How much house can you afford?
October 25, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under financial matters
Unless you want to be a renter for life – which note, is a viable option, you may want to know how to figure out how much actual home you can afford. Nowadays it’s much easier to get a realistic housing budget from a bank. In the past banks would loan out what you could afford sure, but that amount was usually far over what you should pay or could live with. Now, with the economy as it is, banks will give you more realistic figures to deal with.
That said, you don’t have to head to a bank. If you’re …read more
