Which is just right? (Chicago Tribune)
Story date: 2007-11-18 07:00:26
Added on: 2007-11-18 10:00:19
Determining how much house -- and loan -- you can afford defies formulas There it sits, like a big, inviting slice of cake at the all-you-can-eat-buffet: The heaping helping of mortgage that a lender says you're qualified to borrow. Should you put it on your plate?
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