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DECEMBER 25, 2023

How to use the mortgage calculator Under “Home price,” enter the price (if you’re buying) or the current value (if you’re refinancing). Lenders look most favorably on debt-to-income ratios of 36% or less — or a maximum of $1,800 a month on an income of $5,000 a month before taxes.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

A median-priced home consumes 33.7% A typical mortgage payment , property taxes, and insurance are taking up three percentage points more of the average wage than a year ago and 12 points more than early in 2021, just before home mortgage rates started rising. In about 88% of those markets, they remain up annually.

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

Buy Calculator considers one-time costs — closing costs and the down payment — and ongoing expenses, like property taxes, an HOA fee, home insurance, and private mortgage insurance, or PMI, which you pay if your down payment is less than 20% on a conventional mortgage. You can adjust all of those pre-filled areas.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

“Amortization” is a word for the way debt is repaid in a mortgage, where each monthly payment is the same (excluding taxes and insurance). The data fields contain the following inputs: The value or price of the home. That ratio gradually changes, and it flips in the later years of the mortgage.

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

Each payment includes a combination of principal and interest, as well as property taxes, and, if needed, mortgage insurance. Homeowners insurance may be included, or the homeowner may pay the insurer directly.) A mortgage is set up so you pay off the loan over a specified period called the term.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

The housing market remains competitive, with high borrowing costs, expensive housing prices and low inventory. Iowa’s median home price is $239,400, per Redfin data — well below the nationwide median home price of $388,800. Homeowners insurance in Iowa is also below the national average. The state ranks No.

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