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Jan
31
How much house can you afford? Methodology To arrive at an “affordable” home price, we followed the guidelines of most lenders. In general, that means your total debt payments should be no more than 36% of your gross income. Once you enter your monthly debt (including credit cards, student loan and car payments), we come […]
Jan
23
Trump’s first executive action: Cancel Obama’s FHA mortgage help for first time home buyers. Among Trump’s first actions as president was sending an emergency order (pdf) to US lenders and real estate agents that increased the amount of money first-time home buyers and low-income borrowers must pay to get a mortgage. The move reverses a decision […]