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First home buyers face steep cut to borrowing capacity
Original: first home buyer borrowing capacity reduction
Australian first home buyers are seeing their borrowing capacity shrink sharply as expectations of another Reserve Bank interest rate rise build. Reports across major outlets say a hike could wipe tens of thousands of dollars off what buyers can borrow — estimates range from $47,000 to $58,000 in reduced buying power, with mortgages facing roughly $5,000 a year in extra repayments. Commentators note the pressure reverses recent house price relief, though some see a silver lining in falling prices for locked-out buyers.
Why now: Fresh warnings that an imminent RBA rate rise will sharply reduce what first home buyers can borrow
Reserve Bank of AustraliaAustralian first home buyersCourier MailDomainNews.com.au
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Evidence
- ‘90 per cent chance’: Aussie mortgages set for a brutal $5k hit · The Courier Mail
- Borrowers face $47,000 hit to buying power as RBA rate hike looms · Domain
- Burden of higher interest rates reverses house price relief · The Australian
- Silver lining in plunging house prices · News.com.au
- ‘Not a rounding error’: RBA move to wipe $58k off loans · Real Estate
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