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First-Home Buyer Series #2: Buying With a 20% Deposit

First-Home Buyer Series #2: Buying With a 20% Deposit

Shehan Wijayasinghe

Shehan Wijayasinghe

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Buying your first home with a 20% deposit? Learn how this impacts your loan amount and helps you avoid LMI.

First-Home Buyer Listing #2

If you’re buying under $1 million with a 20% deposit, you can avoid paying Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI).

On a $900,000 purchase, a 20% deposit - including stamp duty and buffers - typically requires savings of around $238,000.

This leaves you with an 80% loan of approximately $720,000, reducing overall borrowing costs and improving loan options.

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Shehan Wijayasinghe

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