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A proposed 50-year mortgage could lower monthly payments, but buyers would pay far more interest over time and build equity far more slowly.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Trump administration is considering the idea<\/a> of introducing a 50-year fixed-rate mortgage as a way to make housing more affordable. But stretching a loan over five decades introduces tradeoffs that aren\u2019t obvious at first glance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Redfin Head of Economics Research Chen Zhao<\/a> says a 50-year loan can reduce the monthly payment compared with a 30-year loan\u2014but the amount saved depends entirely on how different the mortgage rate is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t expect the interest rate for a 50-year loan to be the same as a 30-year loan,\u201d Zhao said. \u201cThe longer the term, the more uncertainty there is, so lenders would likely need to charge higher rates. But there are few examples of bonds with\u00a0 this kind of duration so it\u2019s hard to know ahead of time how much higher a 50-year mortgage rate would be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Monthly payments on a 50-year-mortgage could be slightly lower than a 30-year-mortgage<\/b><\/h3>\n

As a baseline for comparison, we can look at the expected monthly mortgage payments for a $500,000 home, where a buyer used a 20% down payment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While it is impossible to predict what the difference in mortgage rates would be, we use a 6.2% rate for the 30-year-mortgage and a 6.7% rate for the 50-year-mortgage. That 50 basis point difference is similar to the <\/span>current gap<\/span><\/a> between 15-year and 30-year mortgage rates.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Monthly Payments: 30-Year vs. 50-Year Mortgage on a $500,000 Home<\/b><\/h5>\n
(Assumes a 20% down payment and excludes property taxes and insurance)<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Loan Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Monthly Payment (principal and interest)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

30-Year (6.2%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$2,450<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

50-Year (6.7%)<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$2,315<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Under this scenario, a borrower would save $135 per month under the 50-year-mortgage.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that in the unlikely situation that 30-year and 50-year mortgage rates were identical at 6.2%, a borrower would save $285 a month under the longer loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Zhao says even if a 50-year loan made payments slightly smaller, it could also raise home prices, potentially offsetting any benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever savings there are could be quickly erased because this would spur demand and push home prices higher,\u201d Zhao said. \u201cThis dynamic mirrors what happens when mortgage rates fall: lower payments means more demand, which leads to higher home prices.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

50-year borrowers would pay more than double the amount of interest<\/b><\/h3>\n

The first tradeoff to consider for a potentially lower monthly payment under a 50-year mortgage is the amount of interest paid over the lifetime of a loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using the same hypothetical scenario as above, a borrower would pay more than double the amount in interest over the lifetime of a 50-year-mortgage, in comparison to a 30-year-mortgage. That\u2019s over half a million dollars in additional interest, despite the 50-year loan having a slightly lower monthly payment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Interest Paid: 30-Year vs. 50-Year Mortgage on a $500,000 Home<\/b><\/h5>\n
(Assumes a 20% down payment and excludes property taxes and insurance)<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Loan Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Interest Paid<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30-Year (6.2%)<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$481,993<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

50-Year (6.7%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

$989,195<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cA 50-year loan dramatically increases the amount of interest a borrower pays, even if the monthly payment is lower,\u201d Zhao said. \u201cBecause so much of the early payment goes to interest, and because the repayment period is nearly twice as long, the total interest cost ends up more than doubling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Borrowers would build equity much more slowly under a 50-year mortgage<\/b><\/h3>\n

The second tradeoff to consider when looking at 50-year loans is how much equity borrowers build throughout the life cycle of a loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mortgages are amortized so that the interest you owe each month is based on how much principal you still have left. Early in the loan, when the balance is high, most of your payment goes toward interest rather than actually paying down what you owe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Equity Built: 30-Year vs. 50-Year Mortgage on a $500,000 Home<\/b><\/h5>\n
(Assumes a 20% down payment and excludes property taxes and insurance)<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Equity<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

30-year mortgage (6.2%)<\/b><\/td>\n50-year mortgage (6.7%)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equity after 5 years<\/span><\/td>\n$126,355<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$105,711<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Equity after 10 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

$162,779<\/span><\/td>\n$113,801<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equity after 15 years<\/span><\/td>\n$212,400<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$125,099<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Equity after 20 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

$280,002<\/span><\/td>\n$140,879<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equity after 25 years<\/span><\/td>\n$372,097<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$162,918<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Equity after 30 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

$497,563<\/span><\/td>\n$193,699<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equity after 35 years<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A (loan fully paid)<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$236,688<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Equity after 40 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n$296,728<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equity after 45 years<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$380,583<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Equity after 50 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n\n

$497,698<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Extending the term to 50 years magnifies that effect: the principal balance shrinks much more slowly, so borrowers spend far longer in the interest-heavy phase before their monthly payments start meaningfully building equity.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, using our same example as above for comparison, a borrower with a 30-year mortgage (6.2%) would have built $162,779 in equity after 10 years, while a borrower using a 50-year mortgage (6.7%) would have built $113,801. That\u2019s only $13,801 more than the original $100,000 they put in as a down payment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost people don\u2019t stay in a mortgage for 50 years,\u201d Zhao said. \u201cIf they move or refinance in less than 10 years, they\u2019ll have built very little equity in a 50-year loan. That\u2019s especially risky for borrowers making small down payments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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