What salary do you need to purchase the home of your dreams? Research from money.com.au reveals if you want to buy a million dollar property with 20% deposit, you’ll need a household income of $165,000 pretax. We’ve taken it one step further and crunched the numbers for you on other property prices because hey, not everyone wants to buy a million dollar property. But how much do you need to be earning to secure your next property? Got your sights on securing your first home at $600k with a 5% deposit? You’ll need to be earning a household income of $125 pretax. Maybe you’ve seen a property that’s around $750k for your first home with a 5% deposit. Then a household income of 145k pretax is required. (Note the jump between a 600k and 750k home) Now, what if it’s not your first home? The numbers will vary. Let’s take a look. For a $600k property with a 10% deposit, you’ll need to have a household income of $115k minimum. And a $750k property with a 10% deposit will require a minimum household income of $145k. There are so many variants and considerations and the calculations above assume no credit cards or liabilities. Want to know how we crunched these numbers? Reach out and give us a call, we’d be happy to talk you through it. You can also check out our affordability calculator here. https://lnkd.in/g93BF_KW
These figures are based on today, but when inflation was lower and so were interest rates, borrowing capacities were almost 50% higher than today. It will be interesting to see how quickly borrowing capacities can increase when rates come down, and if it will be faster than inflation. I think this will be a good thing to review again in 2 years.
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1moNumbers like this make my head spin 🤯. Which is why I used a mortgage broker when I bought my first home. So easy to miss important information and end up paying more than you bargained for.