Home Loan Calculator

Lee Yong Tai (WQD170055), Voon Zhi Ling (WQD170056), Soon Evonne (WQD170057)
10th December 2017

Project Summary

  • Housing prices are steadily going up and more and more of the younger generation find it difficult to afford a home.
  • Therefore, house loan has became a necessity and it is essential to understand and plan your loan repayments well.
  • As a general understanding, a repayment for loan does not only consist of house price but it also includes interest rates on the loan.
  • Each monthly repayment may be the same amount but the breakdown that goes into repaying the loan and interest cost changes over time.
  • In the beginning, the repayment for interest costs are at their highest.
  • As each successful repayment passes, the amount that goes into repaying interest rate decreases and more and more of the repayment goes towards the principal repayment.

Objective:

  • To estimate the monthly home loan repayment
  • To estimate how many percentage of the total payment goes into interest and principal repayment
  • To estimate the interest, principal repayment and balance after each monthly payment.

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Amortization

  • Amortization is the paying off debt iwth a fixed repayment schedule in a regular instalment over a period of time.
  • Eg. House loan

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Amortization Table