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In Focus: Navigating the fixed-rate cliff

By Annie Kane2 minute read

With rates going up at a record pace amid high inflation and slowing economic growth, the mortgage market is shifting rapidly to keep pace. In this episode of In Focus, partnered by Firstmac, we discover what’s in store for mortgages this year.

Partnered by Firstmac

We’ve had 10 consecutive cash rate rises, with interest rates hiking up sharply and borrowers fearing what will happen as we approach the ‘fixed rate cliff’. But what lessons have we learned from previous rate rise cycles, why is this cycle different, and what should brokers be keeping a lookout for in the months ahead?

In this episode of In Focus, partnered by Firstmac, we’re sitting down with chief financial officer James Austin to find out:

  • When the fixed rate cliff is coming and why we should be prepared
  • Why it’s so hard to forecast what rates will do this year
  • Why defaults and hardship levels are still relatively low

And much more!

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