Your Property Guide

Property glossary

What is Fixed Interest Rate?

A home loan where the interest rate is locked for a set period (typically 1–5 years), regardless of changes to the RBA cash rate. Provides certainty over repayments but usually comes with restrictions on extra repayments and break costs if you exit the fixed period early.

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Federal schemes, state grants, deposit, LMI and pre-approval.