Section 12: Real Estate and Lending 133

16.Press tto compute the yield on your investment in the house.*17.Press tto compute the value of a savings account or other investment.

18.Compare the value of the hypothetical savings account to the net proceeds of the sale of the house. Examine the sign and magnitude of the yield to arrive at your decision.

19.To change data and repeat the calculations, store the changed values in the appropriate registers and go to step 12.

Example: You are being transferred for 4 years to a distant city and are faced with the decision of whether to rent or to buy a house. A quick survey of the housing market indicates that you can purchase an acceptable house for $70,000 with a $7,000 down payment on a 30 year mortgage at 12% interest. The closing costs would be about $1200. Selling costs include a 6% commission for resale and miscellaneous other fees that amount to another 2% of the sale price. Housing in the area is appreciating 10% per year. Property taxes would be about $110 per month, and you estimate that maintenance would cost an additional $65 per month.

An alternative would be to rent a similar dwelling at $400 per month and to invest the difference between the purchase cost and rent at 61/4% interest. Your personal income tax rate (marginal) is 25% Federal and 5% State. Which alternative is more financially attractive?

Keystrokes

Display

fCLEARH

0.00

7000?17,000.00
30?2

30.00

12?3

12.00

110?4

110.00

65?5

65.00

1200?61,200.00
8?7

8.00

400?8

400.00

6.25?9

6.25

30?.0

30.00

fCLEARG

30.00

Down payment.Life of mortgage.Interest rate.Property taxes.Monthly expenses.Closing costs.Resale costs (as a percentage).Rent.Savings interest rate.Tax bracket.Clear financial registers.

*If the calculator displays a negative result or Error 5 when solving for yield then your investment has resulted in a loss. The amount of interest earned on the alternative investment is not taken into account in this calculation.

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