These “5 Fundamental Housing Rules”, which have been used to great success for the last century, are: ; K* G8 l% P2 [. k0 q) J+ | % N$ f- X" a7 ^* i) r- g
The monthly mortgage payments should not exceed 33-35% of monthly Net family income.
The monthly mortgage payments should be around 1/120 of the mortgage, and no less than 1/200 that of the mortgage (this is the “120 rule”).
The monthly mortgage payments should be - at minimum - 15% less than comparable rents for similar units in the rental market.
The price of the house should be about 3 and no more than 3.5 times that of Net annual family income.
And perhaps, the most important one of all;, k5 t" k8 U/ A0 Z' y3 `
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The average house must be affordable by the average family and their combined income.
原帖由 Touareg 于 2008-10-13 09:41 发表 : l+ K3 K. l4 u( T L 2 d/ ^/ N, d o. s U: r; D; o
有人能解释一下第三条吗? * S1 ~* `& \ {9 ?+ }9 Q第四条,Net 还是 Gross?如果税后年收入10W,只能买30W-35W的房子,是不是太保守了。