If you are purchasing a low-cost property, meet the criteria to borrow a high loan, and are claiming the First Home Owners Grant, it may be possible to purchase a property with a $10,000 deposit. However, chances are you will end up paying at least this amount in Lenders Mortgage Insurance.
In this way, is 25000 enough for a house deposit?
How much you need for a deposit depends on the lender and their lending criteria. Some lenders may let you borrow 90-95% of your home’s value, so you may only need to save a 5% deposit. That could be as little as $25,000 for a property worth $500,000. Other lenders may have other criteria and demand more.
Also question is, how much should you have saved for a house?
Most real-estate experts will tell you to have at least 5% of the cost of a house on hand in savings to account for the down payment. But that’s only a minimum, and expectations can differ by community. In a city like New York, for example, minimum down payments are almost always 20%, no less.