Real estate vocabulary you might need to know: Total Debt Service Ratio
Total Debt Service Ratio (TDS) is the ratio of annual (or Monthly) mortgage charges for principal, interest and taxes, plus payments on various other debts. (normally bank and finance company loans…), compared with the gross income of the borrower. The TDS ratio should be clearly differentiated from the gross debt service (GDS) ratio that is calculated based on principal, interest and taxes only.
Most lenders require an applicant to meet a particular TDS ratio, in addition to the GDS ratio. As with the GDS, required TDS ratios vary from lender to lender but most are in the range of 35% – 40%.
TDS = (Principle + Interest + Taxes + Loan Payments)/ Gross Income
GDS = (Principle + Interest + Taxes)/Gross Income
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