Canada Mortgage repayment options….Explanation
Hello Everyone!!!
Last week I had discussion with my colleagues about the confusion about prevails among our client regarding Monthly, Semi-monthly and Bi-weekly mortgage payment.
So I was thinking there must be so many people out there who may have the same questions roaming in their minds…..here is the explanation……
So you've got you're mortgage approval, now the lender gives you the choice of several repayment options. You've heard about the standard monthly payments but what's semi-monthly or accelerated bi-weekly? Which one can save you the most amount in interest and which one can pay your mortgage off sooner?
Here's the down and dirty on the differences..
| Mortgage Amount | $100,000 |
| Interest Rate | 5 |
| Amortization Period | 25 years |
| Mortgage Payment | $581.60 |
Monthly Mortgage Payments
Monthly payments are just that, payments made once per month or 12 payments per year. Based on our example, the total annual mortgage payments are $6,979.20 ($581.60 x 12). Under this repayment option, it will take 25 years to pay off the mortgage in our example.
Semi-Monthly Mortgage Payments
Semi-monthly means payments are made on the first and the fifteenth of the month. You are making a total of 24 payments in the year. To calculate semi-monthly payments, you take the monthly payment and divide it by 2 ($581.60 / 2 = $290.80). At the end of the year semi-monthly payments still only add up to $6,979.20. ($290.80 x 24), the same as if you made monthly payments of $581.60.
Are there any savings making payments this way? Yes, but very little. The savings come from the fact that your paying down the principal quicker because your making payments twice per month as opposed to once per month.
Accelerated Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
Accelerated bi-weekly mortgage payments are a bit different. The difference between semi-monthly payments and accelerated bi-weekly payments is that semi-monthly payments have 24 payments per year while accelerated bi-weekly payments have 26 payments per year. You are now making payments every two weeks (26 weeks per year) and not twice per month (24 payments per year).
To calculate your accelerated bi-weekly payment, take the monthly mortgage payment, divide it by 2 and multiply it by 26 (every 2 weeks). Using the example, you're total annual mortgage payment is $7,560.80 (($581.60 / 2 = $290.80) x 26)
Essentially you're making one more payment per year ($7,560.80 - $6,979.20 = $581.60). By making accelerated bi-weekly payments, you will be saving money on interest and reducing you're amortization period.
What happens to my mortgage?
The following chart shows the impact on you're mortgage between monthly payments, semi-monthly payments and accelerated bi-weekly payments.
| Monthly Payment | Semi-monthly | Accelerated
Bi-Weekly |
| Mortgage Amount | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Interest Rate | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Amortization Period | 25 years | 25 years | 21.43 years |
| Mortgage Payment | $581.60 | $290.80 | $290.80 |
| Interest Paid | $74,481.49 | $74,301.97 | 62,044.18 |
| Savings | | $179.52 | $12,437.31 |
The saving between monthly payments and semi-monthly payments over 25 years is only $179.52. The largest benefit comes from accelerated bi-weekly payments. In the example, you save $12,437.31 in interest costs and reduce your amortization period from 25 years to 21.43 years.
If you think this has answered your questions…please leave the feedback and question you have about real estate…I would be more than happy to answer you….
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