How to Calculate Mortgage Payment
Full monthly payment including tax, insurance, PMI and HOA — plus the amortisation curve.
How this number is built
Calculating it yourself
Step 1
Enter the purchase price and the cash you are actually putting down.
Step 2
Use a rate you have been quoted, not an advertised headline rate.
Step 3
Choose the term — shorter terms cost more monthly and far less overall.
Step 4
Add property tax and insurance, which together often add 25% to the payment.
Step 5
Check whether PMI applies, then look at the balance curve to see when it can be removed.
What people ask next
Why is so little principal paid early on?
Interest is charged on the outstanding balance, which is largest at the start. The curve steepens as the balance falls.
Does a bigger down payment always help?
It lowers the payment and can remove PMI, but draining every reserve to reach 20% leaves no cushion for the first year of ownership.
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