12. Can I afford this home? - Part 2 Can Abigail and Alexander Afford This Home Using the Installment Debt Loan Criterion? Next week, your friends Abigail and Alexander want to apply to the Third Universal Bank for a mortgage loan. They are considering the purchase of a home that is expected to cost $245,000. Given your knowledge of personal finance, they've asked for your help in completing the Home Affordability Worksheet that follows. (Note: When completing the form, round each dollar amount to the nearest whole dollar.) To assist in the preparation of the worksheet, Abigail and Alexander also collected the following information: Their financial records report a combined gross before-tax annual income of $85,000 and current (pre-mortgage) installment loan, credit card, and car loan debt of $1,240 per month. Their property taxes and homeowner's insurance policy are expected to cost $3,063 per year. Their best estimate of the interest rate on their mortgage is 7.5%, and they are interested in obtaining a 15-year loan. They have accumulated savings of $56,500 that can be used to satisfy the home's down payment and closing costs. The lender requires a minimum 20% down payment, and installment loan affordability ratios that range from a minimum of 33% to a maximum of 38%. A table of monthly payments (necessary to repay a $10,000 loan) follows. 10 Year 20 Year 25 Year 30 Year Interest Rate (%) 5.0 Loan Maturity 15 Year 79.0794 81.7083 65.9956 58.4590 53.6822 5.5 68.7887 61.4087 56.7789 106.0655 108.5263 111.0205 113.5480 6.0 84.3857 71.6431 64.4301 59.9551 6.5 87.1107 74.5573 67.5207 63.2068 7.0 116.1085 89.8828 77.5299 70.6779 66.5302 7.5 118.7018 92.7012 80.5593 73.8991 69.9215 8.0 121.3276 95.5652 83.6440 77.1816 73.3765 8.5 98.4740 86.7823 80.5227 76.8913 123.9857 126.6758 9.0 101.4267 89.9726 83.9196 80.4623 9.5 129.3976 104.4225 93.2131 87.3697 84.0854 10.0 132.1507 107.4605 96.5022 90.8701 87.7572 Note: Unless labeled differently, all of the following values represent dollar amounts. Also, some values calculated or used in the upper section of the table may also be used in the lower section. Remember to round each dollar amount to the nearest whole dollar. High Value Low Value Amount % 38% 33% Home Affordability Worksheet Based on Installment Payments and Monthly Income 1. Annual income 2. Monthly income 3. Existing monthly installment payments 4. Existing monthly installment payments as percentage of monthly income (%) 5. Lender's monthly installment loan affordability ratio 6. Maximum amount of total affordable installment debt 7. Maximum monthly mortgage payment (PITI) affordable based on installment loan ratio 8. Estimated monthly property tax and insurance payment 9. Maximum monthly loan payment (P and I only) 10. Expected interest rate 11. Planned loan maturity (years) 12. Mortgage payment factor per $10,000 (from the Loan Maturity table) 13. Maximum loan based on mortgage payment factor (from the Loan Maturity table) 14. Required (20%) down payment 15. Maximum home price based on installment loan ratio 7.5% 15 Given these results, which statement regarding Abigail and Alexander's mortgage qualification process and their purchase of their $245,000 target home is true? Abigail and Alexander do not qualify to purchase their $245,000 target home according to the Installment Debt Affordability Worksheet criterion. Abigail and Alexander qualify to purchase their $245,000 target home according to the Installment Debt Affordability Worksheet criterion
