2. Sam and Deb have a weekly net income of $1700. Their monthly expenses, not related to housing, are $2875. They have savings of $32 000. They are considering two housing options: Option 1: Renting a 2-bedroom condo for $1650 a month, plus utilities averaging $210 a month Option 2: Buying a 2-bedroom condo for a down payment of $24 500, bi-weekly mortgage payments of $1100, and a monthly condo fee of $475 a) Determine the monthly cost of each housing option. Which one can Sam and Deb afford? Which would you recommend? b) Suppose Sam's mother falls ill and he has to pay $575 every two weeks to cover her -s cexpense. Would vour recommendation change? Explain

2. Sam and Deb have a weekly net income of $1700. Their monthly expenses, not related to housing, are $2875. They have savings of $32 000. They are considering two housing options: Option 1: Renting a 2-bedroom condo for $1650 a month, plus utilities averaging $210 a month Option 2: Buying a 2-bedroom condo for a down payment of $24 500, bi-weekly mortgage payments of $1100, and a monthly condo fee of $475 a) Determine the monthly cost of each housing option. Which one can Sam and Deb afford? Which would you recommend? b) Suppose Sam's mother falls ill and he has to pay $575 every two weeks to cover her -s cexpense. Would vour recommendation change? Explain

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2. Sam and Deb have a weekly net income of $1700. Their monthly expenses, not related to housing, are $2875. They have savings of $32 000. They are considering two housing options: Option 1: Renting a 2-bedroom condo for $1650 a month, plus utilities averaging $210 a month Option 2: Buying a 2-bedroom condo for a down payment of $24 500, bi-weekly mortgage payments of $1100, and a monthly condo fee of $475 a) Determine the monthly cost of each housing option. Which one can Sam and Deb afford? Which would you recommend? b) Suppose Sam's mother falls ill and he has to pay $575 every two weeks to cover her expense. Calculate the additional monthly expenses. Based on your answer in a), would your recommendation change? Explain.
The van dusens have a combined net annual income of $65,000. They have savings of $37,000. Non related housing expenses are $1850 a month. Option 1: Renting a 2 bedroom apartment for $1800 a month including all utlities. Option 2: Buying a bedroom townhouse with a dawn payment of $24,000, bi weekly mortgage payments of $800, annual property taxes of $2100, and a average of $175 a month for utilities. For each option determine how much money the Van Dusens will have available each month for savings
Donald and Alex have a combined gross monthly income of $5500. They want to buy a house in a neighborhood where the average monthly heating cost is $200 and monthly property taxes are $325. a) Calculate the maximum monthly mortgage payment they can afford, based on the gross debt service ratio. Show your work. b) Based on the maximum monthly mortgage payment in a), their bank has offered them a 25 year mortgage at an interest rate of 3.5%, compounded semi-annually. If they saved $20,000 for a down payment, what would be the maximum house price they can afford? Show your work.
Jackson and Svetlana are applying for a $600,000 mortgage to purchase a new house. The monthly payment for this proposed mortgage is $2.839.48. They have told you that they also have a car payment of $1.305 per month, annual car insurance of $1,850, an RRSP contribution of $150 per month by papall deduction a weekly loan payment of $75 and total monthly credit card payments of $320. Their property taxes are $5,884 per year. Their combined income is $155.394 per year and heat on this house is $100 per month What is their TDS? Select one: a.40.00% b. 38.07% c.41.19% d.42.35%
Problem: Your cousin and her partner have a combined gross income of $10,111 and monthly expenses totaling $3,205. They plan to buy a house with a mortgage whose monthly PITI will be $2,000. (a) If they do not qualify for an FHA mortgage, by how much should they reduce their monthly expenses in order to be eligible? (Set up an equation and solve it.)
Ben and Zhang Manchester plan to buy a condominium. They will obtain a $191,000, 25-year mortgage at 4.5 percent. Their annual property taxes are expected to be $2,148. Property insurance is $1,032 a year, and the condo association fee is $250 a month. Based on these items, determine the total monthly housing payment for the Manchesters. (Exhibit 9-9) Note: Round time value factor to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number. Total monthly housing payment
Use Worksheet 5.3. Rachel and Alexander Harrison need to calculate the amount they can afford to spend on their first home. They have a comt annual income of $67,500 and have $37,000 available for a down payment and closing costs. The Harrisons estimate that homeowner's insurance property taxes will be $250 per month. They expect the mortgage lender to use a 30 percent (of monthly gross income) mortgage payment afford ratio, to lend at an interest rate of 6 percent on a 30-year mortgage, and to require a 10 percent down payment. Based on this information, use th home affordability analysis form in Worksheet 5.3 to determine the highest-priced home the Harrisons can afford. Assume that closing costs are o of the down payment. Round the answer to the nearest dollar.
1. Caroline is a single parent. Her annual net income is $42 000. She has $25 000 in savings. Caroline spends $125/week on food, $400/month on transportation, $120/month on clothing, $75/2 weeks on entertainment, and $200/ month on miscellaneous expenses. Option 1: Buying a 3-bedroom townhouse Down payment of $18 000 Bi-weekly mortgage payments of $640 Monthly maintenance fees of $250 Option 2: Renting a 3-bedroom townhouse $1025 per month, plus utilities Which housing option would you recommend to Caroline? Justify your answer.
3. What house value can Betty afford? Betty's annual income is $90,000 and she has monthly credit payments of $500. She is looking for a house financed by 30 year 6% mortgage with 20% down payment. Property tax and insurance on the home is expected to be $300 per month. Calculate the value of the house she can afford.
Veronica and Sandy have decided to purchase a cooperative apartment together. They have received a mortgage loan in the amount of $42,500 for a period of 30 years. The interest rate on the mortgage is 16.2%. If their monthly payments are $592.40, how much will they be paying towards interest, and how much towards principal during the first three months of this mortgage loan?
Steven is thinking about buying a duplex. His monthly expenses will be $888 for the mortgage, $480 for taxes, and $420 for insurance period he also needs to pay a yearly association fee of $888.00. If he can rent out 1/2 of the unit for $1535 per month, how much will he make or lose per month? Loss of $60. Loss of $1120. Loss of $327.
Brad and Sam take a 30-year mortgage for a house that costs $126,601. Assume the following: The annual interest rate on the mortgage is 4.8%. The bank requires a minimum down payment of 20% of the cost of the house. The annual property tax is 1.8% of the cost of the house. The annual homeowner's insurance is $524. There is no PMI. If they make the minimum down payment, what will their monthly PITI be?

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