Pinagare home loans excite the market

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The new home loan scheme launched by Botswana Building Society (BBS) to specifically benefit young people has been hailed as a move in the right direction.

The Pinagare scheme has similar features to the mortgage product available to the general public but offers lower interest rates and a 30-year repayment period as opposed to 25 years.

The main objective of the scheme is to encourage young Batswana to own houses instead of buying cars. Pinagare mortgage attracts a 14.5 percent variable interest rate, which is 2.5 percent below the prime lending rate.

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