03/14/2023
I’m here to educate you on mortgage terminology so you don’t have to feel stumped when these new words and acronyms get thrown your way! 👩🏻💻
PITIA is your monthly home mortgage payment and stands for principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and homeowners' association.
The principal portion of your payment is essentially the amount of debt you are borrowing.
The interest portion of your payment is the cost of borrowing that money for the loan, or the expense the bank or mortgage lender charges for taking on the risk.
The tax portion of the payment is paid to the local government based on the assessed property value and tax rate for the area.
The insurance portion of the payment covers homeowners/hazard insurance, which protects the borrower (and lender) from a number of dangers and provides liability coverage.
*The association part doesn’t apply to everyone. This may apply if there is an HOA that charges due for your property each month.
Use my mortgage calculator to estimate your monthly mortgage payment based on loan amount, annual interest rate, length of the mortgage, and other important factors.
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