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PITI

PITI stands for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance, the four common components included when estimating a borrower's total monthly housing payment.

Exam area: Real Estate Calculations

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What does “PITI” mean in real estate?

PITI stands for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance, the four common components included when estimating a borrower's total monthly housing payment.

How is “PITI” different from the closest wrong answer?

Principal and interest repay the loan. Taxes and insurance are property-related charges that a lender may collect through escrow. PITI does not automatically include every ownership cost.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

Georgia tax and insurance amounts vary by property and location. Use only the figures supplied in an exam problem and convert annual amounts to monthly amounts consistently.

Worked exam example

Scenario

Monthly principal and interest are $1,650, annual taxes are $3,600, and annual insurance is $1,200. PITI is $1,650 + $300 + $100 = $2,050.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

Do not add annual tax and insurance figures directly to a monthly loan payment.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

A buyer's monthly principal and interest is $1,480. Annual property taxes are $2,880 and annual homeowners insurance is $1,080. What is the monthly PITI?

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