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Mathematics Department

Math f 050 Mortgage Project

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The purpose of this project ls to use mathematics you learn to help you make one of the

most important decisions in life, namely, buying ahouse. In this projectyou will examine ahome loan ormortgage. Assume thatyou have found ahome for sale and have agreed to a purchase price of$190,000. Down Payment: You are going to make aloTo down payment on the house. Determine the amount of your down payment and the balance to finance.

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Part I: 30 year Mortgage

Monthly Payment: Calculate the monthly payment for a 30 year loan (rounding up to the nearest cent) by using the following formula. Show your work. [PMT is the monthly loan payment, P is the mortgage amount, r is the annual percent rate for the loan in decimal, and n is the number of years to pay offthe loan.l For the 30 year loan use an annual interest
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Note that this monthly payment covers only the interest and the principal on the loan. It does not cover any insurance or taxes on the property. Amortization Schedule: In order to summarize allthe information regarding the amortization of a loan, construct a schedule that keeps track of the payment number, the principal paid, the interest, and the unpaid balance. A spreadsheet program is an excellent tool to develop an amortization schedule. We can use a free amortization spreadsheet on the web, The web address is: http://www.bretwhissel.net/amortization/amortize.html. Enter the amount of the loan, i.e. the selling price minus the down payment, the interest rate, and the appropriate number of years. Check the box to show the schedule.

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Notice that the amount of the payment that goes towards the principal and the amount that goes towards the interest are not constant. \Mhat do you observe about each of these
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As already mentioned, these payments are for

principal and interest only. You will also have property taxes. In addition, it is helpful to have monthly payments for home insurance and money left over for those little luxuries like electricity, running water, and food. As a wise home owner, you decide that your monthly principal and interest payment should not exceed 35% of your monthly take-home pay. \tVhat minimum monthly take-home pay should you have in order to meet this goal?

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It is also important to note that your net or take-home pay (after taxes) is less than your gross pay (before taxes). Assuming that your net pay is73Vo of your gross pay, what minimum gross annual salary will you need to make to have the monthly net salary stated
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'1 Part II: Selling the House

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Let's suppose that after living in the house for 10 years, you want to sell. The economy experiences ups and donms, but in general the value of real estate increases over time. To calculate the value of an investment such as real estate, we use continuously compounded interest. Find the value of the home l0 years after purchase assuming a continuous interest rate of 4%. Use the fulIpurchase price as the principal.

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Assuming that you can sell the house for this amount, use the following information to calculate your gains or losses:

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Using the same purchase price and down payment, we will investigate a 15 year mortgage. Monthly Payment Calculate the monthly payment for a 15 year loan (rounding up to the nearest cent) by using the following formula. Show your work! [PMT is the monthly loan payment, P is the mortgage amount, r is the annual percent rate for the loan in decimal, and Y is the number of years to pay off the loan.l For the 15 year loan use an annual interest rate of 4.357o.

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Compare this total amount paid to the total amount paid without extra monthly payrnents. How much more or less would you spend if you made the extra principal payments? Part IV: Reflection Did this project change the way you think about buying a home? Write one paragraph with AT LEAST FIVE SENTENCES stating what ideas changed and why. If this project did not change the way you think, write how this project gave further evidence to support your existing opinion about buying a home. Be specific.

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