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You are planning to purchase a townhouse in East Vancouver, which is listed at $750,000. You have $250,000 savings, which are used as the down payment. You can apply for a 25-year mortgage at a 5.50% annual rate with monthly payments. How much will be your monthly payment? What is the total amount of interest you pay over the next 25 years?

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User Pdubois
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The amount of the mortgage is the difference between the purchase price and the down payment:

$750,000 - $250,000 = $500,000

The monthly interest rate is the annual interest rate divided by 12:

5.50% / 12 = 0.0045833

The number of monthly payments is the number of years times 12:

25 years x 12 months/year = 300 months

Using the formula for the monthly payment of a mortgage, we get:

M = P[r(1+r)^n]/[(1+r)^n - 1]

where:
M = monthly payment
P = principal (amount of mortgage)
r = monthly interest rate
n = total number of payments

Substituting the values we get:

M = $500,000[0.0045833(1+0.0045833)^300]/[(1+0.0045833)^300 - 1] = $2,905.87

Therefore, your monthly payment will be $2,905.87.

The total amount of interest paid over the next 25 years is the total amount of payments minus the principal:

Total interest = M x n - P = $2,905.87 x 300 - $500,000 = $572,722.60

Therefore, the total amount of interest you pay over the next 25 years is $572,722.60.
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