Choose a fixed or variable interest rate?


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The interest rate is friend and foe for anyone for a loan. What type of pick rate? Will-ie increase or decrease? All those factors to arrive at a cut mortgage loan. Here's a better insight into the wonderful game of the interest rate. The interest rate plays a key role in the mortgage loan. This rate determines what the bank has to pay for your loan. Every time you borrow money from a bank is therefore to pass on an interest rate. When buying a property, the interest rate is usually applied to three formulas: the classic loan with fixed monthly payments, capital repayment and interest-only loan.The interest rate will be determined by this formula how the amount you pay is evolving. Fixed vs. variable The fact that the interest rate is fixed or variable, plays a decisive role. A fixed rate remains fixed throughout the term of the loan. You know so perfectly the amount you have to repay each month. You have, in other words a guarantee to make your budgeting. Conversely, you can not benefit from the decline in interest rates. A variable interest rate is subject to change.This positive or negative sense. The time for that change to be recorded in the loan arrangement. The shortest term is an annual adaptability. To avoid this you get any big surprises, let you best build a border - cap in the jargon - by what percentage should increase the loan. With a cap 3, for example, the interest rate can rise up to 3%. The interest may moreover Legally, only 1% rise in the first three years of the term, even if interest rates rise in the first year by more than 5%. Annually adaptable the variable annual interest rate is currently less used because the difference between a variable and a fixed interest rate is very small. You are currently so are better off with a fixed rate or a variable rate because it may increase with an increase in the fixed rate currently stands. Variable formulas In addition to the annual customizable formulas, there are plenty of other variable loan formulas. At every bank you can find or formulations with a 3-year, 5-year or 10-year adjustment, followed by a 5-year adjustable (10-5-5). How much safer you play it in terms of interest rate changes, the more costly will lend course. Pro ​​contra A loan with an installment that can rise or fall each year naturally implies the necessary dangers. Especially when there is no cap is installed, you may already face a serious rise in interest rates after the first due date of the loan. When you are prepared financially here, this can have serious consequences. Therefore, the introduction of a maximum increase really a must. While you borrow a little more expensive, but you get in exchange for more security. Above - Below An interest rate increase or decrease is like the lotto numbers: unpredictable. The interest rate is influenced by several factors. The price of oil, inflation, problems in the Middle East ... No one of these factors in the hand when the interest rate by decreasing or increasing these influences, you get a recalculation on the maturity of the loan interest rates. This is based on the reference index. At the closing of the mortgage loan interest rates was linked to a reference index. At the reference index, the index is taken from the month preceding the month in which you close the loan. The reference index is included in the Act and the credit, so there can never afterwards discussion about that. Adjustment On the anniversary of the document is compared to the reference index with the index of the moment. When there is an increase the interest rate is adjusted at least 0.25% positively. Is there a drop of at least 0.25%, the interest rate goes down with it. The bank will contact the customer after each due date and communicate a new amortization table. Accordion CreditSome borrowers because of their ability to pay all more inclined to go to a cheaper loan with a resorting to variable rate. A heavy increase in interest rates can mean still a problem for them.A large part Banks has a new formula worked out here: the accordion credit. With an increase - or decrease - the monthly payment the borrower has the option to either adjust the amount of the payment or maturity. In the latter case remains the same installment, but then you longer to pay off with an increase or shorten at a decline in interest rates. Remain vigilant The choice between a fixed or variable interest rate will always be difficult. For one, the fixed formula benefits for the other variable. Consider two runs and make thorough calculations between different formulas. Keep during the term of the loan also spread (difference) between fixed and variable eye. When you end higher after several years with a variable interest rate, it may be interesting to switch to a fixed formula. At least if the cost even lower for this transition that the total interest you still have to pay back.

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