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\aGou gsvev 1450.0 Math 1090 Mortgage Project Name(s)_N\0\) edly Duedate: 4/15 In this project we will examine a home loan or mortgage. Assume that you have found a home for sale and have agreed to a purchase price of $198,500, ert wh —1 0 Binet! Down Payment: Assume that you are going to make a 10% down payment on the house. nieo Determine the amount of your down payment and the balance to finance. leon “1186s down Payment tt 14,950 Mortgage amount_W_ 116,00 Part |: 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 ¥ is the number of ver fe Pay off the loan. For the 30 year loan use an annual interest rate of 04975%.—" 0 v 1D —-¥> Neue i aguse (280 Ao. SFE xe) pe Te = UTAH ae dS. SUAS 1-(1+ PMT = Sle. % Note that this monthly payment covers only the interest and the principal on the loan. It does not caver any insurance or taxes onthe property. Monthly Payment for a 30 year mortgage = ‘Amortization Schedule: In order to summarize all the information regarding the amortization of a loan, we 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 will use a free amortization spreadsheet at http://www, bretwhissel.net/amortization/amortize.html. Enter the principal (amount of the loan), i. the selling price minus the down payment, the annual interest rate, and the appropriate number payments per year and number of regular payments. Check the box o 7 a anenernt = eo show the amortization schedule. P= V1SU0 , Hearst Pojiners fay = V2, ray he 2 Amortization Schedule monthly payment for a 30 year mortgage =__{\ 1 (Note: if this is more than 2 or 3 cents different from your calculation, check your numbers!) we Scroll down to find the total interest paid over 30 years = ‘A \ly Syldl 4 and the total amount repaid = _{b (4, Lo ‘Scroll down and look over the amortization schedule. Notice that the amount of the payment that goes towards the principal and the amount that goes towards the interest are not constant. What do you observe about each of these values over time? areata AY fitcts the nninity, of ae Pa goes fe interest As the years qo ON, ihe may Ne i A pp re pnapal he ine vnwnt Shits from thy W Find the number of the first payment when more of the payment goes toward principal than interest. __\4 As already mentioned, these payments are for principal and interest only. You will also have monthly payments for home insurance and property taxes. In addition, it is helpful to have money left over for those little luxuries like electricity, running water, and food. As a wise home. a al ‘owner, you decide that your monthly principal and interest payment should not exceed 35% of 29/- ~ | «5 your monthly take-home pay. What minimum monthly take-home pay should you have in order ‘to meet this goal? Show your work for making this calculation, a\4 ff I9L.50 = .2SX y= 4 2132.26 9 Minimum monthly take home pay=_j 2132. 2 itis 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 is 73% of your gross pay, what minimum gross. ~j annyal.salary will you need to make to have the monthly net salary stated above? Show your work for making this calculation. P= ."]2> G1ass 13 * (ss 3142. Slo FD * 44914.32 pakza tas = B12, OL = Ton § 2142 2 Minimum gross monthly salary = Minimum gross annual salary=__ 441,114, 32. Part Il: Selling the House Let's suppose that after living in the house for 10 years, you want to sell. The economy experiences ups and downs, 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 10 years after purchase assuming a continuous interest rate of 496, 7.04] Use the full purchase price as the principal. Show your work Ae 1495000 | + .09) fi.0\°. 743 ' A- Plt) 6 M0 ( 1.01) = 743926. 440 We will assume that you can sell the house for this amount. Determine the following information in order to calculate your gains or losses: 326.44 Selling price of your house _{y 243,926.44) vm Original down payment _!)_ 14,450 Mortgage paid aver the ten years = Ierest paid + pring (see amortization schedule) YGB41.2C4 8717.4 wae Ge 4 126 PA. ‘The principal balance on your loan after ten years_ MG, 207, 18. Use this information to determine if you have gained or lost money over the 10 years. Show your work here for determining ms ‘amount of your gain or loss. 14G50 + 126 234.07 = |AL #4 04 a _ [Heo e4 04 ay 4? bained 4 47,744.40 1 the o Nears , Wie is Old after Part Ill: 15 year Mortgage 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, ris the annual percent rate for the loan in decimal, and ¥ is the number of years omy off the loan. For the 15 year loan use an annual interest rate of 4,735%.—9 04725 FR TIWD eee 041,422) 25 pur = PU) we HEE 6, TAT 1- (1+) Monthly Payment for a 15 year mortgage =_ tt |2%.'2] )3go. 219235 23 Use the amortization spreadsheet on the web again, this time entering the interest rate and number of payments for a 15 year loan. Amortization Schedule monthly payment for a 15 year mortgage =_{t|30@.2) (Note: if this is more than 2 or 3 cents different from your calculation, check your numbers!) Total interest paid over 15 years =‘) I}, 227.60 Total amount repaid = ¢ 249,671.20 Find the number of the first payment when more of the payment goes toward principal than interest.__© Compare the total interest paid for the 15-year mortgage verses the total interest paid for the 30 year mortgage — what is the aie nce? The tatal retest pri ba Wt Wa BD yr movtqaue je 25 comnpating q our wralyeqe. Use the online amortization schedule to explore the effect of paying an additional amount towards the principal each month. To make the extra payment, include it in the monthly payment and leave the number of payments box blank. For the 15- year mortgage, suppose you paid an additional $100 towards the principal each s Tis. month, How long would it take to pay off the loan with this additional payment? 3 Yp\\iihis. ~ PN" 7 What is the total amount of interest paid over the life of the loan? _\\ 03, 61" 1 Compare this total amount repaid to the total amount repaid without any extra payments. How much more or less would! You spend if you made the extra principal payments? “Titec BY Make ie exita loo] mone pay ow caNed & 1G. compated to pocktivy, Ahe Part IV: Reflection ——_—— eeeeeeSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMMMMMMMsMses Did this project change the way you think about buying a home? 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