The numbers
What a house really costs to buy
Sixteen jurisdictions, one ten-million house, and a door that costs anything from sixty thousand to nearly two million. The acquisition cost, line by line.
The structure
Financing
Price, jurisdiction, loan-to-value, rate, term and the kind of loan. The instrument returns the monthly cost, the total interest, the cash you need on the day, a stress test two points higher, and the alternative of borrowing against securities rather than the house.
Three ways to pay for the same house, side by side.
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