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Old 26-11-07, 09:56 PM   #2 (permalink)
moroccobound
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Re: Arranging A Mortgage In Morocco

Mortgages are arranged usually first with a bank manger who fills in the necessary forms and collects the necessary documents before sending the file to Casablanca where a committee makes the decision.

As long as one puts down at least 30%, one has a better chance of obtaining a mortgage than would otherwise. It is uncommon that a bank will give a mortgage with less down and I certainly never heard of a 100% mortgage being given.

Being a non resident, Moroccan citizen or not, the bank will have different criteria than for a resident.

No matter what one thinks of Morocco and it's potential for capital gains, it is still a third world country and as such the granting of a mortgage (or as it is known in Morocco, a credit) is not as advanced as in Europe or the USA. Considering all the problems with sub-primes, maybe that is a good thing.

If you are still interested in pursuing this, try Attijariwafa bank as they are more liberal in the granting of residential mortgages than most other banks.
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