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Comparing home financing and property costs

A home purchase involves both a financing question and an ownership-cost question. Mortgage and amortization tools explain payments and remaining balances. Affordability and down-payment tools connect a budget with a possible price, while refinance and rent-versus-buy tools compare alternative paths over time.

Use the same horizon when comparing alternatives and account for costs at the point they occur. A lower monthly mortgage payment can result from a longer term. Property value, ongoing expenses, and sale assumptions also affect a real-estate comparison beyond the loan payment alone.

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Mortgage Calculator

US mortgage

  • Home price ($)
  • Down payment (%)
  • Annual interest rate (%)
  • Term (years)
  • Annual property tax ($)
  • Annual home insurance ($)
  • Monthly mortgage insurance ($)
  • Monthly HOA fees ($)
  • Other monthly ownership costs ($)
  • Annual tax increase (%)
  • Annual insurance increase (%)
  • Annual HOA increase (%)
  • Extra monthly principal ($)
  • Extra annual principal ($)
  • One-time extra principal ($)
  • One-time payment month
  • First payment month

Loan = price × (1−down payment%). Monthly payment = Pr/[1−(1+r)^−n].

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Rent vs. Buy Calculator

Rent vs. buy scenario

  • Home price ($)
  • Down payment (%)
  • Mortgage annual rate (%)
  • Mortgage term (years)
  • Comparison period (years)
  • Starting monthly rent ($)
  • Annual rent increase (%)
  • Monthly ownership costs ($)
  • Annual home appreciation (%)
  • Annual investment return (%)
  • Purchase closing costs (%)
  • Selling costs (%)

Compare net home equity after selling with the renter's invested initial cash and monthly cost differences.

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