You bought your house five years ago and you believe you will be in the house...

 

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You bought your house five years ago and you believe you will be in the house only about five more years before it gets too small for your family. Your original home value when you bought it was $500,000, you paid 10 percent down, and you financed closing costs equal to 3 percent of the mortgage amount. The mortgage was a 25-year fixedrate mortgage with a 5 percent annual interest rate. Rates on 30-year mortgages are now at 3 percent. Your total refinancing costs will be 3 percent of the new mortgage amount. A new down payment is not required. Should you refinance? (Use formulas to answer questions instead of using formulas in excel) You bought your house five years ago and you believe you will be in the house only about five more years before it gets too small for your family. Your original home value when you bought it was $500,000, you paid 10 percent down, and you financed closing costs equal to 3 percent of the mortgage amount. The mortgage was a 25-year fixedrate mortgage with a 5 percent annual interest rate. Rates on 30-year mortgages are now at 3 percent. Your total refinancing costs will be 3 percent of the new mortgage amount. A new down payment is not required. Should you refinance? (Use formulas to answer questions instead of using formulas in excel)

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Lets analyze the situation financially to determine if refinancing makes sense Current Mortgage Original loan amount 500000 1 01 450000 Closing costs ... View the full answer