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Loan-to-value ratio

Loan-to-value ratio, or LTV, expresses the loan amount as a percentage of the lender's value base.

Exam area: Financing

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What does “loan-to-value ratio” mean in real estate?

Loan-to-value ratio, or LTV, expresses the loan amount as a percentage of the lender's value base. In basic exam problems, divide the loan by the stated property value and multiply by 100.

How is “loan-to-value ratio” different from the closest wrong answer?

LTV measures the financed share. The down-payment percentage measures the buyer's initial cash equity share when no other financing is present.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

This is a national financing calculation on the Georgia exam. Georgia's security-deed terminology does not change the LTV formula.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A buyer borrows $270,000 on a $300,000 property. The LTV is $270,000 ÷ $300,000 = 90 percent.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

Do not divide the down payment by the price or use the monthly payment as the numerator.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

A buyer agrees to pay $400,000 for a home that appraises at $380,000 and borrows $342,000. The lender bases LTV on the lower of the price or the appraised value. What is the LTV?

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