There are numerous home loan options available in the market by non-banking financial companies and national or private banks in India. To know which one will better suit your needs, it is imperative to understand each of the choices available: Home-purchase Loan A home-purchase loan is taken to procure a residential property: flat, house or bungalow. The financial institutions generally offer up to 80-85% of the market value of the house as a loan amount. The interest rate on such type of loan is either fixed, floating or hybrid. Home-construction Loan A home-construction loan is taken to cover the expenses relating to construction of a new house on a plot owned or co-owned by them. The home-construction loans application and approval process are different in certain aspects than from the easily available housing loans. This includes: The concerned land or plot should have been purchased within a year If the cost of the plot is not included in the loan amoun