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ln 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$201r000.

I)own Payment: You are going to make a l0o/o down payment on the house. Determine the
amount of your down payment and the balance to finance.

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Part I: 30 yeaf Mortgage

Monthly Payment: Calculate the moiithly payment for a 30 year loan (rounding up to the
nearest cent) by using the following formula. Show yourwork. [PMT is the monthly loan
payment, P is the mortgage amount, r is the annual percent rate for the loan in decimal, and I'is
the number of years to pay off the loan.] For the 30 year loan use an annual interest rate of
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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: Iir order to summarize allthe inforrnation 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 amoritzation spreadsheet on the web.

The web addiess is: http://www.bretwhissel.net/aqortization/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 qears. Check the box to show the schedule.

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Notice that the amotrnt of the payment that goes towards the principal and the amount that goes
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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
owner, you decide that your monthly principal and interest payment should not exceed 35% of
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.
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It is also important to note that your net or take-home pay (after tares) is less than your gross pay
(before taxes).' Assuming that your net pay is 73Yo of your gross pay, what minimum gross
annual salary will you need to make to have the monthly net salary stated above? Show your
work for making this calculation.
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Selline the House

Let's suppose that after living in the house for l0 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 investrnent 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
Use the fuI1 purchase price as the principal. Show your work.

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15 ygar Mortgage
Using the same purchase price and down payment, we will investigate a 15 year mortgage.

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Monthly Payment: Calculate the monthly payment-for a l5 year loan (rounding up to the
nearest cent) by using the following formula. Show your work! IPMT is the monthly loan
payment, P is the mortgage amount, r is the annual percent rate for the loan in decimal, and Iis
the number of years to pay off the loan.] For the 15 year loan use an annual interest rate of'
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number of payments for a 15 year loan.

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Suppose you paid an additional $100 towards the principal each month. How long would it take
to pay off the loan with this additional payment and how will this affect the total amount of
interest paid on the loan? [If you are making extra payments towards the principal, include it in
the monthly payment and leave the number of payments box blank.l

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Compare this total amount paid to the total amount pald without extra monthly payments.
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III: Reflection

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Did this project change the way you think about buying a home? Write one paragraph 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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