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• How Much Can You Afford? - Calculate how much home you can afford with this financial calculator.

• Determine Tax Savings - Calculate how much your monthly Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood, Alaska mortgage payments save you on your taxes because of loan interest.

• Should You Rent or Buy? - Is it better to rent a home in Alaska or buy your own Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood house, ranch, luxury property, condominium, acreage, or other real estate?

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• What Is Your APR? - Determine the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for your mortgage.

• Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage? - Use this calculator to compare a fixed rate mortgage to two types of ARMs, a Fully Amortizing ARM and an Interest Only ARM.

• Are Balloon Mortgages For You? - Balloon mortgage calculator. A balloon mortgage can be an excellent option for many home buyers.

• 15 vs. 30 Yr Mortgages - With a 15 year mortgage you will pay significantly less interest, but only if you can afford the higher monthly payment. Use this calculator to compare these two mortgage terms.

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Financing Your Home >ARMs Here is a tip for those who are shopping for Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs): the "margin" is almost as important as the initial rate. The margin is the percentage point above the average yields for Treasury notes on which future rate adjustments will be calculated. Let's compare two hypothetical one-year ARMs. The first may have an initial interest rate of 7% with a 2.5 margin, while the second begins at 6 7/8% with a 2.75 margin. Both loans have rate caps of 2%. Suppose that at the end of the first year of the loan, the average of the one-year Treasury note yield has been 5 1/2%. For each loan, the lenders will add the margin to that 5 1/2% average yield. Thus the interest rate for first loan would increase from 7% to 8%, and the second would go from 6 7/8% to 8 1/4%. While the first ARM had a slightly higher initial rate, it will have lower rates in subsequent years, unless the Treasury note rates increase enough to activate the annual caps on the amount of the increase. There is a wide variance among margins in ARMs offered by competing lenders, and this should be a factor when you decide on your loan. See All Tips In The "Financing Your Home" Category > See Complete Library Of Hundreds Of Tips In 30+ Categories >

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