

Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account This calculator can help you determine what your monthly payments will be, based on how much money you plan to borrow for your home purchase. And don’t forget to consider additional costs associated with owning a home, such as utilities, taxes, maintenance, which will add to your monthly costs. A middle-ground recommendation says you shouldn’t put more than 28% of your monthly gross income toward your mortgage payment. Other models are more conservative and suggest 25%, in order to keep your debt-to-income ratio lower. Most experts recommend that your monthly mortgage payment should not exceed 35% of your gross income.

Each payment includes a portion that goes toward the mortgage principle, and another portion that goes toward interest charged by the lender. A mortgage is a home loan that is usually paid back in fixed amounts over a period of time – typically 15 or 30 years. Looking to buy a home? It’s important to take out a mortgage that you can reasonably afford.

Enter your details below to figure out what you might pay each month. Accurately calculating your monthly mortgage payment can be a critical first step when determining your budget.
