home_affordability
Home Affordability Calculator
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How much house you can afford — on the rule your lender actually uses, which differs between the US and the UK. Two countries give entirely different answers on the same income. US lenders underwrite on debt-to-income ratios — 28% of gross income on housing, 36% on all debt — which cap the monthly payment and let the loan fall out of it. UK and Australian lenders cap the loan itself at a multiple of income, around 4.5x, then stress-test the payment at a rate above the one you are quoted. This applies whichever rule is yours, and names the binding limit.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| method | string | no | How does your lender decide? US lenders underwrite on two debt-to-income ratios. UK and Australian lenders cap the loan at a multiple of income (about 4.5×) and then stress-test the payment. The two produce materially different answers on the same income. |
| income | number | no | Gross annual income |
| monthlyDebts | number | no | Existing monthly debt payments Car loans, student loans, card minimums — not rent or utilities. |
| down | number | no | Down payment saved |
| rate | number | no | Mortgage rate (%) |
| years | number | no | Term (yr) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"description": "How does your lender decide? US lenders underwrite on two debt-to-income ratios. UK and Australian lenders cap the loan at a multiple of income (about 4.5×) and then stress-test the payment. The two produce materially different answers on the same income.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"US",
"LTI",
"DTI50"
],
"default": "US"
},
"income": {
"description": "Gross annual income",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 110000
},
"monthlyDebts": {
"description": "Existing monthly debt payments Car loans, student loans, card minimums — not rent or utilities.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 500
},
"down": {
"description": "Down payment saved",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 60000
},
"rate": {
"description": "Mortgage rate (%)",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 30,
"default": 6.5
},
"years": {
"description": "Term (yr)",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 5,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 30
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}