Questions:Sample Page

1) Determine the required monthly payments for the mortgage.

2) Determine the “opportunity” costs, on a monthly basis, of using the required funds for closing (i.e., down payment plus all closing costs), rather than leaving those funds invested and earning the monthly effective rate determined in part (a).

3) Determine the monthly additional payments required to buy vs. rent (include the monthly opportunity costs in part (b)).

4) Determine the principal outstanding on the mortgage after:

a) Two years.

b) Five years.

c) Ten years.

5) Determine the “net” future gain or loss after 2, 5, and 10 years under the following scenarios, which Rebecca Young has determined are possible after some “due diligence” regarding future real-estate prices in the Toronto condo market:

a) The condo price remains unchanged.

b) The condo price drops 10% over the next 2 years, then increases back to its purchase price by the end of five years, then increases by a total of 10% from the original purchase price by the end of 10 years.

c) The condo price increases annually by the annual inflation rate of 2% over the next 10 years.

d) The condo price increases annually by 5% per year over the next 10 years.