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A good credit score is anything between 700 and 749. It is very important to have a good credit score when wanting to buy a house.
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It will depend on how good your credit is and what you want your payments to be. If the price of a house is $100,000 and your credit is good and your fico score(this is your credit score) is 660 or higher You will need to put down 5%-10 % or $5,000 - $10,000 plus closeings cost of another 4% or $4,000.00 so if your credit is good you will need to save 9% -15% of the cost of the house you want to buy. Now if you have bad credit, you should clean up your credit before you buy. With bad credit your intrest rate will be high and your house payment will be high.
About 700 or in the 700's
credit score ranges from 300-850, so there is much room for improvement if you have a low credit score. You can do many things to improve your credit score, and it is essential if you want to buy a house or car in the future. There are also many benefits to having a good credit score, including getting approved for loans and lower interest rates. You can find the best credit score grades that will help you know your credit score grade.
fine. So it is really difficult to simply quote a baseline score, as it will not be applicable from lender to lender or borrower to borrower. However, with credit scores of 653, 676 and 697, you have a good chanc what credit score you need to buy a home. http://www.squidoo.com/whatcreditscoredoyouneedtobuyahouse
You do not need any special financial certifications to just buy a house. A good credit score will help though as it will help you qualify for a lower interest rate.
It is highly unlikely that anyone would loan you money to buy a house with that score in this market. A score below 500 means you have some serious derogatory items on your credit report and/or you haven't established enough credit history. Lenders want borrowers with a long history of good credit". Take steps to improve your credit.
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Yes, it does matter. Bad credit means you can't buy a house or car and get a loan.
I am a mortgage broker. You need a FICO score to buy a home. If you have no credit, keep open at least one credit card so you can build some tradelines.