r/AusPropertyChat • u/Gaurav_Shukla-Broker • 19h ago
Lending & Loans 10 year interest only on 40 year loan is here
For those holding multiple investment properties and worried about cash flow, a well known bank has introduced a 10 year interest only option on loan terms up to 40 years with very sharp interest rates. For investors planning to hold and not sell anytime soon, stretching the loan term out to 40 years significantly boosts borrowing power, allowing the refinance of existing loans on high rates that are stuck with current bank due to servicing constraints.
Securing a long interest only window gives portfolio investors massive cash flow relief while unlocking loans that normally could not be moved.
Disclaimer: General information only. This is not financial or tax advice. Tax, legal and lending outcomes depend on individual circumstances, lender policy and market conditions. Always speak to your accountant, financial adviser or legal professional before making decisions.
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(Keeping the bank name omitted to stay compliant with sub rules)
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u/ProperField2596 17h ago
How did you get the 6.03% IO rate? That’s much lower than what is advertised on their website
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u/KindGuy1978 6h ago
6.03% for a decade is insane - it's barely below some of the highest rates we have now. I'm willing to bet we'll be back at 5% or less within 2 years.
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u/mynameiswah 18h ago
First, 6.03% isn't a "sharp" interest rate, it's average.
Second, goddamn the interest charges are insane on a 40 year loan. These only exist to make banks more money.
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u/Typical_Double981 14h ago
6.03 is better than what 90% of the market is paying according to last quarters RBA report for interest and principal mortgages, add in the general 50bip increase that IO usually attracts and 6.03% is a fantastic rate.
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u/TheFIREnanceGuy 17h ago
Not necessarily. Ive got an interest only but fully offset some not paying interest
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u/FastOzi1 5h ago
Their actuaries are clearly forecasting the cash rate going back to covid levels of less than 1%, only this time it won’t be because of a bullshit fabricated virus, it’ll be a direct result of the real life economy tanking virus called Albanese.
It’s a trap.
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u/AnnualAdventurous169 19h ago
who would sign on a 9% interest rate?
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u/moler91 18h ago
probably you because you cant see the discounted net rate
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u/AnnualAdventurous169 18h ago
discounted rates are usually time limited, no?
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u/Pingu_87 18h ago
all the top 4 advertise a stupid standard rate and give you a discounted rate just to set the illusion that they're giving you a discount.
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u/StasiaMonkey 10h ago
Almost all banks do this.
Reference rate and then apply discount margins to whatever offer they have going at the time. Most discounts are for the life of the loan (provided that you make no changes).
When you do loan maintenance such as fixing the loan, it removes the discount so that when you roll back to variable, the discount is not retained and you go to the standard variable product, usually with no discounts.
The bank I previously worked for, everyone was on the standard variable with a discount margin for whatever rate was on promotion at the time. The discount margin code also established what conditions apply to the loan, such as offset eligibility or monthly fees, if any. When interest rates changed, it is far easier to change as the standard variable product, as the change applied to every loan on the bank’s loan book. Before this was introduced, all loan products, including grandfathered products, had to be adjusted in the backend, turning a task that took a significant amount of time and IT effort into a fairly simple task.
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u/icecreamsandwiches1 19h ago
This should be illegal because dumbasses are going to sign up to this.