Suppose that 10 years ago you bought a home for $120,000, paying
10% as a down payment, and financing the rest at 7% interest for 30
years.
This year (10 years after you first took out the loan), you check
your loan balance. Only part of your payments have been going to
pay down the loan; the rest has been going towards interest. You
see that you still have $92,678 left to pay on your loan. Your
house is now valued at $150,000.
1.Notice that if you refinance, you are going to be making
payments on your home for another 30 years. In addition to the 10
years you've already been paying, that's 40 years total.
How much will you save each month because of the lower monthly
payment?
Refinancing
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