A 30-year fixed rate-mortgage is available now at 7% APR. Monthly payments (360 of them) will be

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A 30-year fixed rate-mortgage is available now at 7% APR. Monthly payments (360 of them) will be made on a $200,000 loan. The realtor says that if you wait several months to obtain a mortgage, the APR could be as high as 8%, "and the monthly payments will jump by 14%." Is the realtor's claim true? If not, what percent increase in monthly payment will result from this 1% increase in APR?
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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0132554909

15th edition

Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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