{"id":131,"date":"2018-08-23T09:21:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.santiagofinancial.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2020-10-20T00:21:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T07:21:03","slug":"debt-and-housing-ratios-how-do-they-affect-your-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.santiagofinancial.com\/de\/verschuldung-und-wohnverhaltnisse-wie-wirken-sie-sich-auf-ihr-darlehen-aus\/","title":{"rendered":"Verschuldung und Wohnverh\u00e4ltnisse - Wie wirken sie sich auf Ihr Darlehen aus?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Debt and housing ratios are two important factors taken into account when qualifying for a loan. In part one, we will explore housing ratios:<\/em><\/p>\n

Housing Ratios (Front-End Ratios)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The housing ratio is used to assess how much income is needed in order to adequately repay your loan. Lenders will look at the housing ratio as a measure of risk. The higher the housing ratio is, the higher the risk that a buyer may default on payments on their loan. Typically, we try and keep the housing ratio\u00a0in a range of 32-35%.<\/p>\n

For manufactured homes, the housing ratio can be calculated using three different figures.<\/p>\n