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October 23, 2006

2-1/2 Times Your Income

Good guidelines for home buyers regarding payments and mortgage insurance.

Many buyers in recent years have stretched the limits of affordability, and have bypassed the traditional 20% down model. But make a smaller down payment, and most lenders will require you to have private mortgage insurance (PMI), which adds a minimum 0.5% of the loan amount to your mortgage payments, about $1,000 more a year on a $200,000 principal.

 

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Posted on October 23, 2006 09:40 AM by mortga184.
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