest rate, it is very competitive (in many cases even lower) compared to the other mortgage loan financing alternatives in the Philippines. (The other Real Estate Financing alternatives will be discussed in the succeeding paragraphs) Another [...]