Wondering why home financing relaxed in the years following Y2K? In the third of a four-part series, Sal describes the investment phenomenon between 2000 and 2006 that allowed more people to bid on homes and increased demand...

This second of four videos starts with a short history of the housing market and the conditions that allowed some people to buy, when others could rent. These starting points are a great topic for students to discuss further before...

Explains how mortgage interest rates are calculated.

A brief introduction to mortgage loans. [18:27]

Want to know the math involved in a mortgage loan? This video lecture covers how to figure out the formula for fixed mortgage payments using the sum of a geometric series. [17:35]

Explains how a short sale works for a mortgage as an alternative to foreclosure. [6:34]

This video explains Adjustable Rate Mortgages ARMs and the risk involved. [11:42]

More on mortgage-backed securities.

This video [9:36] is Part II of the introduction to mortgage-backed securities.

Figuring out the formula for fixed mortgage payments using the sum of a geometric series. [17:35]

Learn how mortgages work, how to use a mortgage calculator, and how to use a spreadsheet to show the payoff of a mortgage over time and the interest paid each year. [8:18]

Explore the different types of interest rates. Topics include the difference between fixed-rate mortgages, adjustable-rate mortgages, and hybrids such as 5/1 loans. [14:16]

A video [4:57] explaining how hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages work and when they might be advantageous.