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11Front-End Debt-to-Income Ratio - DTI — A variation of the debt to income ratio (DTI) that calculates how much of a person s gross income is going towards housing costs. If a homeowner has a mortgage, the front end DTI ratio is usually calculated as housing expenses (such as mortgage… …
12debt-to-income ratio — The percentage of a person s monthly gross income that is spent on paying debts, such as housing and credit card payments. Banks and lenders use this ratio to decide how much money (and on what terms) they will lend someone for a mortgage, car,… …
13Maximum Loan-to-Value Ratio — The maximum ratio of a loan’s size to the value of the property, which secures the loan. The loan to value ratio is a measure of risk used by lenders. Different loan programs are viewed to have different risk factors, and therefore, have… …
14Ravenswood, Ipswich — Ravenswood is a new district within Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. It is sited on the old Ipswich Airport to the south east of the town. It is easily accessible from the junction 57 of the A14 (Nacton and South East Ipswich via the A1189).The area is… …
15Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… …
16ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
17Real estate bubble — This article is about the general phenomenon of housing bubbles. For housing bubbles in various countries, see below. A real estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs… …
18Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
19japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
20Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
