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Mortgages and financing

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Borrowing, interest, down payments, and access to housing finance.

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Principles

  • A loan changes when a home is paid for; it does not remove its cost.
  • Check repayment capacity under realistic interest rates, maintenance costs, and income disruptions.

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What does financing a home change?
The timing of payment and repayment obligations, not the fact that the home has a cost.
It removes the purchase cost.
It makes maintenance and interest irrelevant.

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