{"id":1677,"date":"2022-11-30T22:26:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/?page_id=1677"},"modified":"2024-04-05T22:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T22:05:19","slug":"how-to-get-a-home-loan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-to-get-a-home-loan","title":{"rendered":"How To Get A Home Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">In Australia, you must satisfy several prerequisites before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/home-loan-lenders\">lender<\/a> deems you suitable for a home loan. But before that happens, there are a series of decisions you need to make and an overarching home loan application process to understand. Here\u2019s where to get started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The home loan application process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The home loan application process generally follows these steps before the house-hunting begins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Understand-the-eligibility-requirements\">Understand the eligibility requirements.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Get-your-finances-in-order\">Get your finances in order.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Identify-the-right-home-loan-for-you\">Identify the right home loan for you.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Explore-pre-approval-options\">Explore pre-approval options.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Understand-the-eligibility-requirements\"><strong>1. Understand the eligibility requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/home-loan-eligibility\">Eligibility requirements<\/a> may differ slightly from lender to lender, but they all require the same key information before proceeding.&nbsp;The first thing a lender will require is your personal details including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Evidence of citizenship or permanent residency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Age.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Most lenders require borrowers to be at least 18, although unless you\u2019re an IT prodigy or a pop star, it\u2019s highly unlikely you\u2019d be in the market for a home before then anyway. Age may be a factor in the length of the loan you are seeking, and if you\u2019re older, say in your late 40s or 50s, you may be required to take out a shorter term for your mortgage, meaning higher fortnightly or monthly repayments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Get-your-finances-in-order\"><strong>2. Get your finances in order<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Next, you will need to provide detailed information about your financial situation to determine your ability to repay the loan over the agreed-upon term of the mortgage. If you are single and applying for a loan in your name only, the process will be far more straightforward than if you want a joint loan. The lender will also want to know if you have any dependents and your financial commitments, if any, to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The chief factors the lender will assess are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Income and expenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Assets and liabilities (debts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Income and expenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Your income is important because it will determine how much money you regularly have coming into your account and how much you can therefore afford to borrow. Most of your income likely will be derived from your full-time job, but your income also could include other types of regular payments, such as freelance or casual work, or a side business selling content on eBay, for instance. The lender will want to see your bank account history to gauge how regular your income is and your ability to repay the mortgage after deducting your monthly expenses, such as groceries, petrol, entertainment, internet, mobile phone and debts, such as a car loan or credit cards, if you have any. If you\u2019ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/rent-vs-buy\">renting<\/a> for a while, a lender may also want to see your rental history to establish a pattern of regular payments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To establish a pattern of stability, a lender will then want to check your employment history, which usually entails providing payslips and a record of employment from your employer. This step will be more straightforward if you\u2019ve worked in the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/personal-finance\/types-of-employment\">full-time role<\/a> for a number of years as opposed to regularly hopping from one job to another. If you are self-employed as a freelancer or contractor, your application will be more complicated as you\u2019ll need to provide proof of regular income through bank statements, tax returns and possibly a letter from an accountant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assets and liabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Finally, your lender will want to see your assets and liabilities. Your assets are basically anything of value that you own, such as money in bank accounts including term deposits and other types of savings accounts, cars or other vehicles, shares, or even stamp and coin collections. Each lender\u2019s definition of assets will differ so it may be in your interest to talk to your lender if you\u2019re unclear about what to include in your loan application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Liabilities will include any existing loans and credit card debts. Importantly, when it comes to credit cards, the lender will always look at the limit, so if your current card has a limit of $15,000, that\u2019s what the bank will take into account, even if you only owe $500 on it, so paying off your credit cards and getting rid of them will greatly help to reduce your liabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Identify-the-right-home-loan-for-you\"><strong>3. Identify the right home loan for you<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Your financial situation and goals will help you determine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/types-of-home-loans\">which home loan is right for you<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You also will need to understand things like the difference between a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/what-is-a-mortgage-home-loan\">mortgage and a home loan<\/a> (a home loan is the money borrowed to buy property, and the mortgage is the loan agreement between the lender and the buyer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While owner-occupier is one of the more common types of mortgages, it\u2019s good to understand all your options, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/what-is-a-reverse-mortgage\">reverse mortgages<\/a>, lines of credit and construction loans.&nbsp;You also will want to make sure you understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-do-home-loan-interest-rates-work\">how home loan interest rates work<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/fixed-vs-variable-interest-rate-home-loans\">the difference between fixed-rate and variable loans<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Explore-pre-approval-options\"><strong>4. Explore pre-approval options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Home loan pre-approval is when a lender agrees to lend you a certain amount of money to purchase a property. Pre-approval gives you, the borrower, the freedom and confidence to put in an offer up to the agreed-upon pre-approved amount. Without this step, you won\u2019t really know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-can-i-borrow\">how much you can borrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Before gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/what-is-pre-approval\">pre-approval<\/a>, the bank will factor all of the above into account, as well as your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/privacy\/credit-reporting\/access-your-credit-report\">credit score<\/a>, which includes detailed information about your credit history and your debt-to-income ratio (how much money you make compared with how much you owe), to determine whether you qualify for a loan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Before giving final or unconditional approval for a home loan, the lender will determine the value of your desired property based on a range of factors including its size, age, condition, and location, to arrive at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/what-is-lvr\">loan-to-value ratio (LVR)<\/a>. If, for example, you wish to buy a property on the market for $500,000, and the bank values it at only $400,000, the lender may decide not to offer you a loan because they will struggle to recoup the value of the loan if, in a worst-case scenario, they are forced in the future to sell the property to recover their loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-for-house-deposit\">amount you have saved as a deposit<\/a>, an amount of the total cost of the property which is payable upfront, will also determine how much you need to borrow to buy the property. If your deposit is less than 20% of the total cost of the property, you may have to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/what-is-lenders-mortgage-insurance-lmi\">lenders&#8217; mortgage insurance (LMI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>\u00bb MORE:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/costs-of-buying-a-house\">What are the costs of buying a house?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nwb-authors nwb-authors__footer wp-block-nerdwallet-blocks-authors-card\">\n\t<div class=\"nwb-authors__wrapper\">\n\t\t<h4 class=\"nwb-authors__title\">\n\t\t\tAbout the Author\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nwb-authors__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"nwb-authors__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Alan-Hartstein-portrait-100x100.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\" height=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Alan Hartstein photo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Alan Hartstein<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nwb-authors__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alan Hartstein has worked in publishing for over 25 years as a writer and editor across broadsheets, tabloids, magazines, trade publications and numerous forms of digital content. Alan was initially&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\" title=\"Read more about Alan Hartstein\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more about Alan Hartstein and explore their articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"c-block-card-grid container\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll column-four\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-1586\" class=\"c-block-card post-1586 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-home-loans topic-home-loan-basics cluster-home-loan-basics\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-do-home-loan-interest-rates-work\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1386479297-435x290.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Do Home Loan Interest Rates Work?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-do-home-loan-interest-rates-work\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow Do Home Loan Interest Rates Work?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Home loan interest rates are determined by credit score, loan-to-value ratio, inflation and more. <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Alan-Hartstein-portrait-40x40.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Alan Hartstein<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-1586 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-705\" class=\"c-block-card post-705 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-home-loans topic-home-loan-basics cluster-home-loan-basics\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-for-house-deposit\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/house-deposit-435x290.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How much do you need for a house deposit?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-for-house-deposit\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow much do you need for a house deposit?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>A house deposit, or a home loan deposit, is your initial contribution to the total purchase price of a property \u2014\u00a0typically 5%-20%.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Alan-Hartstein-portrait-40x40.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Alan Hartstein<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-705 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-694\" class=\"c-block-card post-694 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-home-loans topic-first-home-buyer-loans cluster-first-home-buyer-loan-basics\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-can-i-borrow\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/how-much-can-i-borrow-home-loan-435x290.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Much Can I Borrow for a Home Loan?\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/how-much-can-i-borrow\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tHow Much Can I Borrow for a Home Loan?\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Instead of focusing on how much the bank will let you borrow, you should focus on what you can actually afford. <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/alan-hartstein\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Alan-Hartstein-portrait-40x40.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>Alan Hartstein<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .c-card__content-wrapper -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #post-694 -->\n<\/div><div class=\"c-block-card-grid-scroll__column\">\n<div id=\"post-6450\" class=\"c-block-card post-6450 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry content-classification-home-loans topic-shopping-for-home-loans cluster-home-loan-lenders\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__inner c-block-card__inner--large\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-block-card__image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/home-loan-lenders\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"245\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/home-loan-lenders-australia-e1722822861101-460x245.jpg\" class=\"c-block-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Types of Home Loan Lenders in Australia\" \/>\t<\/a><!-- .c-entry__thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"c-block-card__title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/home-loans\/home-loan-lenders\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-block-card__title-link\">\n\t\tTypes of Home Loan Lenders in Australia\t<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__content\">\n\t\t<p>Options for home loan lenders in Australia include traditional banks, online and non-bank lenders, and other mortgage providers.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block-card__authors\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nw-written-by-layout-inline--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/au\/author\/aaron-bell\" 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