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There are companies that provide "Islamic" or "Shariah-compliant" mortgages. I don't understand the model, but they claim there's no interest involved.

• vkou 8y ago
  They buy the house for, say, $200,000 from the seller. They then sell it to you for $400,000, made payable in equal-sized payments over 25 years.
  • lotsofpulp 8y ago
    The key difference would be what happens if you stop paying. Otherwise it’s just a lease with a purchase option at the end. If you can walk away from the lease with no further repercussions, then I can buy that it’s not technically a loan. If the lessor can pursue you for further payments or charges you fees and etc, then it’s just a regular loan with built in interest rate, and it’s a childish way to attempt to get around “interest”.
    • scarejunba 8y ago
      Religion is full of these things, hermano. Here's another example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath_mode https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath_mode
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