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The house at 314 Baker Street, in Los Angeles County, sells on January 28 for $575,000. The offer that the seller accepts is accompanied by
The house at 314 Baker Street, in Los Angeles County, sells on January 28 for $575,000. The
offer that the seller accepts is accompanied by a $10,000 good faith deposit. The purchase
agreement calls for the buyer to make a 10% down payment and obtain an 80%, 30-year
conventional loan with an annual interest rate not to exceed 6%.
The seller agrees to accept a five-year straight note secured by a deed of trust for the balance of the purchase price; the interest rate on this seller second will be 8%. The seller will also pay up to $4,000 toward any discount points charged by the buyers lender. The closing is to take place on March 14.
The buyer obtains the necessary loan commitment from Clearwater Bank. The appraised value
of the property is $580,000. The terms of the commitment include an 80% loan for 30 years
at 6% annual interest, a 1% origination fee, and two discount points. (Remember that the
seller has agreed to pay for a portion of the discount points.)
The appraisal fee is $400, the credit report costs $45, and the bank is charging a $200 document preparation fee. Prepaid interest on the buyers loan will also have to be paid at closing, to cover interest accruing from the closing date through the end of the month
At closing, Clearwater Bank will require a reserve account deposit of $742.20, which is enough
to cover three months worth of property taxes and homeowners insurance. The first payment
on the Clearwater loan will be due on May 1.
The buyer is purchasing a three-year homeowners insurance policy for $990, with the first
years premium ($330) to be prepaid at closing; that will be handled through escrow. This years
property taxes are $2,640. The seller has paid the first installment, but not the second.
Liens against the property that the seller will pay off at closing include a first deed of trust that
will have a balance of $398,571.47 after the March 1 payment is made, and a home equity
loan that will have a balance of $13,425.35 after the March 1 payment is made.
The first lienholder instructs the escrow officer to collect prorated interest, if any, equal to $48.21 per day. The home equity lender advises the escrow officer that $3.14 in interest per day will be due on the home improvement loan. Interest on both loans will be charged up to and including the day of closing. The balance in the sellers reserve account for the first loan, $251.50, will be refunded at closing.
The 6% brokerage commission is to be shared 50/50 between the listing broker and the
selling broker; the documentary transfer tax is 55 cents per $500 of value; the premium for
the owners title insurance policy is $1,080; the premium for the lenders title policy is $365;
the pest inspection fee is $230, and the buyer has agreed to pay that; and the escrow fee, to
be divided evenly between the parties, is $600. The buyers recording costs will be $35; the
sellers recording costs will be $19.
Please help find Buyer's New Bank Loan, Origination Fees, Discount points for both buyer and seller, Prepaid interest on new loan, and Property taxes for both buyer and seller
Please include formulas if possible
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