a y i n g   P 3 7 , 5 0 0 . 0 0   p e r   m o n t h   o n   h e r   P 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ,   8 % ,   2 5 - y e a r  m o r t g a g e .   T h e   c u r r e n t   l o a n   b a l a n c e    i s   P 1 , 5 2 4  , 0 1 0 . 0 0 .   r e c e  n t ly  ,  i n t e r e s t   r a t e s   d r o p p e d   s h a r p l y  ,  c  au s i n g   A n d r e i   t o   c o n s i d e r   r e f i n a n c i n g   h e r   c o n d o  a t   t h e   p r e v a i l i n g   r a t e   o f   6 % .   H e   e x p e c t s   t o   r e m a i n   i n   t h e   c o n d o   f o r   a t   l e a s t   4   m o r e   y e a r s   a n d   h a s   f o u n d   a   l e n d e r   t h a t   w i l l   m a k e   a   6 % ,   2 1 - y e a r , P 1 , 5 2 4 , 0 1 0 . 0 0   l o a n ,   r  e q u i r i n g   m o n t h l y   p a y m e n t s   o f   P 1 0 , 6 5 0 . 0 0 .   a l t h o u g h   t h e r e   is   n o   r e p a y m e n t   p e n a l t y   o n   h e r   c u r r e n t   m o r t g a g e ,   A n d r e i   w i l l   h a v e   t o   p a y   P 5 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0   i n   c l o s i n g  c o s t s   o n   t h e   n e w   m o r t g a g e .   H e   i s   i n

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1  .  A n d r e i   S a n t o s   p u r c h a s e d   a   c o n d o m i n i u m   4   y e a r s   a g o   f o r   P 3 , 6 0 0  ,0 0 0 . 0 0 ,   p a y i n g   P 3 7 , 5 0 0 . 0 0   p e r   m o n t h   o n   h e r   P 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ,   8 % ,   2 5 - y e a r  m o r t g a g e .   T h e   c u r r e n t   l o a n   b a l a n c e    i s   P 1 , 5 2 4  , 0 1 0 . 0 0 .   r e c e  n t ly  ,  i n t e r e s t   r a t e s   d r o p p e d   s h a r p l y  ,  c  au s i n g   A n d r e i   t o   c o n s i d e r   r e f i n a n c i n g   h e r   c o n d o  a t   t h e   p r e v a i l i n g   r a t e   o f   6 % .   H e   e x p e c t s   t o   r e m a i n   i n   t h e   c o n d o   f o r   a t   l e a s t   4   m o r e   y e a r s   a n d   h a s   f o u n d   a   l e n d e r   t h a t   w i l l   m a k e   a   6 % ,   2 1 - y e a r , P 1 , 5 2 4 , 0 1 0 . 0 0   l o a n ,   r  e q u i r i n g   m o n t h l y   p a y m e n t s   o f   P 1 0 , 6 5 0 . 0 0 .   a l t h o u g h   t h e r e   is   n o   r e p a y m e n t   p e n a l t y   o n   h e r   c u r r e n t   m o r t g a g e ,   A n d r e i   w i l l   h a v e   t o   p a y   P 5 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0   i n   c l o s i n g  c o s t s   o n   t h e   n e w   m o r t g a g e .   H e   i s   i n   t h e   1 5 %   t a x  b r a c k e t . 
 
B a s e d   o n   t h i s   i n f o r m a t io  n ,  u s e   t h e   m o r t g a g e   r e f i n a n c i n g   a n a l y s i s   t o   d e t e r m i n e   w h e t h e r   h e  s h o u l d   r e f i n a n c e   h i s   m o r t g a g e   u n d e r   t h e   s p e c i f i e d   t e r m s . 

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