Rate Math · the full math
Yes, rates are high. Here’s what the payment really is.
The number on paper isn’t the real cost. Answer a few quick questions and watch your purchase go from the headline payment down to what it actually costs — after a buydown and your tax deductions. Nothing is saved, nothing is sent, and no credit is pulled.
Here’s your math
Your real monthly cost
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Estimates only · no credit pull · nothing is sent anywhere
Illustration only, for education — not tax advice, a pre-approval, a commitment to lend, or a rate lock. Principal & interest on a 30-year (360-month) amortization at the rates shown; property tax is 1.25% per year of the price; insurance, HOA and mortgage insurance are excluded. Year-1 mortgage interest is from a 12-month amortization; the federal deduction counts interest on the first $750,000 of the loan, California counts all of it. Tax savings compare your tax with the mortgage-interest and property-tax deductions against the standard deduction, using 2026 federal brackets ($32,200 married / $16,100 single standard deduction, $40,400 SALT cap) and the 2025 California schedule; SALT uses property tax plus estimated state income tax, capped. The buydown rate and its cost vary daily and by lender, program and your profile. Your actual rate, payment, eligibility and tax result depend on your full file and your CPA — confirm the tax figures with a licensed tax preparer. Equal Housing Opportunity.

