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Yes it is true. But you already knew that of course! But perhaps what you didn’t know is that the amount you can borrow between lenders can differ by tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands?
One of the most common mistakes by borrowers is the feeling that lenders will lend roughly the same amount because they mistakenly believe ‘all lenders are the same’.
The truth is that every lender calculates your borrowing capacity very differently; from the way they calculate your income to the calculations on your existing debts and even the way they work out what your ...
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Categories: Finance News, Mark De Martino. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Investment Purchase, Lenders, Mark De Martino, Property.
A new report released by The Council of Australian Government’s Reform Council (COAG) has revealed that Brisbane has the nation’s least affordable homes after Perth, with nine out of 10 people paying house prices that don’t match their incomes.
The report says only 9.8 per cent of Brisbane houses are affordable, second to Perth, which has only 5.5 per cent home affordability.
Also according to the report, in Brisbane "the typical home price was the same as Sydney" but there was not as much variety in the property market and "income levels were much lower than in Sydney".
It says the typical house ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowers, Borrowing Capacity, Brisbane, how much you can borrow.
As a result of the Global Financial Crisis, the home finance market has seen a number of changes in the last 6 months, most significantly interest rate rises and new lending criteria.
Therefore, it’s important to note that there is a difference between, “How much can I borrow?” and “How much can I afford to borrow?”
Simply because a bank will lend you a certain amount of money, that does not mean you will be able to comfortably make the necessary repayments on that loan (keeping in mind interest rates are likely to keep going up for the foreseeable future).
Your borrowing capacity ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, How Much Can I Borrow, mortgage calculator.
Mortgage Brokers in Brisbane talk on the Brisbane Property Market.
New research suggest that the Brisbane property market, which has remained strong throughout the economic downturn, is set for an upswing after hitting a 'low' point.
Strong migration is a key reason behind the strength and predicted rise in Brisbane property.
The extension to the Boost in the First Home Owner Grant along with generous stamp duty exemptions in QLD is continuing to help first home buyers into the market.
Rental yields above the national average, along with the population boom, are also providing incentives for investors to ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Brisbane, Fixed Home Loans, Home Loan, Investment Loan, Mortgage Broker, Property, Qld, Variable Home Loans.
The key to securing the right finance is understanding your serviceability or your repayment commitments. If you hang your hat on your borrowing capacity without confirming if you can meet the required repayments, you may well miss out on that house.
Your home loan repayments, are also a powerful tool in creating a mortgage management structure that will help you pay off your home loan faster. Making extra repayments right from the start and making ad-hoc additional payments such as bonuses and tax returns work to save you money on interest payments and go a long way towards making ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Home Loan Repayments, Home Loan Repayments Calculator, Mortgage Management, Mortgage Repayments.
18 June
Borrowers should be aware that the interest rates on home loans can vary significantly between home loan lenders, financial research company InfoChoice has said.
And mortgage brokers agree with the sentiment, saying that fantastic savings can be made on standard variable home loan rates, fixed home loan rates and many other types of home loans if you just know where to look.
In many cases, the difference between interest rates available can vary by half a per cent, providing borrowers with the possibility of making significant savings over the life of ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Fixed Home Loan, Home Loan, Home Loans, How Much Can I Borrow, Interest Rates, Mortgage Brokers, Standard Variable Home Loan.
Clarity is an underestimated part of securing the right home loan. Because the home loan market is full of jargon - LMI, LVRs, borrowing capacity - it can be difficult for someone not involved in the field on a day-to-day basis to really understand everything that is going on.
That's why it's important to find a mortgage broker who can clearly explain the home loan process and your own loan options to you, in plain English.
I have over nine years experience doing just that and have developed a strong reputation for being able to make finding ...
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Categories: Mortgage Brokers. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Borrowing Through Trust, First Home Buyers, George Obank, Home Loan, Maddington, Mortgage Broker, Thornlie.
25/11/2008
First home buyers can borrow as much as $300,000 with no deposit of their own thanks to a range of Federal and State grants and stamp duty concessions, according to Australia’s largest independent mortgage broker
Jennifer Nielsen, Chief Executive of Loan Market Group, said doubling the First Home Buyers Grant to $14,000 and providing $21,000 for those purchasing newly constructed homes had significantly boosted the borrowing capacity of first home buyers.
Ms Nielsen said stamp duty concessions in some States and territories had also increased the borrowing capacity of the first home buyer.
“Using a combination of the federal grant ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, First Home Buyers, First Home Buyers Grant, Interest Rates, Mortgage Brokers, No Deposit.
Increasing your borrowing capacity will ensure that you are in a better position to buy the property you want when the opportunity arises.
Apart from establishing a solid savings history, you can increase your borrowing capacity by reducing debts that lenders would consider risky, this would involve:
Reducing your credit card limit – the higher your credit limit, the higher your potential to default on your repayments
Reducing your bank overdraft limit – the same reasoning as reducing your credit card debt applies here
Resolve any credit history ‘blemishes’ – lenders will look at your credit history in the course of their risk ...
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Categories: Finance News. Tags: Borrowing Capacity, Efm, Shared Equity Home Loans.
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