Affordability

Check your Bay Area buying power

Enter your household numbers and see an estimated price range, monthly payment and total cash needed. All values are estimates for planning, not a pre-approval.

Your numbers

Pre-filled with demo values — change them to match your situation.

Estimated home price range

$855K – $995K

Based on a 40% debt-to-income demo assumption

Estimated monthly payment

$6,633

Principal, interest, taxes, insurance, HOA

Estimated cash needed

$178,749

Down payment + ~2.5% closing + reserves

Estimate only. Demo values are placeholders and not a loan pre-approval or financial advice.

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What this calculator assumes

We show the math instead of hiding it. Real lender numbers will differ based on credit, loan program, and property.

Debt-to-income

We assume up to 40% of gross monthly income goes to housing plus existing debt.

Taxes and insurance

Estimated at about 1.55% of the purchase price per year, blended.

Loan terms

30-year fixed loan, no mortgage insurance modeled yet.

Cash needed

Down payment plus roughly 2.5% closing costs plus a small reserve.

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