In: Finance
Jackson is buying a house for $244,000. He puts 20% down then finances the balance for 30 years at 4.75% interest. The monthly homeowners association dues are $135 per month. Home insurance totals $1842 per year, and annual taxes are $3120. Assuming home owner association fees, taxes and insurance are added monthly to the total house payment, find the total monthly amount that Jackson will pay for the house.
Value of the house = $244000
Downpayment = 20% of 244000 = $48800
=> Loan Amount P = $244000 - $48800 = $195200
Interest Rate = 4.75% or 0.0475/12 monthly
Number of payment periods = n = 30*12 = 360 months
Let monthly payments made be X
Hence, the sum of present value of monthly payments must be equal to the value of the loan amount
=> X/(1+r) + X/(1+r)2 +....+ X/(1+r)N = P
=> X[1- (1+r)-N]/r = P
=> X = rP(1+r)N/[(1+r)N-1]
Hence, Monthly Payments = rP(1+r)N/[(1+r)N-1]
= 195200*( 0.0475/12)*(1+ 0.0475/12)360/((1+ 0.0475/12)360-1) = $1018.26
Monthly association dues = $135
Monthly insurance = 1842/12 = $153.5
Monthly Taxes = 3120/12 = $260
Hence total monthly payments = $1018.26 + 135 +153.5 + 260 = $1566.76