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Price cut versus seller credit

A price cut can reduce the loan and down payment; a usable seller credit can reduce eligible upfront expenses. The two benefits occur at different times.

Compare equal dollar adjustments

This calculator holds the down-payment percentage, term and interest rate constant. It calculates the reduction in principal-and-interest payment caused by lowering the purchase price, plus the corresponding reduction in down payment. A seller credit is shown separately as a potential upfront benefit, not as cash automatically paid to the buyer.

Read the financing conditions first

A credit may be limited by the loan program, eligible costs and actual transaction terms. An unused amount may not become additional buyer cash. Confirm the allowable treatment with the lender. Taxes, insurance, mortgage insurance, association charges and any interest-rate change are excluded from the payment difference calculated here.

Keep the inputs with the result

Save the figures, their dates and the document or assumption behind each one. Change one input at a time to see what actually changes the decision. A result with uncertain inputs remains an estimate, even when the arithmetic is exact.

Your assumptions, made visible

Price reduction versus closing credit

Fixed-rate amortization illustration. Credits require lender and contract confirmation.

Enter your own assumptions to calculate.

Sources & further reading

  1. CFPB determine a comfortable home budget checked 2026-09-26
  2. CFPB Loan Estimate explainer checked 2026-09-26

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