{"id":46352,"date":"2023-11-27T18:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=46352"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T08:43:02","slug":"home-affordability-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/home-affordability-salary","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Maximum Home Loan You Can Get?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cCan I afford to buy a RM500,000 home with a RM5,000 salary?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of income do I need to buy a RM700,000 property?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much should I spend on my mortgage?\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve probably asked yourself variations of these questions while dreaming about buying your first home; and realised that they\u2019re not easy to answer. So, here\u2019s your guide to estimating how much home you can afford.<\/p>\n
This is assuming you are like the majority of Malaysians who will need to use a home loan to buy a property. So, the first step is to figure out how much home loan you can get.<\/p>\n
The maximum home loan you can get depends on your debt service ratio (DSR). This refers to how much of your income is being used to service debt repayments. Banks use the DSR to gauge your ability to repay your home loan. If your DSR is too high, your bank may not approve your home loan application. Here\u2019s how the DSR is calculated:<\/p>\n
DSR = (Total monthly commitments \u00f7 net income) x 100%<\/strong><\/p>\n Total monthly commitments: RM700 car loan + RM200 PTPTN + RM200 credit card = RM1,100<\/p>\n Total net income: RM5,000<\/p>\n DSR = (RM1,100 \u00f7 RM5,000) x 100% = 22%<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>\n Banks will only allow you to borrow up to a certain amount of your DSR (across all your commitments). This could be around 60% to 75%, but each bank will have different requirements. Here\u2019s an example of how this works:<\/p>\n Your bank may have an online calculator<\/a> that you can use to estimate your loan eligibility.\u00a0 However, each bank has different DSR requirements, and may have different ways of calculating your DSR, so it\u2019s worth checking with multiple banks.<\/p>\n While your bank may lend you up to a certain amount, you may not want to take the biggest loan available. That\u2019s because spending too much on a new home can strain your finances. It could make it harder for you to meet other financial commitments, such as day-to-day living expenses, saving for retirement or even putting funds towards that overseas trip you\u2019ve always wanted.<\/p>\n So how much should you spend on a home? The National House Buyers Association\u2019s (HBA) suggests not exceeding<\/a> one third (or 33.33%) of your DSR on a home loan.<\/p>\n If you spend a third of your net salary (we\u2019ll round that down to 30%), here\u2019s how much you may need to earn to afford these properties, assuming you\u2019re a first-time home buyer who can borrow up to 90% of the property value.<\/p>\n \n\n
<\/span>How much home can you afford based on your salary?<\/span><\/h2>\n