Inflation hit 7.3 per cent in the past year and the rising cost of living is taking a toll on potential home buyers.A standard measure of borrower expenses is set to increase again this year.Potential home buyers have had their budgets cut by as much as $100,000 as banks reassess their rising cost of living.inflation pressuresThe Reserve Bank of Australia lifted interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point despite revealing it now expects the economy to slow through 2023 and 2024.
“That’s the crux of it. The cost of living goes up, the cost of housing goes up with interest rates. It’s another expenditure that is going up. That clearly has an impact.”Two Red Shoes principal and mortgage broker Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton said all her clients have been affected to varying extents, depending on the amount they want to borrow and their reported costs.
In one case, a single applicant on $70,000 a year lost $20,000 in borrowing capacity after the measure was revised up. “The [House Expenditure Measure] has changed more significantly for families than any other household, especially when someone is part-time,” Algar said.
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Fortunately house prices are coming down accordingly
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