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A.
APPRAISED VALUE. It is determined by a certified residential
appraiser using cost analysis and comparative market analysis. This
is the purchase price of the home.
B.
COST OF A HABITAT HOME: This includes price of the land and construction
and administrative costs. This is the price the buyer actually pays.
Buyer has a mortgage with WRHFH and pays equal monthly installments
until the mortgage is paid in full. The maximum length of a Habitat
mortgage is 30 years. This is a no-interest loan. WRHFH is an equal
opportunity lender.
C.
SHARED EQUITY: The difference between the appraised value and
the cost of building a Habitat house is called shared equity. WRHFH
will forgive a portion of the shared equity yearly as long as the Buyer
owns the home and makes his/her monthly mortgage payments. The credit
is given to the buyer in equal annual installments, beginning one year
after the date of closing
Buyer's
Obligation: The buyer contracts with WRHFH to buy the home for Appraised
Value on a no- interest loan. This loan will be secured by a mortgage.
Two mortgage notes will spell out the terms of payment.
The
first mortgage note secures the cost of the home. This is the principal
amount that the buyer will actually pay WRHFH. The buyer will make equal
monthly payments to WRHFH over the agreed upon number of years until
the principal is paid in full.
The
second mortgage note will secure the shared equity. WRHFH will credit
the buyer for the shared equity in equal annual installments, beginning
one year after the date of closing and continuing through the life of
the mortgage as long as the Buyer owns the home and makes all his/her
monthly payments.
In
the event that the buyer sells the property before the mortgage is paid
in full, the buyer will receive whatever equity he or she has built
up in the house. WRHFH will receive the amount still owed on the first
and second mortgage notes. '
Along
with the Mortgage payment, the buyer will pay into WRHFH's escrow account
each month: $10 to cover incidental home repairs, 1/12 of the yearly
insurance premium, and 1/12 of the estimated real estate taxes. In the
event that the buyer makes only a partial payment, it will apply first
to escrow for taxes and insurance, then to principal. .
Payments
are due on the first of the month unless specified otherwise in the
mortgage. If a payment is not received by the 15th of the month, a late
fee will be assessed. The late fee will not reduce the principal amount.
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