What's the mortgage on a $200 000 house?
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If you borrow 200,000 at 5.000% for 30 years, your monthly payment will be $1,073.64. The payments on a fixed-rate mortgage do not change over time. The loan amortizes over the repayment period, meaning the proportion of interest paid vs. principal repaid changes each month.