Can I afford to buy a house?
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How do your income and debt compare?
The acceptable limits for these front and back ratios vary from lender to lender and from real estate market to real estate market. But as a rule of thumb, you can consider 28% for an acceptable front ratio and 36% for an acceptable back ratio.

Once you have determined the monthly amount that can be devoted to the above costs, a calculation can be made to see how much of a loan can be secured. It is determined by establishing how many years you want the loan for and what interest rate the loan might be for.

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