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A Word about Ratios
The two most important financial ratios your lender is likely to
consider, are your housing expense ratio (front end) and your
debt-to-income ratio (back end). Different loan programs will
have different ratio requirements
Your housing expense is made up of your mortgage payment,
property insurance, homeowner's association fee, and property
taxes. This is then compared with your expected gross income.
Your debt-to-income ratio adds all your monthly debt obligations
to your housing expenses and compares that figure to your gross
monthly income. Both ratios are considered together at the time
of application.
How to calculate your housing expense ratio
Divide how much your monthly mortgage will be, by your gross
monthly income, then multiply by 100.
Example: Your gross monthly income (income before taxes) is
$3,500.00 and your expected mortgage is $900.00.
Your housing expense ratio would be (900/3500)x100=25.71%
How to calculate your debt-to-income ratio
Add your total debt to your housing expenses as stated above.
Divide your gross monthly income by the total, then multiply by
100.
Example: Your total other monthly obligation is $350. This is added
to your expected mortgage payment of $900 to give you a total
debt of $1250. Your gross monthly income is 3500.
Your debt-to-income ratio would be (1250/3500)x100=35.71
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