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Consolidating your personal debts into your home loan can greatly increase your cashflow but can increase your overall repayments over time, this is a result of paying 4% interest over 30 years, rather than 11% interest over 5 years, for example.

To ensure this doesn’t cost you more over time, the correct strategy is to consolidate the shorter term, higher interest rate loans into a low rate home loan product, whilst maintaining your existing repayments. This will ensure that you are paying that 4% rate over 5 years, instead of 30. Your NEXT home loan expert can assess your situation to ensure the best loan structure is put in place to suit your needs.

Our home loan experts help people all across Australia, we can assist people no matter which state, territory or city you reside in or are looking to purchase in. We even assist clients overseas wanting to invest in Australia, we just need to verify your identity and your details which is a normal requirement for all loan applications, our lending specialists can make this process EASY for you.

To achieve the best outcome, use an expert, not a local.

Our mortgage brokers make it EASY for you, we only need you to fill out the application and supply the required documentation. We then complete a preliminary assessment and provide the best options for you to select from.

As soon as we know your preferred option and lender, we lodge the loan online directly into their system for a quick approval.

There are many good reasons to use a broker to act on your behalf, our home loan experts have a deep knowledge on lender policy, products, niche markets & lenders appetite for certain applications. Our brokers can then give you tailored recommendations that are not only comparable rates, fees and repayments, but have also taken into consideration possible problems, red flags or policy exception requirements and many other variables that go into recommending a suitable and competitive home loan product.

By going directly to a bank for finance, you may spend a several days going back and forth providing information, or filling out paperwork, only to be told after you’ve lodged an application that the bank can’t approve your loan. Should you apply at more than one bank, they will leave enquiries on your credit file, which will alert other lenders from the beginning. The first question they will ask is ‘why didn’t the applicant proceed with lender X’.

Whilst this is a straightforward question, it doesn’t have a straightforward answer. Depending on your circumstances there can be reasons to select a fixed rate or variable interest loan. Currently, interest rates are at an all-time low, and there is speculation that another rate reduction could eventuate in the coming months, if that is the case then now may not be the best time to fix your rate. This is why it is vital to consult with a NEXT home loan specialist to assist you in making the best financial decision.

Fixing your rate can provide some comfort, knowing your interest rate & repayment amounts are set, this assists with budgeting in order to service your loan. The risk is that you may be locked into the loan for a fixed term, and as most lenders have restrictions on fixed loans they may charge you exorbitant fees for breaking the fixed term even in the case of refinancing, selling or increasing loan amount.

A variable rate loan gives you much more flexibility for refinancing, restructuring or making any changes in the future (fixing rate, equity release, change loan term etc.) with variation/exit fees being much less when comparing to fixed rate loan break costs.

When deciding on either a variable or fixed interest rate your home loan expert will seek to evaluate what financial goals are over the coming years to establish what products may be suitable for you.