Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Maria takes out a 30-year mortgage at 5.5% to buy a house that costs $280,000. She must have a down payment of 3% of the purchase

Transcribed Image Text:Maria takes out a 30-year mortgage at 5.5% to buy a house that costs $280,000. She must have a down payment
of 3% of the purchase price.
(a) How much does she need for the down payment?
(b) The down payment is money towards the purchase price. How much money does Maria need to borrow?
(c) When she closes on the loan, Maria is required to bring her down payment, pay a 1% loan origination fee (a
fee paid on the amount of money she needs to borrow after the down payment), and pay additional costs of
$900. How much money does Maria need for closing costs?
(d) What will Maria's monthly mortgage payments be? Be mindful of how much she actually needs to borrow!
Also, assume that she does not borrow money for the closing costs.
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