Home loans for nurses
Quantum Finance arranges home loans for nurses and midwives in Perth, starting with how your shift pay, overtime and salary packaging are paid. Then we find which of 40+ lenders count the most of it, and whether one would waive lenders mortgage insurance. That is the insurance you normally pay when you have saved less than twenty per cent.
- We check whether any lender would waive the insurance for a nurse or midwife.
- We work out how much of your shift pay and overtime each lender will count.
- We compare 40+ lenders, because each one reads nursing pay differently.
- Subject to lender approval and your circumstances.
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What we do for nurses
The work we do when shift pay could change the loanA home loan for nurses is a standard home loan, sometimes written under a lender's policy for health workers. The work is finding the lenders that count most of your pay and checking whether one would waive the insurance.
On most home loans the lender pays us a commission, so you usually pay us nothing. Where a fee would apply, we tell you before you apply, in writing.
Sometimes no lender's waiver fits your situation. We say so early, then compare our whole panel, the 40+ lenders we can apply to, on their normal terms.
We check whether a nurse insurance waiver applies to you
Some lenders waive lenders mortgage insurance for registered nurses and midwives, each with its own conditions. We check your registration, income and deposit against them before you assume the premium is unavoidable, and we tell you when none applies.
We read your shift pay the way a lender will
Penalty rates, shift allowances and overtime are often counted only in part. How much depends on the lender and on how regular the pay has been. We go through your payslips and rosters first, so we know what each lender will accept before anything is submitted.
We work out what your salary packaging does to the numbers
Salary packaging lowers the taxable pay shown on your payslip. Some lenders add the packaged amount back as income and others do not, so the same payslip can support different loan sizes. We find out which treatment you will get before you apply.
We compare 40+ lenders on nursing pay and policy
Lenders differ on the waiver and on how much of your shift pay they count. They also want different lengths of casual or agency history. A single bank can only tell you its own answer.
We weigh the waiver against the whole loan
A nurse waiver commonly goes to 90 per cent of the property's value. A loan with a waiver can carry a higher rate or fees, and over the years those can cost more than the premium. We compare the whole loan, rate and fees included.
We submit once, to a lender whose policy fits
Every application is recorded on your credit file, where the next lender can see it. We check your registration, pay history and deposit against each lender's rules first, so your application goes to one lender.
Work out what a waiver is worth
The premium a waiver would remove, and what you can borrowEstimate the insurance premium a waiver could save you, and how much a lender might lend on your income. Both figures move with the lender and with how much of your shift pay it counts, so treat them as a starting point.
Work out which LVR band you are in
The lender uses its own valuation, which is not always the price you agreed.
What is going towards the property itself, after transfer duty and costs are paid.
80% is where lenders mortgage insurance normally stops applying. Move this to whatever band your lender has told you about.
Your loan-to-value ratio
91.0%
Above 80%, so lenders mortgage insurance would normally apply.
- The loan you would need
- $546,000
- Your deposit as a percentage
- 9.0%
- Deposit for a 80% ratioWhich would leave a loan of $480,000.
- $120,000
- Extra deposit needed to get thereCrossing a band can be worth far more than the dollars suggest.
- $66,000
This tool does not price the premium, and that is deliberate. LMI premiums are set by the mortgage insurers and vary by insurer, lender, LVR band and loan size, so there is no universal table anybody can honestly publish. What you see above is the part that is the same everywhere: where you sit against 80% and what it takes to move. For an actual figure, we run your numbers at the lenders whose insurer pricing suits your ratio and come back with a quoted premium. This is an estimate, not an approval.
Get a real LMI figureWork out what you could borrow
What actually lands in your accounts, so $9,000 a month. Include a partner if you are buying together.
Groceries, fuel, insurance, childcare, subscriptions. Lenders apply a minimum benchmark, so a low figure here will not be taken at face value.
Car, personal, HECS, existing mortgages.
The limit, not the balance.
Lenders count between 2.5% and 3.8% of every card limit as a repayment, whether you owe anything or not.
An example figure to change, not a rate on offer.
Lenders test you at a rate above the one you pay. Three percentage points is the level APRA expects, so you are being assessed at 9.00%.
Used only for the price guide below.
You could borrow around
$684,000
Based on $5,500 a month left over, assessed at 9.00%.
- Monthly income counted$108,000 a year, after tax, divided by twelve.
- $9,000
- Monthly surplus a lender would seeIncome less expenses, commitments and card limits.
- $5,500
- Card limits counted as a repayment3.8% of $0 a month.
- $0
- Assessment rate used6.00% plus a 3.00% buffer.
- 9.00%
- Repayment at the loan rateWhat you would actually pay each month, not the tested figure.
- $4,098
- Rough price guide with your depositStamp duty and fees come out of the deposit, so the real figure is lower.
- $804,000
This is an estimate, not a pre-approval. Every lender counts income, expenses and commitments differently, and the spread between the most and least generous on the panel is often more than $150,000 on the same file. Lending is subject to approval.
Get a real numberEach tool has a page of its own explaining every figure it uses: lmi calculator and borrowing power calculator.
How lenders treat nurses
Four things that decide a nurse's home loanNurses often hear that they can buy without mortgage insurance. Some can, with some lenders, and for most the bigger question is how much of their pay gets counted.
- Lenders mortgage insurance waiver
Tends to suit
Registered nurses and midwives with less than twenty per cent saved
Worth knowing
Offered by some lenders, commonly up to 90 per cent of the property's value, with registration and sometimes income conditions
- Shift, penalty and overtime income
Tends to suit
Nurses whose pay goes well beyond the base rate
Worth knowing
Often counted in part, and more of it where the payslips show it has been regular
- Casual and agency income
Tends to suit
Nurses working casual shifts or through an agency
Worth knowing
Most lenders consider it, usually averaged over a period of months, and the history they want differs
- Family guarantee
Tends to suit
Nurses who do not meet a lender's waiver conditions
Worth knowing
A family member puts up part of the value of their home as extra security. That removes the premium in most cases, and they take on a real obligation.
You do not need to know which lender suits your roster. Send us your recent payslips and tell us how you work, and we check the panel for you.
Who home loans for nurses suit
The nurses and midwives we check lender policy forLender policy matters most when the deposit is under twenty per cent or the pay is more than a base rate. These are the situations that come up most often.
Registered nurses and midwives buying with less than twenty per cent saved
Nurses whose pay includes regular penalty rates, shift allowances or overtime
Casual and agency nurses who need their income averaged properly
Nurses working part time, or moving between hospitals and contracts
Nurses who salary package and want to know how a lender will read the payslip
How the process works for nurses
Five steps, with your pay and registration checked before step twoWe follow the same five steps as any loan we write. Your shift pay, salary packaging and registration are checked against lender policy before anything is submitted.
Start an application
You send us the basics and we work out what you could borrow and which lenders will look favourably at your situation.
Read this step in full: Start an applicationWhat you need
Income, debts, deposit
Get pre-approved
We put your file to the lender that fits and bring back a pre-approval in writing, subject to lender approval and your circumstances.
Read this step in full: Get pre-approvedWhat we do
Match the lender to your file
Get officially approved
Once your offer is accepted, the lender orders its valuation and issues formal approval.
Read this step in full: Get officially approvedWhat we do
Chase the lender, so you do not have to
Prepare for settlement
We go through the loan documents with you before you sign anything, then coordinate the lender and your settlement agent.
Read this step in full: Prepare for settlementWhat you need
Your questions, asked early
Stay up to date
After settlement we keep the loan under review as rates move and your circumstances change.
Read this step in full: Stay up to dateWhat we do
Review it, and tell you first
Step 1 of 5 · Start an application
About our independent mortgage brokers
The brokers who read a nurse's payslip line by lineIndependent means no franchise above us and no lender owning a share of the business. Nobody upstairs sets a monthly target, so we can tell you when no waiver applies. Your bank has one view of nursing pay; we compare 40+ lenders.
Gavin Harrigan has been broking from West Leederville since 2005. Today it runs on a small team, Gavin Harrigan, Justin Richardson and Xavier Prescott, each with their qualifications on the page. You deal with the person who writes your loan, before settlement and after it.
The work runs from a first home loan, through refinancing and investment lending, out to construction, small developments and commercial property. Same broker, whichever end of that you are at.
- VerifiedBroking since 2005
- VerifiedOver $1 billion in loans settled
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- Verified40+ lenders on the panel
Fifteen minutes is usually enough to tell you where you stand. No cost, no obligation, and any lending is subject to approval and your circumstances.
Why nurses choose us
Each lender reads nursing pay differently, so somebody should check them allNo franchise and no lender has a say in which loan we recommend to you.
- Included
No franchise, no head office quota
We do not pay a franchise fee, so nobody upstairs sets a monthly target for us to hit. That removes the main reason a broker recommends the wrong loan.
- Included
No lender owns a share of us
The banks have no stake in this business and no claim on where files go. Your bank has one loan to sell you. We do not.
- Included
40+ lenders, one shortlist
We compare 40+ bank and non-bank lenders, then explain why the shortlist looks the way it does. Policy differences decide more applications than rate does.
- Included
We will tell you when the answer is no
If refinancing does not actually save you money, we say so and you leave the loan where it is. A wrong loan costs more than the fee it earns.
- Included
The same broker after settlement
You keep dealing with the person who wrote the loan. We review it as rates and your circumstances change, not once and then never again.
What our clients say
Reviews from people we have written home loans forReviews left by people we have settled home loans for, shown as they wrote them.
Our lender panel for nurses
Waivers and income rules are set lender by lender. We compare 40+We work with major banks, smaller banks and lenders that are not banks, and each has its own view of nursing pay. MoneyQuest gives us access to the panel, and 21+ years of writing home loans tells us where to look first.
A selection of the lenders we are accredited with. Ask us who else is on the panel for your situation.
Our home loan guides
Read one before you talk to a lenderPlain-English answers on borrowing capacity, the WA grant with every figure dated to its source, and what pre-approval is worth. Each one carries a broker's name.
Approvals
Credit scores and home loans
What is on your file, how long it stays there, and what a lender does with it.
Read it: Credit scores and home loans
Borrowing power
How much can I borrow?
Income less commitments, tested at a rate higher than the one you would pay.
Read it: How much can I borrow?
First home buyers
The First Home Owner Grant in WA
Who qualifies, what it is worth, and every figure dated to its WA Government source.
Read it: The First Home Owner Grant in WA
Approvals
Home loan pre-approval, explained
What a lender is actually committing to, and what can still undo it.
Read it: Home loan pre-approval, explained
Meet our Perth mortgage brokers
The broker you talk to is the one who writes your loanWe are a team of three: Gavin Harrigan, Justin Richardson and Xavier Prescott. The person who reads your payslips is the person who submits the application and the person who reviews it later.
Gavin Harrigan
Managing Director
Broking since 2005, four-time Top 100 broker and a PLAN Australia Hall of Fame member.
- Bachelor of Commerce, Applied Finance and Commercial Law, Curtin University
- Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management, AAMC Training Group
- PLAN Australia Hall of Fame member
- Elite Broker status
- Top 100 Brokers, four times
Justin Richardson
Loan Consultant
Business and law background, and a habit of making the process feel simple.
- Bachelor of Commerce, Business Law and Marketing, Curtin University
- Bachelor of Laws (in progress), Murdoch University
Xavier Prescott
Loan Consultant
Fresh qualifications, a competitor's discipline, and a lot of patience.
- Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management
Common questions about home loans for nurses
Can nurses get a home loan without mortgage insurance?
Some lenders waive lenders mortgage insurance for registered nurses and midwives, commonly up to 90 per cent of the property's value. That means you would still need about a ten per cent deposit. Each lender sets its own conditions, and we check yours against them.
Do I need to be registered to get a nurse waiver?
Usually, yes. Lenders that offer a waiver generally ask for current registration with AHPRA, the national body that registers health practitioners, as a nurse or midwife. Some also set a minimum income.
Will a lender count my penalty rates and overtime?
Most will count some of it, often only in part. Lenders tend to count more where your payslips show the pay has been regular over time. How much differs from lender to lender, which is why we compare them.
Can I get a home loan as a casual or agency nurse?
Most lenders will consider casual and agency income. They usually average it over a period of months, and each lender wants a different length of history. We check what your payslips show before we choose a lender.
Does salary packaging affect how much I can borrow?
It can. Packaging lowers the taxable pay shown on your payslip, and some lenders add the packaged amount back as income while others do not. We find out which treatment you will get before you apply.
Do you arrange home loans for midwives too?
Yes. Lenders that offer a waiver to nurses usually include registered midwives, and the same questions about shift pay apply. Any loan is subject to lender approval and your circumstances.
Related home loans we arrange
Other home loans nurses ask us aboutMany loans involve more than one of these. If yours does, it is the same broker and the same conversation.
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Lender policies that recognise your occupation, starting with the insurance waiver.
Learn moreabout Home Loans by Occupation
Low Deposit Home Loans
Buying with less than twenty per cent saved, with every route costed first.
Learn moreabout Low Deposit Home Loans
First Home Buyer Loans
Your first place in Perth, from what you can borrow through to the keys.
Learn moreabout First Home Buyer Loans
The information on this page is general in nature and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Any figures shown are estimates only. Lending is subject to approval, and to the lender's terms, conditions, fees and charges. Consider whether the information is appropriate for you before acting on it.
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