America's five least affordable metros, led by Los Angeles, require the typical household to make a staggering downpayment if ...

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Your DTI compares your total monthly debt payments to your monthly pre-tax income. In general, you shouldn’t pay more than 28% of your income to a house payment , though you may be approved with ...

So, if you spend $500 a month on credit card and auto loan payments and your monthly pre-tax income is $2,000, your DTI is 25%. On a conventional mortgage, ...

The study was focused on the pre-tax income need to afford a median-priced, or “typical” home. “Using median home sale price data from Redfin, homeowners insurance data from Quadrant and ...