Key Questions:

1. Who are the leading lenders in Manassas Park, Virginia?
   1. The leading lenders, by market share, are Countrywide Bank, Fsb, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc and Wells Fargo Bank, Na. Do you have the best rate possible? Find out your credit score or browse
2. How stretched will home owners in Manassas Park, Virginia be in paying off their mortgage?
   1. Homeowners in Manassas Park, Virginia borrowed an average of 1.99 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.97 for all of the US. Based on the national average, there will be a normal risk that Manassas Park, Virginia homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
3. How likely are the owners of homes in Manassas Park, Virginia to actually live in them?
   1. 87.4% of home owners in Manassas Park, Virginia that applied for a mortgage in 2008 live in their homes versus owning them as an investment property. This compares to the national average of 90.0%.
4. How at risk is Manassas Park, Virginia to the subprime mortgage crisis?
   1. There were significantly less subprime loans taken out by home owners in Manassas Park, Virginia than the national average in 2008. That is to say, Manassas Park, Virginia will be less affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a lesser percentage of all mortgages in Manassas Park, Virginia - 3.5% versus 4.8% - will reset to higher rates in 2009. This will mean that there will be less foreclosures caused by the reseting of subprime mortgages in Manassas Park, Virginia than other areas of the US.