Question

The buyers purchased a residence for $195,000. They made a down payment of $25,000 and agreed to assume the seller's existing mortgage, which had a current balance of $123,000. The buyers financed the remaining $47,000 of the purchase price by executing a mortgage and note to the seller. This type of loan, by which the seller becomes a mortgagee, is called a
a. wraparound mortgage,b. package mortgage,c. balloon note,d. purchase-money mortgage

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (d) purchase-money mortgage

Explanation:

Option (d) purchase-money mortgage

A purchase-money mortgage is a sort of mortgage issued to the customer or buyer of the property, in which the owner or the seller of the property himself lends the load to the buyer to buy the property.

This type of condition arises usually when the buyer is not able to get the loan from the traditional channels like the bank due to various reasons.