Problem
Shannon purchased a house for $450,000. He made a downpayment of 15% of the value of the house and received a mortgage for the rest of the amount at 6.50% compounded semi-annually for 25 years. The interest rate was fixed for a 5-year term.
1. Calculate the size of the monthly payments.
2. Calculate the principal balance at the end of the 5-year term.
3. Calculate the size of the monthly payments if after the first 5-year term the mortgage was renewed for another 5-year term at 6.25% compounded semi-annually?