Mr. Smith is purchasing a $160000 house. The down payment is 20 % of the price of the house. He is given the choice of two mortgages: a) a 25-year mortgage at a rate of 8 %. Find (1) the monthly payment: $ () the total amount of interest paid: $ b) a 15-year mortgage at a rate of 8%. Find (1) The monthly payment, $ (i) the total amount of interest paid: $

5) George wants to purchase a new house that costs $185, 500. The terms of the sale are 10% down payment and the rest to be paid off at a 5.75% interest rate compounded monthly for 30 years. paying $974.28 for his monthly payment b.) how much will george pay in interest for the life of the loan

The Nicols are buying a house selling for $435,000. They pay a down payment of $35,000 from the sale of their current house. To obtain a 15-year mortgage at a 7% interest rate, the Nicols must pay 1.5 points at the time of closing. a) What is the amount of the mortgage? b) What is the cost of the 1.5 points? a) The amount of the mortgage is S b) The cost of the 1.5 points on the mortgage is $

Ann Is buying a new home for $365,000.  She is choosing between 2 loan options. Loan A is a 15-year mortgage at 5% annual interest with a $25,000 down payment and $2688.70 monthly payment. Loan B is a 30-year mortgage at 4% annual interest with a $10,000 down payment and a $1694.82 monthly payment. Which loan has the lowest total cost? a Loan A is lower cost as it is approximately $111,170 less expensive than Loan B. b Loan B is approximately $87,235 less expensive than Loan A. c Loan B is approximately $52,379 less expensive than Loan A. d Loan A is approximately $102,473 less expensive than Loan B.