One of the important things to do in selling a property in Vista Land is to know if your client is qualified or not in acquiring a home. In order to do that, the seller must pre-qualify the client. Check out this list of things to remember in pre qualifying!
Here are the things you must remember in pre qualifying:
- Citizenship
- Filipino Citizens are entitled to acquire land in the Philippines.
- Foreigners are allowed to buy Condominium(s) in the Philippines.
- Foreigners cannot own a house and lot unless married to a Filipino Citizen and should sign an affidavit of waiver.
- Dual Citizenship –upon taking Oath of Allegiance
- Marital Status
- If single, CENOMAR is required.
- If married, a marriage certificate should be provided.
- If separated, should provide annotation in the marriage certificate as null and void
- Age Limit
- Should not be more than 65 years of age upon maturity of loan (for Bank and In-House Financing)
- Age of assigned Attorney-In-Fact (AIF) should be at least 21 to 50 years old
- Employment
- Must be at least two years employed upon application of loan
- Check Net Disposable Income (NDI)
*** Maximum amount to be amortized by the client. Computed as:
NDI = Gross Monthly Income x Credit Ratio
| Employment | Credit Ratio | Maximum Term |
| Locally Employed (LE) | 30% | 20 years |
| Self-Employed (SE) | 25% | 20 years |
| Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) | 30% | 15 years |
| Note: If income is based on commissions, only 30% of the average is allowed as basis of income |
- Credit Standing
- The process of evaluating an applicant’s loan history to determine the likelihood that the borrower will live up to his/her obligations also called credit analysis.
- Credit investigation by Credit Management Association of the Philippines (CMAP) & Negative File Information System (NFIS).