Financial planning cases 9-1 The Johnsons Decide to Buy a Home

Belinda Johnson's parents and maternal grandmother have combined their finances and presented Harry and Belinda with $50,000 cash gift to use to purchase a home. The Johnsons have shopped and found a house in a new housing development that they like very much. They could either borrow from the developer or obtain a loan from one of three other mortgage lenders. The financial alternatives and data for the home are summarized in the table below.

Financing Details on a Home Available to the Johnsons Price: $290,000. Developer A will finance the purchase with a 10 percent down payment and a 30-year, 4.5 percent ARM loan with 2 interest points. The initial monthly payment for principal and interest is $1,322.45 ($261,000 loan after the down payment is made; 261 x $5.06685). After one year the rate rises to 5 percent, with a principal plus interest payment of $1,401.10. At that point, the rate can go up or down as much as 2 percent per year, depending on the cost of an index of mortgage funds. There is an interest-rate cap of 5 percent over the life of the loan. Taxes are estimated to be about $5,700, and the homeowners insurance premium should be about $1,800 annually. A mortgage insurance premium of $88 per month must be paid monthly on the two 10 percent down options.

Home: Price, $290,000; Taxes, $5,700; Insurance, $1,800
	Developer A	Lender 1	Lender 2	Lender 3
Loan term and type	30-year ARM1	30-year Con2	15-year Con	20-year Ren3
Interest rate	4.5%	5.0%	5.5%	5.0%
Down payment	$ 29,000	$ 58,000	$ 58,000	$ 29,000
Loan amount	261,000	232,000	232,000	261,000
Points	3	1	0	2
Principal and interest payment	1,322.45	1,245.43	1,895.63	1,722.48
PMI	88	0	0	88
1Adjustable-rate mortgage.
2Conventional.
3Renegotiable every five years.

1. Which plan has the lowest total up-front costs?

   -Select-Developer ALender 1Lender 2Lender 3Item 1

   The highest?

   -Select-Developer ALender 1Lender 2Lender 3Item 2

2. What would be the full monthly payment for PITI and PMI for each of the options? Round your answers to the nearest cent. Leave no cells blank. Enter "0" wherever required.

   	Developer A	Lender 1	Lender 2	Lender 3
   PITI payment	$	$	$	$
   PMI payment	$	$	$	$

3. If the Johnsons had enough additional cash to make the 20 percent down payment, would you recommend lender 1 or lender 2?

   -Select-Lender 1Lender 2Item 11

   Why?

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4. Assuming that the Johnsons will need about $3,000 for moving costs (in addition to closing costs), which financing option would you recommend? Why?