Can I REALLY Buy a House on a $70k Salary in Australia?

Can I afford a house on a $70,000 salary in Australia? The short answer is yes – it is possible! But it's not as simple as just getting a loan. In this video, we'll break down the key factors to consider when buying a home on a $70,000 salary:

- How much can you borrow? We'll discuss how income and deposit size impact your borrowing power.
- What can you actually afford? This includes ongoing costs like rates, insurance, and maintenance.
- Where can you buy? We'll explore affordable suburbs across Australia within your price range.

Plus, we'll highlight the benefits of using a mortgage broker to help you navigate the home buying process!

00:00 How Much Home Can You Afford on $70K?
00:39 Housing Affordability
01:39 How much the banks will lend you?
01:52 How much a bank will lend on $70k salary?
02:30 How much deposit do you need to buy a house?
03:10 Which suburbs can you afford a home in 2024?
04:30 The true costs of buying, and owning a home.
07:30 How do costs of a home impact affordability?
08:30 How much can you afford with a higher deposit?
09:50 Conclusion

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[lachielil]

I believe you failed to mention why Woodbridge and Logan Central are so affordable. What's the point of buying a home if it's only going to be vandalised and broken into. Those suburbs are so cheap because they are plagued with crime.

[tokyoknight]

If you live in Sydney definitely not. My wife and I are on double that each and barely made it after saving all my wage for 5 years.

[DarrenReidAu]

Just incase others are used to counting their wage as before tax, that’s more like $92k if you are taking home 5833 a month. Otherwise, good info about some of the additional costs.

[joshuakelley]

So if, you have a 70k salary in brisbane, and then you move to chinchilla...that 70k salary becomes a lot less im gonna guess. Sure seems like some major miss management on a macro level that have brought us to this point.

[claytonives-ogkv]

Over 100k a year eg Sydney to live comfortable

[yoonsiklee]

Well, I can't even dream about house as i live in Sydney. house here is really something very expensive. you need to be either specialist, doctor, business owner, or engineer. i got a unit. well at least i secured my own place to chillax without concerning of being kicked out by landlord.

[Hoollyxbrown]

Well my recommendation is to buy a cheap, shitty house then do renovations. I did this and i live in a really nice house by the beach.
I mean it’s the gold coast so it’s more affordable then sydney, but it’s still really expensive there. I earn about 80k annually, i work 2 jobs, at woolies and i dog sit in my spare time. I spend about 3/4 of my pay on bills, food, clothes etc, and the rest on renovations, or cheap decorations from kmart and stuff

[xyzxyz]

if house price to income ratio greater than 7 or 8 dont even think about it, for instance, house $600k and your income is $70k a year.

[edwardfrancis]

what are the options if you buy and rent your fist house ? and which gov scheme you are still eligible to use ? FHSS is still possible to use for buy to let after he 6 months you lived in the house ?

[teachforkawthoolei]

I have bought one but of course in a certain area.

[markyburgs]

there but they are either in undesirable areas or in the absolute sticks....

[gothops]

Hey mate, what's your ethnic background, if you don't mind me asking?

[OpEditorial]

I'm going to have to relocate to some low income shit-hole area. Fortunately, I can work anywhere.

[AA.AA.]

My 2 year old daughter always said: Oh No No No No😂😂😂

[cathiematthews]

I am going to call you out on your BS! If you are earning $70K, you are probably not living further out of the cities, in the more affordable areas. Houses ‘in the sticks’ are cheaper because they aren’t close to essential amenities. E.g. schools, medical, shops etc. Jobs ‘in the sticks’ are usually part time/ casual and are usually lowered paid. (Unless you are a Doctor or nurse). So younger people move to the cities to get a job, but housing is more expensive. The best way to beat this crap, is to start a YouTube channel like this one!

[Cheeky_Chelsea]

hmm, so if i get some plastic surgeries to help me attract a partner to buy a home with me then it would be a good investment

[prancer]

No no no next this is 2024 not year 2000🫣😳👀🇦🇺 next