Understanding fixed and variable interest rates
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Choosing which loan structure is best for you depends on your personal situation, possible changes in income or expenses, and your short term expectations with your property. Your overriding approach should be to understand that fixed interest rates are a risk management tool; they are not necessarily a way to save money. Do not try to second guess the interest rate market. My rule of thumb is that 80% of the time lenders will end up ahead on any fixed rate loan contract, simply because they understand money markets much better than their customers.
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Loanscape has today released its Borrowing Capacity Index for Q4/2024. It confirms the forecast trend that borrowing capacities of Australian individuals and families are recovering from their low levels which coincided with the last of the recent increases to borrowing rates initiated by the Reserve Bank of Australia.