Home Affordability Calculator
Find out how much home you can afford based on your income, monthly debts, down payment, and local mortgage rates.
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Maximum Affordable Home Price
R228,497
Max monthly payment: R1,867/mo
🇿🇦 South Africa: FLISP subsidy for earners R3,501–R22,000/month buying their first home.
How It Works
The home affordability calculator uses two standard lending guidelines: the 28% front-end rule (housing costs should not exceed 28% of gross monthly income) and the 43% back-end DTI rule (total debt payments should not exceed 43%).
The calculator takes the lower of these two limits as your maximum monthly housing payment, then reverse-engineers the maximum loan amount from your interest rate and term.
Maximum home price = Maximum loan + Down payment. This is a conservative estimate — actual lender decisions also depend on credit score, employment history, and other factors.