Hi All,
Any idea which lender still offer this "Expatriate – Foreign Currency Home Loan"?
St George used to offer this loan but has withdrawn it last year.
Found Westpac, but to qualify for this, some discretion is exercised such as income > $450k/yr
I am heading to SG for a new career, planning to switch over to a foreign currency home loan.
Cheers
NitHSBC can consider Foreign Currency in US or HKD. As for SG I am not entirely sure however I expect there are still a few banks that can do it. It would just be a matter of doing the research to find out.
Otto D wrote:HSBC can consider Foreign Currency in US or HKD. As for SG I am not entirely sure however I expect there are still a few banks that can do it. It would just be a matter of doing the research to find out.Thnx mate.
Found that ANZ still offer.
Also found this UK bank which offers international mortgage
http://www.lloydstsb-offshore.com/international/mortgages/rates/Anz is a min loan of 1M and income 250k. Purpose is when security is in aus and you are getting the loan via ANZ in another country.
Keep in mind these loans have magin calls etc as security is in one currency and loan in another.
I’d question the reasoning behind it. If you are just buying a property in aust and getting the money from an aust bank simply get the loan in aus $.
Why do you need your loan in a foreign currency?
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You would need to have a pretty big loan to make it worth the extra fees and costs. Not to mentioned exchange risk and margin calls.
If you’re too small for the banks profiles listed above just take an aus$ loan from a major bank and put enough in an offset account to maintain repayments for a while. When the exchange rate is to your liking; do an international transfer to your off-set.
No point is making something more complicated and expensive than it needs to be.
The rates might be attractive but you really need to be a private banking client to get these sort of products.
P.s. Major banks will accept overseas income – you don’t need to live in aus to qualify for the loan…
NAB used to too. not sure if they still do
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Banker wrote:Anz is a min loan of 1M and income 250k. Purpose is when security is in aus and you are getting the loan via ANZ in another country. Keep in mind these loans have magin calls etc as security is in one currency and loan in another. I'd question the reasoning behind it. If you are just buying a property in aust and getting the money from an aust bank simply get the loan in aus $. Why do you need your loan in a foreign currency?Min loan is $500k.
Thanks, do understand of the margin calls. In the long run over 30 years, the interest rate is half of OZ's interest rate. Of course there is a risk of currency fluctuations which i can accept.
Cheers
NitTerryw wrote:NAB used to too. not sure if they still doThnx mate, will check it out.
You should also just approach the Australia banks in the country where you are working. eg NAB in Tokyo etc.
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Terryw wrote:You should also just approach the Australia banks in the country where you are working. eg NAB in Tokyo etc.thnx mate, did a quick google. NAB SG offers this.
Great. Whats sort of rates are you looking at? 2-ish% or there abouts?
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Terryw wrote:Great. Whats sort of rates are you looking at? 2-ish% or there abouts?yup, less than 3%
makes you want to go and work overseas!
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Terryw wrote:makes you want to go and work overseas!not forgetting the low taxes for my salary as well.
What sort of job are you doing, and are there any vacanies?
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Terryw wrote:What sort of job are you doing, and are there any vacanies?a normal peasant's job
, Information Technology.Realised that the lending is very strict for these foreign currency loan. Just spoke to Citibank, to be eligible, must earn US$150K income, and open another Citigold account min $200K.
Will try the next few lenders, fingers crossed.
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