Well isn't that the $64,000 question. Literally. There's no easy answer, but having a quick play with our home loan and mortgage calculators particularly the home loan comparison calculator will show you the overall cost of different types of loan.
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Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
Limited time 3 Year Fixed Rate Special Offer for purchase or refinance. Rate lock option available. No monthly or ongoing fees.
Limited time 3 Year Fixed Rate Special Offer for purchase or refinance. Rate lock option available. No monthly or ongoing fees.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Special Offer Fixed Rate Home Loan
Fixed, Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, LVR 70-80%
Get a flexible loan structure with up to six loan accounts with different rate types. Make free extra repayments. Enjoy free redraw facility. No upfront or ongoing fees. Option to earn Qantas points.
Get a flexible loan structure with up to six loan accounts with different rate types. Make free extra repayments. Enjoy free redraw facility. No upfront or ongoing fees. Option to earn Qantas points.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Basic Home Loan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
$0 fees and easy application with the Mozo Experts Choice Home Lender Bank of the Year. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments. 3 year fixed rates are for new Owner Occupier Principal & Interest loans.
$0 fees and easy application with the Mozo Experts Choice Home Lender Bank of the Year. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments. 3 year fixed rates are for new Owner Occupier Principal & Interest loans.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the UHomeLoan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
Great fixed low rate. Ability to split your loan between fixed and variable. Insurance discounts and $0 credit card or personal loan fee available. Free extra repayments (up to $25,000 per year) and free redraw. Enjoy local branches and call centre.
Great fixed low rate. Ability to split your loan between fixed and variable. Insurance discounts and $0 credit card or personal loan fee available. Free extra repayments (up to $25,000 per year) and free redraw. Enjoy local branches and call centre.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Special Fixed Rate Home Loan
LVR<90%, over $150k
Get one of the lowest rates on the market with this fixed rate mortgage. Available with just a 10% deposit. Guarantor option available. NSW, QLD and ACT residents only. Mozo Experts Choice Awards - Home Lender Bank of the Year 2020.
Get one of the lowest rates on the market with this fixed rate mortgage. Available with just a 10% deposit. Guarantor option available. NSW, QLD and ACT residents only. Mozo Experts Choice Awards - Home Lender Bank of the Year 2020.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Discount Great Rate Home Loan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, <80% LVR
Have the certainty of fixed repayments with a competitive rate from BOQ. Flexible repayment options available and make up to $5,000 in additional repayments annually. $3,000 cashback when you refinance your home loan to BOQ (min. $250k lending, max 80% LVR, T&Cs apply).
Have the certainty of fixed repayments with a competitive rate from BOQ. Flexible repayment options available and make up to $5,000 in additional repayments annually. $3,000 cashback when you refinance your home loan to BOQ (min. $250k lending, max 80% LVR, T&Cs apply).
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Discount Fixed Rate
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, LVR <80%
Super low rates from an online lender and the personal support from a family run company Free extra repayments and redraw facility. Flexible repayment schedule.
Super low rates from an online lender and the personal support from a family run company Free extra repayments and redraw facility. Flexible repayment schedule.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Well Balanced Fixed
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, LVR <80%
Have the security of a fixed rate for 2 years with the option to split with one of the HSBC variable Home Loans. No ongoing monthly service fees or annual fees. Refinancers borrowing $250,000 or more will receive $3,288 (T&Cs, eligibility and lending criteria apply). Mozo Experts Choice Fixed Home Loan 2020^
Have the security of a fixed rate for 2 years with the option to split with one of the HSBC variable Home Loans. No ongoing monthly service fees or annual fees. Refinancers borrowing $250,000 or more will receive $3,288 (T&Cs, eligibility and lending criteria apply). Mozo Experts Choice Fixed Home Loan 2020^
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Fixed Rate Home Loan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, LVR<80%
Competitive fixed rates ranging from 2.19% (2.68% comparison rate*) across 1 to 5 year terms. No application fee or annual fee. Free extra repayments (up to $10,000 per year).
Competitive fixed rates ranging from 2.19% (2.68% comparison rate*) across 1 to 5 year terms. No application fee or annual fee. Free extra repayments (up to $10,000 per year).
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Fixed Rate Home Loan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
No monthly account keeping fees & No loan establishment fee. Get up to $3,000 cash bonus when you refinance with an eligible Suncorp Bank Home Loan. T&Cs & eligibility criteria apply.
No monthly account keeping fees & No loan establishment fee. Get up to $3,000 cash bonus when you refinance with an eligible Suncorp Bank Home Loan. T&Cs & eligibility criteria apply.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Fixed Home Loan Special Offer
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
Fixed for 3 years on owner occupied home loan under the ANZ Breakfree package. Pick from 1 to 5, 7 and 10 year fixed rate terms (with a maximum overall term of 30 years) and repay weekly, fortnightly or monthly. ANZ has not verified the accuracy of the information displayed in relation to ANZ home loan products, features and product interest rates and is not responsible for any inaccuracies (if any) in the information shown.
Fixed for 3 years on owner occupied home loan under the ANZ Breakfree package. Pick from 1 to 5, 7 and 10 year fixed rate terms (with a maximum overall term of 30 years) and repay weekly, fortnightly or monthly. ANZ has not verified the accuracy of the information displayed in relation to ANZ home loan products, features and product interest rates and is not responsible for any inaccuracies (if any) in the information shown.
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
Fast, easy apply and no ongoing fees. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments. 1 year fixed rates are for new Owner Occupier Principal & Interest loans. Winner of a Mozo Experts Choice Award 2019 in the Fixed Rate Home Loan category.^
Fast, easy apply and no ongoing fees. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments. 1 year fixed rates are for new Owner Occupier Principal & Interest loans. Winner of a Mozo Experts Choice Award 2019 in the Fixed Rate Home Loan category.^
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the UHomeLoan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest
This home loan is available for purchase or refinance, complete with 1, 2 or 3 year fixed rate options. Minimum 10% deposit required.
This home loan is available for purchase or refinance, complete with 1, 2 or 3 year fixed rate options. Minimum 10% deposit required.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Fixed Home Loan
Owner Occupier, Interest Only
$0 ongoing fees, $0 annual fees & easy apply. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments.
$0 ongoing fees, $0 annual fees & easy apply. Choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments.
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the UHomeLoan
Owner Occupier, Principal & Interest, <80% LVR
Have the certainty of fixed repayments with a competitive rate from BOQ. Flexible repayment options available and make up to $5,000 in additional repayments annually. $3,000 cashback when you refinance your home loan to BOQ (min. $250k lending, max 80% LVR, T&Cs apply).
Have the certainty of fixed repayments with a competitive rate from BOQ. Flexible repayment options available and make up to $5,000 in additional repayments annually. $3,000 cashback when you refinance your home loan to BOQ (min. $250k lending, max 80% LVR, T&Cs apply).
Read our Mozo Review to learn more about the Discount Fixed Rate
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To fix or not to fix? That is the question posed by many home buyers across Australia. So to help you decide whether a fixed or variable interest rate is your borrowing match, we've compiled this quick guide that runs through the benefits of a fixed interest rate and the traps to watch out for. You can also use the above table to compare fixed rate home loans quickly and easily.
A fixed home loan rates, as the name suggests, is a home loan that has an interest rate that is set for a fixed period, such as three years. During this period your repayments will be locked in, making it easier to budget and giving you peace of mind that you won't have to factor in any unexpected rate changes that could impact your monthly household budget over the loan term.
Banks will have fixed rate loans available for varying terms (up to 10 years) but the most popular terms for fixed rate home loans are between one and three years. Fixed home loans can have a higher interest rate than variable rate options so if you fix for a longer period of time you could end up paying a lot more if interest rates stay the same or go down over that period. Of course if rates go up the opposite will be true.
At the end of the fixed period, borrowers will have the option to select another fixed term or switch to a variable rate loan. The revert rate, ie the rate that the home loan will automatically revert to when the fixed period is over, is usually higher than the market rate so if you do choose to fix be prepared to shop around at the end of the term or negotiate with your lender to get a better deal for staying with them.
There was a time when if you took out a fixed home loan rate you had to give up many of the features that come with most variable rate home loans like offset accounts and the ability to make extra repayments. But this is no longer the case for all fixed rate home loans. There are some restrictions though and these should be weighed up before you choose to fix.
Extra repayments: With a fixed rate home loan you may be able to make extra repayments but generally there will be a cap or limit to how much you can make each year or over the term of the loan.
Redraw. If you can make extra repayments you may also have the ability to redraw this amount. With fixed rate home loans generally there will be a fee for this and a minimum redraw amount.
Offset account: Some fixed loans will have an offset facility but unlike a variable rate home loan where you can offset 100% of the loan amount, with a fixed rate home loan you will only be able to offset a portion say 10 - 40% of the loan.
Repayment flexibility: Fixed rate home loans will enable you to select the repayment frequency that suits you, the same as a variable loan. Options include weekly, fortnightly and monthly repayments.
Loan-to-Value ratio: Fixed home loan rates have different LVR requirements to variable rate loans so while you might need an LVR of 80% for a variable rate loan you may only need a LVR of 90% for a fixed term loan.
Split loan: Many fixed rate loans will have the option of splitting a portion of the fixed loan with a variable rate. There may be some limits to how much you can split but it can mean that you get the benefits of rate certainty for the fixed portion of your loan and added flexibility on the variable.
As with variable rate home loans there are some common fees that are payable upfront, and some fees payable on an ongoing basis or at loan termination.
These include:
application fee
service fee (monthly or annual)
discharge fee
The biggest difference between the fees of a fixed and a variable rate home loan is if you decide to switch loans during the loan period or pay out the loan early. With a fixed rate loan you will be charged a 'break fee' and it can be very high. The break fee would be determined by your lender based on how much you have left of your term and the rate you locked your loan in for so it is very difficult to work out how much this will be in advance. You would need to get your lender to provide you with an estimate for this.
This is where Mozo's handy calculators come in. We can help you compare fixed rate home loans with variable rate loans or compare fixed rate terms to find the best home loan for you.
Here's a rundown of our top tools:
Market snapshot table: A selection of advertised fixed rate deals to help you compare rates and features of banks with fixed rate loans keen for your business. You'll find this table at the top of this page.
Repayment calculator: Mozo's home loan comparison table will help you to crunch the numbers based on your loan amount and the value of the property. You can then filter by the fixed rate term and our mortgage repayments calculator will show you how much your monthly repayments will be.
Comparison Calculator: Can't decide between two fixed rate loans? Simply plug in the details of each loan into the calculator and it will show you which loan will be cheaper.
Rate change calculator: Wondering how long you should fix for or when it would be cheaper to get a variable rate loan? Play around with our rate change calculator to see how much your repayments would go up on a variable rate if rates were to change.
Reviews. Thousands of customers have reviewed their home loan on Mozo so read up to see what they say about the fees and costs of their fixed loans before you take the home loan plunge. Check out our home loan reviews here.
People's Choice have a good range of home loans at reasonable rates. If you take out a home loan package there are no fees other than an annual fee - all refinancing, redraws, etc. are at no additional cost. They offer unlimited redraw facilities and the best thing I like is you can have as many offset accounts as you want - I currently have six for different purposes which makes saving up for different things easier. The staff are friendly and genuinely want to help you achieve your financial goals.
Read full reviewPeople's Choice have a good range of home loans at reasonable rates. If you take out a home loan package there are no fees other than an annual fee - all refinancing, redraws, etc. are at no additional cost. They offer unlimited redraw facilities and the best thing I like is you can have as many offset accounts as you want - I currently have six for different purposes which makes saving up for different things easier. The staff are friendly and genuinely want to help you achieve your financial goals.
Pricing is not competitive as other banks have much lower rates for the same kind of loan. Features have a redraw facility but that's it. I have never heard from the bank in 17 years after receiving the loan - I do hear from my mortgage broker - who sends me a scratchie ticket every year for Christmas. Imagine getting that from your bank - don't think so! The bank only thanks you for being a loyal customer if you walk in there and ask for service. Convenience is great through online banking, but they do not want you in the bank as they make that clear by having one teller on at lunch - very uninviting. Trust - Have they really earned the trust of the people? I would not recommend any bank to anyone unless the bank bent over backwards to give amazing services and to also keep contact with their customers.
Read full reviewPricing is not competitive as other banks have much lower rates for the same kind of loan. Features have a redraw facility but that's it. I have never heard from the bank in 17 years after receiving the loan - I do hear from my mortgage broker - who sends me a scratchie ticket every year for Christmas. Imagine getting that from your bank - don't think so! The bank only thanks you for being a loyal customer if you walk in there and ask for service. Convenience is great through online banking, but they do not want you in the bank as they make that clear by having one teller on at lunch - very uninviting. Trust - Have they really earned the trust of the people? I would not recommend any bank to anyone unless the bank bent over backwards to give amazing services and to also keep contact with their customers.
We had our home loan with NAB. We were looking at refinancing to get a better interest rate and a little more money to do renos on the house. Was told no straight away, even though we have been paying more money onto the loan and have never been behind in payments. They didn't even have a look to see if we could or couldn't do it. Also we didn't change anything throughout COVID-19, still paid the some every fortnight. We have been with NAB for over 10 years and no help, the customer service was so bad I have made a complaint. We have gone with another company and NAB bank made the settlement go on for over month. They kept on saying we need more time with all the paperwork, which they had in time of the settlement. Both myself and the other bank put it down to they want the monthly interest rate that they were going to miss out on.
Read full reviewWe had our home loan with NAB. We were looking at refinancing to get a better interest rate and a little more money to do renos on the house. Was told no straight away, even though we have been paying more money onto the loan and have never been behind in payments. They didn't even have a look to see if we could or couldn't do it. Also we didn't change anything throughout COVID-19, still paid the some every fortnight. We have been with NAB for over 10 years and no help, the customer service was so bad I have made a complaint. We have gone with another company and NAB bank made the settlement go on for over month. They kept on saying we need more time with all the paperwork, which they had in time of the settlement. Both myself and the other bank put it down to they want the monthly interest rate that they were going to miss out on.
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