Model a purchase where the buyer assumes the seller's existing first mortgage and covers the equity gap with cash plus a second lien. Compare the blended payment against a new loan at today's rate.
Add the purchase price, the assumable loan's rate, balance and time left, and a market rate for the new-loan comparison. If the buyer's cash doesn't cover the equity gap, add the second lien's rate and term.
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First payment month. Taxes, insurance and HOA are the same in both columns.
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The assumed loan has fewer than 30 years left, so it pays off sooner and carries less total interest than a new 30-year loan.
| Assume + 2nd | New loan | Difference |
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What each structure costs if the buyer sells or refinances at the end of the period. Borrowing cost = interest + mortgage insurance + closing costs.
| Assume + 2nd | New loan | Difference |
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| Assume + 2nd | New loan |
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How the numbers work. Blended rate is the balance-weighted average of the two note rates. Cash-flow rate is the monthly yield that equates combined loan proceeds with every scheduled payment on both liens, so it reflects each loan's term. Payment-equivalent rate is the rate a single new loan of the same term would need to produce the same starting P&I on the combined balance.
Modeling assumptions. MIP/MI on the assumed loan is charged monthly on the current balance until payoff. Lifetime figures run every scheduled payment to payoff with no prepayment or refinance. PMI on the new loan drops when the scheduled balance reaches 78% of the purchase price. Prepaids, escrow reserves, lender credits and seller concessions are excluded. Recording, title and transfer taxes are the same for both structures and are left out of cash to close.
Estimates only. Listing-portal rate and balance figures are estimates. Get a payoff/assumption statement from the servicer and a written second-lien quote before relying on these results.
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