With nearly 60% of all home loan borrowers now using mortgage brokers you’re certainly not alone when it comes to needing advice and support.
Buying a home is a huge financial commitment – probably one of the most significant purchases you’re ever likely to make. To do this, you’ll need a mortgage.
The process of applying for a mortgage involves lots of parties; from mortgage brokers, to solicitors, to the lenders themselves. The time involved in getting a mortgage very much depends on your circumstances and can take anything from weeks to months. We’d generally recommend allowing yourself 30 to 45 days to complete the process.
To avoid any difficulties, it helps to do your homework and familiarise yourself with the factors that could affect your eligibility for a suitable mortgage deal, which will include:
When a bank or lender is assessing your borrowing power, they consider how much income you earn, what your current credit commitments are, how much you spend each month on living expenses like food and transport and how many children you have.
Today Australian households typically have a mix of casual and permanent employment which will all be considered by most lenders. As each lender has different parameters, we recommend you have a chat with one of our brokers so we can help. If, however, you are looking for some basic information as a guide please check out our mortgage calculators.
You can see how much your approximate home loan repayment will be here at our mortgage calculators.
All lenders will base their credit decision on several variables, this always includes your credit score. If you are concerned about what your credit score is you can get a free report from Equifax.
Did you know that credit enquiries will impact on your credit score? Please be very careful when enquiring online for credit card balance transfers, interest free offers, ZipMoney or AfterPay and similar as all of those enquires will impact your credit score.
As part of the credit assessment process the bank wants to know that the property you are offering them as security is suitable. Sometimes this means that the bank will pay for an independent valuer to have a look at the property.
A valuation is not always required, and this will depend on the overall strength of the application. As we have been dealing with banks and valuers for years please give us a call about any valuation questions or concerns.
Yes, we are a paid commission from your lender after the successful settlement of your new loan. This commission will be disclosed to you before you apply and is not paid by you. All our support staff are permanently employed and are not offered any incentive to recommend one bank over another.
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The information contained on this web site is of a general nature only and is not to be taken in any way as specific advice for individual circumstances.
COMPARISON RATE WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the example given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate. The comparison rates are based on a loan amount of $150,000 over a loan term of 25 years.
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