7 links have been added on 3 ideas about #mortgage.
  1. Often though Islamic banking was “interest-free”. but according to this it isn’t, and I don’t know if it can exist can it?

    ” A unique feature of Islamic banking, in theory, is its profit-and-loss sharing (PLS) paradigm. In practice, however, we find that Islamic banking is not very different from conventional banking. Our study on Malaysia shows that only a negligible portion of Islamic bank financing is strictly PLS based and that Islamic deposits are not interest-free, but are closely pegged to conventional deposits.”

  2. As far as I know the UK Govt don’t provide loans or mortgages to help you buy a house – however, they do have a scheme that helps you raise money for a deposit. From there you are at the whim of the private sector with its rates and risks.

  3. QR codes are a clever way to make real estate signs more interactive and offer potential buyers additional information about listings.