The president went ahead and posted a graphic of himself next to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, comparing 50-year mortgages with the Roosevelt administration’s 30-year mortgages. “I mean, you go from 40 to 50 years, and what it means is you pay something less. “The ‘savings’ from 50-year mortgages may be totally negated by rising home prices.”AdvertisementWhat a 50-year mortgage could look like, by the numbers. On a 50-year mortgage, it’s closer to $980,000,” Urquhart continued. For the first 20 years of a 50-year mortgage, almost nothing goes to principal.

Source: Huffington Post November 12, 2025 06:14 UTC