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Set your budget
One of the most important things you’ll need when buying your first house is a healthy deposit, and for most people that means saving. One of the best things you can do to maximise the amount of money you can save is work out a budget.
Our Budget Planner calculator can help you determine how much you can afford to save each month, without sacrificing your lifestyle. Because who wants to buy a house if you have to stop living your life to do it?
You may also want to consider placing your savings into a high-interest savings account or Term Deposit to make sure your savings are working for you.
Budget Planner Calculator Savings Account Term Deposit
What are your goals?
Now is a good time to have a think about what kind of house you can afford, and how long it will take you to save up your deposit. Our Repayment calculator will let you work out how much you can afford to borrow, and what your repayments will be. Make sure you work within your means; as a rough guide your repayments shouldn’t be more than around 30% of your after tax income.
Getting organised
Once you have a good understanding of your costs and borrowing potential it’s time to have a chat with one of our home loan specialists. You can call us or organise for a Mobile Lending Manager to come and see you. Make sure you write down any questions, no matter how silly they may seem, to ask our home loan specialists.
We’re here to support you through one of the biggest decisions you’ll make, and the more informed and confident you are the smoother everything else will be.
This is general advice only and doesn’t take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Conditions, fees and lending criteria apply and are available on request.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
View all Loans FAQsCurrently the South Australian Government’s First Home Owners Grant is only available for people who are buying or building a new residential property.
Credit Union SA’s $5,000 First Home Buyer’s Grant is available when you borrow at least $250,000 to purchase or build a first home with a loan to value ratio (LVR) over 80%.
Lending criteria, fees and conditions apply. Offer is current as at 23/04/2018 and is subject to change. Minimum loan $250,000 to purchase or build a first home with a loan to value ratio over 80%. All loans that are eligible for the First Home Buyers Grant will be subject to pay Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance. To be eligible, applicants must not have previously owned residential property in Australia. Available to natural persons only (i.e. not a trustee or a company).
There are two ways you can choose to receive your First Home Buyers Grant from Credit Union SA:
- Have it paid into an account of your choice after settlement. Please note the grant cannot be accessed prior to settle for new complete or established homes. If you are constructing, the grant will be paid on confirmation that the foundation has been poured.
- Choose to have it applied directly towards the settlement of your property purchase, or when constructing, the grant is paid when the foundation is poured.
Credit Union SA’s $5,000 First Home Buyer’s Grant is available when you borrow at least $250,000 to purchase or build a first home with a loan to value ratio (LVR) over 80%.
Lending criteria, fees and conditions apply. Offer is current as at 23/04/2018 and is subject to change. Minimum loan $250,000 to purchase or build a first home with a loan to value ratio over 80%. All loans that are eligible for the First Home Buyers Grant will be subject to pay Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance. To be eligible, applicants must not have previously owned residential property in Australia. Available to natural persons only (i.e. not a trustee or a company).
Struggling to save up enough of a deposit to buy your first home or first investment property? Then our Family Guarantee could be just the thing to get you into a place you can call your own. Our Family Guarantee enables first home buyers with limited savings to enter the property market sooner*.
Here's how it works – If your parents or other family members have equity in their home, investment property or have a Term Deposit with Credit Union SA, you can use that equity or investment to guarantee a portion of your loan.
Which family members can provide a Family Guarantee?
- Parents
- Parents-in-law
- Step-parents
Credit Union SA will consider the provision of guarantees by other immediate family members where a guarantee from the above-mentioned family members would not be appropriate.
When can a Family Guarantee be used?
Guarantees from family members can only be provided to assist first home buyers/investors to:
- purchase a new property;
- purchase an established property;
- build a new home.
Where a borrower is entitled to a government grant, the entitlement will not be affected by the provision of a Family Guarantee. Family Guarantees will not usually be accepted by the Credit Union where offered to support borrowings for a second/subsequent property or for any other purpose.
To find out more about leveraging the equity in Mum and Dad's home so you can get into yours, have an obligation-free chat with one of our experienced staff, Mobile Managers or download our guide.
Download our Family Guarantee Guide*Subject to responsible lending criteria.