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balor123
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:27 am GMT Post subject: House Vs Condo |
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House Vs Condo
On HGTV tonight. Looks like from summer 2009. A girl is approved to spend $315k with $30k down (that's right - 10% down!). At 5% that means she makes about $68k/yr, assuming 36%. She ends up buying a place that costs $285k so a ratio of about 4.15x. She wants to live on Newbury street but ends up buying a place in Woburn to find a SFH that she can afford and it's still not particularly nice. Still, there were 4 offers on the house. |
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OttaCee Guest
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There's another Boston "House Hunters" on Comcast On-Demand. Looks like its also from 2009. Newly married couple renting dirt cheap in Charlestown ($1600 for a 2BA condo with roof deck) wants to buy. Their budget is $425-450k and want to stay in the city. Watch it to be shocked which unit they went for, its amazing people still overpaying to live in the city. |
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balor123
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Yeah I thought I commented on that but I guess it didn't make it. Anyway, by my estimate, these people ended up spending 5x - 7x income on their property, depending on whether that loan was at 28% or 36% of income. They only got a 2br place I think as well for that money too and not in one of the nicest neighborhoods! |
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balor123
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:30 am GMT Post subject: |
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Question I have is when will people stop being stupid? I guess the answer is - when the government makes them.
Who'd support a 4x income cap on mortgages? |
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