Time to think about fixing rates?

28/10/2025 28 min
Time to think about fixing rates?

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Episode Synopsis

It's hard to believe that during the Covid crisis, nearly half of all mortgages were being 'fixed' - today the level is less than 5 per cent. With economists calling the end of the cutting cycle for the RBA, early movers could gain a serious competitive advantage if they fix their borrowing costs in the months ahead. Sally Tindall, data insights director at Canstar joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode. In today's show, we cover: Back from the dead: Fixed rates return to centre stage Why we may already be looking at the bottom for bank mortgage rates 'Split mortgages'- a bet both ways?  The outlook for deposit rates  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.