Borrowing capacity up 14 per cent from today Attention home buyers… starting today, the amount you can borrow may have just increased by as much as 14 per cent. The banking regulator APRA has now officially set new rules for how the banks calculate your borrowing capacity. When conducting their serviceability tests, lenders were previously […]
#44: Borrowing Capacities up as of today
Carolyn Bray, head of credit at Macquarie
In this short video Carolyn unpacks the key factors currently impacting Australia’s credit environment. The key takeaways are as follows: – Borrowing capacity is down approx. 20% across the board, however most borrowers don’t stretch to their maximum borrowing capacities – The national housing market has contracted approx. 6% in aggregate over the past 12 […]
#34: Credit cards kill your borrowing capacity
Most borrowers assume credit or store cards do not affect their borrowing capacity. But, even if you only have one card which you clear in full each month (or never even use), this can have a substantial impact. Today we’re providing some detail on how and why a credit card can impinge on your […]