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13 APRIL, 2022

It is no secret that a home loan helps buy your dream home without draining off your hard-earned savings. However, it is equally true that often people struggle to pay off their loans on time. Due to this, they have to pay late fees or penalties. Inability to pay the loan timely also adversely affects the credit score putting a negative remark on the credit report. Unfortunately, this affects the future loan taking capacity. Therefore, experts suggest that you must always be aware of the loan amount you can afford and comfortably repay. For this, you can do a thorough analysis of your finances or, can opt for a simple tool called a home loan affordability calculator.

 

Determining Home Loan Affordability

While determining your home loan affordability, you must consider the following factors:

  • Your age
  • Gross income
  • Tenure
  • Interest rates
  • Other obligations

 

All these factors influence your affordability as they have a bearing on your repayment capacity. For example, you will be able to afford a low loan amount if you have a low monthly income and are already servicing other loans and obligations. If you take a higher home loan amount, you might end up defaulting on all the obligations.

 

Without proper calculation and analysis, it could be challenging to find an affordable amount for you. Thankfully, you have a home loan affordability calculator. Here is all about a home loan affordability calculator that you must know about.

 

What is a home loan affordability calculator?

A home loan affordability calculator is an online computation tool that can help you determine your affordability. With a few financial details that you input, the calculator can help you find the property you can afford to buy with your current financial status. Once you know the property cost you can afford, you can narrow down your search and save time and not look for properties beyond your current affordability.

 

How to use an affordability calculator?

You can use the below-mentioned steps to determine your affordability with a home loan affordability calculator.

  • Visit the affordability calculator page on the lenders or aggregator’s website.
  • Choose one option from salaried, self-employed or self-employed non-individual
  • Enter your monthly in-hand salary
  • Enter your total exiting EMIs
  • Choose the loan tenure
  • Enter the interest rate
  • Enter the down payment

 

Things to note

  • You can use the calculator on any aggregator or lender’s website for free.
  • You can use the slider or boxes to input your values.
  • The values of the calculator can be indicative as lenders also consider your credit score, financial stability and other aspects while determining your loan amount. The lender can also change the parameter after reviewing your home loan documents.

 

By checking your affordability before applying, you can avail yourself a comfortable loan amount. An affordability calculator can help you determine the right home loan amount so that you do not miss any payments. Moreover, you can use the calculator multiple times and change the variable values to get the desired results. 

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